This episode is all about a familiar critic and culprit in most peoples creative journey: Imposter Syndrome. Part pep talk, part confession and part education this episode with host Liana Berry unpacks how imposter syndrome shows up in creativity, what exactly it is, the functions it serves and how to take it all with a grain of salt. It will encourage you to dismantle the volume so you can enjoy the successes and discover the richness of learning through creativity. Find the podcast on Instagram @artmuse_podcast and support it through Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Find Liana at @liana_berry_art and www.lianaberryart.com.au Sign up or read the newsletter at: https://artmuse.substack.com      

Join me for a more casual and vulnerable episode of Art Muse Podcast for its first episode in nearly 6 months. A catch up on all things podcast, my art and art therapy projects and what i have been up to including traveling 14,00km across Australia. Find the podcast on Instagram @artmuse_podcast and support it through Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Find Liana at @liana_berry_art and www.lianaberryart.com.au

This episode will enchant you with the world of paper floristry and sculpture. Artist and workshop owner Carrissa Wu from Jotterbook Flowers joins host Liana Berry to share the insights, tips and passion of her craft. Carissa has a gentle, affirming and grounded approach to all that she does, prioritising relationship and connection and fostering awe through both her workshops and her artist installations. Carissa’s sculptures position viewers as both witness and participant through their scale, detail and beauty. She shares how her creativity has led the way to self compassion and kindness. A warm and inspiring filled lesson that will leave you craving flowers and enthusiastic to create some paper versions! Mentioned in the podcast: Cartatecnica rossi paper https://paper4craft.com.au/ Red earth art festival: https://www.reaf.com.au/thursday/plants-of-the-pilbara Find Carissa and Jotterbook Flowers: https://www.jotterbookflowers.com/ On Instagram: @jotterbookflowers Book a workshop: https://www.jotterbookflowers.com/about-workshops (sign up to the email list to receive 15$ off workshop tickets) Support the Art Muse Podcast: Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Art therapy guides/e-book's https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product-category/ebooks-and-guides/ Find Art Muse on Instagram @artmuse_podcast

Ever been excited to learn something new and then started only to be confronted by feeling terrible at it? It wasn’t the picture you had in your mind was it? This episode is all about normalising the creative visions we have, the feelings of vulnerability and the ups and downs of learning. Host Liana reflects on the role of mastery in wellbeing, the choices we have in skill building and learning and the value in imagination regardless of whether skills are developed or abandoned. She shares her recent foray into starting and struggling to learn calligraphy as well as some of the reasons she distastes for the paint and sip movement. A favourite episode on a big topic for anyone at any stage of art-making. Mentioned in this episode: Listen to my favourite Brene Brown Ted Talk here Support the Art Muse Podcast: Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Art therapy guides/e-book's https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product-category/ebooks-and-guides/ Find Art Muse on Instagram @artmuse_podcast

In this episode Pia Jones generously shares her insights and wisdom as a creative arts psychotherapist and author on the topics of fairytale, folklore, myth and storytelling.  A dynamic conversation explores how we make meaning, find commonality and express our inner-worlds; including our pain, grief and yearning through storytelling. Pia shares the creativity that fairytale and folklore has at its core and how this can be utilised within therapy and to gain perspective in struggle. Pia and host Liana reflect on the different constructs of fairytales and advocate for its firm placement in the lives of adults as well as children. Find Pia at: Instagram: @silverowlarttherapy Website: silverowlartstherapy.com Purchase and Browse Pia’s books through Routledge & CRC Press (click here), Amazon and other bookstores Support the Art Muse Podcast: Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Art therapy guides/e-book's https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product-category/ebooks-and-guides/ Find Art Muse on Instagram @artmuse_podcast

It’s all about perspective isn’t it? I mean it’s all we have, the lens through which we see the world; shaped by our experiences, our emotions, our social and cultural contexts. In this episode host Liana dives into the relationship between creativity and perspective. Including how it’s a core foundation for empathy. She curiously unpacks how our perspective sustains the way we connect and relate and how you can use art-making to challenge, grow and communicate perspective. A fresh and thought provoking episode that will hopefully leave you holding multiple perspectives!    Support the Art Muse Podcast: Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Art therapy guides/e-book's https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product-category/ebooks-and-guides/ Find Art Muse on Instagram @artmuse_podcast

This episode unpacks the experiences of early career artist Rebecca Hepworth as she shares her creative practice as a painter, illustrator and prophetic artist. Topics include studying visual arts, forging identity and building creative habit as well as artmaking beyond inspiration and interweaving faith. Rebecca graciously shares her insights, her encouragement and her grounded perspective. An thought provoking and warm conversation i hope you will enjoy. You can find Rebecca's on Instagram @rebecca.hepworth.artist and @prophetic.arts.aus You can browse and purchase Rebecca's artwork: https://bluethumb.com.au/rebecca-hepworth https://artloversaustralia.com.au/artist/rebecca-hepworth/   Support Art Muse Podcast: Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Art therapy guide/e-book's https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product-category/ebooks-and-guides/ Find Art Muse on Instagram @artmuse_podcast

Do you struggle with creative habits and making your art a routine? Perhaps it is always on your to do list but never gets done. First things first, you are in good company.  This episode muses over the drive we have to create new habits, the barriers we experience in successfully making them and explores how re-framing perspective, considering your creative values as well as cycles can unbind you from the pressure to make and create art on a timeline. Host Liana Berry also touches on the relevance of ritual and ceremony in art-making, the reward and punishment traps we fall into and the importance of self trust and creative responsibility. The important approach might be like Jamie Oliver’s 15 minute meals but you will have to listen to understand why! Support Art Muse Podcast: Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Art therapy guide/e-book's https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product-category/ebooks-and-guides/ Find Art Muse on Instagram @artmuse_podcast and  

Rounding out season two is a Q & A episode. Host Liana Berry answers some of your burning questions about art therapy, creativity and herself! Lured in by the complex, dominant and prevalent human experience of inner criticism, Liana spends the first part of the episode walking you through practical ways to approach, understand and work with that relentless voice so you can get to what you want to do most, make art. Whilst she starts of promising two tips, there's at least double. You can also find out her favourite food, what it is like making a podcast and her go-to art materials for anyone starting their creative journey. Mentioned in the podcast: Clare Celeste https://www.clareceleste.com/ Lavi Poder https://www.laivipoder.com/  Sergiu Ciochina https://mylandscape.store/ Art Muse on Instagram: @art_muse_podcast Support Art Muse by buying a Ko-fi at: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast  or one of our ebooks:  https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product-category/ebooks-and-guides/

Joelie Russell is an environmental activist and artist working from the Cocos Keeling Islands. In this episode she chats with host Liana Berry about transforming plastic rope and debris into beautiful hand woven baskets and earrings. She shares how this process has nourished her with much needed inspiration and hope and become a key  way to share the stories and call to action for what she loves most; the ocean and the earth.  Joelie explores with Liana how her creativity has been a powerful mindset tool. With infectious energy, Joelie's free spirit shines through in this episode, inspiring you to review the way you create, care and connect. Contact or Find Joelie: Instagram: @Joelie.russel Email: joelie.russell99@gmail.com   Mentioned on the podcast: Sea Shepherd: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/ Take 3 for the Sea: https://www.take3.org/ Find and Support Art Muse Podcast Instagram @artmuse_podcast Purchase an ebook https://www.sunflowerandivy.com.au/shop/e-books-and-guides Buy a Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast

Join host Liana Berry as she muses over the little and localized ways art creates change, spreads kindness and has impact on the things that matter. She brainstorms ways that you can use art as a form of activism in community, kindness and environmental contexts from fundraisers, felt hearts, elephant blankets and themed artworks. It's a diverse topic and one that will hopefully inspire you, empower you and reignite your hope. Mentioned on the podcast: Leila Jeffries https://www.leilajeffreys.com/ The letterbox project https://connectedau.com.au/letterbox_project 1000 hearts https://www.1000hearts.com.au/   Find and support Art Muse Podcast at: -https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast -Instagram @artmuse_podcast -https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product-category/ebooks-and-guides/

There’s something irresistible and enchanting about hand printed cards, notebooks and inspiration decks; products made from a magical, old world slowness and precision with press machines close to a century old. This episodes guest is Emily Shingleton from The Little Press; a specialist letter press printer, artist and shop owner. She will have you falling in love with meticulous making, paper and hand writing. Pour some tea, grab your journal and join us as we discuss beginnings, surrender and the global thread of creative expression, Emily wouldn’t suggest it any other way! You can find Emily and The Little Press at  Instagram @thelittlepress https://www.thelittlepress.net You can support Art Muse Podcast by: Donating the cost of a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Or purchasing an ebook  https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product-category/ebooks-and-guides/    

The pace of art is, well, slow. Yes, Yes I know its not what you wanted to hear. And whilst we have all (at times) been engulfed in inspiration, striding through creativity with unrelenting force, creativity has a fundamentally slow pace. From the physical processes themselves to the ways we find inspiration and process and express our inner landscapes: it’s a long journey. A life-time in fact and one that benefits richly from slowing down and enjoying the ride as they say. Join host Liana Berry as she muses over the pace of art-making, the tension between expectation and reality and of course spending at least a few minutes mulling over the impact of social media and AI software. This episode is a well matched listen for anyone thinking they haven’t created enough or have missed the boat. There is still time and plenty of it! Mentioned in the Podcast: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Emma Carey Support the Podcast by: Buying a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast 52 Weeks With You: A guide to Family Artmaking: https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product/52-weeks-with-you-a-guide-family-art/  

Good pairings might include pears and cheese, boots and puddles, flowers and glass, snow and scarves, but what about poetry and medicine? Join us for episode 20 with Loredana Poloska-Knit as she discusses the interweaving of her life as a doctor and poet. Loredana advocates to never give up something you love for something else, that each of  us has poetry potential and that all projects can have a multitude of purposes. She generously shares her processes and projects with contemplation, certainty and articulation-you wouldn’t expect anything less from a poet! You can listen to Loredana’s Ted X talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzBSd1djwpY&t=11s And find her on Instagram @loredana_poetry or https://loredanapoetry.com/ Support the art muse podcast: Buy us a Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Purchase a whole years guide to art-making with others: https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product/52-weeks-with-you-a-guide-family-art/

A courageous musing into the layered and conceptual world of language and words. Host Liana Berry discusses the value, challenge and nuance of language in expression and how it can be harnessed in creative process. the episode will introduce you to symbolism and it’s duality as an individualized and unifying form and how to identify, generate and express symbolic artwork by utilizing words and dialoguing with your artwork. Mentioned in this podcast: Women Who Run With The Wolves by Carissa Pinkola Estes Carl G. Jung Layman's Archetype Description 52 Weeks With You Ebook  Donate a Ko-Fi Find us on Instagram @artmuse_podcast or @sunflower_and_ivy

Join a worldly chat with well traveled papier-mâché sculptor and artist Osa Rosti. Osa shares her processes, inspiration and the deep connection she has with her craft. Purpose, joy and encouragement weave their way through Osa’s conversation with host Liana Berry as they discuss the transformative qualities, the unexpected artisan history and the magic of papier-mâché. Osa and Liana try to articulate the complex feelings of a creative life, muse over the energy exchanges of art-making and dream of international art retreats and big barn studios. To see a picture of Osa’s first rabbit mask visit either her or the Art Muse Instagram: @osarostiart @artmuse_podcast   Find Osa: https://osarosti.wixsite.com/mysite https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/OsaRostiArtDecor   Support the art muse podcast: Buy us a Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Purchase a whole years guide to art-making with others: https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product/52-weeks-with-you-a-guide-family-art/

A well worn promise, transformation is readily coupled with the process of art-making and creative soul searching. But just how does transformation happen in art-making? what does it actually look like and can you elicit it? Perhaps transformation is as slow as evolution. Join host Liana Berry as she muses over one of healing arts biggest secrets; how art transforms you.   Find Liana's ebook 52 Weeks with you here Locate Art Muse on Instagram @artmuse_podcast You can support the podcast through shouting us a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast   Enjoy the episode!

An interview with family photographer Cat Timms brings rise to musings on authenticity, play and finding your creativity. We discuss the importance of capturing joy, our ongoing desire to memoralise the people and moments we care about and that the path to knowing yourself is a slow one. Cat is also a strong advocate for small business, women and motherhood and this shines through in her interview. Get to know Cat a little more, or at the very least be reminded that family photography is real life treasure- oh and go and print some photos! Find: 52 Weeks With You- A years guide to Art-making with Family https://sunflowerandivy.com.au/product/52-weeks-with-you-a-guide-family-art/ Art Muse on Instagram: @art_muse_podcast Support Art Muse at: https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast Find Cat Timms at www.cattimmsphotography.com.au or @cattimmsphotog Also mentioned in the podcast: Digital Scrapbooking HQ Milktooth Art studio Hoop-Hoop Hooray Delphie Joy Tanya’s Art Corner The Hundred Languages of Children edited by Carolyn Edwards et al

From 10 reasons why you should make art with family (a.k.a anyone you have a connection with), to explaining the differences between collaborative and parallel approaches to art making with others. Host Liana spends episode fifteen exploring some of the depths and discoveries of relational art-making and the things to consider and embrace on the journey.  More information and purchase 52 Weeks With You; a years guide to art-making with family here. Further blog posts by Liana on relational and family art making and creative activities: Sunflower and Ivy Blog Cat Timms Blog Mentions in this episode: Nicole LePera @the.holistic.pyschologist and https://theholisticpsychologist.com/ If you would like to support the pocast by us a coffee (ko-fi!) here Thank-you so much for listening!

Episode 14 is an interview with artist, slow fashion designer, educator and  contemplative soul; Leuca Jane Zimmons. Leuca and host Liana Berry discuss breaking and challenging self and socially attributed definitions in order to embrace a creative practice that encompasses multiplicity. Leuca reflects on balancing the work of the runway with intimate art exhibitions (aptly likened to tea for one) whilst feeding her desire for positive impact. In Leuca's words, a "scrumptious" chat with two creatives on a Sunday morning that shines a light on how we are all interconnected.   Find Leuca on Instagram @leucajaneziemons or @melaleucarise Leuca's websites are: https://www.leucajaneziemons.com and https://www.melaleucarise.com   You can support Art Muse Podcast by liking, subscribing or sharing or donating a ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/artmusepodcast   Find art muse podcast @artmuse_podcast or through Liana's art therapy practice https://www.sunflowerandivy.com.au