The Art Life

SHOW DESCRIPTION: On the Artist’s Way FINALE, Grace has exciting career news that is SO Week 12. She and Xandra marvel at how breakthroughs happen when they surrender control, and prioritise FUN! “Life is meant to be an artist date.” SHOW NOTES: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron Harry Potter characters doing The Artist’s Way (Twitter thread by Lorrie Kim, @_lorriekim_) Grace’s art is at Sugarmynt...

Grace admits to self-imposed stressors and Xandra experiences synchronicities with her former self. They choose process: in both movement and career decisions. What’s on your artist’s altar? We’re collecting stories about Our Artist Dates for the next Campfire Episode! Send us your story: theartlife@heroinetraining.com SHOW NOTES: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron   Everyday Wonderland: http://eve...

SHOW DESCRIPTION What if we could have our dreams right now? Grace and Xandra confront workaholism as a creative block, and return to their favourite topic: boundaries! Affirmation for the week: “Respecting myself makes my relationships better.” If you’re doing The Artist’s Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we’ll cheer you on. SHOW NOTES:...

SHOW DESCRIPTION: Many people abandon The Artist’s Way around this point in the book. So here’s some extra encouragement! 🥰🥰🥰 Grace and Xandra challenge themselves to dream bigger and want more. Did you read your morning pages this week? If you’re doing The Artist’s Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we’ll cheer you on. SHOW NOTES: The...

SHOW DESCRIPTION: Grace and Xandra abandon their usual format to go with the flow. When the story is ready to be told, you don't have to try. Art can be easy if we let it. If you’re doing The Artist’s Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we’ll cheer you on. SHOW NOTES: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron   Eve’s Hollywood by Eve Babitz L.A. Wo...

Grace asks: How do you want to be celebrated? Discussing connection to ourselves, Xandra shares a vulnerable story on jealousy, and finding purpose in stillness. Stay tuned til the end for a gorgeous rant on ‘God language’. If you’re doing The Artist’s Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we’ll cheer you on. SHOW NOTES: The Artist’s Way by J...

Can abundance be found on a budget? (YES!) Xandra makes luxury upgrades for free, Grace celebrates the reciprocal power of generosity, and eventually they land in fits of giggles. The Artist’s Way is a marathon, and we’re halfway through! …Have you sent us a postcard yet? If you’re doing The Artist’s Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we’l...

Can selfishness be generous? Grace has the most magical Artist Date EVER, and Xandra gets her Christmas Wish. They recover a Sense of Possibility by admitting to self sabotage, collecting inspiring images, and considering the accessibility of morning pages. If you’re doing The Artist’s Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we’ll cheer you on....

Did you rise to the challenge of Reading Deprivation? Silence makes room for clarity, productivity, breakthroughs, and sheer joy. Grace announces her new venture, and Xandra goes on a surprising Artist Date. The Artist’s Way is personal - interpretative to the individual. If you're doing The Artist's Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we'l...

In this reflection of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way Week 3, Grace and Xandra have an epiphany: the Artist Date should feel like a date. They discuss how to do that, exactly. In short? Romancing ourselves! They also share listener stories of synchronicity, childhood rooms, and the value of anger and pain. If you're doing The Artist's Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send u...

Is your life pie in balance? Grace and Xandra reflect on Julia Cameron's Week 2 essays and tasks, including Crazymakers and Poisonous Playmates. With help from their listeners, they continue to insist on letting go of binary thinking. If you're doing The Artist's Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we'll cheer you on. SHOW NOTES: Life in th...

In this reflection on Week 1 of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, Xandra and Grace face different challenges with their Artist Dates. They dream of Imaginary Lives, and ask: Can you "shadow declared artists" while being an artist yourself? If you're doing The Artist's Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we'll cheer you on. SHOW NOTES:  The...

Grace and Xandra share their origin stories and outcomes with Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. They offer advice and encouragement to those embarking on the course for the first time. This episode begins a new series, which returns next Friday for a reflection on Week 1 of The Artist's Way. SHOW NOTES:  The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger by Stephen King Inside Acting...

In this holiday special, Grace and Xandra open their virtual campfire circle to ask, 'What traditions have you created?' Featuring stories from Claire, Laila, and Nicole, with surprise appearances from family members. Thank you to our Art Life community for your presence this year! SHOW NOTES:  The Art Life Episode 50: Periods for Artists with Claire Baker The Art Life Episode 27: The Pajama Life...

Join us for our new series on Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. This is for anyone who wants to bring more creativity into their lives, whether you identify as an artist (yet!) or not. Grace is an Artist's Way veteran, and Xandra just finished the course for the first time. We hope that you'll join us in going through the book together week by week, beginning with an introduction on January 1, 202...

Claire Baker (she/her) is a period coach and the author of 50 Things You Need to Know About Periods. She and Xandra discuss aligning the creative process with the menstrual cycle. What is the best time in the cycle for play and work? Claire also shares insights from prioritising rest, and dreamy art projects of her own. SHOW NOTES:  Claire's book: 50 Things You Need to Know About Periods Claire's...

SHOW NOTES: Henry's graphic memoir, La Voz de M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo Henry's Kickstarter for HELM GREYCASTLE #1 Top Cow 'The Boys' and 'Hunters' on Amazon Prime The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien Sunstone Volume 1 Stray Bullets by David Lapham Henry is on Twitter  @HenryBarajas  and Instagram  @HenryJBarajas SHOW DETAILS: Read more at http://theartlife.show Send letters to: The Art Life, c...

Grace and Xandra share VERY SERIOUS art projects from their youth. Turns out, they both formed rebellious childhood theatre troupes. In this episode, Grace also reveals her latest art venture! SHOW NOTES:  Jane Austen’s Juvenilia JASNA Episode 47: Creating Traditions Everyday Wonderland SugarMynt Gallery What unique traditions have you created? Send your stories to:  theartlife@heroinetraining.com...

From embarrassing gifts to crepes and comics, Grace and Xandra tell stories of traditions they share with family, friends, and their artist selves! What unique traditions have you created? SHOW NOTES: FACE TO FACE: THE ART OF HUMAN CONNECTION by Brian Grazer Xandra's essay, Like Owl Post Xandra's free audiobook, A Play in Three Acts Many of Grace's favorite recipes are from My Moroccan Food SHOW D...

Grace and Xandra are delighted to discuss a frequently asked reader question: How can we read more inclusively? They explore why it's hard, what we can do, and the importance of like-minded recommenders. The art life must be inclusive. SHOW NOTES: We Need Diverse Books Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge 2020 Radical Reads: Celebrities' Favorite Books Beyoncé's Literary References and a Reading List...

Grace opens up about her decision to leave Patreon. She and Xandra discuss creating endings on good terms and the editing process. How do you gain closure when a project ends? SHOW NOTES 69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields Xandra's essay: Not What I'm Not The Art Life Episode 26: Patreon for Artists Marriage Story (Netflix) SHOW DETAILS: Read more at http://theartlife.show Send letters to: The Ar...

Bernard K. Addison (he/him) is an actor and theatre teacher. With Grace, he discusses teaching, rest, theatre in quarantine, and the rehearsal process for The Ballad of Emmett Till. The art life is finding your song. Show Notes: Watch THE BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL (The Fountain Theatre) BUS STOP by William Inge FAIRVIEW by Jackie Sibblies Drury JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE by August Wilson CITIZEN by Cl...

What is the art life? Grace and Xandra answered that question 42 times in the past year! In this one-year anniversary episode of The Art Life, they bring back the epistolary format to discuss how the show (and their art lives) have evolved.  SHOW NOTES:   The Art Life Episode 1: This is The Art Life What's Your Favorite Part? : A Heroine Training Podcast The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix) The Artist'...

Grace and Xandra love doing self-development work. But what does it mean to truly experience joy? They discuss trusting intuition, Obsessions Only, and how they're living their middle school dreams. Are you? SHOW NOTES:  Xandra's essay, ' Only the Best Cake ' PLEASURE ACTIVISM by Adrienne Maree Brown THE IMAGINEERING STORY on Disney+ SHOW DETAILS: Read more at http://theartlife.show Send letters t...

For this Campfire Special in the age of quarantine, Grace and Xandra ask ‘How Have You Grown?’. Featuring stories from Louisa, Isabella, Valerie,  Lorrie, and Shaun. We create The Art Life together. Show Notes: Livingston Girls by Briana Morgan (narrated by Valerie Rose Lohman) SHOW DETAILS: Read more at http://theartlife.show Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley...