Creative Rituals

For the final episode of season 3, today I’m sharing a conversation with Suzy Glaskie, health coach and founder of Peppermint Wellness. Suzy helps burn-out perfectionists reclaim their health, energy and emotional resilience - something I was in desperate need of in August 2024. Suzy coached me for the second half of last year, and in this conversation we discuss how I reached burnout in my own pr...

This week’s interview is with Bella Bowker. Bella is an artist and founder of her successful business Sew Bella, creating beautiful and unique personalised items using embroidery techniques. Bella first learnt to embroider whilst on crutches following an accident at university, and over the last five years her business has flourished, going on to work with some huge names including Jo Malone and S...

This week we talk to artist and illustrator Emmy Porter, otherwise known as Emmy Oranges. As well as her work as an illustrator, Emmy also recently set up her business Art Ease, which seeks to provide workshops and artistic opportunities to her local area. Emmy is a shining light in her town of Southport, spreading colour and joy through her drawings and sunny disposition everywhere she goes. In t...

This week we sit down with the artist and painter Sophie Castle. Sophie lives and works as an artist in Falmouth, which she also balances with an interior design job in London. She told me about how she juggles her time between the two, her studio habits, living as an artist by the sea, how to get past feeling vulnerable sharing your work online and why it’s always better to be weirdest and most t...

My guest this week is friend of Creative Rituals, children’s illustrator Rachael Dean, who illustrates the books for none other than Dame Jacqueline Wilson. I’d been inspired to reach out to Rachael again after resonating with a lot of the subjects she’d been sharing online recently. In this episode we discuss the things that can sometimes be a little tricky about working as an illustrator, how we...

My guest this week is the bestselling author Veronica Henry. I’ve been a reader of Veronica’s books for many years, and couldn’t believe it when I discovered she lives just round the corner from me, in Devon! We met for the first time last year at The Appledore Book Festival, where Veronica was giving a talk on one of her novels, The Secret Beach. I was lucky enough to visit Veronica in the beauti...

My guest this week is the Brooklyn based interior designer and author Emma Beryl Kemper. Emma’s style is the perfect marriage between comfort and luxury, and her first book, House Rules: 100 Ways to Feel at Home was just published this January. The book, a handy pocket sized guide for anyone looking for ways to elevate their home, was actually illustrated by me! I had the pleasure of creating the...

This week we sit down with London based artist and illustrator Natalie Newsome. Natalie’s work seeks to capture the potency of memories. Through her use of colour and mark-making, she hopes to transport the viewer to a particular moment in time - somewhere familiar or nostalgic. She works across mediums, often using watercolour, pastel and acrylic to create expressive pieces filled with movement....

Todays’ episode is more catch up than interview - we’re talking to previous podcast guest Elle Jackson. After a turbulent summer, Elle and I navigate the ups and downs of artistic life, tarot card readings, art making as therapy + intuitive healing, plus lots on Elle’s duo show Alchemy at Yorkton Workshops. Find Elle’s work here Find Georgie here Zack Bush   Charleston Trust Wilding by Isabel...

Welcome back to season 3 of Creative Rituals! My first guest to kick off season 3 is the bespoke engagement ring designer Sophie Whitelaw. After training as a gemologist in Antwerp, Sophie is now the founder of her successful business Whitelaw Gold, creating beautifully unique, personal pieces that celebrate the style and personality of the people who wear them. Having just got engaged myself it w...

Flipping the script for the final ep of season 2! My lovely friend and mentor Sadie Pickering from Soul Beauty Rituals kindly suggested interviewing me about my practice this week. We cover a lot in today’s episode, from my illustration journey and studio rituals to the seasons, cyclical living, visibility, the link between clothing and artistic expression and my upcoming solo show HERMIT.  F...

Today’s interview is with children’s author and illustrator Helen Stephens. Helen is best known for her incredibly popular series of picture books How to Hide a Lion, which has also been adapted for the stage. As well as writing and illustrating countless other children’s books, Helen is a cofounder of The Goodship Illustration, an online art school that helps illustrators navigate their creative...

Mark Haworth-Booth joins me on Creative Rituals this week. Mark is a poet, writer, photographer and was the Senior Curator of Photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, where he played a major role in building up the museum’s collection of photography. We met by chance at a creative writing workshop Mark ran at the Appledore Book Festival here in Devon, and he kindly agreed to join m...

This week I talk to artist and illustrator Tatiana Alida. Known for her signature carefree, colourful style of illustration adorned with uplifting quotes, Tatiana has collaborated with some huge names including Victoria Beckham, Warehouse, Hermes, and Rose Inc, the beauty brand of Rosie Huntington Whitely. She told me about her love of interiors, moving her studio to the countryside, the rituals s...

This week I’m joined by artist and curator Laura Porter. Laura works primarily as a sculptor, using discarded clothing as her material of choice to make structural pieces that focus on sustainability. In 2020, Laura set up the artist led space Studio KIND. here in North Devon, which is where we met. We caught up to talk about how she juggles all the elements of her practice and the various hats sh...

My guest this week is the Irish artist and painter Kevin McSherry. Kevin and I met for the first time on the Greek island of Skopelos a couple of years ago during an artist residency. We caught up for an in depth chat about artist residencies, illustration vs fine art, how teaching art informs Kevin’s own work, and we even ended up agreeing to start a 30 day sketchbook challenge together.  Fi...

Photographer and artist George Rayner invites me inside his cosy studio and dark room here in Devon. Known for his monochromatic portraits that are rich with brooding atmosphere, George lists mist and woodlands as his favourite subjects to capture. We talk about the magic and ritual behind the process of the dark room, the role nostalgia plays in his work, how growing up in the stunning backdrop o...

This week I sit down with flower farmer Philippa Stewart of Just Dahlias, who also happens to be my auntie! Just Dahlias is a flower farm based in rural Cheshire, growing over 170 different varieties of dahlia. Philippa’s enthusiasm for her craft is infectious, and she explains how she turned her personal dahlia obsession into a thriving business, selling fresh and naturally dried stems in delecta...

This week I’m joined by Sydney Smith, Canadian author and illustrator of children’s books. Sydney has won many awards for his thoughtful and evocatively illustrated picture books that speak to the complex emotions of what it feels like to move through the world as a child. We sat down to talk about the complicated nature of childhood memories, finding inspiration in films and their colour palettes...

We’re back! Creative Rituals returns for a second season, and to kick this one off I’m joined by Sasha Compton. Sasha is a British Artist and Designer who explores the natural world through her beautiful handmade creations, all of which are crafted by Sasha in her London studio.  Known for her bold, joyful use of colour and fondness for an uplifting quote, Sasha’s work seeks to romantici...

For the final episode of Season 1, I’m joined by Rachael Dean - illustrator for none other than Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s books. Rachael tells me about this incredibly exciting chapter in her illustrative career, the rituals and routines she has in place around her practice, and her day-to-day life as a creative working in the children’s book industry.  Find Rachael’s work here Find Georgie he...

This week I sit down with Sophie Wild - conscious birth and pregnancy coach, yoga teacher and holder of restorative women’s circles. She talks me through her morning and evening rituals, the power of natural cycle tracking, and how approaching our busy lives with the curious, playful energy of a child can help to boost our creativity.  Find Sophie’s work here Find Georgie here Hosted on Acast...

Musician and graphic designer Charlie Straw joins me this week to discuss the multidisciplinary nature of his career as a creative. He tells me about his creative process for songwriting, the realities of working in the music industry and his love of compelling, narrative driven art. We also talk about his recent dream job rebranding a chocolate company, Glastonbury, clothing as a visual tool, and...

Artist Manon Steyaert invites me into her Bermondsey studio to tell me about her recent solo show at the most talked about space on the London art scene, Blue Shop Gallery. We discuss studio life, What Artists Wear, procrastination and how technology both benefits the artist and blocks them from creative work.  Find Manon’s work here And her cooking here Find Georgie here Links  Blueshop...

Author Leonie Swann joins me this week to talk me through her creative process and daily habits as a writer. I illustrated the cover for her most recent book, The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp, and although we follow each other’s work online this is our first time chatting together. We had a roaming conversation about her unusual technique for developing the plot of crime novels, the importance of b...