The Artistic Heart
This is The Artistic Heart podcast, featuring Anna Meade and Jack Wallen.
How do you create in the face of darkness, confronting your fear and loathing to find the way forward on the artist's path? Join us for warm and comforting conversations about creativity and the arts, the challenges and delights.
This show is for people who want to create but feel hopeless, whether you have written forty books or never picked up your pen, whether you want to draw or paint or dance or sing, whether you consider yourself an artist or yearn for wonderland. We want to inspire, inform and empower. Come sit at our table.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2021
Cause and Effect is Your Friend
Cause and effect is the artist's best friend. Not only can it help you
create in the moment, it can help you discover those "happy accidents"
that your muse most certainly intended for you all along. L…
"Perfect" Characters and The Galatea Trap
Is the perfect character preventing your story from being believable?
The Galatea Trap (aka Mary Sue) is a real problem in fiction and film.
Characters' flaws are what make them compelling, so when can…
Active Listening is your Gateway to Great Work
Can you hear me? Can you REALLY hear me? Do you not only hear the
words I'm saying but the subtext beneath them? In this episode of The
Artistic Heart, your hosts not only explain the art of active
list…
Medium Matters...But How?
Why stick with only one art form, when there's so much to learn from
venturing outside your comfort zone? Anna and Jack help you to realize there's a world of art (and mistakes) to learn from.
The Care & Feeding Of The Artistic Heart
Oscar Wilde said it best. "Be yourself. Everyone else is already
taken." To do that, you must know yourself and how art (or the lack of art) affects you. This episode of Artistic Heart dives into thos…
Dead European Men - Is That All There Is?
Art does its best to evolve to either mirror the changes in
society or help society rise above its faults. But revering the same
old white, male, European canon doesn't do us any favors. This episode
o…
Instant Awkwardness (Just Add Compliments)
Artists don't take compliments well. At all. Learning to be
graceful with such interactions can help you rise above your ego and
kick doubt to the curb. This episode of Artistic Heart takes a look at
th…
Extraordinary Inspiration In The Ordinary
Ordinary might be the enemy of art, but it doesn't have to be the
rival to creativity. Learn how to find beauty in everyday things. This
episode of Artistic Heart helps you to understand the importance…
Reviews Aren't Facts (Repeat As Needed)
When you're given feedback of your work, it's important to
understand the difference between opinion and truth—because knowing
which is which can mean the difference between a boost in your
confidence o…
Reimagining Routine As Artistic Ritual
Routine might sound like a threat to that which makes you
artistic. The reality is, routine can help you survive your artistic
dry spells. This episode of Artistic Heart helps you to accept that
everyda…
Art Isn't A Commodity, But Eating Is Good
Putting a price on art doesn't have to discredit or disgrace the
craft. But the space between art and commodity is a fine line that
most artists desperately want, but fear to tread. This episode of
Arti…
Finding Your Light When Theatre Goes Dark
Theatre was our main creative outlet, and when the pandemic brought that to a grinding halt, we felt temporarily lost. On this episode, we explore how artists grow through times of stress, and how th…
Introducing: The Artistic Heart
How do you create in the face of darkness, confronting your fear and loathing to find the way forward on the artist's path? This is "The Artistic Heart," with Anna Meade and Jack Wallen.
This show is …