Vulnerability in life and art

Mary Ann Becker shares her experiences and insights into photography on the streets of Paris and we talk about the challenges of expressing ourselves through different media. She describes her experiences at school, enjoying the magic of the kiln (as a sculptor), and then using the camera to capture experiences out in the world, waiting to see what images emerged - maybe 6 good ones out of 36 - wh...

Jianli Wu is a concept artist who visualizes character ideas for video games and explains how AAA video game development depends on a few highly skilled artists driven by passion. He shares how painting sexy beautiful men changed his life, while working in a straight male industry targeting a straight male audience, in line with market demands.  We can never underestimate the importance of being o...

Jeanne Quinn became a ceramic installation artist and professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Colorado by way of the Art Shack at music camp. She's enraptured by the role clay has played at the heart of every civilization that has ever existed, including the relationship of ceramics with food (with a great story about the unique vessels created in Europe to be able...

Casey 'Remrov' Vormer is a self-taught artist and autism advocate who creates rich photorealistic drawings of animals, people, and landscapes. From patterns and shapes of colours and roadmaps to friendly alien creatures to highly detailed animal portraits (as an animal lover), Casey developed his drawing skills in safe spaces, at times when social interactions were more challenging. Casey talks ab...

Natasha de Grunwald is a massage practitioner, teacher, and author with expertise in therapeutic Thai bodywork and breathwork. She began her practice working with women who were HIV-positive, who developed AIDS, whose children were dying. She shares her personal experiences in coming to terms with our desire for external validation balanced against the more urgent need to express our true selves....

Robert Kabwe talks about truth, censorship, and his work in animation, graphic and web design, and natural open world video games. As he explains, some of us learned to see our true selves - the truth of who we are - as weakness, which then means sharing who we are requires strength. But ultimately, "Showing your vulnerability is just showing who you are." One of the stories I appreciated was when...

Amanda Marchand is a creative and experimental photo-based artist I've known for over 40 years. She was gracious to take a chance on being the first guest on this podcast and I'll always be grateful that she invested time and energy in something entirely unknown to help a friend. Her work focuses on the natural environment explored from the perspective of inner narratives - the stories we tell our...

This podcast explores how artists and other creatives take chances and show themselves through their lives and work. It's about discovering who you are and can become through openness, risk, reflection, and conversation. If you feel hesitant, not sure you can uncover and express who you are and want to become, listen to one or two of these conversations and I hope you'll find what you need to take...