Fish Lee – from Smurfette to Life in the Blocks
How to ease the symptoms of Tourette’s Syndrome and start drawing again, without spilling ink all over the carpet!Guest Fish Lee tells me...
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Episodes
Latest firstPiano à Deux: Music, Marriage and Modern Technology
Facing fears and taking risks. Robert and Linda are classical pianists who have found a unique way to combine their music with comedy,...
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Piano à Deux: Mistresses to Manhattan
Playing piano together (one piano, four hands) was an experimental idea for married couple Linda and Robert, one that taught them a lot...
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Natalie Smart – pro-active with patterns
Maybe it's not the right time, but never say never.Natalie Smart loved working with textiles as a youngster, from hand knitting to...
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Claude Larson – problem solving in science and art
The science teacher who chose to break free from practicality, utility and patterns in textiles and paint.This week’s podcast guest, Claude...
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Dirty Blues and Dorothy Fields with Suzanne Noble
Overcoming concerns about your singing voice post-menopause. Suzanne Noble had concerns about the tone of her voice after not having used...
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Jill Phillips – publishing a family memoir in retirement
Childhood memories inspire a self-publishing project in retirement.When Jill Phillips was growing up, creative pursuits such as painting...
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Helen Hill – design, MS, baby rhinos and craft corner
How crafting can alleviate MS symptoms.To keep her hands busy and her mind calm, Helen Hill crochets blankets for orphaned baby rhinos,...
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Dreaming, Planning and Painting with Annie Sloan
The inventor of the revolutionary Chalk Paint believes that everyone is creative.Annie Sloan had a dreamy, independent young life, which...
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Rowena Roberts – authentic creativity
Helping you find your unique writing voice.Just because you’ve got a solid background and experience in something that you are good at and...
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More Than Work – Claire and Rabiah
Dance, books, drama and singing, and why making this podcast is so important to me.For this episode I’m speaking with . . . well, actually,...
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Sally Ward on Sky's Portrait Artist of the Year
Sally Ward's experiences as a finalist on Sky TV's Portrait Artist of the Year competitionSally Ward had to decline her...
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Policy Advising and Portrait Painting with Sally Ward
Why being an artist DOESN'T mean you have to do it full timeCareer-wise, Sally Ward balances her roles as a civil servant and as a...
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Gerry Coles update - teaching linocut
For this short and sweet bonus episode (while I'm on summer hols) I caught up with Gerry Coles (episode 3) to find out what's new...
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Cass Sabo bonus from Handmade in Oxford
In this short and sweet bonus episode (while I'm on summer hols) I caught up with Cass Sabo (episodes 3 and 22) to find out...
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Starting from Scratch with Ella Orr
Ella Orr’s parents came to the UK from Mauritius in the 1960s and, understandably, they wanted Ella to do well academically. But they also...
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Sobering Self-Reflection with Fiona Myles
Fiona Myles grew up in a small town in Scotland, always aware that she was different from her siblings because she was adopted. As a...
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Finding Space, Light and Oil Paint with Jennifer Baker
Aged 18 Jennifer Baker packed her bags and moved from Florida to New York City to study at the School of Visual Arts, one of the best art...
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Jo Watson – words with purpose
Jo Watson fell into teaching after being told she wasn’t clever enough to study law and that to get into journalism she needed a different...
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Finding creativity through podcasting
Have you ever wondered how I find my creativity? Probably not, but let's just say that podcasting has been a revelation to me, and...
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