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This is a weekly show where listeners learn how creators navigate their careers in the arts, and find community with like-minded people who face similar challenges and joys while pursuing their passions. We'll be talking with photographers, artists, interior stylists and designers, food stylists, crafters, creative content creators, writers, publishers, marketers, and so many more. If you're interested in a career in the arts or any creative field, or you just want to know how creators are inspired and execute on their ideas you'll want to catch this show, and if you're looking for a creator community you've found your people here.
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Episode 53 | Well Rooted with Co-founder & Creative Director of Star Bright Farm Helen Norman, & Organic Farmer Peter Elmore
A Life Creative went on location for the first time, and it was worth the trip. We recorded this episode at Star Bright Farm in Baltimore County, Maryland — home to Helen Norman, an accomplished…
Episode 52 | An Imaginary Café with Food Stylist & Imaginary Café Proprietor Frances Boswell
Frances Boswell tells the story of her life in food, from working as a 'chopper' in a local restaurant as a teen, to editing food stories for Martha Stewart Living and Real Simple Magazine and…
Episode 51 | Carrying Style with Fashion Accessories Designer Rafé Totengco
Rafé Totengco grew up in the Philippines, where having clothing made was — and continues to be — a common practice. As a kid, his mom would send him to the tailor, who'd ask, "Okay, what do you want…
Episode 50 | Clay & Cuttings with Ceramicist Frances Palmer
Frances Palmer's path to creating her own pottery studio and cultivating a fabulous flower garden comes down to focus and dedication. She put the time in to learn and develop her craft with an eye…
Episode 49 | Everyone Needs an Editor with Author and Book Editor Ellen Morrissey
What does it take to turn an author's vision into a bestselling book? Book editor Ellen Morrissey has done it more than ten times over. After 16 years at Martha Stewart Living — where she shepherded…
Episode 48 | Piecing it Together with Artist James Gallagher
A divorce and the pandemic aren't the events most people credit for their creative breakthrough — but for collage artist James Gallagher, they were turning points.In this episode of A Life Creative,…
Episode 47 | Forms and Functionality with Designer David Weeks
David Weeks is a Rhode Island School of Design graduate who is recognized for his iconic lighting designs crafted in his Brooklyn studio. Post college he made his way to New York City and did what…
Episode 46 | Maker in Motion with Contemporary Dancer & Graphic Designer Clinton Stringer
Followers of A Life Creative podcast may recall that host Melañio Gomez lived in Brussels, Belgium for 10 years. During that time he met today's guest—Clinton Stringer—who is an accomplished…
Episode 45 | Creative Balance with Interior Stylist & Artist JC Garcia-Lavin
Born in Cuba and raised in Miami, JC Garcia-Lavin came of age as part of the city’s vibrant art scene before building a successful career as an interior stylist, working with brands like CB2,…
Episode 44 | Personal Spaces with Design Editor & Author Wendy Goodman
Lucky for us at A Life Creative podcast our friend Stephen Kent Johnson--who photographs interiors for the likes of Architectural Digest--introduced us to Wendy Goodman-- who writes the Design…
Episode 43 | Evolving by Design with Sharon Gresh, Creative Director and Partner at Standard Issue
Sharon Gresh is the co-founder of Standard Issue, a multi-disciplinary design consultancy, founded in 2005 with her husband, designer Michael McGinn. Sharon and I worked together early on in my…
Episode 42 | From Recipe to Reach with Content Creator Tara Bench
Show Notes: The Easy Bake Oven (cooking with a lightbulb!) featured prominently in food content creator Tara Bench’s early years, like it did for many of us. But Tara took that early passion many…
Episode 41 | Influencing Style with Interior Stylist Eddie Ross
Eddie Ross is a designer and author known for his resourceful, layered approach to interiors and entertaining. Raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, he developed an early appreciation for well-designed…
Episode 40 | Drawing Conclusions with Designer & Illustrator Rob Wilson
Rob Wilson is a designer and illustrator who switched paths mid-career. After working for more than 20 years at a Dallas design firm he founded his own practice. He has a long-established habit of…
Episode 39 | Evocative Patterns with Aux Abris Founder Karen Robert
Karen Robert founded Aux Abris, a wallpaper design and manufacturing company, in 2015. The lead up to this chapter in her professional design career started when she was just 17 years old and…
Episode 38 | Culturemaxxing with Co-Editors of Editors@Large Kate Betts & Michael Boodro
Michael Boodro and Kate Betts came of age in magazine publishing’s pre-millennium heyday, meeting at Vogue in the 1990s while working for Anna Wintour during her early years at the helm. Kate spent…
Episode 37 | Ethereal Botanicals with Artist Sourabh Gupta
PROGRAM NOTE: the next new episode of A Life Creative will air in a couple weeks, in the meantime check out the video versions of past episodes on YouTube and subscribe to our Substack for more on A…
Episode 36 | Style that Fits with Fashion Stylist Emma Pritchard
Melanio and Emma have worked together on commercial photo shoots including one fantastic gig with Olympic athletes on the slopes of a Utah ski resort a few years ago. Fashion styling is one of those…
Episode 35 | Ranch to Table with Author & Rancher Elizabeth Poett
Sharing with the world what life is like on a 14,000 acre ranch in Southern California is the vision and effort taken up by Elizabeth Poett. She's written the cookbook The Ranch Table and her family…
Episode 34 | The Making is the Meaning with Creative Director Gael Towey
In 1990 Gael Towey helped launch the very first issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine, establishing its iconic visual style and serving as Chief Creative & Editorial Director for Martha Stewart…
