The Art Life

Latest Episodes:

Digital Boundaries: Live at Camp GLA Jul 24, 2020

Show notes

For their first ever live show, Xandra and Grace brought this discussion on Digital Boundaries to Camp GLA, the virtual version of the Harry Potter Alliance’s annual fan activist conference, the Granger Leadership Academy.

With much of our lives and activist work taking place online, it’s more important than ever to set digital boundaries. We must preserve our energy to prioritise taking meaningful action and creating our best work.

'I just realised that I don't have to settle for something good. If I am creative enough, I can find a workaround that is GREAT, or a perfect fit.' - Xandra Robinson-Burns, on her decision to leave social media

SHOW NOTES:

The Harry Potter Alliance https://www.thehpalliance.org/
Neville's Guide to Tough Conversations: https://www.thehpalliance.org/nevillefightsback

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 and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

Share the link: http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

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

The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow

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

Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe

Crafting a Business with Erika Lyremark Jul 03, 2020

Show notes

Xandra talks to sales and marketing expert Erika Lyremark (she/her) about bringing your art into your business. They discuss the value of understanding your own magic, what to do when you have too many ideas, creative packaging, and prioritising FUN!

SHOW NOTES:

Erika is on Instagram @dailywhip
A free copy of Erika’s book, Think Like a Stripper, and more adventures: dailywhip.com/adventure

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 Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

Share the link: http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

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

The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow

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

Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe

Art & Healing Jun 19, 2020

Show notes

Artists are healers. Grace and Xandra discuss healing ourselves and the world through art.

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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 Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

Share the link: http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

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

The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow

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

Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe

Anti-Racism in Your Art Life Jun 03, 2020

Show notes

In this week’s mini episode, Xandra and Grace provide an information session on how to take anti-racist action in your art life. From diversifying your art consumption to hiring sensitivity readers, there are so many ways to help. Just a reminder: listening to this episode is not activism. This episode is a map, but you have to take the journey yourself.

SHOW NOTES:

'Sensitivity Readers: When to Use Them And Where to Find Them' (Metamorphosis Literary Agency)
Hot Topic's Black Lives Matter statement (Daily Dot)
'Bad Robot Pledges $10M to Organizations with Anti-Racist Agendas' (Hollywood Reporter)
Fringe of Colour: https://fringeofcolour.weebly.com/

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 Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

Share the link: http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

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

The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow

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

Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe

Grace Quantock's Art Life May 29, 2020

Show notes

Grace Quantock (she/her) is a psychotherapeutic counsellor, writer, and storyteller. With Xandra, she discusses creating ways forward every day, marginalia, and therapeutic does of poetry. Grace recommends finding friends in bibliographies.

SHOW NOTES:

Grace’s book, Beyond the Boundaries: Finding Freedom and Fulfilment Within Four Walls: http://gracequantock.com/btb/
Grace is on Twitter @grace_quantock
Grace’s Newsletter: bit.ly/postcardsfromthemargins
Grace’s website: http://gracequantock.com/

SEND US YOUR STORIES:

Our next campfire episode during the age of coronavirus asks: How Have You Grown?
Send your stories to theartlife@heroinetraining.com to be featured on the show.

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 Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

Share the link: http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

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

The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow

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

Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe

Anjelika Washington's Art Life May 15, 2020

Show notes

Grace interviews actress Anjelika Washington (‘Tall Girl’, DC’s ‘Stargirl’). They discuss navigating an acting career with integrity, leaps of faith, and macaroni and cheese. We make history when we stand together.

SHOW NOTES:

THE MAGIC by Rhonda Byrne
DC'S STARGIRL
Anjelika is on Instagram @anjelikaw and @anjelikaeats

SEND US YOUR STORIES:

Our next campfire episode during the age of coronavirus asks: How Have You Grown?
Send your stories to theartlife@heroinetraining.com to be featured on the show.

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 Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

Share the link: http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

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

The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow

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

Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe

Art & Control May 08, 2020

Show notes

Grace and Xandra are living in retreat mode! They discuss the balance between taking control and surrendering to life. When we’re experimenting, figuring out what we don't want is a win.

SHOW NOTES:

Grace's Stephen King themed art pieces at SugarMynt Gallery: https://www.sugarmynt.com/ourshop
Grace's video ASMR Positive Affirmations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNf9bxDPJB4
Xandra's essay, Feel First: https://www.heroinetraining.com/feel-first/
Xandra's essay, We Hold The World Together: https://www.heroinetraining.com/we-hold-the-world-together/
Xandra's poem, Feelings Balloon: https://www.heroinetraining.com/feelings-balloon/

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 Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

Share the link: http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

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

The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow

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

Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe

Adam Fleischman's Art Life May 01, 2020

Show notes

Grace interviews restauranteur Adam Fleischman about food: an artform that’s relatable to everybody. They discuss LA as a city about creativity, dinner parties, and literature. Devote everything to your art life.

SHOW NOTES:

FLAVOR BOMBS by Adam Fleischman
Adam is on Instagram @adam.fleischman
Umami Burger
'Sal Lavallo Visited All 193 Countries. So We Asked Him 193 Questions'
'An Elegy for Red Medicine'
Letters from Jane Austen

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 Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

Share the link: http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

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

The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow

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

Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe

Live-streaming for Artists with Katie Hawthorne Apr 24, 2020

Show notes

Katie Hawthorne is a music journalist and a PhD student, researching how digital tools shape liveness in performance. Xandra talks with her about the hierarchical live-stream economy, what makes theatre magical, and how to support musicians and theatre makers.

SHOW NOTES:

Katie is on Twitter @katiehawthorne
Katie's piece for The Stage on live-streaming theatre
Katie's piece for The Guardian on live-streaming music

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 Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining

Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial

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

A Heroine Training Podcast

Share the link: http://theartlife.show

Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

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

The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow

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

Get full access to The Art Life at theartlife.substack.com/subscribe

How to Choose What to Watch Next Apr 17, 2020

Show notes

Grace and Xandra discuss how they choose movies and tv for home viewing. With more space and time, we can be more in tune with what we need. Let this time inspire innovation and introspection.

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