Curious About Creativity

Ashley and Steph share their highlights from Season 1 and tell us more about Season 2 of Curious About Creativity.

Sean Hill is an award winning multidisciplinary artist & humanitarian with the focus of supporting universal inner & outer peace in a realistic, fun, & passionate way. As a SAG actor, host, speaker, touring spoken word artist & workshop facilitator he has shared stages and pages with Oscar winners, platinum singers, Grammy winners, and literary giants. In this episode, Sean opens up about his journey into creativity through poetry, and friendship. What it means to be nourished by creativity, friendship and even research. How important it is to dive into the realm of our creative mediums and to fall in love with it again and again. Sean has an incredible TED Talk , he has several books out which can be found here . For his albums, go here . www.patreon.com/LetsBendReality / All Social: @LetsBendReality / www.LetsBendReality.com Book: Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman / Power of Now By EckhartTolle / Malcom X Autobiography Song:"In the Beginning" by K'Naan/ "Traffic in the Sky" Jack Johnson Film: What Dreams May Come/ Good WillHunting Artwork: A Compilation of all of the Flash Costumes

Lowri Drakley is a textile artist based in Snowdonia, who also dabbles in creative coaching. She has trained in fine art and textiles, with experience in fashion, retail, artistry and quilting. She spends her time foraging for natural products for dyeing that she uses with recycled materials to create and make quilts and other textile products. She weaves her work with stories and passion and allows the naturalworld to nurture and dictate her work. Lowri discusses using and reusing to make, as well as understanding how to build in cycles and seasons, following natural patterns of what is availablein seasons, and listening to your own inner cycles to build as well. *Note: Lowri talks about Wabu Sabi, but the practice is actually called Kintsugi Book: Big Magic by Liz Gilbert Song: "Faith" by George Michael Film: "The Fabulous Mrs. Maisel" Artwork: Karen Nichol

In this episode, we chat with Marie Phillips. We discuss the importance of saving and sharing space for the true voice. Marie is a British writer, storyteller and writing coach. Marie enlightens us with so many incredible insights for what it means to actually give your creativity a place to live, in your daily life. She talks openly and vulnerably about what it means to build a career in writing and telling stories in different ways and different mediums.

Her work includes the novels Gods Behaving Badly, (also a film), The Table of Less Valued Knights, Oh, I Do Like To Be..., and Create Your Own Midlife Crisis. She has performed her stories across the UK and Europe, including sell-out shows at the Amsterdam International Storytelling Festival and the Oerol Theatre Festival. As a coach she works with all kinds of writers including storytellers, novelists and musicians.

Find Marie on Social Media: Website | Newsletter |Instagram |Twitter

Book: Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith Song: Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson Film: The Princess Bride Artwork: Henri Matisse

Rudo Nondo, is a creativedesign practitionerwho works across rural and urban areas of Zimbabwe and Eswatini and is currently the country coordinator forFashion Revolution ZImbabwe. We discuss the importance of creating products as a means of craft, heritage and telling the story of community. Rudo talks about the need for work, how to create and build products and projects in varying communities, but also how to leave and move on to the next product, and the next community. We also delve into the need for celebration, taking breaks and finding beauty in the everyday.

Book: "The Alchemist" by Paolo Coelho Song: " Wait on You " Maverick City Film: Real Housewives of Potomac Artwork: A large white painting, with a single black dot in the center

Steph and Ashley, talk the talk and walk the walk in this episode. Answering the questions they have asked their guests all season long. Through interviewing each other about their own creative pathways, they both discover the similarities and differences. Each understanding that sometimes achievingwhat you always dreamed of, might not be anything you would ever want for yourself. Both discuss the meandering of their careers and practices. Steph and Ashley both open up how they find creativity to be a powerful tool for healing, expression and a life line that lots of people around the world need. Have a look at Steph and Ashley's websites and check out the Curious About Creativity website . Steph's Picks Book: Sow Stitch By Claire Wellesley Smith Song: "Good Woman" The Staves Film: Bridget Jones Diary Artwork: Rothko Ashley's Picks Book: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Song: "Fighting Dragons" Norbert Leo Butz from the Musical "Big Fish" / "Hallelujah" Brandi Carlille Film: Garden State Artwork: Night on the Rhone By Van Gogh

In this episode we chat with Katie Rose about singing, choirs, creative facilitation and leading differentindividuals that suffer from a number of difficulties, from respiratory issues to mental health challenges. Katie discusses the practice of singing, and her medium of creativity. She takes us on a journey spanning religious and spirituality in the creative process, as well as discussing creative barriers and how we can better understand them to break them down. Katie has recently released a new album, Flame. You can learn more about Katie and her creative practice here . Book: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Song: "Summertime" was one of Katie's picks, which you can find a version of on her new album, Flame https://www.therosewindow.org/flame Film: "The Tree of Life" was a pick of Katie's, but again she maintains she enjoys the inner creative journey of a soul and would like to create the film she would like to watch. For more of her work, please check out: https://www.therosewindow.org/ Artwork: Monet's Lillies

Suzie Johanson is a graphic and pattern designer, a workshop facilitator and an artist. She has developed a particular interest around the natural world and how our habits and patterns can inform or be informed by the world around us. Suzie discusses many inspirations and teachers that have brought her along in her own creative practice, including George Hardie , Robert Bresson Quotes , Banksy , Sister Corita Kent's Rules . We discuss getting things wrong, and the different forms activism can take and how we canshowup for causes with our creative practice. To find Suzie and her work, check her website , or Instagram. Suzie's Lightening Round Picks: Book: Drawing on the right side of the brain by Betty Edwards Film: Clockwise Artwork: Her son's Artwork Song: Her Son's composition

Siân Prime is an educator, producer and the lead of Academic Enterprise for Goldsmiths College, Universityof London. She has done work with the British Council, Nesta, Arts Council, Paul Hamlyn Foundation and much more. She can be found at Goldsmiths Website , Twitter and Instagram .Siân's work surrounds a multitude of different start-ups and creative enterprises. She has taught, coached, and encouraged creatives around the world. In this episode we discuss creative journeys through an array of different types of arts education institutions, and how creatives are taught, the way mentors can sometimes get it wrong and how to move forward as a creative entrepreneur. For the lightning round Siân's picks are: Book: A Notebook / "On Connection" by Kae Tempest/ "Be Creative: Making a Living in the Creative Industries" by Angela McRobbie Song: "Ghosteen" By Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "The England Shake" by PJ Harvey Film: Gypsy Artwork: A personal drawing by Adrian De La Court

In this episode we chat with Eden Silver-Myerabout mindfulness and creativity. Through Eden's work she is a self- described "Art Enabler" and encourages others to engage in art as a means of mindfulness practice. She is a workshop facilitator, Mindfulness coach, Jewellery designer and artist. To learn more about Eden's Practice visit https://edenfay.co.uk/ . To see more of Eden's work, check out her Instagram ; and her jewellery design . Eden reminds us how, when engaging with our own creative endeavours, to be kind to ourselves. For the lightning round Eden's picks are: Book: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Song: "The Way You Used to Do" by Queens of the Stone Aged Film: "Inside" Bo Burnham Netflix Special Artwork: A Freddie Mercury Outfit