The Cute Life

By The Cute Life

Join Finnley Elliott, an artist specialising in Pet Portraiture living and working in Hastings, England and her partner Ollie Place for a drink and a rambling chat about cute things, art, our life and... more

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The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.

The Cute Life episodes:

June 28, 2019 Episode 15 : Little ol' me.
This week Ollie got stuck at a train station so I'm flying solo! Join me while I drink a cup of tea and chat to you about some of the projects I'm working on, thoughts, feelings and insecurities. Back to normal next week!
Write in with your cute stories / photos here : [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram : Finnley - @finnleyelliottpawtraits Ollie - @ollieplace

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28min
June 21, 2019 Episode 14 : Nuclear Disasters, Art Chat and Flapjacks.
This week Finnley and Ollie discuss artists they love and nuclear disasters over a glass of wine and a flapjack.
Write in with your cute stories / photos here : [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram : Finnley - @finnleyelliottpawtraits Ollie - @ollieplace
SHOW NOTES
Cute thing this week : https://www.finnleyelliott.co.uk/single-post/2019/06/21/Meet-Edie
Chernobyl trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9APLXM9Ei8
Into Eternity trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoyKe-HxmFk
Nuclear waste artists : https://hyperallergic.com/312318/a-nuclear-warning-designed-to-last-10000-years/
Charles Avery : https://www.pilarcorrias.com/artists/charles-avery/
The Museum of Everything : https://www.musevery.com/
ARTIST OF THE WEEK // PAUL NOBLE : https://gagosian.com/artists/paul-noble/
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1h 3min
June 14, 2019 Episode 13 : Fatherless on fathers day, thoughts on copycats and children say the creepiest things.
This week Finnley and Ollie discuss how it feels to be fatherless on fathers day, some thoughts on the issue of copycat artists and we also share some very funny creepy things people's children have said.
Write in with your cute stories / photos here : [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram : Finnley - @finnleyelliottpawtraits Ollie - @ollieplace
SHOW NOTES
Cute thing this week : https://twitter.com/sixthformpoet/status/1137658720698228736
Sufjan Stevens // Carrie & Lowell : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGTgkRCp89M&t=2175s
Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stay-Sexy-Dont-Murdered-How/dp/1409177963
Daring Greatly / How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daring-Greatly-Courage-Vulnerable-Transforms/dp/1592408419
D B Cooper : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper
We forgot to do our Artist of the Week this week! We'll be back to normal next week.

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1h 9min
June 07, 2019 Episode 12 : Neil the Lion, the disappearance of Bas Jan Ader and um.....toothpaste.
This week Finnley and Ollie discuss one of our favourite artists, a lion who lived in a famous's actresses Californian home and um....toothpaste.
Write in with your cute stories / photos here : [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram : Finnley - @finnleyelliottpawtraits Ollie - @ollieplace
SHOW NOTES
Cute thing this week : https://allthatsinteresting.com/tippi-hedren-pet-lions
Mac the Knife original German version : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QXJ3OXWaOY
Kill List trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqkqF--v1tg
John WIck trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqkqF--v1tg
This Paranormal Life : https://soundcloud.com/thisparanormallife
Bas Jan Ader Documentary : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mtnVmhfofE
Four Legs / Four Walls : https://fourlegsfourwalls.com/
Artist of the Week LUCY DICKSON : https://www.instagram.com/wandacomrie/
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1h 8min
May 31, 2019 Episode 11 : Slagging off British Pubs and what's wrong with cute art?
This week a very tired Ollie and Finn enjoy a glass of Cava and have a very in depth chat about what constitutes a good British pub.
Write in with your cute stories / photos here : [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram : Finnley - @finnleyelliottpawtraits Ollie - @ollieplace
SHOW NOTES
Cute thing this week : https://www.illustrationinstitute.org/2019-exhibition
Suspiria trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY6QKRl56Ok
Karen O x Danger Mouse / Lux Prima : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy_rV49e7hI
ARTIST OF THE WEEK / TOM BINGHAM (TOM DRAWS DOGS) : https://www.instagram.com/tomdrawsdogs/
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47min
May 24, 2019 Episode 10 : Pencil theme parks and who the hell is Corbin Bleu?
This week Finnley and Ollie drink weird cupboard cocktails while fantasizing about opening a Pencil theme park.
Write in with your cute stories / photos here : [email protected]
Follow us on Instagram : Finnley - @finnleyelliottpawtraits Ollie - @ollieplace
SHOW NOTES
Cute thing this week : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Olav
Bros Documentary : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrYxJEJd9-U
The Midwich Cuckoo's by John Wyndham : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Midwich-Cuckoos-Classic-Sci-Fi-Dramatised/dp/B002SQCWRI
Corbin Bleu's famous Wikipedia page : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbin_Bleu
Artist of the Week WANDA COMRIE : https://www.instagram.com/wandacomrie/
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1h 9min
May 17, 2019 Episode 9 : Creepy Victorian Shoes, finding your artistic style and an author who can't draw horses.
This week Finnley and Ollie tell several creepy stories, including a true story about a musician who mysteriously disappeared (possibly abducted by aliens) and we chat about why we think finding your artistic style is a myth.
Write in with your cute stories / photos here : [email protected] Follow us on Instagram : Finnley - @finnleyelliottpawtraits Ollie - @ollieplace
SHOW NOTES
Cute thing this week - https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/mar/29/10-wild-facts-about-maurice-sendaks-where-the-wild-things-are
Juniper the Fox and Friends - https://www.juniperfoxx.com/
Juniper the Fox Print Pre-Order - https://www.finnleyelliott.co.uk/product-page/content-fox-print-pre-order
Louis Theroux | Mothers on the Edge - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00052dk
Louis Theroux Desert Island Discs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00050p7
Henry Darger (Outsider Artist) - https://www.artspace.com/magazine/art_101/book_report/the-mysterious-story-of-outsider-artist-henry-darger-the-vivian-girls-of-the-realms-of-the-55476
Where the Wild Things Are by Spike Jonze Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhIGcxdOE94
Ivor the Engine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrSv1ZSmwNk
Jim Sullivan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sullivan_(singer-songwriter)
Georgina Hackett - https://www.instagram.com/georgina_hackett_art/
Artist / Illustrator of the week : Helen Green - https://helengreenillustration.com/
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58min
May 10, 2019 Episode 8 : Wedding Special with Mr & Mrs Place
This week Finnley and Ollie got married! So we talk through the day in detail just to make sure everyone's sick to death of hearing about it.
Write in with your cute stories / photos here : [email protected] Follow us on Instagram : Finnley - @finnleyelliottpawtraits Ollie - @ollieplace
SHOW NOTES
Cute thing this week - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Wood_(novel)
Inch of Dust by Future Islands (one of our wedding readings) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aigN65VmHxI
New Partner by Palace Music. Song Finnley walked down the aisle to - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhqAfSzFDgs
Wide Lovely Eyes by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (another wedding reading) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsIR9Fg40e4
The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room (our cringe first dance) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jLDZjMF3tk&t=161s
Dubuis at October Gallery (who did our food) : https://www.instagram.com/andubuis/
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1h 2min
April 26, 2019 Episode 7 : Wedding Prep, Untranslatable Words and Spongebob watching Porn.
This week Finnley and Ollie discuss wedding prep, untranslatable words and we're shocked to discover when Bingo was invented!
Write in with your cute stories / photos here : [email protected] Follow us on Instagram : Finnley - @finnleyelliottpawtraits Ollie - @ollieplace
SHOW NOTES
Cute thing this week - http://www.thesimplethings.com/
Is Instagram Making Artists Misrable? - https://www.finnleyelliott.co.uk/single-post/2019/04/20/Is-Instagram-Making-Artists-Miserable
The Big Celebrity Painting Challenge - https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-04-25/celebrity-painting-challenge-bbc1-contestants-cast/ -
Ghosts - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00049t9
The Last Days of August - https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jan/11/the-last-days-of-august-review-ames-jon-ronson-podcast-porn-industry
Recomposed by Max Richter - https://soundcloud.com/max-richter/sets/recomposed-by-max-richter
Spongebob watching Porn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHxfpPjlke0
Illustrator Sophie Brabbins : https://www.instagram.com/sophiebrabbins/
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50min
April 18, 2019 Episode 6 : Hen and Stag do's, Instagram anxiety and some daft conspiracy theories.
This week Finnley and Ollie discuss their stag and hen do's from the previous weekend, how Instagram algorithms are effecting artists negatively and some very daft conspiracy theories.
Write in with your cute stories / photos here : [email protected] Follow us on Instagram : Finnley - @finnleyelliottpawtraits Ollie - @ollieplace
SHOW NOTES
Cute thing this week - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07595xw
North Korea USB drives - https://flashdrivesforfreedom.org
Porn study - https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-08/what-our-eyes-say-about-our-sexual-preferences#page-2
Conspiracy theories - https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/20-of-the-internets-craziest-conspiracy-theories

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59min

FAQs about The Cute Life:

How many episodes does The Cute Life have?

The podcast currently has 55 episodes available.