Where Art and Grief Meet

by Sophia Cosmas

Where Art & Grief Meet is an exploration of the space where the creative spirit mingles with grief, loss and adversity. Sophia, a compulsive artist who has experienced her own fair share of adversity and grief, talks with a range of notable and passionate creatives (visual, writers, musicians, entrepreneurs) to reflect and share observations and responses to the question of how their art practice is impacted by the slings and  ...   ...  Read more

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Ep.8 Garry Moore

    Ep.8 Garry Moore

    Episode 8 This episode has been a little delayed. Apologies. Creativity is an intrinsic part of Garry Moore's expression. He has worked with a camera in hand for almost 40 years, mostly in the commercial space, but has always been able to find ways of expressing his creative compulsion no matter what. Garry and I talk about his creative background and what value creativity lends to his life. He discusses his creative process, and talks about how his awareness and intent lends value to his personal pursuits and experiences. Garry's website contains some artistic jewels as well as a catalogue of his commercial work. I urge you to look, particularly at Thanatos, which is a series of images he describes the process of creating in this episode. . Garry and his talented wife and partner, Veronica own and run production agency Miss Bossy Boots. More infö about Where Art and Grief Meet is here and Sophia's daily uploads are plentiful and here. Please feel most welcome to indicate an interest if you'd like to participate in the project or if you have feedback at the links directly above. To support the project through Patreon or make a once only donation Paypal. Thank you to BlueAnt for the tech. and Dallas Cosmas for the music. Next episode is No 9, next week..

  • Ep.7 Marina Strocchi

    Ep.7 Marina Strocchi

    Episode 7 I felt very privileged to meet Marina Strocchi and thrilled all over again when I had the chance to revisit our conversation to edit this episode. Marina is an artist whose work I have loved for well over a decade, What was unbelievably special was that when I approached her for a chat I really only the most cursory idea of her story and none of the depth of her insight into artmaking and its relationship to healing and growth, particularly in Australia's remote indigenous communities. Marina has a terrific website and you can follow her on instagram. The link to the short film about her Survey show is here. You can find more information about The Ikuntji Artist community she was instrumental in establishing on their website and instagram. The Ikuntji Book can be found second hand. Enjoy! More infö about Where Art and Grief Meet is here and Sophia's daily creations are here. Please feel most welcome to indicate an interest if you'd like to participate in the project or if you have feedback at the links directly above. To support the project through Patreon or make a once only donation Paypal. Thank you to BlueAnt for the tech. and Dallas Cosmas for the music. Next episode is No 8, in around a fortnight.

  • Ep.6 Margo Tantau

    Ep.6 Margo Tantau

    Episode 6 It's an odd thing for me to be introducing Margo Tantau, given her veteran status in the podcasting realm, but there you have it. Margo has published over 100 episodes of the iconic Windowsill Chats podcast where she talks about creativity with artists and the artistically inclined. She is warm, practical and extremely generous as she shares the benefits borne of her vast industry and personal experience. In this very free ranging talk Margo and I exchange tales of the gifts that can be found in the ashes of grief, some unexplained phenomena and the workings of some pivotal relationships in our lives. See more about Margo at https://www.tantaustudio.com and instagram https://www.instagram.com/windowsillchats/. You can find the full catalogue of her podcast episodes https://www.tantaustudio.com/podcast and the one on which I am interviewed https://www.tantaustudio.com/pod/sophia-cosmas More infö about Where Art and Grief Meet is here and Sophia's daily creations are here. Please feel most welcome to indicate an interest if you'd like to participate in the project or if you have feedback at the links directly above. To support the project through Patreon or make a once only donation Paypal. Thank you to BlueAnt for the tech. and Dallas Cosmas for the music. Next episode is No 7, in a fortnight, with internationally exhibited artist Marina Strocchi.

  • Ep.5 Liz Gamberg

    Ep.5 Liz Gamberg

    Episode 5. Introducing Liz Gamberg, Seattle based multi-disciplinary creative, to the Where Art and Grief Meet universe, In the exchange between Liz and host Sophia we discover many welcome parallels in lived experience and explore a shared love of creative process and how external factors impact process and creations. See more about Liz at www.lizgamberg.com and instagram @lizgamberg. More infö about Where Art and Grief Meet is here and Sophia's daily creations are here. Please feel most welcome to indicate an interest if you'd like to participate in the project or if you have feedback at the links directly above. To support the project through Patreon or make a once only donation Paypal. Thank you to BlueAnt for the tech. and Dallas Cosmas for the music. Next episode is No 6, in a fortnight, with Windowsill Chats Podcast's Margo Tantau.

  • Ep 4. Jes Reyes

    Ep 4. Jes Reyes

    Jes Reyes is a creative powerhouse: an interdisciplinary artist based in Minnesota. Jes heard about Where Art and Grief Meet on Margo Tantau's Windowsill Chats podcast. Jes' invaluable insights into her own creative life and process, her story and and forging a wholly creative existence have made her an invaluable member of the Where Art and Grief Meet community. You can find out more about Jes on her website and follow her on Instagram.. The cinema project she mentions is Moonplay Cinema. You can find out more about Where Art and Grief Meet at sophandson.com and with the knowledge that the project is being run on a shoestring, can become a patron via Patreon or make a donation through Paypal. Thank you to BlueAnt for donating the tech that's made making this podcast possible. And thank you too to Dallas Cosmas for allowing me to use Good Goodbye from his album The Memory Keys as the theme song.