In this episode I realise how important meaning is as a way of organising my attention, reflect on the value of starting before I am ready in any creative endeavour and try to understand why human beings seek out quiet and stillness in nature only to fill it with noise.

TL;DL
1:14 “The River Thames Project” and organising my attention to find flow
11:56 On humans and making noise in nature
19:15 A trip to Canada and the importance of starting before you are ready to start
29:04 The mysterious world of Connie Cyclonic

Links to things I mentioned
The paper on flow that I mention
Sound of Silence podcast
The imperfect portrait experiment
Two day Inner Critic Workshop
Mask Workshop
Solstice Festival at Samphire Hoe

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(Total listening time 30’ 44”)

In this episode, encountering some midges on a run gets me reflecting on nuclear terror in the 1980s, I contemplate how therapeutic art works brilliantly in the gaps between words, and explore why acts of carnival are vital for weirdos trying to make a meaningful difference in the world.

TL;DL
02’ 06” A chain of thought from midges to 1980s nuclear terror
10’25” The microtonal power of therapeutic art
18’ 18” The performative solemnity of the consummate professional
26’ 47” Jackdaw invasion!
35’ 24” Upcoming workshops and Samphire Hoe Solstice Festival

Links to things I mentioned
Jonno Hanafin’s Percieved Weirdness Index
Unhurried moments podcast where I tell the story of that moment
Playing at the Edge Inner Critic Workshop
Paper Cutting Workshop in Guildford
Mask workshop
Samphire Hoe Solstice Festival

The written substack version of this episode can be read on my Substack.

If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.

Comments, questions, requests and stuff to stevexoh@gmail.com

(Total listening time 37’ 53”)

In this episode I investigate a strange fact I was sent about crows being rainbow coloured, explore impermanence and the art of ending projects at their peak, and lament the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station and what that can teach us about the dangers of “golf-course creativity.”

TL;DL
04’ 32” I got sent a weird book about Rooks
08’ 36” Are crows in fact rainbow coloured?
12’ 43” The art of the intentional ending
25’ 04” The lost soul of Battersea Power Station
34’ 33” The Creatively Eccentric Podcast
35’ 37” Details about forthcoming Open Studio events

Links to things I mentioned
Fred Deakin on Instagram
Lemon Jelly
Talking Jim Reilly on the Glen Dye Podcast
The Creatively Eccentric Podcast
Details about Open Studios
Buy stuff in my shop
Buy me a coffee (support this podcast)

The written substack version of this episode can be read on my Substack.

If you're wondering why this is an accidental podcast then listen to the first 5 minutes of episode one.

Comments, questions, requests and stuff to stevexoh@gmail.com

(Total listening time 36’ 49”)