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Meet local Illustrator and Surface Pattern Designer, Melissa Donne! For this episode we had the joy of sitting down to dig into Melissa's creative career and collaborations in the incredible Clockwise Southampton . This one is for all the makers, budding illustrators, and our fellow colour enthusiasts ✨ Did you know Melissa is also one third of the ladies behind the Soton Makers markets? You...

Buckle up for episode 05 🔥 I had the total pleasure of heading down to Alys Scott Hawkins' backyard studio to pick her brain on developing across the plethora of disciplines and mediums, finding and getting funding, how her own journey developed, and much more. As you'll hear, the reality was this was less of a conversation - I found myself listening intently and learning from Alys' w...

Welcome to or welcome back to Season 03 of the INNER AVENUE podcast 🏢🌏This time we have the pleasure of hearing from Hong Kong-born abstract artist and educator, Vera Chiu! When you're from Southampton, it can be easy to forget our city is a port, and as Vera points out, many people pass through. I personally loved hearing how she found a sense of belonging here, as well as the courage she b...

Welcome to or welcome back to Season 03 of the INNER AVENUE podcast ✨ This time we have content creator, sustainable fashion advocate and model Liz Kombaté in the podcast room! From the moment Liz arrived in a bright yellow coat, coral-coloured scarf and beautiful patterned dress, I knew she'd have insights to share on the art of getting dressed. This conversation was not only about the intention...

Welcome to episode 02 of INNER AVENUE! This week I'm pretty excited to introduce you to someone you will definitely not have heard of, you may not have even heard of his magazine either BUT this guest has been a major player in Southampton's music scene. From interviewing bands including Coldplay and The Killers, to reviewing music across so many genres, Alan Downes has traveled many an av...

Welcome to Season 03, it's finally here 🙌 The very first episode had to be something a bit special, so I sat down with my mum (Kate) and picked her brain on the links between creativity in adulthood and childhood, as well as how we connect the two. Whether you have children or not, this episode was a fantastic reminder on how getting into nature can spark our natural creativity, sense of place an...

Just a girl, sitting here welcoming in the New Year with an open mind and an open heart. Let 2025 be the year you start engaging with the creative act of living 🧡♑ Women Living Deliciously episode on the Skinny Dipping podcast Find INNER AVENUE on YouTube Leave your thoughts in a voice note 💌

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Send us a love note 🎧💌Can we believe it's already time for episode 05? This week we're touching on a whole new topic... Fashion! Specifically, we'll find out exactly what the heck a clothes swap is. If you've ever found yourself making friends based on what you're wearing, closely examining the materials your clothes and made of or even who made them, you're in good company with this one. Libby...

Send us a love note 🎧💌This week's episode is a little bit different to the usual, because today you've just got me! As INNER AVENUE has recently turned one year old I wanted to put out a shorter reflective episode on the journey of so far. In this episode you'll get behind the brand intel on what it's like to balance podcasting with full-time work, how long each episode really takes, potential f...

It's time to get under the skin of creativity with another local. This time ‪Hayley Cowlard Photography‬ has joined me in the podcast room to talk all things Photography! If you haven't caught Hayley on Instagram, TikTok or just out and about, get set to hear her speak on her own experience starting a business with dyslexia and dyscalculia, the 'whisper', her creative process for c...

Send us a love note 🎧💌P.S. You can watch the almost raw video version of our conversation on YouTube. Now sit back, relax, and join us for this episode of the INNER AVENUE podcast. Find INNER AVENUE on Insta & TikTok Don't forget you can join the podcast too! Hop over to the website to get involved 🧡Access episode timestamps on Buzzsprout

Send us a love note 🎧💌Welcome to episode 02 ✨Edgar Lushaju is a Southampton-based Artist, (unofficial) Content Creator, and Illustrator. You might know his work from the front of the John Hansard Gallery, or even met him at one of many arts and crafts fairs across Hampshire - he's a man about town! IF you haven't, it's time to put a face to the name. I first met Edgar at the Modesto Exhibition...

Send us a love note 🎧💌It's Season 02 of the INNER AVENUE podcast! 🙌Welcome to the very first episode of a whole new season, and even more voices from the humble city of Southampton. I was super excited for this one - not only because I found out Deb is a family friend from when I was a kid, but also because she and her partner are diving down a really unique and interesting creative avenue! In...

Send us a love note 🎧💌Welcome to lucky number seven INNER AVENUE podcast! 🙌 This week our first ever remote interview took place with Creative Consultant and local business owner, Adam Carley. Please be warned, this episode does contain a few graphic descriptions and mental health struggles which may be upsetting for some listeners. Show this episode some love if you enjoyed it!👀 Check out the...

Send us a love note 🎧💌Welcome to lucky number seven INNER AVENUE podcast! 🙌 This week our first ever remote interview took place with Creative Consultant and local business owner, Adam Carley. Please be warned, this episode does contain a few graphic descriptions and mental health struggles which may be upsetting for some listeners. Show this episode some love if you enjoyed it!👀 Check out Tou...

Send us a love note 🎧💌Better late than never - INNER Thoughts is back! Join penultimate host Daisy Burns-O'Keefe and designer pal David Birch as we get into the second squeeze on Southampton's creative landscape. If you're new, welcome. If you're not, welcome back to Session 02 - we're super stoked you're here again! This session is unofficially titled 'Creative Spaces: impact on Community and M...

Send us a love note 🎧💌It's episode 06 of the INNER AVENUE podcast! 🙌 This week we dived into the process of coming back to creativity, but more specifically, the art space. Our guest James Seilo is a double hyphenate; local personal-trainer-come-exhibition-curator, and he's ready to disrupt the ways we connect (and don't) as a society. In this conversation James explained the story behind the b...

Send us a love note 🎧💌If you’re local to Southampton and you’ve heard the debut single ‘Principle’ from local artist RAI2RAI, you definitely should have heard Dani’s name! It’s time to unleash another episode of the INNER AVENUE podcast🎇I caught up with Dani at Southampton BIPC, fresh from having just hit publish on her first ever video edit. If you’ve ever created something, you probably remem...

Send us a love note 🎧💌Welcome to, or welcome back to the INNER AVENUE podcast! Has disability or disorder ever felt like it's holding your creative potential hostage? You NEED to know about this Southampton local👇Meet Aidan Millar-Powell, a former IT whizz turned guitar teacher on a mission to make learning accessible to absolutely everyone with his business @guitarzoidlessons. Get to know Aida...

Send us a love note 🎧💌This is a shorter clip from session 01, where David and Daisy discuss what AI and digital mean for the future of creativity. Hear what we agree on and where our differences lie as daytime Digital Marketer and Graphic Designer. If you have an opinion on this don't forget to leave us a voice memo! Link on Instagram, we might even feature you in our next session...Find INNER A...

Send us a love note 🎧💌Welcome to INNER Thoughts - the brand new monthly sessions. Join me and David as we cosy up this December to chat about everything that's caught eye for creativity recently. Kicking things off with Daisy's review on Wonka, not missing David's run-in with the unofficial Greek design police AKA the backstory behind his infamous Cleopatra film poster, and the controversy of Wh...

Welcome to episode 3 of the INNER AVENUE Podcast. In this conversation I share a space with emerging music artist, RAI2RAI. Otherwise known as @reshaine22 on Instagram, 'Rai' is one of the 14 artists featured on the new and locally produced album, 'Sounds of Southampton Vol.3'. Even if you're not usually one for rap, I seriously think you'll find yourself nodding along to all the wisdom on society...

Send us a love note 🎧💌Introducing the host and facilitator, Daisy Burns-O'Keefe! In this conversation I sat down to share exactly how the INNER AVENUE Podcast became my latest creative venture outside my 9-5 as a Digital Marketer, and what it's all about. I'll also touch on more personal topics like pushing through anxiety disorder, solo travel, and what they have to do with making the most of y...

Introducing the very first episode of the INNER AVENUE Podcast! In this conversation I sat down with Southampton-based Senior Creative Designer David Birch. Not only is Dave an ex-colleague and good friend, but a talented Creative Designer at a local agency. You might be wondering why I say "creative" and not "Graphic", and the answer lies in the episode itself, on Creative Thinking. Dave describe...