This is How We Create Podcast
The formula is simpler than we make it out to be: ask around, do the research, try, then let people actually see you try. π On this week's episode, Tasanee Durrett breaks down how getting vulnerable online became her biggest career unlock. ππ
Do the hard and unglamourous things. Lift heavy things. Grow stronger. β‘
How does the Black human experience relate to architecture? ποΈπ€ Artist Tasanee Durrett joins us to talk about architectural design and building her art practice.
New episode out, link in bio.π§
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, mi gente ππ₯³. I'm using this season to spotlight five artists I admire. Their work melds memory, identity, and joy into indelible magic. π¨β€οΈβπ₯ π«ΆπΎ
Juana: Belinda: Cristina: Tiffany: Wanda:
09/16/2026
Baked things, breezy nights, one airport plot twist, and my two favorite shadows by my side πΎ That was summer. Autumn, I'm ready π
Grant season tip, straight from Ep. 164 π°β When it comes to starting your grant journey, go local before national, get on your city's arts mailing lists, and most importantly, know exactly what you want before you start applying. Vague goals get vague results. You've got this! π€©πͺ
09/11/2026
A woman resting is a beautiful thing. π¦ Cristina Martinez's "A Soft Place to Land" explores this concept through her latest work. As a Black and Mexican, Pacific Northwest-raised, mother of three, is the artist behind the biggest commissioned mural Pioneer Square (in Seattle) has ever seen. Listen to this week's episode of THWC to get Cristina's full story. π±β¨
πͺ’ Our Day 10 of 10 Days of Creativity is here. I'm not stopping though... Methinks I might extend this series to 100 days of creativity?!
Today's project is all about a plant that's widely used in the Black diaspora. And lives in my earliest memories of my grandmother's hands turning whites bright again in the wash. Have you worked with indigo before? I used a vat of indigo to make pretty scarves for friends.
What do you think of the result? Tell me in the comments ππΎ
10 days of creativity is closing, but I'm not. My essence is fully back online, so consider this a "to be continued" πͺ‘β¨
π¨β¨ This week, Martine sat down with visual artist Cristina Martinez; she is here to remind us that commissioned work doesn't mean losing your voice. Here's the secret: Start with what she'd make for herself, then let it grow to hold someone else's story too. And if a project doesn't feel right? She's not afraid to walk away. Link in bio to the full epsiode. ποΈ
Ever wonder what actually happens before the mic turns on? π¬ Our producer Daniel Espinosa walks us through the three-phase system behind every episode, and confesses that the "boring" details are usually where hours get won or lost. Respect the process π
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