The Shaggs were an all female American rock band who were active between the years 1968 to 1975. Comprised of the Wiggin sisters as teens, they were forced to play in the band by their father despite having no interest or experience playing music. They recorded one album, Philosophy of the World, that has been described as both the worst and the best album of all time.---Sources:1. Wikipedia.org - The Shaggs2. Newyorker.com - Meet the Shaggs---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays (AKA Jason!)---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

In this episode, Shelby and Alexa discuss the simple yet enigmatic art of Bill Traylor. Born in 1854 into slavery, he only started drawing at the age of 85 producing over 1200 artworks between the years 1939 - 1942. ---Main Sources:1. Bill Traylor: His Art - His Life, Frank Marezca & Roger Ricco, 19912.  Wikipedia - Bill Traylor---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays (AKA Jason!)---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

Join Shelby and her husband Jason cover the second half of Judith Scott's life. Told from the POV of her twin sister Joyce, we cover all the triumphs and heartbreaks through the short but extremely productive 15 years of being a fibre artist. ---Source:1. Entwined by Joyce Wallace Scott---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays (AKA Jason!)---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

Judith Scott was a deaf mute artist with Down Syndrome who gathered international fame for her enigmatic coccoon-like fibre sculptures. In part 1 of her story, Shelby and her husband Jason discuss Judith's early childhood before and after becoming a ward of the state. Told from the point of view of Judith's fraternal twin Joyce, we get into the emotional details of their short time together and the destructive aftermath of their forceful separation.Stay tuned for part 2!---Sources:  Entwined by Joyce Scott---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

Join Shelby and Alexa as they explore the life of British Outsider artist and medium, Madge Gill!---Sources:  madgegill.com. https://canadianbritishhomechildren.weebly.com/.  ---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

In this episode we tie off Austin Osman Spare's colourful tale! We may have lied when we said episode 2 would be the darkest of this 3-part series..---Source:1. Austin Osman Spare: The Life and Legend of London’s Lost Artist by Phil Baker---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays (AKA Jason!)---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

AOS's life is nothing short of complex and interesting. We see him rub elbows with occult royalty, marry, self-publish some more grotesque works, and take part in WWI.---Source:1. Austin Osman Spare: The Life and Legend of London’s Lost Artist by Phil Baker---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays (AKA Jason!)---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

Join Shelby and Alexa as they embark on the mystical journey through the life of Austin Osman Spare ... Part I!---Source:1. Austin Osman Spare: The Life and Legend of London’s Lost Artist by Phil Baker---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays (AKA Jason!)---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

Join Shelby & Alexa as they close out the final chapter of Adolf Wölfli's life at Waldau.---Sources: Madness and Art: The Life and Works of Adolf Wölfli, Adolf Wölfli: Draftsman, Writer, Poet, Composer, and www.adolfwoelfli.chInstagram: www.instagram.com/creative.alien.podcastEmail: hello@creative-alien.com---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

Join Shelby & Alexa as they continue their discussion of Swiss Outsider Artist Adolf Wölfli. Adjusting to his new life at the Waldau Insane Asylum, Wölfli copes with his situation and his mental illness by creating intricate drawings and fantastical autobiographies.---Sources: Madness and Art: The Life and Works of Adolf Wölfli, Adolf Wölfli: Draftsman, Writer, Poet, Composer, and www.adolfwoelfli.chInstagram: www.instagram.com/creative.alien.podcastEmail: hello@creative-alien.com---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

Join us as we begin the fascinating tale of one of the most well-known outsider artists, Adolf Wölfli.---Sources: Madness and Art: The Life and Works of Adolf Wölfli and Adolf Wölfli: Draftsman, Writer, Poet, ComposerInstagram: www.instagram.com/creative.alien.podcastEmail: hello@creative-alien.com---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com

Welcome to the Creative Alien Podcast! Check out our first official episode all about the Origins of Outsider Art.Creative Alien is now on most podcast platforms!---Sources:Hans Prinzhorn, “Artistry of the Mentally Ill”, 1972 reprintAntonia Dapena-Tretter, “Jean Dubuffet & Art Brut: The Creation of an Avant-Garde Identity”, 2017Margit Rowell, “Jean Dubuffet: A Retrospective”, 1973, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundationwww.outsiderartfair.comen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Cardinal_(art_historian)Roger Cardinal, “Outsider Art and the Autistic Creator”, 2009---Creative Alien logo by @alexafrench.artTheme song by The Villerays---Instagram: creative.alien.podcastTiktok: creative.alien.podcastWebsite: creative-alien.com