Ep34: Burnout Arrest for the Artist w/ Melissa Clements: In this episode @maggiefedorov is joined by Melissa Clements ( @melclmnts ) of Perth, Western Australia to talk about the delicate dance of avoiding burnout as an artist. Melissa discusses how burnout found her through the many hats the artist must wear; how she suggests we combat burnout by looking to the root of the problem; and how to ABSOLUTELY NOT give up on a dream that we know in our heart of hearts will take a whole lifetime to come to full fruition and be fraught with challenges every step of the way.

Do you think you already have the right structural supports in place for burnout arrest in your creative practice? Listen now to hear our thoughts on what this entails and more.

Episode image courtesy of Adam Kenna (@adamkennaphoto)

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SHOW NOTES:

Melissa on Instagram

Melissa's Website

Melissa's Substack: "Word and Image"

Saeculum at Linton and Kay Gallery

TOTALLY F#@!ING NORMAL on Instagram

Maggie on Instagram

In this episode @maggiefedorov is joined by Geneva Allen ( @geneva_seasfae ) of San Bernardino County, California to talk about the outsider experience and how that presents itself within the fine art world. Geneva discusses how much of the misfit archetypal experience is specifically imposed on artists that are multi-passionate and choose not to limit themselves to working in just one medium; how she views herself as an artist and a complex human being that has been deemed The Outcast™️; and how walking the path of the misfit with pride actually has turned out to be the best thing for both her creative vision and her inner artist.

Do you think that the "othering" of our community members is a harm, a help, or perhaps a complex web of a little of both? Listen now to hear our thoughts on this and more.

Episode image courtesy of Geneva Allen

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SHOW NOTES:

Geneva on Instagram

Geneva's Website

TOTALLY F#@!ING NORMAL on Instagram

Maggie on Instagram

In this episode @maggiefedorov is joined by Indre Labanauskaite ( @manyiiiart ) of Vilnius, Lithuania to talk about her explorations in medium and more. Indre discusses how much of what we call "real" art, in her opinion, is tied up in medium; how she personally defines "art"; and how digging deep in process adds richness to her creative practice as well as elsewhere in life.

Do you think that the art is the finished thing you end up with when you're done working; or do you feel as we do, that "art" is actually a secret other thing? Listen today to hear our thoughts on these topics and more!

Episode 32 is available now!

Episode image courtesy of Indre Labanauskaite