Creative Habits Podcast

Ndumiso Sibanda, also known as Omowale, a Yoruba name meaning “the child has come home”, given to him by Nigerian artist and chief, Madame Nike Okundaye, is a Zimbabwean-South African storyteller driven by passion for people and a life long pursuit of craft.

Phil and Idigo ask each other WTF questions

Christopher Clark, "I don’t want my art to just be seen, I want it to be experienced. My focus is to successfully convey a message or feeling through the images, colors, and brushstrokes in my work. I like to speak from my personal life experiences from my perspective as a young black male in America. My aim is to explore social issues, culture, and history of the black community in the diaspora a...

Today we have a special guest, Lisa Harris the owner of the juice bar the waterhole. Lisa Harris is the juice blending visionary and owner of The WaterHole. Lisa has deep roots in the community and has lived in Mt. Rainier, MD for 12 years. Harris is a young entrepreneur interested in finding ways to heal and live one's best life through natural resources. She has invested in creating a space that...

Phil and Indigo talk about black history month 

Thea Browne-Dennis is the founder of Asli Pure Natural Body Care LLC.  Thea Browne-Dennis holds a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Howard University and has created a line of natural body care products designed to add ritual to daily life.   The Asli Pure product line uses nutrient rich oils, plant botanicals, and therapeutic aromas to create bath care tools that cleanse, nourish and promote h...

Colorism

​Paquilla Jones is a traffic engineer based in W+A’s Silver Spring, who has a love for plants and jewelry making. Paquilla holds bachelors and masters degrees from Howard University’s College of Engineering and Architecture where she was president of the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers and also a member of the National Society of Black Engineers.

Phil and Indigo discuss Ethnocentrism and the importance of being mindful of other cultures.

Gabby Bonilla is A designer and illustrator originally from Ecuador! But she has lived in the dc area for the past 15 years. Gabby is fascinated with exploring all the contradictions that shapes our thoughts, emotions and the world around us. Her greatest passions are communication and illustration. Gabby went to Corcoran college of art and design, and in 2013 got a BFA in digital media. For the p...

Whats your zodiac sign?

Snow Gawd (pronounced God in a Maryland accent) was born and raised PG County, MD. He is a graduate of Delaware State University with a B.A. in Art Management. There, he honed his skills in drawing and sculpting, and discovered his passion for playing in the paint. Studying and practicing in different mediums (watercolor, oil, ink) he discovered the fast paced acrylic paint was his jiggy jam. Snow...

Paula Rivas Rodriguez is a Mexican artist based in london her artistic practice captures the beauty and magic of Mexico and Latin America while exploring issues of identity. She’s interested in the intersections between memory and place as sites of personal and collective belonging. Shapes, colours and forms combine to evoke the magic realism of Latin America, and the cultural richness of its nati...

Episode 1- Introduction Episode 1, Introduction: Phil and indigo talk about their creative backgrounds, tell the story of how they met and share their reasons for starting Creative Habits Podcast. This is the first episode of many, don’t forget to subscribe for more content every Tuesday and Thursday! Time stamps 1:15 Creative background 4:25 Artistic Medium & Creative Habits 10:30 Practicing your...