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Creatives Making Moves PodcastGhana Retreat Highlights & LessonsMeet Cherri Ledbetter and Devin Joyner, inspiring artists who traveled to Ghana, West Africa with me on the Empowered Creatives Retreat! They both have confidence doing the work they love. Cherri is an interdisciplinary creative who makes beautiful sculptures and paintings, and believes you should never stop experimenting. Devin is a creative director, choreographer and certified yogi. She’s also the founder of Many Colors Beauty Box, and advocates for forward movement in the entertainment and beauty industries.
In this episode learn how traveling to Ghana impacted their creative journeys, and helped to have clarity on the pr...2021-11-0445 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastRetreat Series Ep. 4: Are You Ready to Retreat in Ghana?So by now if you’ve been listening to this 4-episode retreat series, you know that I’m committed to helping you be the bomb artist you already are and create a beautiful life centered around your creative genius.
You probably are excited about the retreat, but still have some lingering questions if this trip is right for you. You might even be talking yourself out of going.
In this episode I’m answering all your Q’s! Today I give you a deep look inside the Empowered Creatives Retreat in Ghana. I’l...2021-10-2842 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastRetreat Series Ep. 3 - You‘re a Creative Genius, BooIn this week’s episode I'll show you what the Empowered Creatives framework looks like in real life. And how my support can help you make this process so much easier. You’ll see how my framework will work at the Ghana Art Retreat, and how to apply the framework to your every day lives. This episode is all about how to implement and put the pieces together.
To illustrate how the framework looks in real life let me share a story.
I remember when things first shifted for me in Ghana...2021-10-2123 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastRetreat Series Ep. 2 - The Path to Your Creative CallingIn this week’s episode I share with you my Empowered Creatives Framework. It's the process I use to reflect on my practice, commit to my vision, and leave a legacy. The framework is a 3-Phase Process that helps artists to have clarity on their creative calling, feel connected, and confident to do the work they love.
When I was designing the Empowered Creatives Retreat, I broke down the steps I took when I had my first breakthrough. I sat down and thought about why I had clarity, confidence, and deeper connections as a result of...2021-10-1423 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastRetreat Series Ep.1 - It’s Not Just A Dream VacationIt’s Not Just A Dream Vacation
In this special retreat series, we’ll go behind-the-scenes of the Empowered Creatives Retreat experience, insight to why I created this retreat package, why you need to have this experience NOW, and how this retreat will change the game for your art practice.
The goal is for you to get a deep look at the Empowered Creatives Retreat. By the end of this four episode series you will know what happens on the retreat, if the retreat is right for you, and the su...2021-10-0718 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastBlack Film SpaceMeet Lande Yoosuf, a Nigerian-American writer, director and producer who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Lande has over 12 years of production development and casting experience, and has worked with several networks including MTV, NBC, Wetv, and Bravo. She loves telling stories that explore sociology, gender and race themes. Her first critically acclaimed short film, Privilege Unhinged, screened at the Martha’s Vineyards African American Film Festival. Lande is a boss who runs the production company One Scribe Media, and is the co-founder of Black Film Space, where she works to increase access and ownership for filmmakers and content creators of Af...2021-09-0236 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastFurniture Restoration As Self CareCreatives Making Moves Podcast
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Meet Kalinda Williams, a business savvy interior designer who believes in holistic wellness. In 2017, Kalinda began selling restored furniture at a local retail store in Michigan. She quickly became one of the top sellers, and soon after decided to take a leap of faith to establish her brand as Mint Leaves, LLC. Today, Kalinda is the Founder & Creative Director of Mint Leaves where she provides event management, furniture restoration, and interior design & styling services. While creating beautiful spaces and experiences are still her passions and m...2021-08-2630 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastNature as Art InspirationCreatives Making Moves Podcast
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Meet Chicago-based artist Abena Motaboli, whose creativity spans performance, painting, installations, and cultural work. Influenced by her South African and Ghanaian cultures, she uses materials from the earth like dirt, flowers, and tea to comment on displacement and past memories. She believes in using what you have to do whatever you want with your artwork. Abena has worked as an art facilitator with the Chicago Park District, Marwen Arts, the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, and community gardens. In this episode learn how to find what b...2021-08-1935 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastThe Cowrie Shell ArtistMeet Youveline Joseph, a Haitian mixed media artist who uses cowrie shells, crystals, and glitter in her paintings. In 2018, Youveline made moves to focus on her art more professionally and has not looked back. Get the tea on her creative journey discovering her signature art style, and why it's so important to love what you do. Youveline is testament that it's ok to mess up, experiment, and try new things - because eventually people will find you and your work. In this episode, we talk about what it takes to develop your artistic style and how to continually push y...2021-08-1238 min
Melanated ConversationsEp. 79: Creative Eyes Looking at the Future of Black Women with Victoria TimpoIn this week’s episode, we amplify the voice of Victoria Timpo. Victoria is a walking, talking, breathing form of art. As a first generation Ghanaian American, she likes to call herself a curator of experiences! Being a trained artist, she works for a non-profit youth art center as an art coordinator. Victoria also created Kindred Creatives Collectives, a program for empowered black women creatives to retreat into the world of art. In the conversation, you will hear: How the desire for Victoria to have deeper connections, shaped the structure for her business Wh...2021-07-261h 27
Unapologetically HerFinding Balance as an Artrepreneur | Feat. Victoria TimpoSummary: In this episode, Natalie Nadeen interviews Victoria Timpo about her journey as an artist and entrepreneur. They discuss the challenges of balancing work and personal life, prioritizing oneself, and the need for artists to tap into their creative power. Victoria emphasizes the value of building a purpose-driven business and the role of art in society. Overall, the conversation highlights the need for artists, especially black women, to be supported and encouraged in their creative pursuits. Natalie and Victoria also discuss the value of art and how it goes beyond just the act of creation. They explore the importance...2021-04-2254 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastHave the Artist Life You WantWhen I first started my journey to achieve a purpose-driven life, it was ANYTHING but simple. It took a whole lot of discomfort too, because I had to learn new approaches that were totally different from my “usual” way of thinking and doing things. Changing habits, mindset, and lifestyle isn’t easy but I think you know by now that it’s the only way to get a life you love where you can make an impact.
This episode is all about how to build a purpose-driven life as an artist. In this episode learn the simple and effe...2021-04-1524 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastBreaking Norms in ArtMeet Nsenga Knight, an interdisciplinary artist based in Egypt whose work includes geometric drawings, text paintings, and photographs.
Nsenga’s upbringing as a first-generation Black American Muslim informs her work as she makes critical contributions to conversations on Black America, politics, culture, and Islam in the 21st century. Nsenga has received numerous grants including Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and exhibited work at the Drawing Center New York, Project Rowhouses, Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art, and PS1 MoMA among others.
Join us as we discuss how she’s navigating the art industry as a black woman creat...2021-04-0850 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastTravel to Ghana: My Best AdviceThis week, I decided to go rogue to share my 4 tips for traveling to Ghana. This episode is raw and vulnerable, and just me. As I prepare to host my first Ghana Art Retreat in July, I’ve been reflecting about my past experiences in Ghana. I believe there’s nothing better than being immersed in the culture, food, and people of Ghana. It’s magical. But, when I first started taking solo trips to Ghana it definitely was overwhelming. Over time I learned how to make the experience less stressful and more fun. In this episode I share with y...2021-04-0123 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastMaking Space for Black Women ArtistsMeet painter, entrepreneur and scholar, Tiffany LaTrice. In 2016 she opened TILA Studios, an art studio and community space for black women artists based in Atlanta.
TILA mission is to create space where black women can gather and support each other in order to disrupt the art industry. Tiffany and her team have exhibited over 93 artists, held 11 exhibitions and sold 30% of the artwork. Today her studio also trains women on their professional development, from everything to how to write a strong artist statement to taking professional photos of their work. Join us as we discuss her life as a...2021-03-2538 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastHow to scale and keep it cuteMeet Amber Snearl, is a visionary who lives a holistic life. She's dedicated to living a life that is rooted in letting your best side shine.
Amber started her journey painting on traditional canvas & doing pop up shows designing custom made hand bags for fun. Demand for her designs quickly turned her hobby into a full fledged art business. Today, she's the founder and artist behind Sub|Urban, where she makes custom hand-painted and original designs on vegan and cruelty-free handbags, clothing, and accessories.
Listen here to learn how Amber leveled up her busi...2021-03-1826 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastBold & Authentic ArtMeet Mahogany Rich, an abstract painter with a strong love for murals based in Baltimore. Her bold and unique style represents her individuality that comes alive through her canvas. Mahogany began painting again 2 years ago when she decided to dedicate her life to doing what gave her purpose. Since then, she has pushed herself out of her comfort zone to build a business centered around her art. Her practice has helped her through her darkest moments, and continues to motivate her to be true to self.
Join us as Mahogany shares how she’s building a cr...2021-03-1122 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastArt as Therapy“The journey toward healing begins with our own willingness to be vulnerable with ourselves, embrace our mistakes, and remind ourselves that life is a process. “ - Naimah
Meet Naimah Thomas, a Black Femme born and raised in Chicago. She is a licensed professional counselor, art therapist, and artist. Utilizing art to shift narratives around healing, mental health, and creating spaces where exploration and re-imagination are valued. She has worked with a range of people in community, correctional, and nonprofit settings. Naimah received a master’s in art therapy from the School of the Art Institute of Chic...2021-03-0429 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastThis Artist Makes MoneyMeet Destiney Powell, a self proclaimed visual storyteller who is thriving as a full-time artist and the founder of Poetically Illustrated. Her paintings are a visual representation of the beauty and multifacetedness of black women. Through her work, she hopes to inspire artists to follow their dreams, regardless of what the world says.
Destiney has mastered systems in her business to help balance her job as a mom homeschooling three kids and her work as a creative entrepreneur. She recently changed her business model and noticed immediate shifts in how money flowed in, giving her mo...2021-02-2538 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastThe Power of PaintingMeet Simone Agoussoye, a driven DC based artist. She’s best known for her striking paintings of icons in music, pop culture, and history. She blends mixed media materials like broken crushed glass to create contemporary portraits. Simone’s art has been featured in public exhibitions across the DMV area including Artist Evolutions at the National Harbor’s Art Avenue Gallery, Broken Beauty at the ArtReach GW, and Beautiful People at ARC3409 Art Studios and Space. As a savvy online marketer, Simone has grown her brand and is building a profitable art business.
In this episode, learn Simone’...2021-02-1835 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastHow Artists Build Authentic BrandsMeet Tonya Cross, a talented accessory designer and digital marketing coach. She's a creative entrepreneur who runs her group Digital Marketing on a Budget where she coaches Gen-X women in business. Tonya's journey developed organically when she couldn’t find hair accessories that were natural hair friendly and catered to black women. She did what any visionary would do, she started a business making hair accessories. Tonya is testament that your gifts will make room for you.
In this episode, learn Tonya’s forgiveness journey and how it led her to a life of abundance. She also share...2021-02-1133 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastWhen Purpose and Passion CollideMeet Chelsea Stevenson, a full-time celebrated henna artist and business strategist! She started her business Cardamom & Clove Henna in her living room, and ten years later owns a popular Henna boutique in Baltimore. Chelsea mentors creative business owners in her sister business Hennapreneur, an online course and community. She believes that with the right resources, every artist is capable of designing the reality she desires.
Chelsea has been a featured speaker at top Henna conferences, and published in the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Magazine, and Buzzfeed.
In this episode, learn how Chelsea’s purpose and passion coll...2021-02-0436 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastWalking in Your Purpose As Art AdminsMeet La Keisha Leek, a self proclaimed storyteller. Originally from Tampa, Florida, she is an artists advocate, writer, and arts administrator based in Chicago. She also works at the MacArthur Foundation in Grant Management.
La Keisha is known for her wildly popular publication with Candor Arts, How to Make A Hood, a meditation on the misconceptions of Black bodies. Her years of curatorial experience as the Executive Administrator to Theaster Gates, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, led her to want a slower pace and to start something new.
...2020-11-1244 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastCommunity Activated SpacesMeet Vanessa Stokes, a photographer and community organizer based in Chicago. She is also the founder of VS Creative Consulting, LLC, an artist representative firm where her main client is Dorrell Creightney, Vanessa’s late Father who opened the first black-owned photography studio in Chicago in 1969. Vanessa has hosted a series of art pop-ups, workshops, classes, performances, and artist residencies in public places underutilized in the Austin community. She created the Art & Culture Committee at Austin Town Hall Park to offer a space for artists to create, showcase and sell their art, and to expose the neighborhood to arts pr...2020-11-0558 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastBreathe and ReleaseDionne Victoria is an educator and Chicago painter whose artwork is a meditative tool to heal and express her soul. As her love of science grew, she began developing a science-arts integration curriculum while teaching at SkyArt. Dionne Victoria also runs her own arts studio, Dionne Victoria Studios, where she focuses on change through the three E’s: education, exhibitions and entrepreneurship.
Join us as we discuss Dionne’s entrepreneurial journey and how she uses art as therapy to heal from trauma using chakras.
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Cherlnell is the creator of Writing Through It Workshops and Healing Through It Summits where she facilitates women to reveal, deal, and heal from trauma while recognizing strengths and positive experiences. Her company is also home of Cookie Jar Open Mic online, a bi-weekly event that showcases writers and performing artists.2020-09-2237 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastLush Colors & JoyMeet Lauren Jackson, an illustrator, mentor, and creative entrepreneur based in Chicago. She’s the founder of Lo Creates, a space for healing, creativity, and growth. Her love for lush colors, representation, and happiness can be seen in her children books, commissions, and illustrative prints. Lauren’s mission is to help women creatives of color develop a strategy for working towards their purpose.
In this episode we discuss Lauren’s journey building a business, and how she’s creating a sustainable life as a creative centered around joy.
In this episode Lauren shar...2020-09-1529 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastLess Overwhelm & More FocusThere’s this amazing strategy I learned that every creative entrepreneur needs to do. It's called the Buffett Method, and it gave me so much clarity in my business.
The strategy, coined by Warren Buffett, is used to help you to prioritize and focus. If you're feeling overwhelmed and disorganized right now this is perfect for you.
In order to get organized you need to be very clear on the projects you're working on right now that drives you. This might sound basic, but let's pull back the layers.
You’re probably doing way t...2020-09-0824 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastGreeting Cards and FaithMeet Ama Asantewa, a Ghanaian storyteller, performer, writer, and the founder and creative director of Yobbings, a greeting card online store. Her creative practice is rooted in a desire to tell her own story, in her own language, mannerisms, and culture.
For two years Ama sat with an idea to start a greeting card company, but fear of failure stopped her from moving forward. She thought “how can I possibly compete with Hallmark?” One day she had enough, pushed down her excuses and fears, and took a leap of faith to start Yobbings with just 4 cards.
Tod...2020-09-0128 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastFear isn’t the enemy. It's your homegirlThis episode is for you if you’re feeling stuck, unworthy, or judging yourself for being lazy.
You’re not alone if fear, doubt, and procrastination has stopped you from achieving your dreams. Fear, in its many forms, can stop us from achieving our highest potential. It most commonly shows up as a fear of failure, fear of success, fear of rejection, fear of the unknown, or fear of disappointment.
We all have fears. How can you use fear to your advantage?
Take a moment to think about how fear plays out in your l...2020-08-2529 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastCan’t Stop The VibesMeet Wisdom Baty, an artist, parent, curator, and educator based in Chicago. She’s interested in exploring events about how black artists think about the world we want to construct.
She’s also on the Arts Advisory Board at Experimental Station and the COLAB 7100 Director of Development and Community Relations where she curates a community based co-working space and small business incubator.
When Wisdom discovered that there were limited resources for mothers who wanted to explore artist residencies, she did what any visionary would do. She created a manifestor and started doing programming with parents and ot...2020-08-1850 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastHow to Affirm Your Path as a CreativeSelf growth is a journey.
Meet Brette Sims and Stephanie Sparks, two creative entrepreneurs based in Los Angeles. They run Stuk Designs, a 501C3 nonprofit art organization and collective for creative career women that provides art and self love education to girls in underserved communities globally.
Brette is the President and Creative Director, and Steph is the Vice President and Program Director of Stuk Designs.
Once they became conscious of what a powerful antidote art and self-love were to anxiety and depression, they made it their mission to teach this truth to girls. Th...2020-08-1141 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastArt as the AnswerFinding balance is her art. Meet Melani Douglas an artist, educator, and curator who focuses on socially engaged art and bringing artists together. She founded the Family Art Museum, a nomadic non-collecting institution focusing on family as fine art, home as curated space and community as gallery, and is the Director of Public Programs at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She sees everything in her life as part of her art practice, including being a mother and friend.
In this episode learn how Melani is cultivating peace during the pandemic, her experience as...2020-07-2149 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastDo you think starting before you’re ready is a recipe for disaster?This week on the podcast, I go rogue to share the story of how I overcame my fears to start and launch the Creatives Making Moves podcast. This episode is raw and vulnerable, and just me.
Until recently, I was the queen of doing extensive planning for months in a google doc before making a single move towards my dreams. One day I realized I had to stop thinking, and start doing.
In this episode, I unpack why we ghost on our genius because of fears. You'll also learn why you don't need to know...2020-07-1428 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastWhy It's Important to Tell Black StoriesA.J. McClenon is a badass originally from D.C. “proper,” and currently based in Chicago. They’ve been making moves as Newcity’s 2020 Breakout Artist, a 2020 Spark Grant Recipient, and a 3ARTS Make A Wave recipient. A.J. is also co-founder of F4F, and co-organizer of Beauty Breaks, an intergenerational beauty and wellness series for black people along the spectrum of femininity.
work is grounded in storytelling weaving writing, performance, sound, and video arts to share experiences living in a black body. They believe telling the stories and histories of black people should be told and retold ag...2020-07-0734 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastStop Doing Things You Don’t LikeMoNique LeRoux believes that we should all focus on what we’re really good at, and forget about the rest.
After several changes in careers, including the military and firefighting, and going through depression, MoNique is now a full time successful artist and podcaster. She is best known for her resin and fire painting technique. Based in Houston, Texas, MoNique runs Mo LeRoux Art where she takes commissions and sells her art and merchandise online.
MoNique inspires artists with her movement and motto Stop Doing Things You Don’t Like. Over the years she has mast...2020-06-3042 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastArt is the vehicle that she’s driving through lifeToni Taylor has taken many different paths as an artist.
Her art spans mixed media wire sculptures, scenic painting, and Afro futuristic illustrations. Toni wants to touch people with her art; heal, inspire, and bring wonder. Her work travels through the visionary realms of fantasy, mysticism, and imaginative realism.
With no formal training, Toni considers herself life taught. She began her career in 1985, with a cover for Heavy Metal Magazine, of which she was an avid collector. Since then, she has been commissioned as a cover Illustrator for Marvel Comics along with various book and al...2020-05-2529 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastCreativity Runs Deep in This Dancer’s FamilyLindsay Renea Benton grew up in a creative household with both parents, her grandmother, and eldest aunt as artists. Hearing stories as a young girl from strong creative women in her family propelled her imagination and expanded her realm of possibilities.
In this week’s episode I dive into Lindsay Renea’s journey as a professional dancer, choreographer, and professor at Alabama State University.
Lindsay Renea has stories to share and lives to bless! She started her career landing a principal dancer spot for the famous Garth Fagan Dance company in New York. Watching the choreo...2020-05-1931 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastWhat Hitting Rock Bottom has to do with Black Women EntrepreneursBlack women and the magic we create when we hit rock bottom is the inspiration for this week’s podcast episode.
When most people hit rock bottom, they get stuck. They tell themselves that this is it. They start doubting that they can have an abundant, free, and happy life.
Sasha-Loreine is living proof that’s not the case.
When she hit rock bottom after another rejection letter from a galley, a failed relationship, and being in a job that was affecting her mental health, she decided in that moment that she wasn’t going...2020-05-1236 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastTired of being a starving artist?You don't have to be a starving artist. Secure the bag, and keep the bag.
That’s what Myesha Francis believes, and I’m here for it.
Myesha is passionate about seeing artists grow, develop, and be successful. She is an accomplished painter, educator, and business owner of House of Women and Wine NOLA. Besides being a boss and receiving numerous awards, including Arts Entrepreneurship and Excellence from Essence, she is just a really kind soul.
In this week’s episode, we go behind the scenes of her life as a creative entrepreneur to talk...2020-05-0544 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastDouble Down On The Thing That Intrigues You The MostWhat are you deeply interested in exploring right now? Is it a social issue? Is it how to twerk without breaking your back? Whatever it is, your next big creative idea is probably in that exploration. When you start that journey, everything will magically fall into place.
On this week's episode of Creatives Making Moves, I interviewed the lovely Kenyatta Forbes. She is a native Chicagoan who uses humor and her own experience as a black woman to have challenging conversations about race and identity. She is a multi-talented creative who does it all from macrame, film, p...2020-04-2830 minCreatives Making Moves PodcastImagine running a business and still having time for your creativityImagine running a business and still having time for your creativity.
If you ever wondered how to balance time for your creative gifts and sanity, while running a business, then this episode is for you.
I interviewed Ayo Lasisi, an actor, youth program coordinator for FATE, and entrepreneur who turned her passion for African dance and health into the fitness company EWA Fitness. Ayo is a boss trailblazing her own path.
A common misconception that I hear from artists who want to turn their passions into a business is a belief that all...2020-04-2129 min