Aubrey Charnell is a sculpture artist currently residing in Tennessee. She studied at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy where she was inspired by the master’s works each day walking through the city. She creates bronze figures to pull out the emotion, rawness, and beauty of the human form. She finds her inspiration from within and views her sculptures as a vessel to pull out what’s inside.
Abigail Wennerstrom is the creator of Ink and Honey books that creates custom hand-bound books and journals out of vintage book covers. In this episode she shares her creative process, what being authentic means to her, and the power of failure. This is a must listen episode!
Caleb Franklin is a storyteller. Whether it is through his songwriting, his singing, playing his guitar, sharing a poem, or creating a podcast, he loves the power and emotion behind words. A true artist, he talks about how he draws his creativity from within in this episode. Listen to the end to hear about the amazing work he is doing, then check out his music on Spotify: Honey and the Heavy.
Julia Jacklin
Mary Oliver
The Righteous Mind
Caleb’s podcast
William Faulkner
Hayley Moran is the head route setter at the Crag climbing gym in Nashville. In this episode she shares how she got into route setting, what that process looks like, “setting” as a form of art, and the barriers she works to break down as a woman in a male dominated space. She also creates collage art and enjoys seeing how different pieces fit together.
Siege the Southeast Routesetting
Flow- the book Available on Amazon, but also at other booksellers
Flow at Parnassus Books in Nashville here
Big Magic– Elizabeth Gilbert available on Amazon, but also at other booksellers
Big Magic at Parnassus Books in Nashville here
Marley Grace
Lib would describe herself as the first “debutant to tattoo artist.” In this episode, Lib talks about her journey from an art teacher for over a decade to fulfilling her lifelong dream of being a tattoo artist.
Alchemy Tattoos
IG: @ theartistformerlyknownaslib
Picture of peacock costume
Picture of Costa Rica toilet
Catie Beth Thomas joins us this episode to talk about the various mediums she uses, and the reason why she has chosen those materials. From fiber, to photography, to print making, she combines multiple mediums to create beautiful, intentional, and sustainable pieces. Her biggest inspirations come from spending time in nature, and the interconnectedness of the little things that keep our world alive. Check out this episode to learn about her art journey and future projects she is working on!
Molly Steen, host
Molly Steen, host of Creating More Podcast, shares about her creative process, the mediums she uses, and why she chooses the subjects for her art. She is inspired by the strong women around her and wants to empower women to find their own inner strength, as she is working to find hers. Her art aims to capture the interconnectedness of us all to this earth.
Inspired – by Matt Richtel
The Book – Alan Watts
Ways of Seeing by John Berger
Rutherford County Arts Alliance
Harry Chapin- Flowers are Red
Susan B. Steen (Molly’s co-host, mother-in-law, and friend)
The first thing Susan wants people to know about her is that she loves people. A humanist at the core, she loves meeting people, knowing people, and values relationships. She explores creativity through her writing and photography and love of rearranging furniture. A daughter, a wife, a mother, a mother-in-law,, a sister, and a friend,she is happiest when she is laughing and crying with her family, many of them chosen. Laughing, hiking, photographing, and podcasting with Molly encompass her favorite things with one of her favorite people.
You can read Susan’s writing in the Mainstreet Media paper in towns throughout middle Tennessee, where she writes about life and people and the joys and struggles we need to be talking about more often with each other. You can see some of her photography in 52Frames, an international community of photographers she is proud to help lead. Though she’s only been there seven years, the project has been going strong for eleven, and she thinks everyone should spend at least one “52 weeks” exploring their creative side through the lens of the camera,phone cameras work great!
Writing a book, speaking to groups, and learning other languages are on her list of things to do in the coming years, but she’ll be pretty happy hanging out with the people she loves and working to strengthen her bones and brain.
Rapid Fire:
Elizabeth Gilbert- Big Magic
Waking Life (Movie)
Andrew Huberman- Power of Play Podcast
Charles Bukowski Quote: “To do a dangerous thing with style is art”
Bansky Art
Favorite Writer: Brene Brown
Favorite Photographers: Annie Leibovitz, Cindy Sherman, Dorothy Lange, Pep Ventosa
Quotes to consider from this episode:
“I started writing about things that people don’t talk about.”
“Art is anything the moves the spirit.”
“Art is anything we create that creates feeling.”
Molly. Thoughts and reflections of storytelling. Molly shares for “THREE” people listening. Tell a friend, and she’ll have SIX of you!
It’s us again! Molly and Susan thought we would jump back in to wrap up our very first season. We love storytelling and believe what has been shared this season will not only enrich but change lives. Enjoy!
