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LuminoCity501: Welcome to Luminato 2025The same podcast you know and love is back as LuminoCity! In the first episode of season 5, Rebecca Singh leads the hosts in a reflection of land acknowledgements and what they mean to them, followed by an interview with Luminato Festival’s new Artistic Director Olivia Ansell, hosted by Christine Malec.Music by Ty Simon.2025-04-2938 min
Sellable Art That Feels Like Me#39 / What If THEY Don't Like My Art?"Eeks, What if THEY don't like my art?" Today, we're diving into the dreaded fears when you share your art with anyone, and discover how to share your truest work without letting "what if they hate it?" hold you hostage.If this episode resonates with you do this next – DM me to learn more about the Inspiration to Creation Method and working with me closer. I have updated and re-recorded my process and it will be available as a stand alone framework for artists to use soon. ✔ Tap the + follow butto...2025-04-2425 minSellable Art That Feels Like Me#38 / Studio Full of Unfinished Art? What To Do Next?We have all been there, a studio of half baked artwork. In this episode I talk about what to do when we have unfinished artwork in the studio. If this episode resonates with you do this next – DM me to learn more about the Inspiration to Creation Method and working with me closer. I have updated and re-recorded my process and it will be available as a stand alone framework for artists to use soon. ✔ Tap the + follow button to stay updated on future episodes released each week.✔ Visit h...2025-04-1016 minSellable Art That Feels Like Me#37 / Fresh Studio Starts (BTS) Is It Time to Purge the Old?Bogged down by things from the past? Looking for fresh starts and deeper clarity in your artwork? In this episode I share what's happening in my studio to get clarity, and evolve my work with a fresh start. Mentioned in this episode:In this podcast episode, Michele Luminato shares her perspective on the importance of finding your 'why' in your art-making process. She uses her own 'why' statement as an example and encourages you to do the same. This self-reflective process will help you stay motivated and aligned with your objectives when you encounter challenges...2025-03-2818 minSellable Art That Feels Like Me#35 / The ONE thing Your Art Needs: Finding Your Unique VoiceIn this episode I talk about the most under valued, and often overlooked thing that each of our art needs that is right in front of us. This is essential to finding our unique voice and you already have it. Mentioned in this episode:In this podcast episode, Michele Luminato shares her perspective on the importance of finding your 'why' in your art-making process. She uses her own 'why' statement as an example and encourages you to do the same. This self-reflective process will help you stay motivated and aligned with your objectives when you...2025-02-1713 minSellable Art That Feels Like Me#34 / Has Burnout Stolen Your Creative Spark?In this episode I talk about the sneaky 'burn out' signs that can steal our creative spark. It caught me by surprise and I don't think I'm alone on this one. Mentioned in this episode:In this podcast episode, Michele Luminato shares her perspective on the importance of finding your 'why' in your art-making process. She uses her own 'why' statement as an example and encourages you to do the same. This self-reflective process will help you stay motivated and aligned with your objectives when you encounter challenges or self-doubt. Michele believes that your WHY...2025-02-0514 minLuminoCity423: LIVE at Luminato in the SquareOn Friday June 7, Luminato in the Square at David Pecault Square swung into action with the opening night of nine days of music, art, food, crafts, and that urban festival feel. JJ Hunt was on hand to describe the scene, with Christine Malec joining in from her home studio. Listen in for performances from the main stage by Elder Duke and Jeremy Dutcher!2024-06-091h 07
Unearthing ArtSpecial Announcement from MicheleMichele has a special announcement where you can find her each week. If you found her insights helpful and inspiring - you can get more access to her now. She is back at the Podcast game and she has a special invitation for you! Listen to this episode to hear the scoop. Then start binging new episodes!Binge listen to 10 New Episodes from Michele on the 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' Podcast now. Search 'Michele Luminato' in your favourite podcast player. ---Let's continue the conversation in OriginArtFind Michele Lu...2024-05-1613 minLuminoCity412: Luminato in the SquareLuminato will take over David Pecaut Square again this year for the duration of the festival. Luminato in the Square, our free festival hub will delight festival-goers with concerts, performances, activities, food, and markets for that summer festival feeling in downtown Toronto. Host Christine Malec interviews the Creative Programmer, Veronica Barton and Tamar Ilana from the Miigwech Collective to tell us all about it.2024-05-1442 minLuminoCity404: Audio Description Users Round TableChristine heads up this round-table discussion that takes a deep dive into the intricacies of audio description, both for live in-person productions or your favourite TV shows. If you've never heard of audio description before, (sometimes called "described video") this episode will be an amazing introduction to the world of AD. This episode features special guests Kim Kilpatrick, Amy Amantea, and Emily Maxwell, along with Radio LUMI hosts and Audio Describers JJ Hunt and Rebecca Singh.Many shows at the 2024 Luminato Festival will be made with live audio description available:Age is a Feeling: June 6 – 8 PM...2024-04-1655 minSellable Art That Feels Like Me#4 / Discovering Your ‘Why’: Overcome Barriers to Studio TimeIn this podcast episode, Michele Luminato shares her perspective on the importance of finding your 'why' in your art-making process. She uses her own 'why' statement as an example and encourages you to do the same. This self-reflective process will help you stay motivated and aligned with your objectives when you encounter challenges or self-doubt. Michele believes that your WHY statements can fuel an unstoppable source of inspiration for a sustainable career in art. Have a listen now!About the Host:Michele Luminato is not just a seasoned artist with over 25 years experience; she's also...2024-03-2012 minSellable Art That Feels Like MeWelcome to the Sellable Art That Feels Like Me PodcastYou are listening to the Sellable Art That Feels Like Me podcast with Michele Luminato. I'm really excited to share with you my journey of creating art that truly resonates with me and how it's translated into successful sales.My goal in this podcast is to empower you with insights and strategies so that you too can confidently create and sell art that feels authentically you. This podcast is for artists who wanna create their most authentic work that's uniquely theirs, and also sell it to people who love it and value it just as much as th...2024-03-0102 minUnearthing ArtWhat's next? Find more conversations with Bec & Michele /64As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---This is the final episode of the Unearthing Art Podcast for the foreseeable future BUT Bec and Michele are excited about what’s coming next. They chat about honestly assessing your creative projects and the signs of when it might be time to let go of what feels routine to...2023-06-2632 minLuminoCity312: Archives ('Aalaapi')Ramya Amuthan sits down with Christine Malec and JJ Hunt to discuss audio storytelling and archives and Luminato 2023 prepares for Aalaapi, presented by Native Earth Performing Arts and Le Théâtre français de Toronto, in association with Luminato Festival Toronto. 2023-06-0628 minLuminoCity306: Archives- AalaapiIn this episode, Radio LUMI will explore the theme of “Archives” as part of Luminato 2023. In “Grounding Conversations, Part 6: Archives as Storytelling,” Dev travels to the future in an audio adaptation of a short documentary they created with Helen Lee with production assistance from the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers Toronto (LIFT). Then Ramya Amuthan sits down with Christine Malec and JJ Hunt to discuss audio storytelling and archives and Luminato 2023 prepares for Aalaapi, presented by Native Earth Performing Arts and Le Théâtre français de Toronto, in association with Luminato Festival Toronto. 2023-06-0644 minUnearthing ArtGet unstuck: how to show up and keep making art /63As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Are you trying to get out of a rut in your art practice, feeling like your studio sessions are producing a bunch of ‘nothing’, or disheartened that you are not seeing more progress in your artwork? Yep, Bec and Michele have been there too (quite recently in some...2023-06-0530 minLuminoCity310: Transformation ('Dragon's Tale' and Scott Joplin’s 'Treemonisha')Theodore Walker Robinson meditates on a few things they find worth noting on the themes of transformation and the art of storytelling in opera as Luminato 2023 prepares for both opera productions of Dragon’s Tale and Treemonisha.2023-06-0226 minLuminoCity305: Transformation- TreemonishaIn this episode, Radio LUMI will explore the theme of “Transformation” as part of Luminato 2023. In “Grounding Conversations, Part 5: Building Futures and Momentum,” Dev watches the ripples of transformation that emanate off them and the people that have impacted them as they move through a temporal Lake Ontario.Then Theodore Walker Robinson meditates on a few things they find worth noting on the themes of transformation and the art of storytelling in opera as Luminato 2023 prepares for both opera productions of Dragon’s Tale and Treemonisha.2023-06-0242 minLuminoCity308: Joy (Jean-Pierre Perreault's 'Nuit')Christine Malec sits down with audio describer Rebecca Singh of Superior Description Services and dancer Annemarie Cabri to explore the “Art of Storytelling in Dance" before diving into the connections between joy and dance with Ramya Amuthan as Luminato 2023 prepares for Jean-Pierre Perreault’s Nuit. 2023-05-3032 minLuminoCity304: Joy- Jean-Pierre Perreault’s NuitIn this episode, Radio LUMI will explore the theme of “Joy” as part of Luminato 2023. In “Grounding Conversations, Part 4: Joy as Resistance,” Dev anchors themselves in the past as they take to the ocean—one place that they always find joy—to immerse themselves in the ripples of that emerge from the experiences that have taught them how to find it. Then Christine Malec sits down with audio describer Rebecca Singh of Superior Description Services and dancer Annemarie Cabri to explore the “Art of Storytelling in Dance" before diving into “Worth Noting” with Ramya Amuthan about...2023-05-3048 minUnearthing ArtHarnessing the power of your authenticity as an artist /62As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---You may have noticed we missed an episode last week and that is because Michele is under the weather and has lost her voice.So today we put together a special episode focussed on the power of your authenticity as an artist. This is something we've talked...2023-05-2918 minLuminoCity306: Care (Walk with Amal Toronto)Christine Malec sits down with audio describer JJ Hunt and puppeteer Michelle Urbano to explore the “Art of Storytelling in Puppetry" before diving in with Theodore Walker Robinson about the connections between care and puppetry as Luminato 2023 prepares for Walk with Amal Toronto. 2023-05-2629 minLuminoCity303: Care- Walk with Amal TorontoIn this episode, Radio LUMI will explore the theme of “Care” as part of Luminato 2023. In “Grounding Conversations, Part 3: Returning to Care,” Dev slips into dreams of where they’re able to seek refuge: the care from their communities. These dreams are haunted by spirits as well, but they’re the spirits of our disabled and racialized and queer ancestors who taught them lessons of care, resilience, and survival.Then Christine Malec sits down with audio describer JJ Hunt and puppeteer Michelle Urbano to explore the “Art of Storytelling in Puppetry" before diving into “Worth Noting” with Theo...2023-05-2645 minLuminoCity302: Rest- Ian Kamau’s LossIn this episode, Radio LUMI will explore the theme of “Rest” as part of Luminato 2023. In “Grounding Conversations, Part 2: The Jumbies of Capitalism,” Dev awakens in the present to see the insidious gnarled roots of capitalism that have grown to have a tight grip on Toronto—which are haunted by the jumbies (malevolent spirits) of the past.Then Ramya sits down with audio describer Rebecca Singh, of Superior Description, to explore the “Art of Storytelling in Immersive Art" before diving into “Worth Noting” and their connections with Rest and Ian Kamau’s production of Loss.2023-05-2347 minLuminoCity301: Home- Jordan Bennett’s Echoes Calling BackIn this episode, Radio LUMI will explore the theme of “Home” as part of Luminato 2023. In “Grounding Conversations, Part 1: Situating Ourselves,” Dev describes themselves as a storyteller, a witness and archive that exists simultaneously in the past, present and future. Addressing criticisms of land acknowledgements, Dev explores their relationship with home and place, returning to the land and tracing the landscape of colonialism and how it led to the city they know and how they came to be there. Then Theodore Walker Robinson meditates in “Worth Noting” on the Art of Storytelling in Public Art and how that t...2023-05-1945 minUnearthing ArtAre you fighting for your art? (When the world throws challenges your way) /61As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---The last few episodes Bec and Michele have been talking about the practice of failing in the art studio. But what about when the challenges are coming from outside the studio?In the lead up to Michele’s recent exhibition, the universe threw a LOT of challenges he...2023-05-1530 minUnearthing ArtSupercharge your art practice by exploring what your art ISN'T /60As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele are doing a 30 day art challenge, but not the kind of challenge you might see on Instagram… this is about deliberately failing (proper, ugly failing), making bold and risky moves that don’t work out, and creating pieces that leave you thinking, ‘well that’s definitely not it!’...2023-05-0831 minUnearthing ArtArtist life: being an outsider and failing a lot /59As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele is hot off the official opening event of her solo exhibition and she has THOUGHTS to share. OriginArt members and other artist friends came out to support and celebrate at the opening, and being amongst ‘our tribe’ highlighted (again) how our way of seeing the world and how we s...2023-05-0129 minUnearthing ArtHow to rise (not crumble) under pressure /58As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele’s stunning solo art exhibition opened the day of this conversation, and though it will take some time to unpack all the details and lessons of this monumental effort, for now Bec is really interested in the growth she has witnessed in Michele over the last month or so...2023-04-2435 minUnearthing ArtAll-natural extra-strength artist encouragement tonic /57As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---This week Bec has created a special episode–this is an encouragement tonic in audio form and is just the prescription if you are going through one of those times we ALL go through, when we feel uncertain, unsteady or unmotivated around our art. This is a co...2023-04-0328 minUnearthing ArtBuilding a bridge from where you are to where you want to be /56As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---This is a special episode with highlights from Michele’s week-long Artist Breakthrough Blueprint event. With more than four hours of teaching, we couldn’t include the detailed explanations and practical exercises, but this selection will hopefully give some fresh ideas to consider for your art life. Michele digs into...2023-03-2724 minUnearthing ArtAre you ignoring this artist superpower when it comes to selling? /55As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Marketing, advertising, branding… these words can send a chill down the spine of many an artist. The idea of self-promotion, or more specifically having to adopt a certain ‘public image’ to sell art, feels fake and completely at odds with what you want to bring to the world with your o...2023-03-2036 minUnearthing ArtWhat makes your art worth a $10,000 or more price tag? /54As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---We’re tackling one of those taboo topics today—MONEY. Do you feel like money talk doesn’t belong in conversations about art? Does the idea of asking for a higher price for your art make you feel: anxious, greedy, a sell-out or a fraud? And does thinking about art as...2023-03-1335 minUnearthing ArtHow to design breakthroughs in your art /53As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec’s had one of those perspective flipping ‘bing’ moments of insight after her trip to Melbourne–the kind of jump forward in clarity that opens up new ways of seeing and doing in the art studio.We all have these spontaneous moments from time to time, but can...2023-03-0628 min
Unearthing ArtOur 3 unexpected lessons from a modern art museum visit /52As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele chat about their recent visit to the National Gallery of Victoria—which was extra special because it’s the first time they’ve met face-to-face! Meeting outside a busy Melbourne city train station was a bit overwhelming for a pair of introverts but after a cup of gre...2023-02-2736 minUnearthing ArtIs judgement helping or hurting in your art studio? /51As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Judgement is a BIG topic for artists: overly critical judgement of ourselves and our artwork, plus the fear of judgement by others, can be major creative blocks to creating our best work and sharing it. BUT is there a place for some level of judgement (also known as discernment...2023-02-2032 minUnearthing ArtWhere’s the low-hanging fruit in your art? /50As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele are revisiting a phrase that’s come up in previous episodes—‘low-hanging fruit’ (aka ‘easy wins’).We are digging into all the ways you can think about this in your art practice and art business:In the studio, how do you make the most of what...2023-02-1331 minUnearthing Art“Are you still doing your art thing?” /49As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---“Are you still doing your art thing?” or “And people want to buy that?” Yep we’ve all been hit with those questions (often from well-meaning relatives).Michele is juggling a lot of commitments on countdown to a solo exhibition of her new sculptural pieces, while Bec has been w...2023-02-0634 minUnearthing ArtQuestions to ask before you abandon your current art style /48As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Last episode Michele and Bec talked about those wobble moments when you doubt whether you should be pursuing art at all. This conversation is about a more subtle form of distraction, one that can seem perfectly logical and reasonable in your mind, but can be just as devastating to...2023-01-3031 minUnearthing ArtAre you feeling the January artist wobbles? /47As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Are you finding it difficult to get back into the studio, and into the swing of your creative practice, at this time of year? Do niggling doubts start creeping in about whether you’ve got the desire and drive to keep doing this art thing? Or if you’re even...2023-01-2332 minUnearthing ArtLessons learned from the turn of the New Year / 46As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele and Bec are back, and easing into the new podcasting year chatting about what went well, and not so well, with their plans for the December/January break. One of them had an almost idyllic time, while the other… not so much.They discuss recognising and ma...2023-01-1632 minUnearthing ArtGo figure, being yourself just works better /45As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele and Bec reflect a little on 2022, and the power of allowing your whole, real self show up more in everything you do. But revealing more of yourself isn’t something that’s as easy as flicking a switch, sometimes it’s about feeling the pull and following it even t...2022-12-0537 minUnearthing ArtUnlocking the uniqueness that premium collectors love /44As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele and Bec want to slow down, and go deeper on some of the recurring themes of the Unearthing Art Podcast. A core belief they share is: Great art, impactful art, reveals something of the creator. However this isn’t a rule of being an artist (there ar...2022-11-2838 minUnearthing ArtIs there a part of you that you’re leaving out of your art? /43As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele and Bec recently recorded (for the Origin Art community) a walk-through of Bec’s art journal looking at how the inspiration and vision for her art has changed over the last 18 months.They discuss the insights that can flow from this kind of reflection process, particularly ge...2022-11-2134 minUnearthing ArtTell me what you want, what you really, really want /42As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---In this episode we discuss an important preparatory step to designing the most fulfilling practice and business for yourself—and that is, getting clear on what you REALLY want. Seems simple enough to know what we want, right? But in truth there are a lot of ways we trip ou...2022-11-1329 minUnearthing ArtChoosing the right art offering, audience focus and business model for YOU /41As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele chat about using the 80/20 rule to hone in on the right art offering and audience that works for what we want to do as artists. Although we might resist the idea of moving from ‘mainstream’ to more unique art, because we fear limiting our appeal, there are...2022-11-0738 minUnearthing ArtUsing the 80/20 rule in our art practice /40As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---A couple of good hours in the studio has totally turned Bec around on how stuck she was feeling two episodes ago… This leads to a conversation about the 80/20 rule also known as the Pareto Principle, which shows how focusing our attention and/or effort on the right area (us...2022-10-3134 minUnearthing ArtHow do we build trust with our art process? /39As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---How do we choose, in the moment, what path to take with our art—whether it’s the next move on a particular painting or the next creative idea you should explore?In the previous episode Bec and Michele talked about balancing times of open-ended exploration with time...2022-10-2443 minUnearthing ArtIn the studio: when to quit and when to slog through? /38As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec hit a rough patch in the art studio (again!) and came to Michele for advice… If she’s not seeing a way forward with an idea should she abandon it and look for something else?This conversation takes some interesting twists and turns as Bec pushes Mich...2022-10-1744 minUnearthing ArtArt of change: Turning stagnation into acceleration /37As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele wade into some philosophical questions: What makes us who we are? Would we be different people given different experiences? Can our own self-certainty shut down the potential for new aspects of ourselves, and our art, to emerge? This conversation is thick with analogies: seeds, gardens, stagnant...2022-10-1035 minUnearthing ArtProcrastinating artist? Or just bored? /36As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele surprises Bec by saying her biggest artist challenges have not come from being a ‘bad’ artist, but from being a bored artist… and that procrastination, unfinished work or losing faith half-way through may all be big indicators that boredom is holding you back in the studio.Boredo...2022-10-0339 minUnearthing ArtAre we there yet? /35As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---How do you think about where you are headed as an artist? Do you have an idealised vision of your ultimate artist self, and how great it’ll be when you get there? Or do you have more of vague frustrated sense that you should be further along, without re...2022-09-2635 minUnearthing ArtHow auto-pilot habits might be sabotaging your studio time /34As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele have more to say on what might be going on beneath the surface when you find yourself avoiding the studio… Following on from the discussion of perfectionism and unreasonable standards in the last episode, this conversation digs deeper into how habitual behaviours and automatic em...2022-09-1937 minUnearthing ArtAre high standards keeping you OUT of the studio? /33As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele have a few laughs today to bring some lightness to an experience that can feel very heavy—when you find yourself completely frozen, hitting an invisible wall or just unable to make yourself practice the very thing you know you love: making art.What do...2022-09-1239 minUnearthing ArtTurning Pro: Continual growth as an artist /32As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele and Bec revisit the topic of customising your art process for growth. After the previous discussion, listeners had questions about the artist framework Michele teaches in her Origin Art program—Is it a studio process or something else? What does it mean to have a process that is re...2022-09-0546 minUnearthing ArtBest Bits Vol.1As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Unfortunately Michele's voice is out of action this week, so we decided to do something a little different. We know many of you like to listen to the podcast when you're in your studio. And we can imagine we're right there with you having a chat, which is great...2022-08-2920 minUnearthing ArtAre you solving the right problem to increase your art sales? /30As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---In conversations and courses around selling art, we hear a lot about marketing strategies that involve using Instagram, our websites and mailing lists to build our audience. But if you are not reaching your art sales goals, or your art business is not as profitable as you would like...2022-08-1532 minUnearthing ArtThe myth of finding your ‘art style’ /29As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---It seems like a lot of us artists are on the hunt to find our one true ‘art style’ — an illusive but wonderful thing that we think will solve a lot of problems, and make it easier for us in our studio and in the art market. What is an art...2022-08-0837 minUnearthing ArtCopycat Artists /28As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Something’s got Michele hot under the collar and it’s a bit awkward to talk about… how do you feel when you see an artist promoting and selling work that seems to be an obvious copy of someone else’s art? Is there such a thing as truly original...2022-08-0132 minUnearthing ArtStudio breakthroughs: inside Bec’s new custom creative process /27As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele notices Bec’s been quiet lately and that’s a sure sign that something’s bubbling beneath the surface—turns out she’s building a whole new creative system!Together they talk about: how to set an objective for art studio breakthroughs; riding the ups and downs of n...2022-07-2534 minUnearthing ArtIs now a good time to be an artist? /26As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Even in the best of times, most of us have someone in our lives questioning if pursuing an art career is really the best idea, and whether we should get a ‘safer’ job. Now, it seems like the news is gloomier every day, and with talk of economic downturns thos...2022-07-1832 minUnearthing ArtCustomise your art process for focus & growth /25As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---How do you get from where you are right now with your art, to the vision you have of what it could be? Michele takes us back to her early ugg, ugg, UGLY art days, when her work was nowhere near where she wanted it to be, and how...2022-07-1133 minUnearthing ArtWhy we're afraid to be real with our art /24As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---A recurring theme of this podcast has been the many benefits of digging into our authentic core—that is, who we are as a person and as an artist—to ground our work and create our most distinctive and valuable art. Sounds great, right? But what we unco...2022-07-0435 minUnearthing ArtScepticism, shaky starts and surprising each other /23As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele talk about their early impressions of each other, why Bec decided to go 'all in' on learning from Michele (even though she thought Michele's name was fake!), and how they've continued to surprise each other ever since. Along the way they chat about: feeling stuck and...2022-06-2731 minUnearthing ArtComing clean on what we stand for /22As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---There's nothing like a creative project to accelerate all sorts of personal and artistic growth. Michele and Bec are reflecting on what they've been working on and learnt in the last four months, since the launch of the podcast. However you express your creative energy—in paintings, in writing, in...2022-06-2042 minUnearthing ArtTapping your deeper source of inspiration /21As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Any artist profile or website about page will usually mention their inspirations—it might be colour or light, or the landscape or special memories. Most artists can list off what inspires them pretty readily, and yet many of us can, at one time or another, still feel lost or un...2022-06-1333 minLuminoCity211: BELOVED: A Celebration of Toni Morrison and Black Women AuthorsLive from day 9 of the Luminato Festival 2022. Hosts Christine Malec and Teneshia T. Samuel chat with describer Rebecca Singh who is live at The Winter Garden Theatre to describe BELOVED, a celebration of Toni Morrison hosted by Donna Bailey Nurse. 2022-06-092h 09Unearthing ArtBreak free from overthinking in the studio /20As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Ever feel like you have artist's block? Thoughts racing, and you don't know what to do next? This episode is a little more 'behind the scenes' than usual as Michele puts on her coaching cap to talk Bec through an advanced case of studio overthinking aka artist analysis paralysis. 2022-06-0630 minUnearthing ArtAre you selling to the wrong art market? /19As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---We set out as somewhat starry-eyed artists, wanting to make beautiful pieces that anyone and everyone would love to buy... but when we actually start selling art it can be a shock to discover that not all prospective buyers appreciate the value of the work. Michele recalls the icky...2022-05-3035 minUnearthing ArtThe core work of an artist /18As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Continuing the conversation from the previous episode, Bec and Michele are digging deeper into the work of an artist. Why is insight and bravery so essential to navigating the creative process? How do we manage uncertainty, which is at the core of our best work? And is...2022-05-2324 minUnearthing ArtClaiming space for your art practice /17As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---There can be a perception (especially from non-artist friends and family!) that making art is more of a fun hobby than 'real' work. And certainly many artists struggle with feeling that wanting uninterrupted time and space for our art is self-indulgent, or even selfish.Michele and Bec...2022-05-1632 minUnearthing ArtAre you stuck in a comparison box? /16As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---'Comparison is the thief of joy'—we know comparing ourselves (especially with carefully curated Instagram timelines) is no way to be a happy or productive artist. But why do we compare ourselves? And how does comparison directly limit our creative potential (in ways we perhaps haven't even realised)? Bec an...2022-05-0936 minUnearthing ArtFinding your forever art questions /15As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---As artists we can spend a long time searching for the special something that will make our art stand out, or our 'artist style'. But what if it's not about finding something new out there? What if it's about shedding all the extras until we are left...2022-05-0227 minUnearthing ArtWhat you must let go to make your best art /14As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---After two celebratory announcements, Bec and Michele dig into the very heart of what can make the creative process so painful at times—the reality that when we want to build something new, we often need to deconstruct the old first: destruction before creation.Particularly if you're an...2022-04-2531 minUnearthing ArtWhy art goals don't work (sometimes) /13As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---There's a ton of advice out there about how to set the 'right' goals (and this episode won't rehash all that), but if you feel like your goals are drudgery, if they don't inspire you, if you're still not making satisfying progress, or if you feel you just don't...2022-04-1837 minUnearthing ArtWhat REALLY goes on in an artist's studio? /12As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele drags Bec kicking and screaming to this episode, but Bec turns it around and presses Michele to be much more specific about her studio process. We are getting into the nitty-gritty of what artists actually do, think and feel in the studio: dealing with failed ideas, valuing preparation...2022-04-1134 minUnearthing ArtArtists, are you toe-dipping or all in? /11As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele are talking commitment, but not the heavy ball-and-chain kind. This is the commitment that actually frees us from the exhausting cycle of stop-start, will-I-won't-I, am I or am I not an artist. The kind that unlocks discovery, opportunity and mastery. How can we go all in...2022-04-0437 minUnearthing ArtF@#k productivity, we want creative flow /10As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele question the trend to track, measure and optimise every minute of our day. No amount of scheduling can make you want to do something if you're hating the experience. So instead of feeling guilty that we're not 'doing enough', how do set ourselves up to be...2022-03-2833 minUnearthing ArtBusting the confidence sham /9As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Confidence. Turns out you can't order it on Amazon Prime, so how do we get it? Bec and Michele question what we're really talking about when we wish for more confidence as artists, and come up with better ways to get ourselves out of that 'waiting-for-confidence' rut. Michele talks...2022-03-2032 minUnearthing ArtHow to get the most from art courses /8As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele attended a fine art school, while Bec's art education has been self-directed. Whatever way we begin, all practising artists must guide their own continued development, choose learning opportunities (amongst everything that's now available, especially online) and nurture a growth mindset. If you're not seeing the results you want...2022-03-1334 minUnearthing ArtWhat is 'art that matters'? /7As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele and Bec open a can of art worms in this conversation about what 'making art that matters' actually means. Can art that heals also be great art? What's the difference between fine art, production art and a work of craft? And what's that got to do with any...2022-03-0629 minUnearthing ArtWhen making art feels too damn hard /6As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Michele and Bec agree: making art is intense! A lot of the time you feel like you don't know what you're doing, you're making ugly sh!t, and you're all alone in your studio with no one coming to save you. So why keep doing it? Michele talks about...2022-02-2730 minUnearthing ArtHow do I refill my creative well? /5As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---If you don't know what you want to paint, or are feeling stuck and unable to move your art forward, this episode is for you. Michele shares one of her key teachings—how digging into our past and ourselves can unearth creative assets we never knew we had, and pr...2022-02-2032 minUnearthing ArtWhat are the better questions to ask myself as an artist? /4As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Bec and Michele talk about how seductive it can be (especially at the beginning of our art career) to focus on questions like: How do I make pretty art? What's worked for me before? Is this saleable? When we can ask much more powerful questions like: What does this...2022-02-1325 minUnearthing ArtFinding art on the other side of a breakdown: Part 2 with Bec /3As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---In this two-part conversation Michele and Bec discuss turning-point life events which led them to leave their creative businesses and pursue painting... and what happened next. Part 2 with Bec talks about banging on walls, trying to maintain the status quo and becoming a full-time swamp monster.Bec...2022-02-1324 minUnearthing ArtFinding art on the other side of a breakdown: Part 1 with Michele /2As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---In this two-part conversation Michele and Bec discuss turning-point life events which led them to leave their creative businesses and pursue painting... and what happened next. Part 1 with Michele talks about sneaking away to paint, going too fast too soon and crying a lot.Bec quotes Robyn...2022-02-1331 minUnearthing ArtWhat's it all about? /1As of July 2023, we won't be posting new episodes but you can connect with Bec & Michele and continue the conversation via the links below.Michele has a NEW Podcast - Join her over at 'Sellable Art That Feels Like Me' to hear more. ---Welcome to the Unearthing Art Podcast with artists Michele Luminato and Bec Leigh. Meet your hosts and find out why two introverts would ever decide to start talking publicly and vulnerably about the messy reality of digging deep within to make art that matters.---...2022-02-1007 minLuminoCity140: LUMI Live: Measha's Gospel BrunchLUMI Live from day five of the Luminato Festival 2021. Live from Measha's Gospel Brunch with describer Rebecca Singh and host Christine Malec.2021-10-182h 24LuminoCity136: The Art of Audio Description (Part 1) with Christine Malec and Rebecca SinghPart of Luminato’s Lunch and Learn Series, dive deep into audio description with host Christine Malec and describer Rebecca Singh.2021-10-1728 minLuminoCity130: LUMI Live: Day 4LUMI Live from day 4 of the Luminato Festival 2021. 2021-10-1625 minLuminoCity126: LUMI Live: Day 3LUMI Live from day 3 of the Luminato Festival 2021. 2021-10-1525 minLuminoCity121: LUMI Live: Day 2LUMI Live from day 2 of the Luminato Festival 2021. 2021-10-1425 minLuminoCity116: LUMI Live: Day 1LUMI Live from day 1 of the Luminato Festival 2021. 2021-10-1319 minLuminoCity107: Radio LUMI June 2021 Wrap UpIn this episode, Christine Malec, Ramya Amuthan, JJ Hunt, and Rebecca Singh discuss their highlights from Radio LUMI's June 2021 season, and discuss the upcoming programming for Luminato's October 2021 season.2021-06-2831 minLuminoCity106: Worth Noting: Luminato's Golden Hour, Part 2This episode discusses Luminato's Golden Hour with a conversation led by Christine Malec with Ramya Amuthan, JJ Hunt, and Rebecca Singh.2021-06-2828 minLuminoCity105: Artist Interview with Courage BacchusChristine Malec interviews Luminato Access Advisory member Courage Bacchus.2021-06-2827 minLuminoCity104: Audio Description of Luminato’s Golden Hour Episode 2: What Is Canada?Led by Audio Describer Rebecca Singh, this episode contains the audio description for Luminato's Golden Hour episode 2.2021-06-2843 minLuminoCity103: Worth Noting: Luminato's Golden Hour, Part 1This episode discusses Luminato's Golden Hour with a conversation led by Christine Malec with Ramya Amuthan, JJ Hunt, Rebecca Singh.2021-06-2826 minLuminoCity7:30 pm: Luminato’s Desire Paths Episode 5, featuring Pree Rehal2021-06-2745 minLuminoCity101: What is Audio Description?Learn from blind host Christine Malec along with audio describer Rebecca Singh. Clips from Luminato’s “Lunch and Learn” series.2021-06-1505 min