EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

We’ve all heard it before: THE SHOW MUST GO ON! But how do you keep going when it feels like your vision is falling apart?

In Episode 88, Grace and Xandra discuss their year in projects, surviving Survivor, and what they’ve learned about creative resilience from their artist-mentors.

Trust your vision, no matter the scale! And don’t forget to ask yourself: Is it Fun?

SHOW NOTES:

• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
• Madly, Deeply by Alan Rickman
• Taylor Swift Album Countdown Club
• We’re watching Survivor! And Australian Survivor!
• We love Mike White: powerhouse screenwriter, Survivor superfan, and returning contestant on Survivor Season 50.
• Ronen V’s 6 Course Gourmet Dinner on the L Train
• Fun Club is closed, but Xandra is running a Lord of the Rings Sorcerers Circle Next! Learn more: xandrathewitch.com
• Lunar Logbook: lunarlogbook.com
• Xandra’s Substack: xandrathewitch.substack.com
• Xandra’s Instagram: instagram.com/xandrathewitch
• Grace’s Instagram: instagram.com/gracegordonofficial
• Thirst Trap is available to watch free on Tubi

RELATED EPISODES:

• our Artist's Way series trailer

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

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

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Do you ask your friends to support your art? Do you struggle with authentic self-promotion? In Episode 87, Grace and Xandra discuss strategies for sharing your work, involving your friends, and coping with post-project vulnerability. As your hosts recount their friendship origin story, they're reminded: the art life is the friends we make along the way.

SHOW NOTES:

• Order your Lunar Logbook today!
• Watch Thirst Trap free on Tubi or Mometu
• Won't Back Down: An Anthology of Pro-Choice Comics
• Will by Will Smith
• Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
• While You Were Sleeping (new album by Jade Renee)
• Portal Leith (metaphysical shop in Edinburgh)
• Aysha Rose & The Cosmic Underworld
• With a special shout out to #87 Travis Kelce , who we honored through our Taylor Swift/Joe Alwyn/Travis Kelce tangent in our 87th episode, ha!
• Send your requests for new topics and interview guests: theartlifeshow@gmail.com

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 3: The Art of the Wander
• Episode 76: Finding Your Audience and Facing Your Fears (with Alan Lastufka)
• Episode 23: Finding Your People

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

What's the most surprising thing about achieving your dreams? Is it "lonely at the top"? After a two year hiatus (and many creative milestones) hosts Xandra and Grace are BACK to celebrate their recent dream projects, and reunite The Art Life. We missed you, too!

SHOW NOTES:

• Thirst Trap is streaming on Mometu
• Lunar Logbook is fundraising on Kickstarter til 11/11/24
• Xandra's essay Why I Stopped Singing
• Xandra's Substack: xandrathewitch.substack.com
• Xandra's Taylor Swift readings on Tiktok: @xandrathewitch

RELATED EPISODES:

• Episode 1: This is The Art Life
• Episode 83: Is Art Therapy?

Grace Gordon is on Instagram @gracegordonofficial

Xandra Sunglim Burns is on Instagram @xandrathewitch

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