The Art Life

<p>EPISODE DESCRIPTION:</p><p>THE ART LIFE RETURNS! As Grace and Xandra celebrate their return to the podcast, they share joy and art life lessons from a year of watching Survivor. What can artists learn from a 50 season game show full of blindsides, social strategy, twists, and endurance challenges? As it turns out, QUITE A LOT! The art life is playing the game, while staying playful.</p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><p>* The Art Life is now on Substack: <a target="_blank" href="http://theartlife.substack.com">theartlife.substack.com</a></p><p>* Xandra’s Substack: <a target="_blank" href="http://xandrathewitch.substack.com">xandrathewitch.substack.com</a> </p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcoCJRb6Dro">Jeff’s song for Survivor 50</a></p><p>* Survivor 48, Survivor 50, Survivor: Cook Islands (13), Survivor 49</p><p>* The Good Place</p><p>* Xandra’s Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="http://instagram.com/xandrathewitch">instagram.com/xandrathewitch</a></p><p>* Grace’s Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="http://instagram.com/gracegordonofficial">instagram.com/gracegordonofficial</a></p><p><strong>RELATED EPISODES:</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://theartlife.substack.com/p/the-show-must-go-on-7b8">The Show Must Go On</a></p><p><strong>CONTACT:</strong></p><p>Share the link: http://theartlife.show</p><p>Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078</p><p>Email: [email protected]</p><p>Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial">bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial</a></p><p>The Art Life is on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/theartlifeshow/">Instagram</a>: @theartlifeshow</p><p>Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Art Life at <a href="https://theartlife.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">theartlife.substack.com/subscribe</a>

We’ve all heard it before: THE SHOW MUST GO ON! But how do you keep going when it feels like your vision is falling apart? In Episode 88, Grace and Xandra discuss their year in projects, surviving Survivor, and what they’ve learned about creative resilience from their artist-mentors. Trust your vision, no matter the scale! And don’t forget to ask yourself: Is it Fun?

EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Do you ask your friends to support your art? Do you struggle with authentic self-promotion? In Episode 87, Grace and Xandra discuss strategies for sharing your work, involving your friends, and coping with post-project vulnerability. As your hosts recount their friendship origin story, they're reminded: the art life is the friends we make along the way.

What's the most surprising thing about achieving your dreams? Is it "lonely at the top"? After a two year hiatus (and many creative milestones) hosts Xandra and Grace are BACK to celebrate their recent dream projects, and reunite The Art Life. We missed you, too!

Are you ready to enter a new era of your art life? Will your audience accept your creative evolution? In Episode 85, Xandra returns to the show discuss her massive reinvention, breaking the "rules" of social media, and embracing the magic of change. The art life is being delusional... or is it? ;)