“Making stuff out of trash and and found items – it forces you to think in new ways and it puts a very unique stamp on your work.” – Linda Mullen, Grace and Diggs Editor’s Note: In the podcast preamble I mention several organizations where you can get information from or donate to right now that are doing what is

Editor’s Note: In the podcast preamble I mention two organizations where you can donate to right now that are doing what is needed in Minnesota and nationally. They are: Black VisionsNational Bail Out Fund #BlackLivesMatter #EnoughisEnough Bail Funds/Legal Help by City Lisa Kawski is a sound healer, kirtan practitioner, and the owner of Sound Healing for the Soul. She joins

Christian Sterling Hegg joins Joey Phoenix on The Chaos Within podcast to talk about Tales from the Dragon Eye Galaxy, following your curiosity, and asking important questions like hey, what day is today anyway? Christian is a graphic designer, cosplayer, actor, singer, performer, writer, and director. He’s worked with theatres in New York, Utah, and Massachusetts, designed t-shirts and book

“Can we create a village? Could we create a community so that something like this happens that it’s easier, it’s already there, the systems are already in place, there is someone to help care for you and your family and you’re not just on your own?” Tia Cole Tia Cole is a local artist, soapmaker, community organizer, and arts advocate.

Accessibility Note: Scroll to the end of this post to find the audio transcript. Bekah Jordan is a jill-of-all-trades director, producer, writer, designer, teacher, installation artist, and performer. She joins Joey Phoenix on the podcast to talk about art as a lifeline, children’s literature, her in-the-works zine Attn: Pandemic and how well-produced immersive theatre can ruin your life in the

A message from PEM in the EIMH windows, “Hope anchors the soul.” Photo by Paige Besse/PEM. From the Peabody Essex Museum While confined to our homes and spring in bloom all around, many of us are trying to find solace in creativity. How many times has this perfectly apt Toni Morrison quote been shared lately? This is precisely the time

Accessibility Note: Scroll to the end of this post to find the audio transcript. Jessica Murdock joins Joey Phoenix on the podcast today to talk about starting what you finish and creating art through all seasons of life. There will also be a bit about her rescue doggo Pixie, who is featured in many of her art pieces, and her

Accessibility Note: Scroll to the end of this post to find the audio transcript. If we’re thinking of this as a pressure cooker – me creating things is the steam release valve. And for some people, the release valve is sending memes back and forth, it’s napping, it’s sitting and doing nothing, it’s finding a little time to read when

Accessibility Note: Scroll to the end of this post to find the audio transcript. “There’s this constant feeling of comparing ourselves to other artists and being like ‘wow,’ they’re amazingly productive! I should be that productive. But what we can’t see is the mental facilities on their end, the mental health on their end, the responsibilities on their end, so

Accessibility Note: Scroll to the end of this post to find the audio transcript. Lisa Ann Schraffa Santin, the host of the Wardrobe Muse podcast, joins Joey Phoenix on The Chaos Within Podcast to talk about choosing the things that serve you (and getting rid of things that don’t), being realistic about your limitations, and finding joy in the details.