Inside the Creative Process; Inspiration from Artists, Writers, Performers, Designers, & More

Staying Devoted to Your Creative Vision While You're in the Messy Middle

In this episode, Alicia talks about that place in the middle or the process where things NEED to be allowed to be messy. She goes from her kid's school Art Show to her own experience making her thesis project in graduate school to watching Idina Menzel in the new musical Redwood last year and how ALL of these very different productions had to experience a messy middle and overcome it. 

The Messy Middle is that space in the process when you may know where you are headed, but its not showing up yet in performance, on paper, or in your art work. This is not an end point but rather a test of your own devotion to your work. Take the challenge. Go through it rather than avoiding it. 

Alicia also wants to invite you to join her for the second segment of Creative Rhythms; The Art of Pause, Play, & Epiphany which is all about how devotion/dedication supports or sabotages our creative process. If you are interested in learning more about this program, please visit:

https://square.link/u/D1GqlHsI

If you'd like to hear more from Alicia, please follow her on Instagram - @aliciapetersonbaskel

A Reminder to All Creatives: BE in your Body

In this solo episode, Alicia speaks about the importance of being in the body when we create. So often, our society prizes the gifts of the mind but forgets the wisdom of the body. When we stop separating them into two parts of us, we can integrate the whole body at once and utilize all of us as we create our creations. 

This episode comes in response to studying the head center in Alicia's class Creative Rhythms. If you'd like to join the next three week segment of Creative Rhythms, we'd love to have you:

Sign up for April: https://square.link/u/D1GqlHsI

**Segment Two (April 7 - 25) Finding your Flow; How we align, commit, and emote in our creative process

Wk. 1 - G Center: An Artist's Compass

Wk. 2 - Heart Center: The Drive to Create

Wk. 3 - Solar Plexus Center: The Emotional Pulse of Art

Studying WICKED's Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-Butera through the lens of Human Design

In this solo episode, Alicia examines the human design charts of the actors from the movie WICKED, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-Butera. Alicia has been obsessed with the movie since before it came out and even more after seeing it. When she saw the two main actors' human design charts, Alicia realized how they were truly made for these roles and designed to work together. 

If you are interested in looking at your own creative process through the Human Design lens, allowing more alignment into your practice and therefore more breakthroughs, join Alicia in her Course: Creative Rhythms; The Art of Pause, Play, & Epiphany! Class starts March 10th & the early bird bonus ends March 2nd! Check it out: https://square.link/u/D1GqlHsI

To pull up your own chart: https://www.geneticmatrix.com/free-foundation-chart/

If you enjoyed this episode, another episode you may be like is: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000669289666

To find Alicia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliciapetersonbaskel/

How to Invite Epiphany into your Creative Process

In this episode, Alicia talks about her favorite part of the creative process, the epiphanies that surprise and delight all of us and give clarity about the direction our work is going. Alicia also talks about how she creates space to allow more epiphanies to happen by allowing herself to be in the process of experimenting and playing as often as possible.

But it's not always easy in the "real" world to make time for creative play. Producing a final product becomes our obsession as artists. But what if this thought is actually stunting our creativity?

Alicia has created a course, Creative Rhythms; The Art of Pause, Play, & Epiphany that is meant to support you in forming a habit of play and authenticity. On February 24th at 9am pst / 12pm est, Alicia will host a free intro class. If you are interested, please sign up:

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25643833&appointmentType=74530187

If you enjoyed this episode, please check out Episode 31 about Play in the Creative Process: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000685308673

Or Episode 30 about stillness: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000684385459

Follow Alicia on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/aliciapetersonbaskel/

Creating Safe Spaces for our Trans and Queer Community

In this episode, I speak with Alyssa Rose and Jesse Greenfield about some simple and loving ways to be inclusive of transgender and queer people in our community. They share what it feels like to be trans in this anti-trans world we are living in and how micro-affirmations can make all the difference between life and death.

Alyssa Rose (they/them) is an artist and dreamer of liberation. They create paintings, collage, sculpture, movement-art, and healthier cultural ecosystems in dance communities. Currently, Alyssa serves as the Operations Coordinator at DISCO RIOT, a community-centered dance nonprofit based in San Diego that supports local independent artists. As a disabled and queer/trans person, Alyssa feels called to guide and empower marginalized people through embodiment. Alyssa’s ongoing interests span research around Buddha Dharma, collective liberation, neuroqueering community care, and how these areas of focus can be expressed through art and artistic process. Find them at https://www.alyssarosecreative.com/

Jesse Greenfield (they/them), MPH, CHES is a public health educator and improviser who loves using storytelling as a tool to empower individuals and communities to live their fullest and healthiest lives. Jesse facilitates applied improvisation workshops to support people in improving their spoken and unspoken communication with others, creating joyful connections, and being effective advocates for themselves and their communities. Find them at: https://www.kaleidoscopetrainingcenter.com/

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If you enjoyed this podcast, you may also enjoy my interview with Danna Yehev about the essence of creativity: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000669289666

The Healing Power of Creative Expression w/ Dance Theatre Artist: Yolande Snaith

Yolande Snaith is an interdisciplinary artist and dance practitioner, navigating the merge between diverse creative practices. She has worked collaboratively in the worlds of dance, theatre and film for over forty years across Europe and the United States. 

In this episode, Yolande speaks about a tragedy that created a rupture in the timeline of her journey, the death of her son Alexander. She speaks vulnerably about how she was catapulted into a new existence and how her creative expression helped save her life. 

Please learn more about Yolande Snaith by visiting her website: https://www.yolandesnaith.com/

Please follow Alicia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliciapetersonbaskel/

If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like to listen to this solo episode about grief as part of the process:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000614660816

Or this episode near the beginning of my podcasting journey about my father:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000549882922

Thank you for listening.

- Alicia

Creativity vs. Artistic Process; How do we describe what we do?

In this episode, Alicia considers the language we choose to describe what we do. Creativity, creative process, and artistic process seem to be used interchangeably, but is this really true? In attempting to answer, Alicia poses more questions. Listen in and consider your own relationship to the language you use around your art making process. 

Other episodes mentioned in this episode:

1. The Essence of Creativity with Danna Yahav:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000669289666

2. The Shared Language of Creative Process with Tara Knight:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000664732630

3. The Creative Process behind EVEROTHERWISE with Leslie Seiters

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000674445541

Follow Alicia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliciapetersonbaskel/

The Value of PLAY in the Creative Process

In this solo episode, Alicia makes a case for Play as some of the most important work we do as artists. By play, she's talking about experimentation, exploration, and a letting go of preciousness that can come with the push of trying to MAKE something of importance. What if play is the most important thing? 

Alicia is creating a course for creatives and she'd love your input. Please respond to this 3-5 minute anonymous survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhmXGd5KpUW0_UHwjPttWcTO6gace7AsOK_LuV26hwaJFOdQ/viewform?usp=header

If you enjoyed this episode, check out last week's episode about Stillness in the Creative Process: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000684385459

Or this episode about the value of confusion in your process: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000668466170

 

 

Stillness & Your Creative Process

In this solo episode, Alicia explores the importance of adding intentional stillness to your creative toolbox. Not the kind of stillness that involves Netflix or Instagram, but the value of creating a mental stillness that allows an artist to listen to the whispers of inspiration. 

If you're craving stillness in your practice, join Alicia for a Group Breathwork Meditation on Saturday, February 1st at 8am pst. Follow this link to register: 

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25643833&appointmentType=32831327

Check out episode 25 with Eric Geiger:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000672546195

Another Episode you may be interested in:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000556681578

 

 

Reframing your "Fails" w/ Artist and Writer Stephanie Swilley

Stephanie Swilley is a community-taught conceptual artist living in Northern Iowa, USA. Stephanie imposes no creative limitations on her creative expression, her loyalty is to an idea and she follows the mediums and techniques where they lead.

Stephanie is the founder of Creative Nexus, an online interdisciplinary creative community.

*Check out Creative Nexus here: https://www.stephanieswilleyart.com/creative-nexus

*Check out Virtual Studio here: https://www.stephanieswilleyart.com/virtual-studio

*Contribute to the IndieGoGo campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/creative-nexus-feb-mar-2025-residency#/

*Creative Nexus Residency Interest Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVhu_8ibeSnl-whRAx33U7dS1dJr22yEzVxnMyKSsOdgkYSQ/viewform

*Follow Stephanie / Creative Nexus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativenexuscommunity?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

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If you enjoyed this episode, please check out episode 23: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000670045197

And Episode 24: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-creative-process/id1600742208?i=1000671654225

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