Hello friends!!!! After an over 6 month hiatus the podcast is back and to start us back into the swing of things I have for you an interview with my hubby - Miggs Sonny! Here is more about our artist: Miggs is a full-time artist, part-time illustrator, occasional graphic designer, sometimes animator, and definitely not a rapper. He creates exciting visual works specializing in portraiture, branding, album packaging and motion graphics. Links: https://miggssonny.com/ Link to Patreon to support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

Hello, dear listener! September brings the shift of Autumn, so to celebrate this change of season with a beautiful conversation with a fantastic artist and teacher. Krisztina is our artist this month, and in this conversation, we talk about her process, how she paints as a way of sharing her life and experiences, her transition into motherhood, and the journey that has led her here. Here is some more about our artist: Krisztina Lazar is a painter of imaginary realism. Her current body of work “Motherhood is Metal” explores the alchemically transformative elements of having a child, from the negredo of total dissolution, the albedo of Madonna-esque bliss to the rubedo of integration and wholeness. Using both a Mische of oil and egg tempera and direct Alla Prima techniques to render hyperealistic sacred art, Krisztina creates figurative and portrait paintings that exist in the vesica piscis of fantasy and visionary painting. Krisztina completed her BFA at Carnegie Mellon University in 2004 and her MFA graduate degree in 2011 at the San Francisco Art Institute New Genres department. Her paintings have been exhibited in group and solo shows throughout the United States and Europe, most notably at the H.R. Geiger museum in Gruyere, Switzerland. She teaches her unique styles of painting to many students in group and private settings. Her work has been featured in multiple articles, galleries and book publications. She currently lives and works in Northern California. Links here: https://www.instagram.com/krisztina_lazar_art/?hl=enhttps://youtube.com/@TranscendentBird?si=L7PDpIXQ56n6-9p_https://krisztinalazar.substack.com/ www.transcendentbird.com Workshop: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mythic-face-visionary-portraits-in-the-mische-technique-w-krisztina-l-tickets-691156496687 Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

Welcome to this bonus episode of the podcast for August. Today, I have the honor of sharing a beautiful conversation with a talented artist named Jade. Her work is truly transformative and filled with magic. Here is some more info about our dear artist! Bio:Jade Wolfe is an artist, art therapy student, and Reiki practitioner from Saskatchewan, Canada. Her work is a testament to the deep interplay between psychology, spirituality, and a profound relationship with the land. Born with an innate curiosity about the human experience, Jade pursued a degree in psychology, delving into the intricate workings of the human psyche. This academic journey planted the seeds of inspiration that would later bloom in her artistic endeavours. The exploration of personal grief, existential questions, self-discovery and spirituality became recurring themes that would inspire her intuitive, visionary work, as well as vibrant landscape paintings.As an art therapy intern, Jade has had the privilege of working closely with residents in long-term care facilities. This experience has not only deepened her understanding of the therapeutic power of art, but has also honed her focus on spirituality, grief, and the significance of our relationship with the natural world. Through art, she has witnessed the transformative potential of creativity in the healing process, guiding individuals towards self-discovery and self-expression.In addition to their work as an art therapist, Jade is a Reiki practitioner, further emphasizing her commitment to holistic healing. The integration of Reiki principles into her artistic practice imbues their work with an added layer of intention and energy, creating pieces that resonate on a spiritual level.Jade's paintings are an invitation to embark on a contemplative journey. Her pieces navigate the intricate tapestry of human emotions, offering solace to the grieving heart and encouraging viewers to reconnect with their creative and spiritual essence. Link to socials:https://linktr.ee/animainfinita Support the Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

Hello friend! So excited to share another amazing conversation with you. This time I had the pleasure of interviewing Charlotte Tara. Here is a little more about our artist! About MeI am an intuitive artist working in several creative media: I am a writer, currently writing in the fantasy genre; I am a visual artist with a focus on drawing and painting from my imagination and intuition; and I am a dancer.The source of all of my creative work is the same. This source flows from the center of who I am, and is multifaceted. These facets are: Reverence and Wonder, Intuition, Imagination, and Trust and Non-Attachment. My artistic visions and practices are uniquely mine: a fusion of my own innate gifts and the loving presence and guidance of countless other beings, only a few of which have formally been my teachers.I live in Roanoke, Virginia with my wife, our twin children, and 11 other animals: one dog, three cats, and seven chickens. I grow tall sunflowers.Links:My Website is a wonderful place to get an overview of who I am and my work, and you can purchase prints from my shop.Rumoring & Shalemarch This link leads to my World Anvil page for my in-development tabletop roleplaying setting and content. And I am on Instagram: @bodhiterra, where I occasionally write about creativity, spirituality, and being a transgender woman. Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

Hello friends! It's been a second, but we are back! And with another wonderful conversation with another talented artist. This month features a artist named Court (They/He) here is some more about our artist: Hiya! My name is Court Zeitler (they/he), and I am a 25-year-old multi-media artist from Carroll County, MD. My full-time job is running my art business, Cosmic Court Arts. My dream is to provide healing, growth, and connection in my communities through my artwork. I sell my own prepared work, as well as provide many custom-made pieces tailored to specific requests of my clients. The mediums I work most in are acrylic paintings, ink, printmaking, and digital. I also dabble in colored pencil, watercolor, and sculptural works of many types. I travel the East Coast to attend many festivals where I sell and create artwork. I hope to soon expand my outreach to begin teaching and sharing what I have learned as an artist, so that others may begin to utilize art as a healing tool. Thank you for being interested in my work!  Link tree for the artist: https://linktr.ee/cosmiccourtarts Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

Happy 3 years to the Subnormal Podcast! To celebrate 3 years of creative magic, I have for you a fantastic interview with artist, energy worker, and teacher, Nancy Martin. Here is a little more about our artist:"Nancy Martin is a Chicana mixed media artist, she creates out of her home studio in Menifee, CA. Her passion is sharing the process of creating art primarily with women, mothers and children. She believes creativity teaches sovereignty, connects us to our authentic selves, offers mental and emotional healing while building self confidence, neural connections, mindfulness and leads to fun fulfilling individual growth.  As a first generation Mexican American, Nancy was born and raised in the Inland Empire. She is primarily a self taught artist, yet she has a degree in Interior Design from FIDM, Los Angeles. A mother herself, Nancy understands the demands that modern aged mothers and women are up against and she has learned to use her art as a form of support for her mental and emotional health. In her motherhood journey with her 9 year old son, she has come to understand the beautiful connections that happen when mothers and children create together. She believes that bringing art into a community elevates the livelihood of its citizens and she strives to support her community with art.  As an artist Nancy is currently showing her latest collection “The Root”. Which is a narrative art series that is about connecting with your creative intuition and allowing spiritual and mental connections too to guide her through the creative process. This guidance allows her to connect to her authentic self to in turn share her story. Nancy also uses art as a way to release negative conditioning, allow her mind to process trauma and pain and alchemize them into art. Nancy offers a variety of freelance art and energy services such as Logo & Graphic Design, Digital Illustration, Art Event Wellness Facilitation, Live Paintings, Wall Muraling, Energetic Clearings and Kids virtual Art classes."  Instagram: @Momhawk_ Instagram: @momhawk_Kids Facebook: Momhawk Facebook: Momhawk Kids Website: www.momhawk.artnmartstudio@outlook.com  Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

Hey Friends! This month's episode is here! This month's episode is with visionary artist Jennifer. Here is some more about our artist: "Jennifer was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1988. In the earliest years of her life, she lived in Los Altos, California where many of her earliest memories were of her making art. In 1994 she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Growing up in Utah, she consistently studied art throughout her adolescence, and in 2006 began studying oil painting with BYU art professor Sydney Bowman. In 2006-2007 she began taking independent college art courses with Sydney.In 2008, she received a scholarship to The Academy of Art University in San Francisco where she looked forward to continuing her artistic education and pursuing her passion for painting. After studying painting at the Academy for two and a half years, Jennifer decided to accelerate her independent ideas of art and began an internship with San Francisco-based artist Hilary Williams whom she worked for several months. During her experience in the unique city of San Francisco, she was greatly inspired by the diverse and rich culture the city possessed and enriched by the abounding palette of different art forms and the unified vision of humanity within the community. In 2011, Jennifer moved back to Salt Lake City for 9 months and began intensely focusing on her new work as an inspired artist-entrepreneur. During this time, she worked with Shiloh Sophia McCloud and participated in her BLOOMING ARTISTS program where she created a foundation for her art and business. Shortly after the program, she moved back to the Bay Area as a trampoline knowing she was heading to Europe, somehow.In 2012, Jennifer traveled to Italy to attend the ‘Expanded Visions' painting seminar to study the renaissance painting technique called the ‘Mischtechnik’. Here, she was introduced to this lineage of art with international artists Laurence Caruana, Maura Holden, Amanda Sage, and A. Andrew Gonzalez.In 2014, Jennifer studied with Philip Rubinov Jacobson and Mantra Cora in Boulder, CO to deepen her study of the Mischtechnik and to explore the diversity in this lineage. Here, she was greatly inspired by Philip and his way of teaching. She studied with him again in Payerbach, Austria the summer of 2016.Jennifer has relentlessly exhibited her work in galleries and locations in the United States, such as Salt Lake City, Ukiah, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Berkeley, Denver, and Spokane, as well as Internationally in Brazil, Austria, England, and France.Currently, she is residing in Southern Idaho; working full time in her art studio, and raising her sweet son Tyden; with her loving and devoted husband Ryan." Links: website is: jennifermceuen.com Insta is: @jennifer.mceuen.art Facebook Art page is: The Art of Jennifer McEuen. Other stuff! Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

Hello friends! Here is another lovely interview, this time featuring Alexandria Crow from Montana, here is a little more about our artist: "Working in my studio has become a daily ritual and meditation, this practice is what keeps me grounded and centered in my reality. I see each vessel as a chunk of Earth able to be utilized and cherished. In 2017, I attended a ceremony and as we gathered to eat we went through and took small morsels from each dish and placed them on what was called a Spirit plate. Being a chef and artist, I was inspired in an entirely new way. At the next gathering, I brought one of my creations as an offering. It was magical to create functional wares that were full of intention and beauty. I obtained a passion for creating utilitarian pottery, this small act has expanded into what my work is today, ever-evolving and growing. Soda firing is full of trial and error. I will forever be learning and have watched my work change dramatically over the past year while focusing on the firing process. The ability to witness the flames' path across the pots creating shadows has brought inspiration to what shapes can do. This next formulation of pots focuses on multifunctional objects and how they can dance with fire." Links Here: Instagram: instagram.com/narwhalandcrow Website: narwhalandcrow.com Support the podcast: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

Hello friends! Here is the first episode of the year. I am so excited to share another amazing conversation with another amazing artist. This month's artist is Amelia,  here is a little bit more about her! I'm Amelia Passer. I've been a full-time artist for several years- primarily working with oil paint, but over the last few years, I've been working on a system that merges my interests in the esoteric with creating art. It involves ritual magic, and fundamentals of alchemy with the creative process. This whole system has completely flipped to way I view art, as well as shaped what type of work I want to create. Art is a form of Magic just as Magic is a form of Art. Magic inspires me more than anything else, and it is this force that I strive to weave through my creations. Links Here: Instagram.com/ameliapasser Etsy.com/shop/ameliapasserous Patreon.com/ameliapasser Ameliapasser.com Facebook.com/ameliapasserart Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

Hello! As we close out this year that is 2022, I have for you today a very powerful conversation about self-care, community care, and mindfully creating in concern for our carbon footprint! Today's conversation is with a make named Julia, here is more about our artist! julia elise natural & herbal body care products website: www.juliaelise.com ig: @juliaeliseshop bio: julia elise natural & herbal body care products are designed to connect you to your full humanity so that you can show up in the world as your best self. julia believes that self care is community care and that it is essential that we care for ourselves in order to create a more just, equitable, and loving world. all julia elise products are handmade in small batches in julia's home studio, which is on unceded dakota & anishinaabe land (commonly known as minneapolis). products are inspired by and created with the powerful healing properties of herbs at the forefront. all products are completely natural and organic when possible. i partner with pluck flower farms, a woman-owned flower farm in milaca, mn to grow many of the herbs i use in my products. it is my greatest hope that these nourishing products will inspire you to ground yourself and take a few moments out of your day to connect with your body & create intentions for yourself as you move through the world and bring your unique gifts to those around you. Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild All other subnormal Links: https://linktr.ee/subnormalchild

Hello friends! The time has come for another amazing interview. This time we expand outside the states to our neighbors to the north. I am  so excited to share another jewelry maker all the way from Canada! Here is some more about our artist: Jewellery, Magic, & Tarot "Janet Goodspeed is the creatrix at Good Sigil Arts; a jewellery micro-business inspired by tarot and astrology. Goodspeed is a trained jeweller, gemmologist, and educator as well as a tarot reader and astrologer. She handcrafts sterling silver and gemstone jewellery with intention in her Vancouver BC studio." Links: www.goodsigil.com IG & Twitter & TikTok @ goodsigil https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goodsigil/good-glyph-planetary-signet-rings Here work is absolutely amazing! I hope you enjoy! Link Tree Here: https://linktr.ee/subnormalchild

Hello friends! It's been a hot second but I finally have a new episode for you. Today's artist is Rachele but you may know her by her project Secrettexts. Rachele works in music, poetry, art and channels her esoteric wonderings with the magic she creates. I hope you enjoy this beautiful conversation. Here is her bio: SECRETEXTS ARE ENCHANTING REMINDERS FOR CONSCIOUS, COSMIC LIVING BORN OUT OF REVERENCE FOR THE EARTH, A DESIRE TO EXPAND OUR CAPACITY FOR LOVE, AND TO EMPOWER CREATIVE EXPRESSION. AN ACT OF DIVINATION, DEEP LISTENING, AND PLAYFUL WORD FORAGING, RACHELE EVE'S SECRETEXTS ARE HERE TO INSPIRE YOU, BRING YOU A SENSE OF CALM, AND SPARK JOY AND SPACIOUSNESS IN YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE AND YOUR PRACTICES. HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE, SECRETEXTS OFFERINGS INCLUDE PRINTS, APPAREL, CANDLES, AND MORE. THEY CAN BE PLACED ON YOUR WALL OR ALTAR, GIFTED TO YOUR BELOVEDS, AND CARRIED AROUND TO AFFIRM YOUR PATH. IF YOU ARE ESPECIALLY CALLED TO THE OMENS AND SYNCHRONICITIES OF LIFE, YOU MIGHT ENJOY BECOMING A MONTHLY SUBSCRIBER ON PATREON WHERE YOU WILL RECEIVE ORACLE CARDS IN THE MAIL, ATTUNED TO THE CYCLES. links: www.secretexts.com @secretexts www.racheleeve.space @rachele_eve Subnormal Links: https://linktr.ee/subnormalchild

Hello Friends! July is almost over but I do have a new episode to share! This is another first for the podcast because this month we have a Performing Artist! (How cool is that?) Meet our artist of the month, Sarah. Here is more about our artist! Sarah Corbyn Woolf is the tarot teacher and reader behind Ecstatic Rabbit Tarot. She started pulling cards on the playground in middle school and continued her personal practice for over a decade before beginning her professional one. The core of her work is to support clients’ and students’ pursuit of self-inquiry. She does so by balancing practicality with spirituality, gravity with playfulness, tender care with tough love. She interprets tarot cards with attention to pattern, narrative, symbolism, and poetry. She offers a course on tarot fundamentals, classes on the minor and major arcana, special topics workshops, and one-on-on tarot study. Her ongoing research includes the history of tarot, the application of somatic and expressive movement to its practice, and the relationship between tarot’s recent popularity and the erasure of Roma people and culture. Links here: Website: EcstaticRabbit.com & SarahCorbynWoolf.com IG: Instagram.com/ecstatic.rabbit.tarot Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ecstatic-rabbit-podcast/id1547189735 Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild Sign up for the email list: https://www.subnormalchild.com/emaillist

Hello friends, I am excited to share another talented illustrator with you all today. Here is some more information about our artist this month, Gloria: "I have always struggled with being able to represent and express the experiences of people of color in a delicate and insightful way. As an artist and mother, the lack of representation of my identities inspires me to create art that expresses the intersections of spirituality, nature, and humanity. For example, it drives me to build relationships with writers to illustrate books that illuminate our stories. The plight of my people and our pursuit of sovereignty led me to educating myself on the healing magic, symbolism, and wisdom we bestow upon the world. My goal is to help heal, educate, inspire, and  create work from a place of gratitude and self- forgiveness. My artistic practice seeks to offer healing by highlighting themes of spirituality in nature as we are all connected to it. Every aspect of nature has a spiritual purpose and function within our existence. My work draws on those meanings for the mission of self-discovery and collective healing. I examine feelings of oppression and how knowledge of self, nature, and symbols can combat self-inflicted and/or external pain." Links: https://cargocollective.com/gloriajean https://www.etsy.com/shop/GloriaJeanStudio Find Gloria on instagram at: @gloriajeanstudio Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild Linkree to the discord and store: https://linktr.ee/subnormalchild

Happy May Friends, I am excited to share our first poet on the podcast! I met Eryn years ago, taking their workshops and working together privately. Eryn is an amazing facilitator and it was such a pleasure to sit down and talk to them about their work. Here is a little more about today's artist! Eryn Johnson (she/they) is a queer breathwork facilitator, energy worker, and writer based in Philadelphia. They write to remember, to heal, to process. Her poetry explores the impacts of religious trauma and cisheteropatriarchy, telling stories of survival and of becoming. You can find them on Instagram @erynj_. Links: Book link: www.living-open.com/moon-sign  newsletter: www.living-open.com/subscribe Living Open podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TIoEnSclSWqHgiPD8bgKJ?si=966a0039f872445b Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild Support my kickstarter here: http://kck.st/36IWaaT

So excited to share another amazing conversation. Our second one this month since its the 2 year anniversary was on Tuesday! This time its with the artist behind the brand @emptyandamazing, Heather Enders. Here is more about our artist: Art is a reaction to living, it is something i am continually mulling over, balancing impulsive reactions and deep reflection. Small moments can affect us on a large scale, and my artwork looks to monumentalize those tiny points in time. I find a comfort in the natural world i cannot find anywhere else. Standing still, and existing in this moment can be difficult, but when i am outside or bonding with plants suddenly i can stop and focus on now. Heather has a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art + Design and is trained in both traditional painting/drawing techniques, as well as unconventional contemporary art theory. In addition to fine art she also has experience in event planning and gallery management. She has designed logos for a variety of businesses, bands, and local events in Massachusetts, New Mexico, and beyond. Links: www.emptyandamazing.com facebook.com/emptyandamazing instagram.com/emptyandamazing Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild Kickstarter for my coloring book: http://kck.st/36IWaaT

Hello friends! This month marks the TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE PODCAST!!!! I am so thankful to share the work of so many amazing artists. And to celebrate the magic of this two year mark, I want to share TWO amazing conversations with you. Starting with the artist Emily Kell. Here is a little more about our artist: Emily is a Boulder, Colorado based artist whose artistic focus is on portraiture and paintings that have an emotional and empowering element to them. Her artwork takes root in ideals of the divine feminine, in the transmutative power of shadow work, and in the mystical realms. In her artwork and in life, she celebrates the spiritual journey of the human family, the sacred Mysteries, and the country of dreams. Through her artwork and poetry, Emily endeavors to explore the space between the worlds, and to bring symbolic entities through and onto canvas. For the past decade, Emily has been painting women whom she has a personal connection to, in the hopes to reflect what she knows of their being through the lens of archetype. Emily shares much of her own personal experience of the human journey by way of her poetry, which is written throughout her paintings in a language of her creation. It is her hope that these pieces serve as windows into subconscious realms, and as talismans of cathartic reflection for the viewer. links: www.emilykell.com www.facebook.com/emilykellart www.instagram.com/emilythefunkypriestess Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

So excited to share another amazing and talented artist. Here is more about Alex and her work:  Alex Lozier is a jewelry artist + alchemist currently working and residing in the Hudson Valley, NY.  Inspired by the beauty of natural landscapes and organic materials, she creates jewelry that adorns the body with crystals, bones, insects and wood.  Her work explores the intersection between the body and the spirit realm.  She creates talismans that celebrate the beauty of the Earth and awaken the inner magic of the soul. She graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA with a BFA in Crafts in 2010. She has received awards for Excellence in Jewelry from the Society of North American Goldsmiths and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. She has exhibited her work at craft shows, galleries, and museums.  She is also a certified Reiki Master + Stone Alchemist.  In her free time, Alex is an avid hiker, outdoor enthusiast, yogi and lives an Ayurvedic lifestyle.  She also has a ball python named, Noodle. Here are the links to learn more: www.alexlozier.com IG: @alexlozierjewelry FB: https://www.facebook.com/AlexLozierJewelry Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpRAextz1laa581fST9LJZw Her Fundraiser for Ukraine: https://alexlozier.com/products/ukrainian-tryzub-pendant-fundraiser Support the Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

I am so excited to share this months artist, Martin Bridge. Here is a little more about our artist: Martin is proudly carrying his family tradition forth as he lives, creates and teaches in the hills of Western Massachusetts. His work spans a wide range of media from Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Theater Design and Site Specific Installations to Performance. One of the most central themes to his work is an exploration of the natural world and our place as humans in relation to the web of life that we are a part of. His work bridges realms of science and mysticism in an effort to challenge the cultural paradigms that dictate how we relate to both the natural world as well as our brothers and sisters. As an avid Permaculture designer he strives to create work that improves his own awareness of how he relates to the natural world and invites viewers to contemplate how to live in better balance with the world around us. His Permaculture works have been shared in international publications and educational material. Through his work he hopes to inspire and cultivate a greater sense of mystery and possibility in our experience of the world. Find out more about Martin through the links down below! www.thebridgebrothers.com www.patreon.com/martinclarkbridge @martinbridgeart. (facebook and instagram) martin.bridge.art (tiktok) Support the podcast by joining the creative coven on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild

Hello friends! I am so excited to share this months episode with Mackensey Alexander. We get into some beautifully deep conversations about her work so make sure you check out the links to see some examples of her amazing work. Here is a quick bio about this months artist: “As a lifelong student and seeker, I am always curious and eager to learn. I love traveling, communing with nature, building campfires, nesting, binging on audiobooks, and discovering new ways to explore my body and celebrate my senses.  I value authenticity, vulnerability, and compassion above all else, and I strive to live my life according to these virtues. Weaving together my knowledge of human sexuality, tantric yoga practices, somatic and energy healing, body neutrality/HAES philosophy, ritual and embodiment photography, I offer a transformative space where people can learn to cultivate a deeper sense of intimacy, sexual and emotional intelligence, connection and pleasure. Currently rooted in of Savannah, GA,  I am available for in person tantra and intimacy coaching sessions, workshops or retreats, energy healing and embodiment sessions. I also facilitate online coaching sessions, courses and workshops using Zoom and am open to travel for bookings worldwide.” Find her on IG as @lilithandlavender  And check out her website www.lilithandlavender.com Support the podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/Subnormalchild