
Art and Recovery with Janet Lees
04/17/22 • 71 min
David chats to poet, photographer and filmmaker Janet Lees about her artistic process and the path she has taken through recovery and spiritual growth. Janet’s work is published in journals and anthologies around the world, and her own book of poetry and photography is entitled ‘House of Water’ (2019).
View Janet’s work and purchase her book: https://janetlees.weebly.com/
Follow Janet’s Instagram: @janetlees2.0
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David chats to poet, photographer and filmmaker Janet Lees about her artistic process and the path she has taken through recovery and spiritual growth. Janet’s work is published in journals and anthologies around the world, and her own book of poetry and photography is entitled ‘House of Water’ (2019).
View Janet’s work and purchase her book: https://janetlees.weebly.com/
Follow Janet’s Instagram: @janetlees2.0
David’s new single, ‘The Agreement’ is available to purchase on Bandcamp: https://davidmackenzie.bandcamp.com/
Follow your hosts:
https://linktr.ee/davidmackenzie
Support us on Patreon NOW and you can suggest a topic for an exclusive mini-episode, available only to Patrons! Subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/pivotalslice
Email us at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @pivotalslice
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Childhood Creativity
It’s ‘Childhood Month’ on Pivotal Slice! Your hosts discuss the link between past experiences and present beliefs about art, work and self-worth. They ask the question: ‘Are all children inherently creative?’ and explore the genesis of their own relationships to creativity.
In the second half of the episode, Jade and David share pieces of work inspired by childhood and talk about how they created them.
You can read ‘Voices’, by Jade Green, in full here: https://www.orangesjournal.com/fiction/voices-jade-green
Or listen to the audio version: https://soundcloud.com/jade-green-writer/voices-short-story
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Welcome to Season 2 of Pivotal Slice! In this episode Jade and David reflect on Season 1 of the pod, talk about what they've learned and why 'the art life' is so important to them. They also discuss society's view of artists and the beliefs we carry about pursuing a career in the creative industries.
Music by David Mackenzie
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