Art Heals All Wounds: Catherine Monahon, Host of Material Feels Podcast
Art Heals All Wounds
03/16/22
•32m
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Today I’m joined by Catherine Monahon, host of the podcast Material Feels. We talk about the way that Catherine works with their voice as their creative medium, how they care for their voice, and how they use it to inject the right tone to their podcasts. Catherine believes that creativity is a human right, that no one is “bad at art.” Their podcast is a love letter to the material world, inviting each listener to find their creative medium.
Topics Covered
· Using their voice and tone to shift the energy in their podcast
· Sister Practices—how a physical activity such as running can release creative ideas
· Why they do a podcast about artists and their materials
· How we become distanced from our relationship to the material world and creative practices
· The importance of good teachers and mentors
· Their connection of movement and creativity
· Good listening skills help with being a good speaker
· The importance of authenticity as a podcast host
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Art Heals All Wounds: Giiniw-ikwe, Vanessa Willow, Painter
March 9, 2022
•32m
Episode Summary:
*This episode includes brief mentions of childhood sexual abuse
Today I’m joined by Giiniw-ikwe, also known as Vanessa Willow, a painter in the Woodland Art tradition. Vanessa is Ojibwe, a nurse, mother, grandmother, cancer-survivor, and childhood sexual abuse survivor. After undergoing a double mastectomy, lumpectomy, and radiation treatment, Vanessa received a gift of paints and canvases by her best friend. This gift would change her life. Although she never thought of herself as an artist, she has been painting continuously since that day. Her art practice has been a healing journey for her in terms of accepting her body and accepting herself. Beyond that, Vanessa’s work is being exhibited throughout Canada and used as part of social justice campaigns for missing Indigenous women. Most recently her art is part of the album art for new work from singer-songwriter Shy Ann Hovorka.
Topics Covered:
· Vanessa’s experience of getting a cancer diagnosis
· Using painting as a way to express her feelings after surgery and radiation
· Painting as a way to navigate ongoing cancer diagnoses
· The path to accepting her body and herself
· How painting is a sacred practice which connects her to her culture and her ancestors
· How her art is being shared and becoming part of social justice campaigns
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Preeti Vangani: Healing From Grief with Poetry
March 23, 2022
•35m
Today, I’m joined by writer, poet, and educator Preeti Vangani. Preeti’s work covers themes of family, grief, sexual politics, and the body. In our conversation, we discuss her transition from the corporate world to creative writing, where she draws inspiration from, and what she's currently working on. Plus, she reads two of her poems and unpacks the story behind them. Tune in to learn more about Preeti’s journey and how poetry has helped guide her healing.
Topics Covered:
● The intersectionality between poetry, comedy and performance arts
● The daunting experience of leaving her steady marketing career to follow her artistic passion
● Unlearning what ambition and success means
● Growing up in a conservative and non-confrontational environment
● Major themes in her work
● Why the personal and political cannot be separated
● Where poems usually start for Preeti
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● Ketsa.
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