Vesper Stamper: No Time for Shame Part 1 [Eps 23]

Does shame hinder you from being the artist you are? Artist and writer Vesper Stamper came to faith in a creative environment that was “decidedly unshameful.” She’s the artist of the month. Her book What the Night Sings won multiple awards and her new book A Cloud of Outrageous Blue recently released. Vesper and I discuss restraint as the key to artistic longevity and joining spiritual practice with art.

We also talk about:

Being grounded to home.
Solace and lifegiving input from gardening.
The accident that propelled her into grad school, and unsuspectingly, historical fiction.
Using her art to battle anti-semitism and dehumanization.
Being believed.

Find Vesper at VesperStamper.com and on Instagram @VesperIllustration. Find her work on locals.com and thinkspot.com.

Links:

Vesperisms podcast: Artistic Action-Creating a Final Work episode.
What the Night Sings: https://amzn.to/2H2QL15.
A Cloud of Outrageous Blue: https://amzn.to/33SBKIl

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