Paige's Pod

On this episode, Paige reminisces with long-time friend and artist Alex Braile. Alex talks about the transition from being an art student to art teacher, and what insight his experiences gave him.
Paige and Alex both know each other from college and look back on being art students. They chat about how art was looked at and approached differently based on gender, their experience with art critiques, and life post grad. From oil painting to digitally creating comics, Alex touches upon the different mediums, styles, and techniques an artist can have in one artistic career and how different art serves a variety of purposes. To follow and support Alex, check out https://www.instagram.com/youvegotbraile

On this episode, Paige chats with the vibrant and colorful artist, Daisy Faith. Daisy's painting focuses on color, bold brushwork, mark making and creating energy throughout her compositions. She approaches each painting with a sense of improvisation by listening to where the painting wants to go next. She expresses how some of her best work stems from letting go of any specific outcome while finding a sense of spontaneity and joy throughout the process.
Daisy shares her journey studying interior design and art in college and how she always had a passion for comedy and acting. After working in the design world post college, Daisy decided to move from NC to LA in her mid 20's to pursue acting. Daisy gives Paige the inside scoop of what it was like living, auditioning, and working on shows such as, Nashville, Conan, Days of Our Lives, How I Met Your Mother.
Paige and Daisy chat about about social media overload, their experiences working at a paint and sip company, building community locally, and Daisy's decision to leave LA, move closer to home and pursue art full time. To follow and support Daisy Faith, check out https://www.instagram.com/daisyfaithart and https://www.daisyfaithart.com .
*If you are interested in building your own DIY wall easel, check out Daisy's blog post https://www.daisyfaithart.com/blog/2021/3/21/how-to-build-a-diy-wall-easel

On this episode, Paige chats with the incredibly talented, kind and inspirational visual artist, mother and business owner, Isabel Seidel. Isabell is a German ex-pat living in Ourense, Spain where she creates vibrant contemporary landscapes.
Isabell and Paige chat about how they became instant Instagram friends thanks to their mutual connections and friendships from Bri Custer's, Non Toxic Crit Group. Isabell shares her beautiful story of how she studies architecture but later switched to German and Spanish Philology and Pedagogy. Isabell shares her experience moving to Spain to teach German at Universidade de Viro. During her time teaching in Spain, she became very involved in the Urban Sketching community and started to organize her own sketch meet-up groups, teach watercolor and plein air painting workshops, and participate in outdoor speed painting competitions.
Isabell share's her experience transitioning from teaching full time to becoming a full time artist and how her entrepreneurial husband, Victor has been such a supportive accountability partner throughout the whole process. Isabell expresses how Victor's "go-getting" attitude has helped her create unique opportunities for her art business.
Paige and Isabell weave in and out of beautiful topics of conversation, such as being a self-taught painter, creating a set schedule and routine to create balance, productive/nurturing environments in the studio and at home, motherhood and what success means and looks like in both of their lives.
To follow and support Isabell, check out https://isabellseidel.com and https://www.instagram.com/isabell.seidel

On this episode, Paige chats with Danny Gallego, an award winning Real Estate Agent and Artist. Fun fact, Danny and Paige went to high school together in Northern NJ and over the past few years, Danny and Paige reconnected and rekindled their friendship thanks to Instagram.
Danny shares his experience attending the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and how working with other students with multidisciplinary studies opened his eyes to a very diverse and supportive art community during his time in undergrad. Danny expresses his experiences working as an Art Studio Assistant in New York City for one of his art Professors after graduating from art school.
Paige and Danny chat about his journey to becoming an award winning real estate agent and how completely immersed and committed he was to building his business from the ground up, which unfortunately meant his art and creative practice had to take a back seat until 2020 when he started to reintroduce painting back into his life.
This episode is one you’re going to want to listen to more than once because there are truly so many beautiful and interesting topics of conversation. Paige and Danny dive deep into emotional intelligence, emotional maturity, toxic masculinity, manifesting, imposter syndrome, toxic positivity as well as Danny’s vulnerability and openness about his sobriety.
Towards the end of the episode, Danny shares the why behind his work and how his art and painting practice can coexist with his real estate business. To support and follow Danny, check out https://www.instagram.com/dannygallego__

On this episode, Paige chats with incredibly kind and talented artist, Kelsey Howard. Kelsey shares her incredible journey of finding purpose and fulfillment from nursing school, to operating room nurse life, to full time artist.
Kelsey chats about how growing up, she was surrounded by family members that were in medicine. Painting was her passion, but she never really considered art as a career path because she was afraid of failing as an artist. Paige and Kelsey discuss how during their time at school, societal standards didn't support art as a career worth pursuing. Feeling inspired by family in medicine, and her interest in helping others, Kelsey made the decision to enroll in nursing school and become a nurse.
Being a nurse gave Kelsey a sense of purpose. She loved helping the doctors and patients in the operating room. Kelsey shares her experience working in the OR, and although she enjoyed certain aspects of her job, she never felt 100% fulfilled. In search for a sense of fulfillment, Kelsey decides to move closer to home and pursue a different type of nursing job. After moving closer to home and changing nurses jobs a few more times, she realized that just because she was interested in nursing didn't necessarily mean she had to peruse a career in it. Kelsey came to the realization that the one thing that would give her a true sense of self and make her feel fulfilled was painting and her art.
In addition to this amazing conversation all about finding a sense of self, purpose and fulfillment, Paige and Kelsey also chat about Kelsey's one car garage she converted into an art studio, learning how to honor and cherish your time, mental health, and relationships, and how Kelsey's colorful portraits give her a sense of confidence.
To follow and support Kelsey, please visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/KelseyHowardArt and https://www.instagram.com/kelseyhowardart

On this episode, Paige chats with Jackie Bryan, copywriter and story telling wizard that radiates positivity. Jackie is a creative entrepreneur and the face behind her copywriting business, Soltura Creative. Jackie helps female entrepreneurs speak their unique truth, unearth their magic and empower others through story telling.
Jackie was born and raised in Costa Rica and shares her experience moving to LA, working at Staples and as a waitress for several years and explains how those jobs helped her present herself to the world in a very genuine way, which helped her come out of her shell and learn how to engage with others. Jackie chats about her experience living in LA in her early twenties to moving to Portland, Oregon to finish her English degree, and shares how a horrible break up eventual lead her to move to Vietnam.
Jackie shares her experience dating someone with an addiction and the slow process of uncovering the hard truths of the relationship. She expresses the trauma of having an addict father and how she found herself constantly trying to fix past toxic relationships. Through her writing, Jackie uncovered embedded trauma, which helped her heal and work through her experiences.
Paige and Jackie chat about the process of healing and what it means to be patient, find self compassion, and what it looks like to take it day by day and not put yourself in a situation that you’re not quite ready for.
If you are interested in learning more about Jackie and her business, Soltura Creative, check out her freebie - https://solturacreative.activehosted.com/f/1 as well as her website, https://solturacreativesoul.com and don't forget to check her out on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/soltura.creative . Happy listening!

On this episode, Paige chats with Liz Lagarde the beautiful and kind soul behind Maple Leaf Pottery. Liz shares her story of how she went from interior design student, to full time potter, to being diagnosed with ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) as an adult.
Liz shares her own experience living with SPD and what it feels like in her own body, as well as how it created a wall that she kept bumping up against with personal relationships and with Maple Leaf Pottery. Liz would try harder to overcome certain things she was facing in her business, which would leave her feeling really upset and extremely burnt out. Thanks to therapy and some self discovery, Liz now knows how to work with her SPD instead of against it.
Liz explains how with her businesses, she needs rest days, which means putting rest first before diving into work is crucial for her. Paige and Liz also chat about how creating a calm environment sets them both up for success and how occupational therapy, breath work, walks outside, and essential oils can help focus and sharpen the mind.
This episode is casual, fun, educational and may or may not go off on a few tangents about babies, foster care, and overall life balance. To follow Liz and Maple Leaf Pottery, check out https://www.mapleleafpottery.com and https://www.instagram.com/mapleleafpotterynh .

On this episode, Paige chats with her dear friend, Katie Southworth. Katie is an internationally recognized abstract artist and art educator currently based in Boston, MA. Originally from Darien Connecticut, she graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine with Bachelors degrees in Studio Art and Psychology. She went on to receive her Masters in Teaching at the Tufts School of the Museum of Fine Arts in May 2018. In August of 2021, after three years of teaching, she decided to pursue her fine art career full time!
Katie discusses her journey from art educator to full time artist and the meaning behind her beautiful, colorful work. Every piece that Katie creates uses color as the language and her over arching goal is to always make a calming visual aid for mindfulness and meditation. Katie expresses how her work is so closely tied to her own trauma of losing her mom in 2015, which induced an extreme sense of clarity of what to express through her paintings. Katie's work focuses solely on color and light as a way from staying away from darkness and depression.
Paige and Katie chat about how being open and allowing yourself to say yes to opportunities that you would normally say no to allows new doors to open. They also discuss the challenges, importance, and power of letting go in order to create more time, space, and energy to focus on what truly brings you joy, passion, and peace.
Katie has 100 of her original works are in private collections in New York City, Vero Beach, LA, Edgartown, Hermosa Beach, Oakland, Denver, Canada, Slovenia, and more. Katie’s work has been featured in international publications including House & Garden UK, Vanity Fair London, and British Vogue. Her first solo show "Colorjoy" at New Canaan Gallery and Frame attracted over 300 people to Opening Night, and 10 pieces sold in total.
Katie paints, exhibits, and sells her work out of her studio space in the Sowa Arts District of Boston, and is a member of the SoWa Artist Guild. Find her at 450 Harrison Avenue Studio #412B Boston, MA. To follow and support Katie, check out her website https://www.katiesouthworthart.com and follow along on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katiesouthworth_art .

On this episode, Paige chats with the incredible Latasha, the kind soul behind Yorello & Co. Latasha in an Introvert Coach and guides soulful & creative introverts to find purpose and alignment through inner work, mindset practices and holistic techniques.
Latasha shares her experience studying Fashion Marketing at the Art Institute of Charlotte, NC and how she ended up working in the business and finance world post grad, which left her creative cup feeling very empty. Latasha expresses how personal stories and experiences has shaped her as an individual, as well as helped guide her to find her own purpose and inner peace.
Latasha and Paige chat about emotional intelligence, how to stay in tune with your feelings, mindset and how to love who you are inside and out. Latasha also shares amazing tips and tricks for introverts on how to align their mindset and find their true purpose in life.
You are definitely going to want to listen to this episode more than once, it's that good! The follow and support Latasha, please follow https://www.instagram.com/yorelloandco

On this episode of Paige's Pod, Paige chats with incredibly kind and talented, Nino Yuniardi. Nino is a Seattle based designer and abstract artist. Ever since the age of 14, Nino always found painting as a way to express himself. Nino shares his experience coming to the Unites States from Indonesia to finish his high school studies through an exchange student program. After finishing high school, Nino decided to stay in the US and attend art school, at the Art Institute of Seattle where he ended up studying graphic design. Nino transferred to the Art Center in Pasadena, CA to continue his graphic design education as well as, packaging design. Nino expresses how during his time at school, art making was always lurking in the background, he was always making art on the side throughout school and into his professional career as a designer.
Paige and Nino chat about why there are not more men engaging in online art communities. Nino questions why there are not more men taking courses for art? Are these online art courses not their thing or is it because men have been conditioned to not express themselves in general or through art? Nino expresses his own experience taking an online art course and dives into the why behind his own online art course, the Spice Art Club. Nino explains his online membership, the Spice Art Club as a layer or a process, it’s not meant to be perfect. Just like a painting, layer by layer, you will start to uncover ways to express yourself and create art without self doubt. Nino also touches upon the act of routine and the steps to starting to express one self and how he strives to help artists be less stressed through their art.
Paige and Nino chat about how men deal with stressful situations and how Nino has always used painting as a way to manage stress and express himself, and questions if there are more ways men can use art making as a way to express themselves, the way he does.
Disclaimer - Paige and Nino are generalizing men in this episode and know there are plenty of men out there who express themselves through a variety of creative outlets and share their experiences online and in person, which is so freaking cool!
To follow and support Nino, please check out https://nino.studio , https://spice.nino.studio/landing , and https://www.instagram.com/ninoyuniardi