The Art Life

Are you ready to enter a new era of your art life? Will your audience accept your creative evolution? In Episode 85, Xandra returns to the show discuss her massive reinvention, breaking the "rules" of social media, and embracing the magic of change. The art life is being delusional... or is it? ;)

SHOW NOTES:

• Xandra the Witch (website)
• Xandra the Witch is on TikTok and Instagram
• Taylor Swift's TikTok is mostly cat videos
• Dita von Teese is also now on Patreon!
• Bohemian Rhapsody is streaming on  Hulu
• The Art Life is now on Patreon!
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 69: When It's Time to Go
• Episode 45: The Art of Endings

The Art Life is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theartlifeshow

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Cesar Cardona (he/him) is a musician, actor, writer, and boxer. Today, he's celebrating the release of his debut album, THE HEART PART IS THE HARD PART. In Episode 84, Cesar and Grace discuss their years of collaborations and peer support, self-discipline for artists, finding new role models, and the spiritual journey that facilitated Cesar's album release. The art life is facing your shadow and opening your heart.

SHOW NOTES:

• Cesar's debut album The Heart Part is the Hard Part releases TODAY, August 5th 2022! Check it out on Spotify and Apple Music.
• Things to Bare - Music Video by The Clew
• The Clew is on Instagram and TikTok
• Cesar Cardona is on Instagram
• The Art Life is now on Patreon!
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 71: Integrity for Artists (with Rev. Brig Feltus)
• Episode 76: Finding Your Audience and Facing Your Fears (with Alan Lastufka)
• Episode 42: The Art of Joy

The Art Life is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theartlifeshow

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Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page:  bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial

Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

"This is my therapy," we say while entering the theatre. "That was therapeutic," we exhale after dancing out our stress. We know that art is healing, but can it truly replace therapy? In Episode 83 Grace talks with therapist Ameya Calvocoressi about the ways art can heal us, and how therapy can help us create better art.

SHOW NOTES:

• Ameya's band Rotary Ghost is on Instagram
• The Art Life (David Lynch documentary) is currently streaming on HBO Max
• Narrative Humility
• Internal Family Systems Therapy by Richard C, Schwartz and  Martha Sweezy
• Ghetto Klown (John Leguizamo's return to the stage)
• Ghetto Klown by John Leguizamo , Christas Cassano, and Shamus Beyale (graphic novel adaptation of the stage show)
• Rocket Fantastic: Poems by Gabrielle Calvocoressi (Ameya's sister)
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 72: Are Witches Artists? (with Crimson Minx)
• Episode 38: Art & Healing
• Episode 30: Self-Love for Artists (with Amelia Fortes)

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

You are not a selfie. You are not an image in a Zoom meeting. You are a body in three-dimensional space, with sensations and needs that are important to attune to.

Athena Reddy (they/them) is an actor, writer, and movement artist. Today, Athena returns to the show to talk about teaching the philosophy of movement.

SHOW NOTES:

• The Body Abstract Blog
• The Body Abstract Newsletter
• Sign up for Athena's donation-based virtual classes
• Athena's Recommended Reading List (books about movement)
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 13: Stillness
• Episode 14: Movement
• Episode 67: How to Help Your Artist Friends (with Nick Grant and Athena Reddy)

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Lorrie Kim (she/her) is an author who loves editing. In Episode 81, she takes a break from book revisions to speak with Grace about sending useful writing feedback, beta reading, and how the “fan fiction economy” can foster better storytelling.

The art life is going word by word.

SHOW NOTES:

• Preorder the new edition of Snape: The Definitive Analysis by Lorrie Kim
• Visit Lorrie Kim's beautiful new website (designed by writer Mira T.  Lee)
• Lorrie Kim is on Twitter
• But Mostly, I Just Remember Feeling Terror (Lorrie's guest blog post about feeling defensiveness when getting critique)
• Tree of Cats by Ellis Avery (with illustrations by Alison Bechdel!)
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 18: Art & Barter
• Episode 45: The Art of Endings
• Episode 76: Finding Your Audience and Facing Your Fears (with Alan Lastufka)

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

A night owl and an early bird. An extrovert and an introvert. A maximalist and a minimalist. Grace and Xandra are opposites in many ways, and they’ve learned so much by celebrating those differences.

In Episode 80, Grace interviews Xandra about minimalism and its benefits for artists. Are you making room for what is most important?

SHOW NOTES:

• Sign up for Xandra's newsletter
• Xandra is on TikTok
• How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell
• The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
• Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work and Keep Going by Austin Kleon
• Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things, Tidying Up and Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo, the To All the Boys trilogy, and Gilmore Girls are all streaming on Netflix
• Crazy Rich Asians is streaming on HBO Max
• Episode 40: Digital Boundaries
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 40: Digital Boundaries
• Episode 7: Night Owls and Early Birds
• Episode 22: Pack Your Bags!

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

What is "artivism", and how can we practice it in our daily lives? In Episode 79, Grace explores the intersection of artmaking and activism, and shares ideas for creating art in service of social justice movements. Raise questions, channel your rage, and inspire action in your art life.

SHOW NOTES:

• Free Joy Powell T-Shirts (t-shirt fundraiser Grace is running)
• Free Joy Powell (general information)
• La Petite Mort (ecosexual short film for Earth Day)
• Artivism Toolkit from Beautiful Trouble
• Want to write to political prisoners? You can learn their stories and reach out in solidarity here.
• Documentaries mentioned: Attica (on Showtime) and In the Absence of Light (on  HBO)
• Ava DuVernay's series When They See Us is on  Netflix
• The Dead Provide a Home For Us Living (zine by Kristian Brevik)
• The Sun and Her Stars: Salka Viertel and Hitler's Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood by Donna Rifkind
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 12: How Can Art Change the World?
• Episode 71: Integrity for Artists (with Rev. Brig Feltus)
• Episode 37:  Anti-Racism in Your Art Life
• Episode 49: Henry Barajas' Art Life

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Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page:  bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial

Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

How will you know when you're ready to make a living off your art? Can you take commercial and influencer gigs without sacrificing your values? In Episode 78, Valerie Rose Lohman (she/they) joins Grace to talk money, imposter syndrome, and financial integrity. The art life is cashing in without selling out.

SHOW NOTES:

• Valerie is on TikTok
• Valerie is on Instagram
• Valerie's single Kill 4 U Die 4 U is out now!
• Book a voiceover coaching session with Valerie
• Valerie is currrently crowdfunding for JOURNEY TO THE HEART, a new interactive fantasy podcast musical! Check out the campaign on indiegogo.
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• E39: Crafting a Business with Erika Lyremark
  E67: How to Help Your Artist Friends (with Athena Reddy and Nick Grant)
• E26: Patreon for Artists

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

What are your favorite love stories? What fictional couples inspire you?

In this feel-good episode, host Xandra Robinson-Burns returns to talk with Grace all about favorite love stories, the power of sincerity, and desire for slow-burning love in a fast-paced world. Create the romance you wish to see in the world.

SHOW NOTES:

• Everyday Wonderland
• 1 2 3 Mini-Adventure
• Heroine Training
• Xandra's essay: Literary Cottage Finale
• Beach Read by Emily Henry
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
• IT by Stephen King
• The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
• Xandra loves: Jane the Virgin, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Crash Landing on You
• Grace loves: Yellowstone, Gilmore Girls,  True Romance, Cyrano
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• E68: Whiplash & Unicorn Store
• E42: The Art of Joy
• E23: Finding Your People

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Alan Lastufka (he/him) is one of the founders of DFTBA Records, a multimedia content creator, and the author of debut horror novel FACE THE NIGHT. 

In Episode 76, Grace and Alan discuss self-publishing, learning from  role models and collaborators, and life-changing leaps of faith. What would you create if you weren't afraid?

SHOW NOTES:

• Face the Night by Alan Lastufka
• Alan's Website
• Alan's band The Caulden Road
• If You Have Somewhere to Burn Them... (Grace's collaboration with Alan's band The Caulden Road)
• Face the Night book trailer (narrated by Grace)
• Accio Deathly Hallows (Hank Green's viral Harry Potter song)
• Ads for Authors (paid course)
• Brandon Sanderson's Writing Courses (free courses)
• Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
• Newsletter Ninja by Tammi Labrecque
• Steven Wilson music
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• E8: Do Writers Enjoy Reading?
• E39: Crafting a Business with Erika Lyremark
• E23: Finding Your People

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Why is it important for artists to tell their own stories? What stories are lost when a biographer compiles an artists' life? What depth is lost when an artist removes unglamorous and embarrassing stories from their memoirs? 

In Episode 75, Grace shares a long list of the best artist memoirs, recommended by listeners and guests of the show. Bring your library card!

SHOW NOTES:

• Marilyn: An Untold Story by Norman Rosten
• Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin Edwards
• Will by Will Smith
• The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer
• A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
• Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
• Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, The Flesh, and L.A. by Eve Babitz
• Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
• Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michaelangelo and Me by Ellen Forney
• Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace
• Just Kids by Patti Smith
• The Bassoon King: Art, Idiocy, and Other Sordid Tales from the Band Room by Rainn Wilson
• The Art of Eating by MFK Fisher
• My Broken Language by Quiara Hudes
• Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazzy Chickens Eddie Izzard
• Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder than Life Story by Brian Blessed
• Born With Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
• Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday
• Bossypants by Tina Fey
• Yes, Please by Amy Poehler
• Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
• Walking with Ghosts by Gabriel Byrne
• Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner
• Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
• Society's Child by Janis Ian
• Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
• Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
• Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson
• The Measure of a Man by Sydney Poitier
• Blue Nights by Joan Didion
• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
• Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
• Here We Go Again by Betty White
• Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business by Dolly Parton
• Succulent Wild Woman by SARK
• Mo' Betta Blues: The World According to Questlove
• Life by Keith Richards
• The Last Holiday by Gil-Scott Heron
• A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
• On Writing by Stephen King
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 46: Inclusive Reading Goals
• Episode 19: 100 Books a Year?
• Episode 8: Do Writers Enjoy Reading?

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

What's the antidote to anxiety-inducing New Year's Resolutions? A new daily practice to keep you grateful for the present moment.

In this end-of-year celebration, Grace shares 10 gratitude practices and her own resolution for 2022.

SHOW NOTES:

• 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life by John Kralik
• We Do This Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba
• Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott
• Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
• Grace (Eventually):Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
• The Magic by Rhonda Byrne
• The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
• Mama Gena's Owner's and Operator's Guide to Men
• Gala Darling and her program High Vibe Honey
• Grace recommends: The Midnight Gospel on Netflix
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 67: How to Help Your Artist Friends with Athena Reddy and Nick Grant
• Episode 40: Digital Boundaries LIVE at Camp GLA
• Episode 52: Getting Started with The Artists Way

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Who decides what plays and literature are "classics"? What stories will enrich the lives of a modern audience? And... is Shakespeare truly universal?

Shaun Leisher (he/him) is a dramaturg and "new play doula". This week, we discuss championing new writers, challenging status quo, and how curiosity will save the arts.

SHOW NOTES:

• Shaun Leisher is on Instagram
• Book a Monologue Consultation with Shaun
• Shaun finds new plays and playwrights on The New Play Exchange
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Color Purple by  Alice Walker
• Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
• Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
• The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
• A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
• Les Blancs by Lorraine Hansberry
• Sweat by Lynn Nottage
• The Kilroys
• Nelson Diaz-Marcano and his play World Classic
• John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• E44: Bernard K. Addison's Art Life
• E46: Inclusive Reading Goals
• E70: 100 Years 124 Movies

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Episode Notes

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Crimson Minx (she/her) is the founder of Minx + Muse, a fiercely feminine playhouse that helps people awaken their innate magick through dance, movement, and witchcraft.  In this episode, Grace and Crimson discuss manifestation, intention, magick, and art: and how they're all the same thing!

SHOW NOTES:

• Minx and Muse Website
• Minx and Muse Virtual Classes On-Demand
• Minx and Muse is on Instagram
• Crimson Minx is on Instagram
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• E13: Stillness
• E14: Movement
• E23: Finding Your People
• E39: Crafting a Business with Erika Lyremark

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The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

"Integrity is the practice and acknowledgement of your wholeness. It is a commitment to expressing yourself as whole."

In this much-anticipated episode, Grace interviews Reverend Brig Feltus (she/her) about artistic integrity, alignment with truth, and creating art in service of humanity's highest good. 

We need new fairy tales. 

SHOW NOTES:

• Heal Thyself: A Transformative Initiation for People Racialized as White (use discount code HTFRIEND for 50% off the course!)
• The Remember Institute
• Listen to Brig's Albums: Love and Light, Vol. I and motherlovergoddessbeast
• Rev. Brig is on Instagram
• Watch Ted Lasso on Apple Tv+
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• E30: Self Love for Artists with Amelia Fortes
• E37: Antiracism in Your Art Life

SHOW DETAILS:

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Grace just completed watching every film on AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies list. 

In this listener-requested episode, she discusses lifting marginalized voices, censorship and accountability, and Hollywood's power to affirm and soothe its audiences.

Have you completed an art life challenge?

SHOW NOTES:

• 100 Years 100 Movies: AFI’s 100 Greatest American Films (10th Anniversary Edition, 2007)
• 100 Years 100 Movies: AFI’s 100 Greatest American Films (1997)
• Films Mentioned that Grace Loved: Spartacus, The Deer Hunter, The Sixth Sense, Do the Right Thing, Modern Times, City Lights, The General, Casablanca, Sunset Boulevard, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 12 Angry Men, King Kong, The Shawshank Redemption, Sullivan's Travels, All About Eve, The Gold Rush, Easy Rider
• Films Mentioned that Grace Did Not Love: Intolerance, Swing Time, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Nashville, MASH, American Graffiti, Ben-Hur, Shane
• Grace's film reviews are on Letterboxd 
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• E31: How to Choose What to Watch Next
• E37: Antiracism in Your Art Life

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Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

In Xandra’s farewell episode, she and Grace face fears, and reflect on what is no longer scary. They discuss why Xandra is ready to leave, why Grace needs to stay, and what’s next for The Art Life.

SHOW NOTES:

• Find Xandra in Everyday Wonderland: http://everydaywonder.land
• Send Xandra your ideas for where she should be a guest teacher or speaker: theartlife@heroinetraining.com
• Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com
• Subscribe to Xandra’s newsletter: heroinetraining.com/subscribe
• Grace’s Instagram has been recovered! instagram.com/gracegordonoffical
• Grace’s other Instagram profiles: @artbygracegordon & @theartlifeshow

RELATED EPISODES:

• Our one in-person episode on the floor: Episode 10: Reunion

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Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon:  patreon.com/heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

The Art Life is now on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

A  Heroine Training  Podcast

To celebrate their birthdays, Xandra and Grace watch each other’s favourite art life movies: Whiplash and Unicorn Store. They discuss supportive parents, and nourishing your inner artist. What’s your favorite art life film? 

SHOW NOTES:

• WHIPLASH dir. Damien Chazelle
• UNICORN STORE dir. Brie Larson
• Rook Productions
• Packing: A Heroine’s Guide: http://heroinetraining.com/pack
• What’s Your Favorite Part? Podcast
• Xandra’s Essay, Only the Best Cake
• Sign up for our newsletter: http://heroinetraining.com/artlifenews

RELATED EPISODES:

• How to Help Your Artist Friends
• Is Art Fun?
• Pack Your Bags
• Bernard K. Addison’s Art Life

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Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon:  patreon.com/heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

A  Heroine Training  Podcast

SHOW DESCRIPTION:

How can we support the art we want to see in the world? Who benefits most from a retweet, a dollar, or a compliment? Grace is joined by actor Athena Reddy and filmmaker Nick Grant for a roundtable discussion about the many practical ways we can help our artist friends. Invest in risk-taking, unique art. We all rise together. 

SHOW NOTES: 

• Support our horror short film THE VILE SLUGS on Indiegogo! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-vile-slugs-a-short-horror-film
• Hi! I'm Alison, a fellow human! (Athena's least viewed favorite project)
• How to Do Screenwriting Good: Romantic Comedies (Grace's least viewed favorite project) 
• Catalogue of Nightmares (Nick's least viewed favorite project) 
• Professor Bulwer Smythe (Nick's YouTube) 
• Athena Reddy's Jam Coffin 
• Follow Athena and Nick on Instagram @monbinary @wonderdrome @rookproductions
• Athena's Website: athenareddy.com
• DIETLAND by Sarai Walker 
• Sign up for our newsletter: http://heroinetraining.com/artlifenews

RELATED EPISODES:

• Ep 66: Mental Health for Artists with Athena Reddy
• Ep 18: Art & Barter

SHOW DETAILS:

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Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617

Email:  theartlife@heroinetraining.com

Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page:  bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon:  patreon.com/heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

A  Heroine Training  Podcast

SHOW DESCRIPTION:

Grace and Xandra report back from their Artist Vacations, and read listeners’ stories. Featuring Artist Dates from Otiti, Janae, Laura, Lorrie, Sara, and moms. The art life is taking the easy road.

You can read along here: https://www.heroinetraining.com/artist-date-ideas/

YOU'RE INVITED TO OUR ART PARTIES!

• Join us for a SOCIAL Art Party on Saturday May 29
• Join us for a SILENT Art Party on Tuesday June 8th

SHOW NOTES:

• Gala Darling
• Lorrie Kim’s interview with actor Rupert Graves
• Spotted Dick recipe
• Grace’s latest art at Sugarmynt Gallery: https://www.sugarmynt.com/ourshop

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at  http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617

Email:  theartlife@heroinetraining.com

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon:  patreon.com/heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram:  @gracegordonofficial

Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie:  http://roriemusic.com

A  Heroine Training  Podcast