The Creativity Cafe

The Creativity Cafe

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The Creativity Cafe episodes

  • Building Creative Communities with Charlotte Hamilton

    After having grown up in the UK, Charlotte Hamilton studied and practiced a wide array of visual arts in Mallorca, Spain. She's since made her home in Ontario, Canada for the past 23 years, where she's built a global art community that connects her with others through creating a variety of visual work. Through her shared daily visual practices, Charlotte learns to see things more quickly, try new things, and connect with people through the entire process.


    Find out more about Charlotte here

    https://www.blueshineart.com

    https://www.instagram.com/blueshineart

    https://www.youtube.com/@blueshineart/videos

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlueshineArt




    Paige Baldwin Ando

    https://www.instagram.com/wholeselfcreative


    Jordana Matsuda

    https://www.instagram.com/jordana_illustration/

    54 min
  • Are you a multi passionate creative? Interview with Jo Ebisujima
    From her home nestled in the rice paddies of Saitama, Japan, Jo Ebisujima brings creativity to homes around the world through her digital empire. After having forged her own path to educating her young son at home, Jo moved on to helping other moms teach their kids and live out their own audacious dreams. Jo is the bestselling author of Montessori Inspired Activities for Pre-Schoolers, and the leader of an online movement helping multi-passionate mothers make their marks on the world.
    38 min
  • Intuition, astrology and creative expression: An interview with Sarah Basha

    From her home in Ericeira, Portugal, Sarah Basha weaves together a variety of creative pursuits. Sarah's traveling exhibition and art book, What Remains explores memory and loss and serves to raise awareness for Dementia. Her recently-launched podcast, which is called Woven: Stories of Feminine Becoming, is a series of interviews featuring women of varied backgrounds and their stories of transformation. It is, in Sarah's words, "an ode to the Divine Feminine, its cycles, and gifts." And all her work is built on a foundation of her deep relationship with astrology, which is its own creative calling.

    Find out more about Sarah:

    https://www.sarahbasha.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/sarahbashainovosejt/

    1 hr 8 min
  • Working through procrastination: Interview and coaching session with Lauren Rose
    Originally from the United States, Lauren Rose has spent a great deal of time living and having adventures around the world. Now based in London, Lauren's work with paper quilling helps her introduce people with foods and other items of cultural significance they might never have previously encountered.
    Lauren's passion for food and culture is amply expressed in her work, and never fails to inspire and excite us. Find out more about Lauren’s work here: https://instagram.com/lrose_studios
    1 hr 9 min
  • Permission to be creative: Interview with Lena Voth
    After having grown up in Washington state in the United States, Lena Voth has spent the better half of the last 12 years in Yokosuka, Japan.
    As an artist who's worked in various media, Lena has focused in areas such as writing, photography, fabric, and now watercolor. Drawing inspiration from the natural world and exploring pattern and color, Lena's work is vivid, inviting, and unfailingly fun.
    You can find out more about Lena on her Instagram page:
     https://instagram.com/root_and_blossom
    55 min
  • Chatting about Fiber Arts with Maria Imasheva
    Maria Imasheva is a fiber artist living in Tallinn, Estonia. She creates intricate cross stitch patterns, many of which are inspired by folklore and mythology, as well as mandala embroideries.
    Recently, she's begun dyeing fabrics for her embroideries with natural dyes like tea, avocado, or turmeric, which create beautiful colors to work with.
    Maria believes that every person has a hidden need to express their feelings and values through art, and she hope to help some of them with her designs. Find out more about Maria here https://instagram.com/quaternioncreations https://www.happy-stitch.net/
    55 min
  • Interview with Victoria Close

    Originally from the UK, Victoria is a jeweler, and a longterm resident of the Shimo-Kitazawa neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan.

    Taking inspiration from the area's chic, vintage-heavy vibe, Victoria makes one-of-a-kind jewelry from Japanese fabrics and found objects that would otherwise be forgotten.

    She's founded The Overseas Maker's Guild, which supports expats around the world with handmade businesses, and leads Tokyo Instamingle, an in-person meet-up for people in Tokyo who are also on Instagram.


    Find out more

    https://www.bikudesigns.com

    https://www.instagram.com/bikudesigns

    https://www.instagram.com/overseas_makers_guild/

    48 min
  • Interview with Eezmah
    Eezmah is an artist and illustrator based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. While she works mainly in acrylics, she also loves to experiment with various other media. Her stylized characters are inspired by the characters in the cartoons she watched as a kid.
    Recently, she's launched a boutique art gallery, which sells vintage and local art. Find out more here https://instagram.com/eezmah?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
    47 min
  • Interview with Mioko Mochizuki

    Today we're talking to Mioko Mochizuki, a multi-faceted artist with a varied and inspiring background.  Born in Yokohama, Mioko grew up in the US, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong, followed by college at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, and a ten-year stint working in fashion and costume design in New York City.  More recently, Mioko has founded EduArt, an organization that brings a fresh perspective to art education, in Yokohama and beyond. 


    Find out more about Mioko’s work 

    https://miokomochizuki.info

    https://www.eduart.jp

    56 min

About The Creativity Cafe

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For the creatively adventurous, this is The Creativity Cafe Podcast. Hosts Paige and Jordana answer your questions about creativity, share ideas to spark your creative practice, and interview creatives from all over the world. So grab a cup of tea and join us in discovering new creative landscapes, here on The Creativity Café.