Art-Work

Finding your voice and figuring out what you want to say with your art, takes time. This week's artist is Joey Ryan, aka ORIAN, who has evolved with his music over the years: from metal in his adolescence, to acoustic in his early twenties, to pure pop, and now finally finding a middle ground and finding his voice in the indie-alternative-atmospheric world. In this episode ORIAN talks about his journey of diversifying to build a sustainable career in music, finding strength in talking about the subjects that are important to him and the beauty of the little moments that make the hard work worthwhile. Check out ORIAN's new single, Grateful, here: https://orian.streamlink.to/Grateful Follow ORIAN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orian_musik/ Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Art-Work. Please share this episode with anyone you think would enjoy it too! Join the Art-Work Community Facebook Group to connect with other creatives, share your art, and continue the conversation about the joys and challenges of living an artistic life! https://www.facebook.com/groups/370788747316965 You can follow us on the socials... Art-Work Podcast Instagram: @art.workconversation Facebook: @art.workconversation Brea Robertson Instagram: @brearobertsonmusic / @florafallsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/brearobertsonmusic/ Website: www.brearobertson.com Spotify: tinyurl.com/y8alatg2 Poppy Rose Instagram: @poppyrosemusic / @poppyrosecreates Facebook: www.facebook.com/poppyrosemusic/ Website: www.poppyrosemusic.com Spotify: spoti.fi/2tJmYRb

How many times have you been told 'no'? How do you deal with rejection? How do you continue to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and carry on? This week's artist - British dancer, teacher and choreographer, Katie Kelly - tells us how she does it, and how perseverance paid off. Katie has spent years travelling around Europe auditioning for dance companies, believing that that was the most sure way to secure a sustainable career in dance. Oftentimes, she would return home feeling dejected. Yet her passion for dance remained unwavered. After stepping back from dance work to give herself some time to rest, travel and explore other options at the start of this year, dance came back to her in an amazing opportunity to teach and choreograph full time at a vocational school in Freiburg, South Germany. In this episode we talk about overcoming rejection, not giving up, and the power of letting go. Be sure to give Katie a follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiekellyfitnessanddance/ Join the Art-Work Community Facebook Group to connect with other creatives, share your art, and continue the conversation about the joys and challenges of living an artistic life! https://www.facebook.com/groups/370788747316965 Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Art-Work. Please share this episode with anyone you think would enjoy it too! You can follow us on the socials... Art-Work Podcast Instagram: @art.workconversation Facebook: @art.workconversation Brea Robertson Instagram: @brearobertsonmusic / @florafallsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/brearobertsonmusic/ Website: www.brearobertson.com Spotify: tinyurl.com/y8alatg2 Poppy Rose Instagram: @poppyrosemusic / @poppyrosecreates Facebook: www.facebook.com/poppyrosemusic/ Website: www.poppyrosemusic.com Spotify: spoti.fi/2tJmYRb

How can we tackle issues such as colourism and intergenerational conflict within communities? With theatre of course! This week's guest is director, playwright and theatre maker, Grace Edward. Grace has an incredible story; born in South Sudan, Grace left their homeland at 3 years old on their mother’s back. Grace’s family moved from place to place for a few years, including a refugee camp in Kenya, until they moved to Australia when Grace was 8 years old. They studied Applied Theatre alongside our host, Brea, and strongly believe in the power of storytelling as a tool to understand one another better. Through their creative projects, Grace explores different aspects of what it means to be a third-culture child and a person of colour, living in Australia today. They have co-written, produced and directed two theatre productions in Brisbane ‘Linking generations: A forum theatre play’ and ‘Skin Deep’ which explored the ideology of colourism within People of Colour Communities. Grace has spoken around Australia on a range of issues including youth leadership, education, health, intergenerational conflict, systemic racism, and displacement. Grace now draws from their life experience to create theatre that tells the real stories of people in their community. Be sure to follow Grace... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gures_edward9/ Skin Deep Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skin.deepproject/ Join the Art-Work Community Facebook Group to connect with other creatives, share your art, and continue the conversation about the joys and challenges of living an artistic life! https://www.facebook.com/groups/370788747316965 Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Art-Work. Please share this episode with anyone you think would enjoy it too! You can follow us on the socials... Art-Work Podcast Instagram: @art.workconversation Facebook: @art.workconversation Brea Robertson Instagram: @brearobertsonmusic / @florafallsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/brearobertsonmusic/ Website: www.brearobertson.com Spotify: tinyurl.com/y8alatg2 Poppy Rose Instagram: @poppyrosemusic / @poppyrosecreates Facebook: www.facebook.com/poppyrosemusic/ Website: www.poppyrosemusic.com Spotify: spoti.fi/2tJmYRb

Releasing your first piece of art to the world can be scary and exciting. What will people say? How will I feel if people don't like it? Am I happy with what I'm sharing? Our artist today, Lily Nalder (who is currently exploring her solo music project, Exquisite Corpse, in Melbourne, Australia), has just released her debut EP, "Lilith": a collaborative project of music, soundscapes and visual art. In this episode we talk about all the feelings that come along with sharing your first piece of art with the world, and the collaborative journey to get there. Be sure to check out Exquisite Corpse... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exquisite__corpse__/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5N29_R50-FNctgj1z8S9Yw? Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZoE7Y0aTTNz9xOirr99zW?si=mr14k1GkQoG6Dx5CY6fFtA SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-301142785 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/au/artist/exquisite-corpse/1530603093 Join the Art-Work Community Facebook Group to connect with other creatives, share your art, and continue the conversation about the joys and challenges of living an artistic life! https://www.facebook.com/groups/370788747316965 Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Art-Work. Please share this episode with anyone you think would enjoy it too! You can follow us on the socials... Art-Work Podcast Instagram: @art.workconversation Facebook: @art.workconversation Brea Robertson Instagram: @brearobertsonmusic / @florafallsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/brearobertsonmusic/ Website: www.brearobertson.com Spotify: tinyurl.com/y8alatg2 Poppy Rose Instagram: @poppyrosemusic / @poppyrosecreates Facebook: www.facebook.com/poppyrosemusic/ Website: www.poppyrosemusic.com Spotify: spoti.fi/2tJmYRb

Ever wondered about what it takes to start your own theatre company and take a show to the Edinburg Fringe festival? Or how to look after your mental health while life is hectic and you're doing a million things? Today's episode is with Holly Barnard, a British director, theatre maker and performer who divides her time working between London and Berlin. She is the director of two theatre companies, both of which explore feminist themes - Cold Dinner in London and Thesmophoria in Berlin. With Cold Dinner, she has taken performances to festivals across the UK, including the Edinburgh Fringe, and Thesmophoria recently performed their first show in public spaces across the city of Berlin. In this episode we discuss Holly’s various projects, what it’s like to work with renowned director Katie Mitchell, and how we need to prioritise our mental health while balancing multiple projects. Be sure to check out Holly and her theatre companies: Holly's Instagram: @hafbarnard Cold Dinner Website: https://www.colddinnertheatre.co.uk/ Instagram: @colddinnertheatre Thesmophoria Instagram: @thesmophoria20 Join the Art-Work Community Facebook Group to connect with other creatives, share your art, and continue the conversation about the joys and challenges of living an artistic life! https://www.facebook.com/groups/370788747316965 Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Art-Work. Please share this episode with anyone you think would enjoy it too! You can follow us on the socials... Art-Work Podcast Instagram: @art.workconversation Facebook: @art.workconversation Brea Robertson Instagram: @brearobertsonmusic / @florafallsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/brearobertsonmusic/ Website: www.brearobertson.com Spotify: tinyurl.com/y8alatg2 Poppy Rose Instagram: @poppyrosemusic / @poppyrosecreates Facebook: www.facebook.com/poppyrosemusic/ Website: www.poppyrosemusic.com Spotify: spoti.fi/2tJmYRb

Ever wondered about the pros and cons of being an independent artist vs. being signed to a major record label? This week's artist is singer-songwriter, Freddie Dickson, a good friend of ours, and a key part of Berlin independent music scene. A few years ago, Lily Allen discovered Freddie's music and he was signed to Columbia Records in London. After awhile, he realised the music he was making wasn't true to his sound and who he wanted to be, so they parted ways and Freddie started a new chapter in Berlin. In this episode, we discuss mental health, how Freddie would love his music to be listened to, and the differences he has experienced personally between being signed to a major label, and pursuing music independently. Check out all of Freddie's music: (and make sure to listen to it with good speakers/headphones in the dark after a few wines ;) ) Freddie Dickson: https://linktr.ee/freddiedickson Lucile: youtu.be/2R-AP0pv1q8 Mad Eye: youtu.be/vLYAujYgXKc Join the Art-Work Community Facebook Group to connect with other creatives, share your art, and continue the conversation about the joys and challenges of living an artistic life! https://www.facebook.com/groups/370788747316965 Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Art-Work. Please share this episode with anyone you think would enjoy it too! You can follow us on the socials... Art-Work Podcast Instagram: @art.workconversation Facebook: @art.workconversation Brea Robertson Instagram: @brearobertsonmusic / @florafallsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/brearobertsonmusic/ Website: www.brearobertson.com Spotify: tinyurl.com/y8alatg2 Poppy Rose Instagram: @poppyrosemusic / @poppyrosecreates Facebook: www.facebook.com/poppyrosemusic/ Website: www.poppyrosemusic.com Spotify: spoti.fi/2tJmYRb

Have you heard the awful news about the fire in the Moria refugee camp? This week's episode is with Zainab Lax, a German harpist and community music therapist, who travels around Europe in her music van to NGOs and refugee camps. In this episode we talk about the incredible power music has to connect people without words, and Zainab tells us what it's like at refugee camps having worked there first hand. Europe is not taking responsibility for these humans who are forced to flee from their homes and live in terrible conditions, and Zainab shares her anger, disappointment and frustration with us. Her story and message are powerful ones, and this conversation needs to be heard and shared. If you want to help, visit https://homeforall.eu/ to find out more about what Home For All are doing for refugees and donate if you can. Check out more of Zainab's projects... Website: www.music-bridge.com Instagram: @zainab.lax Join the Art-Work Community Facebook Group to connect with other creatives, share your art, and continue the conversation about the joys and challenges of living an artistic life! https://www.facebook.com/groups/370788747316965 Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Art-Work. Please share this episode with anyone you think needs to hear this too. You can follow us on the socials... Art-Work Podcast Instagram: @art.workconversation Facebook: @art.workconversation Brea Robertson Instagram: @brearobertsonmusic / @florafallsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/brearobertsonmusic/ Website: www.brearobertson.com Spotify: tinyurl.com/y8alatg2 Poppy Rose Instagram: @poppyrosemusic / @poppyrosecreates Facebook: www.facebook.com/poppyrosemusic/ Website: www.poppyrosemusic.com Spotify: spoti.fi/2tJmYRb

Has the pandemic affected your creativity? Has it inspired you to adapt and try new things? This week's episode is with British singer/songwriter, Cara Hammond, who truly made the most of her time in lockdown staying with her parents in Wales earlier in the year. She hosted weekly open mics on Instagram Live, providing a platform for her fellow artists to perform, connect, and share audiences; she did weekly lunchtime live-streamed concerts from her living room; AND she wrote and self-produced an EP inspired by song idea suggestions from her audience! The 'twenty four hours' EP has now reached nearly 130,000 streams on Spotify, and Cara tells us all about her creative process and teaching herself a new skill during the COVID-19. Be sure to follow Cara... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carahammondmusic/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3hwWjxs Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33prjdT Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Art-Work. Please share this episode with anyone you think would enjoy it too! Join the Art-Work Community Facebook Group to connect with other creatives, share your art, and continue the conversation about the joys and challenges of living an artistic life! https://www.facebook.com/groups/370788747316965 You can follow us on the socials... Art-Work Podcast Instagram: @art.workconversation Facebook: @art.workconversation Brea Robertson Instagram: @brearobertsonmusic / @florafallsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/brearobertsonmusic/ Website: www.brearobertson.com Spotify: tinyurl.com/y8alatg2 Poppy Rose Instagram: @poppyrosemusic / @poppyrosecreates Facebook: www.facebook.com/poppyrosemusic/ Website: www.poppyrosemusic.com Spotify: spoti.fi/2tJmYRb

Do you know who made the clothes you're wearing right now? Today's episode is with British clothes maker and up-cycler, Naomi Ahmed. We talk about her journey of transitioning from being a professional dancer into working in theatre wardrobe on London's West End and starting her own sewing project, Sew Little Time. She gives us some food for thought re: fast fashion and some tips and tricks we can all do to make little changes to help the environment! Find Naomi online... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sew_littletime/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3lFKwQI Join the Art-Work Community Facebook Group to connect with other creatives, share your art, and continue the conversation about the joys and challenges of living an artistic life! www.facebook.com/groups/370788747316965 Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Art-Work. Please share this episode with anyone you think would enjoy it too! You can follow us on the socials... Art-Work Podcast Instagram: @art.workconversation Facebook: @art.workconversation Brea Robertson Instagram: @brearobertsonmusic / @florafallsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/brearobertsonmusic/ Website: www.brearobertson.com Spotify: tinyurl.com/y8alatg2 Poppy Rose Instagram: @poppyrosemusic / @poppyrosecreates Facebook: www.facebook.com/poppyrosemusic/ Website: www.poppyrosemusic.com Spotify: spoti.fi/2tJmYRb

An Arts association that helps give women across generations and across Australia a voice..... yes please!! Have you ever dreamt of starting your own arts company so you can create all day and sing with talented ensembles all day? Today's episode is with Australian sound artist, Danielle O'Keefe, who has done just that. She is the Founder and CEO of The House that Dan Built: an arts association that activates women to feel empowered to use their voice and to feel like they belong. We loved talking to Danielle about the magic of sound, the beauty of the female voice, and her incredible community based projects that engage women of all ages with musical projects across Australia. Check out all of Danielle's projects through her website: https://www.thehousethatdanbuilt.com/ Join the Art-Work Community Facebook Group to connect with other creatives, share your art, and continue the conversation about the joys and challenges of living an artistic life! www.facebook.com/groups/370788747316965 Thank you so much for listening to this week's episode of Art-Work. Please share this episode with anyone you think would enjoy it too! You can follow us on the socials... Art-Work Podcast Instagram: @art.workconversation Facebook: @art.workconversation Brea Robertson Instagram: @brearobertsonmusic / @florafallsmusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/brearobertsonmusic/ Website: www.brearobertson.com Spotify: tinyurl.com/y8alatg2 Poppy Rose Instagram: @poppyrosemusic / @poppyrosecreates Facebook: www.facebook.com/poppyrosemusic/ Website: www.poppyrosemusic.com Spotify: spoti.fi/2tJmYRb