Art Ink’s mission is to connect artists to art lovers with story. Each episode will feature one piece of art and a story that was inspired by it. Whether you’re an artist looking to learn how to tell better stories, a designer searching for a place to discover new artists, a storyteller who wants to contribute to the cause, or even an art lover in the mood for entertainment, this is the art podcast for you.
Art Ink – 28 – A Whale’s Tale – A Short Story Inspired by Ania Archer’s Haiku Poems
Hey there! Thanks for joining me for what is truly a mixed bag of magick that I’ve got lined up for you right now. Today I’m so grateful to be introducing our first poetry-inspired show. That’s right, the story I’m going to share with you today, which is family-friendly, I might add, was inspired by six ocean-themed haikus written by my artsy friend Ania Archer…
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Art Ink 27 (Life Art) – Little Bits of Magick – 3 Tiny Stories of Wishes Come True
While talking to a friend about the documentary I mentioned in a previous episode called The Secret she pointed something out to me. The Secret features rich and famous interviewees like Jim Carey showing off their big-time-dreams-come-true, and these are people that it may be hard to relate to because their stories don’t reflect…
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What’s Life Art? A New Segment of Art Ink
Hey ya’ll. I just wanted to pop in to give you a bit of a belated introduction to the new series of episodes I’ve been creating…
Art Ink – 26 – The Midnight Rider – A Short Story Featuring Ania Archer’s Art
Ania is an awe-inspiring designer whose Instagram feed is filled with drawings and photographs of gorgeous flowers and animals. She’s the illustrator of the children’s book Calvin the Claustrophobic Caterpillar and she’s also the creator of @sunshine_inspired_fauna, which brings awareness to endangered animals and the non-profits that help them with beautiful works of art by a variety of uber talented artists. So naturally… Listen Here
Art Ink – 25 – Riding the Wave – An Exploration of Frequency and Why Suffering Exists
Today we’re going to start with the art, because what’s interesting is that I made the photo that appears on this episode’s cover before I really knew how ubiquitous frequency is in our reality. Everything is made of energy and therefore, everything has a frequency… literally everything… but before I hop into that bunny pit…
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Art Ink – 24 – 100 Creative Writing Prompts for Artists (A Sample)
Today I have a special treat for you… I’m sure it’s no surprise if you read the title before you hit play, but this is a bonus episode I felt compelled to share with you. Today we’re coloring outside the usual Art Ink lines.
Some of you might know that I’ve been working on a massive list of creative writing prompts specifically geared towards artists…
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Art Ink – 23 – Milked – A Short Story Inspired by Joshua Fox’s Art
I am the epitome of a believer – I was born believing in aliens. And the more I’ve learned about space, the more I’ve realized that the probability that we could ever possibly be alone in this universe is practically nonexistent it’s so slim. After having some strange experiences in 2019…
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Art Ink – 22 – 3 Things the Secret Forgot to Teach Us About Manifestation
I was in a dimly lit cream and pink-tinged studio apartment with Nick and our two cats, George and Callie, when I first watched The Secret. I popped the DVD into Nick’s Xbox with certain expectations… and little did I know that what I was about to learn would completely alter the way I looked at the world forever; that it would fuel a creative fire in me that still burns brightly today…Listen Here
Art Ink – 21 – Prayers in the Toilet – Inspired by Mia Dovolani’s Stairway to Heaven
Captured in the Albanian Mountains, awash in golden hour light, this magickal photograph was made where the heavens meet the earth.
The foreground is filled with hourglass-shaped cobblestones, painted with long curling shadows that span the bottom third of the frame. An ornately designed wrought iron railing with an infinite pattern of circles containing eye-shaped ovals stretches alongside the cobblestones and a sheer drop off…
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Art Ink – 20 – How Castor Found Pollux – A Short Story Inspired by Hannah Pearman’s Art
“It was under a slightly different, though no less mesmerizing, canopy of constellations that Hannah discovered the transformative power of a paintbrush. Hours of stargazing with her father at home in New Zealand inspired a deep respect for the conversation between control and chaos and, in turn, art became…
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