Concerning The Spiritual In Art

In this episode I have an inspiring and fascinating conversation with visual artist Nika Fontaine. We dive deep into her personal history and her exploration of identity and spirituality. We talk about alchemy, transformation, and the ways in which art can become a vehicle for self discovery and ego dissolution.

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Nika Fontaine, born in Montreal 1985, lives and work in Berlin and Villalonga, Spain...

In this episode I am joined by visual artist, Brent Houzenga, where we delve into his journey of discovering old photographs in a trash bin and how that changed the course of his life in profound ways. We discuss how this discovery ignited his artistic path and led him to reflect on themes of consciousness, synchronicity, and the essence of identity.

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Brent Houzenga is New Orleans-based artist origin...

In this episode, I connected with the dynamic duo of Hilma's Ghost, Sharmistha Ray and Dannielle Tegeder, to explore the fascinating intersection of art, spirituality, and community. We dive deep into their collaborative journey, tracing the origins of their partnership that blossomed amidst the challenges of the pandemic and the need for connection. Together we explore the transformative power of art and how spirituality plays...

In this episode, I have an enlightening conversation with artist Carla Falb, who shares her unique journey through art, spirituality, and personal growth. We explore the profound influence her father's role as a Methodist minister had on her early understanding of mysticism and creativity, and how these experiences shaped her artistic vision.

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Since 2002, Carla Falb has been creating paintings of roll...

In this episode, I engage in a thought-provoking dialogue with Fallon Morningstar and Ian Morris from Listening to Smile, an innovative platform dedicated to the healing powers of art and music. We delve into the profound relationship between creativity and healing, exploring how vibrational music can serve as a transformative medium for mental and physical well-being.

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Listening To Smile is a pioneering ...

In this episode, I have a profound conversation with visual artist Kelly Joy Ladd, diving deep into her transformative journey of healing and creativity. We explore her traumatic head injury and how it catalyzed a significant shift in her life and art practice, leading her to embrace her spirituality and authenticity fully.

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Ladd‘s work responds to themes of cosmic and creative mysteries, exploring inner and oute...

In this episode, I have an enriching conversation with visual artist Emily Weiner. We delve into her captivating work, exploring themes like the archetypes of the collective unconscious, Carl Jung, and Joseph Campbell. We discuss the relationship between universal archetypal spaces and painting, highlighting how art serves as a medium to express symbolic ideas that are often challenging to articulate.

Emily shares her creative proc...

In this episode I have an amazing conversation with visual artist Jen Stark.  We talk about her origins in art making and how the natural world always fascinated her from the time she was child.  We discussed what sparked her distinctive style back in the early 2000s when she was studying abroad in France,  and how that practiced evolved to all the powerful and innovative work she is making today.  Together we dive into the power o...

In this episode, Peter and I discuss his recent return from Bhutan along with his Fulbright that he did in Nepal. We also touched upon his deep interest in the cross section of contemporary art and spirituality. 

We discuss the incredible synchronicities that led him to the east, and to becoming a practitioner in Tibetan Buddhism.  Peter also shares about his interest in pursuing multiple bodies of work and the influences behind th...

In this episode I am joined by visual artist Emily Cheng, where we do a deep dive in what it means to make spiritual art.  We talk about the shift in the art world to being more accepting of spiritual ideas at a time when it feels like our world needs it more than ever.  We discuss her personal spiritual journey and how it impacted her relationship to her work.  We also talk about the power of philosophy, specifically the Tao Te Ch...

In this episode I am joined by Nashville based artist David Onri Anderson.  This conversation went to a lot of amazing places. We began by talking about David’s spirituality and its connection to his past and his ancestors. He tells a harrowing story of a near death experience that impacted him greatly.  We also discuss the influence the natural world has on his art making as well as his own personal spirituality.  We discuss the n...

In this episode Theresa and I talk about the power of perception, sensation, and the way that abstract painting is the perfect way to express these intangible experiences.  We explore the relationship with the outer world and the patterns we find in nature and how they can help us bridge the gap between our inner lives. We talk about  sacred geometry in historical painting and how that relates to what we do today, along with the po...

In this episode I dive deep with visual artist Jared Freschman about his personal spiritual journey. We talk about the importance of finding new modes of spiritual identity. We talk about how organized religion typically doesn’t create space for Queer people and how that drove him to find his own way of connecting to the mystical and magical components of life.  We talk about the influence Tarot and Astrology has had on him, as wel...

In this episode I am joined by visual artist Hazel Florez, where we get deep into the esoteric tradition of the west.  We begin by discussing her dramatic shift in interest toward the occult and esoteric and how that discovery slowly began to guide her toward her creative work.  We discuss the importance of reclaiming our spiritual identity in these modern times of distraction and hyper-materialism.  We dive into her work as an art...

In this episode, with visual artist Fuchsia, we discuss her powerful paintings and how she explores the duality of the angelic and the earthly.  We talk about her background growing up abroad in places like Hong Kong and India and how that influenced her world view. We dig into spirituality and spiritual practice and how that informs her work .  Together, we also dive deep, discussing the importance of the ecological crisis and how...

Last Episode of 2023! 

In this episode, Kelsey and I discuss the origins of his art , stemming from his time working as a scientist, and how his interests and passions for art took him on a winding unexpected journey to where he is today. We discuss the intersection of science and art, sacred geometry, and the mystery of consciousness. We talk about his approach to his work and its relationship with meditation, along with the impor...

In this episode I am joined by visual artist Dan Huston.  During this episode Dan and I had an incredible conversation around his highly disciplined and prolific drawing practice. We talked about his origins with art and why drawing seems to speak to him so inimitably compared to any other medium. We discuss our shared interests in the magic of the natural world along with the mirroring of forms in both the micro and macro cosmic s...

I am super excited to share this episode with visual artist, Laura Payne.  Laura and I have an exciting discussion around ideas of multiple dimensions and how to express the feeling of these other dimensional spaces on a 2-D surface. We talk about her process and how important it is to just show up and get to work in the studio.  Laura touches upon how her way of understanding her work has changed a lot recently, especially in the ...