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 Gallery
• Sign up for our newsletter: http://theartlife.show

RELATED EPISODES

• Episode 52: Getting Started With The Artist's Way
• Episode 19: 100 Books A Year?
• Episode 5: Is Art Fun?

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

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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://everydaywonder.land/
• Toil and Trouble at Sugarmynt Gallery
• Sign up for our newsletter: heroinetraining.com/artlifenews

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

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

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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:

• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron 
• A Play in Three Acts: http://heroinetraining.com/play/
• Everyday Wonderland: http://everydaywonder.land/
• Eran Barnea’s #mirrorselfies exhibition at Tag Gallery
• Toil and Trouble at Sugarmynt Gallery
• Sign up for our newsletter: heroinetraining.com/artlifenews

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 40: Digital Boundaries 
• Episode 34: Art & Control
• Episode 3: The Art of the Wander 

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

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

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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 Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron 
• Pin Up Girl Clothing
• Everyday Wonderland 
• Toil and Trouble at Sugarmynt Gallery

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 30: Self Love For Artists with Amelia Fortes
• Episode 28: Art Life in Quarantine
• Episode 5: Is Art Fun?

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

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

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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. Woman by Eve Babitz
• Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz 
• Xandra’s Literary Cottage Log 1 
• Taylor Swift’s Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 2: Am I An Artist? 
• Episode 16: The Art of Admin
• Episode 9: Airplane Mode

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

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

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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 Julia Cameron
• Taylor Swift’s Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (DisneyPlus)
• Xandra spoke more about growing up as an Asian American theatre kid on The Tao of Self Confidence podcast.

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 37: Anti-Racism In Your Art Life
• Episode 13: Stillness
• Episode 14: Movement

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

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

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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’ll cheer you on.

SHOW NOTES:

• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
• The Buy Nothing. Get Everything Plan by Leisl Clarke and Rebecca Rockefeller
• The Buy Nothing Project
• Black Moon Botanica
• Get Rich, Lucky Bitch! by Denise Duffield-Thomas
• Gala Darling’s Radical Rituals: Abundance
• Xandra’s programme, Letters from Jane Austen

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 50: Periods for Artists with Claire Baker
• Episode 23: Finding Your People
• Episode 18: Art & Barter

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

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

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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.

SHOW NOTES:

• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
• SugarMynt Gallery
• Dweller’s on the Threshold: A David Lynch Tribute Exhibition 
• Xandra’s essay, Empty Words
• Parker Midnight Astral Parker Fountain Pen
• Heroine Training’s Calls to Adventure for 2021: Heroinetraining.com/2021

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 56: The Artist’s Way Week 4
• Episode 48: Juvenilia
• Episode 17: The Ghost of Projects Past

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

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

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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'll cheer you on.

SHOW NOTES:

• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
• Run Disney
• DC Batman Run
• Snape: A Definitive Reading by Lorrie Kim
• Grace’s Etsy Shop
• Grace’s OnlyFans
• Grace’s Depop

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 13: Stillness
• Episode 14: Movement
• Episode 45: The Art of Endings

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

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

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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 us an email (or a postcard!) and we'll cheer you on.

SHOW NOTES: 

• PowerPoint Parties: What they are and how to host them
• The Art Life Episode 15: Tis a Gift to Be Simple
• Episode 46: Inclusive Reading Goals
• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen 
• Heroine Training's Letters from Jane Austen
• Shaun Leisher
• Book a Monologue Consultation Call with Shaun!
• The Secret: Dare to Dream
• M. Night Shyamalan's Servant on Apple TV+
• Grace's Etsy Shop
• Everyday Wonderland: everydaywonder.land
• Xandra's essay, A Stack of CD's

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

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

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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 the UK by Xandra Robinson-Burns
• Letters From Jane Austen by Xandra Robinson-Burns
• Grace's Etsy Shop
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron 
• Snape: A Definitive Reading by Lorrie Kim 
• Muzi Sara Illustration

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

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

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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 Art Life Episode 36: Grace Quantock's Art Life
• IN THE WILD LIGHT by Jeff Zentner
• Splittings by Adrienne Rich
• Say Yes by Andrea Gibson
• Ode to the Things He Couldn't Take by Evan Boyd Knoll
• Heroine Training Best of 2020
• I LIKE TO WATCH: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution by Emily Nussbaum
• Get Organized with The Home Edit on Netflix
• Love and Light, Vol. One. - Album by Brig Feltus

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

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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 Podcast interviews actress Jenna Fischer
• Grace's art at Sugarmynt Gallery
   

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

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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
• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more 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

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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, 2021. 

SHOW NOTES:

• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more 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: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

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

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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 website: http://clairebaker.com
• Claire is on Instagram @_clairebaker_

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more 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: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

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/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617

Email: theartlife@heroinetraining.com

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

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

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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.comby 11 December, 2020 to be read on an upcoming Campfire Special.

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more at http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607

Email: theartlife@heroinetraining.com

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

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 DETAILS:

Read more at http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607

Email: theartlife@heroinetraining.com

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

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

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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 for Fans
• Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville
• Subtle Asian Book Club
• So You Want to Talk About Race? by Ijeoma Uluo

SHOW DETAILS:

Read more at http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607

Email: theartlife@heroinetraining.com

Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial 

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

A Heroine Training Podcast