017: "This is to be a POSITIVE FORCE in the world" - Emily Herr + Sarah Apple // Mural Artists - Girls Girls Girls Tour

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06/27/17 • 52 min

Care + Suz are so excited to share the women behind the Girls Girls Girls extravaganza taking over #RVA and beyond. This week we chat with the Girls ^3 masterminds, Emily Herr + Sarah Apple, who took a blank wall inspired by Strip Signs and are turning one into many from Richmond to Burlington, VT via an epic adventure in a 3500 lb. commercial vehicle. Relying on the kindness of strangers, these mural painters and illustrators are sharing the celebration of girls + women to be a "positive force in the world." Listen to the layers of this project that are uncovered as Emily and Sarah begin to take steps to explore their intention to normalize and represent all images of women up and down the East Coast.

Gems in this episode include a comparison of Emily's mobile art studio, or "adventure machine," to the van in the television show Breaking Bad and Caroline's "baby killing" metaphor regarding the creative process. On a more biz related note - this episode is all about the process - that uncomfortable space of trial and error, exploration and experimentation. We touch over sponsorships, the differentiation between a sign and a mural, exemplifying the purposeful pivot, and the magical idea generators - the moral support of beer + coffee.

These girls are awesome and creating community and connection around the inspiring murals showcasing all kinds of girls like you and us! They vulnerably share their craft and dreams and allow you to be a part of their journey. Plus, find out -- is this a feminist thing? Or isn't it? TBD! Thanks for listening in!

Find the Tour:

@girlsgirlsgirlstour

Find Emily:

http://www.herrsuite.com/girlsgirlsgirls

@herrsuite

Find Sarah:

@luckysignsrva

Find Us:

http://www.nexttuesdaypodcast.com

@nexttuespodcast

[email protected]

Find the Tour:

@girlsgirlsgirlstour

Find Emily:

http://www.herrsuite.com/girlsgirlsgirls

@herrsuite

Find Sarah:

@luckysignsrva

Find Us:

http://www.nexttuesdaypodcast.com

@nexttuespodcast

[email protected]

Previous Episode

016: "We have a process we really, REALLY believe in."-- Christina Kern & Christie Thompson // Campfire & Co.

We've got half of the strategic branding and interior design firm CAMPFIRE & CO on deck!

Gather 'round the fire and listen to Christina Kern and Christie Thompson chat about developing that elusive tried-and-true creative system, the role of designers in economic growth, the joy of Feminism being "cool" again, working in an all-female work space, (THAT THEY OWN-- visit their site for details!) #divacupproblems, and-- the worst-- POPCORN CEILINGS. The Campfire ladies dig into the joy of processes, but through the lens of designers who can stand up for their tried-and-true methods. Then Suz asks the question everyone wants to know: WHERE DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME CAMPFIRE & CO?!?

PLUS-- Q&A SPEED ROUND!

Shoutout to the other HBIC of Campfire & Co., Lauren Stewart. You're a babe!

FIND CAMPFIRE AND CO:

http://www.campfireandco.com/

@campfireandco on Insta/ Twitter/ Pinterest

Stay tuned for their FIRESIDE SESSIONS round 2, coming soon!

FIND US:

@nexttuespodcast

http://www.nexttuesdaypodcast.com

Shoutout to Caroline's bestie with a teste, Vinnie, for sitting through this girl talk interview on his visit to RVA. Men supporting women supporting women!

Next Episode

018: "It Set my Heart on Fire." Julia Warren // celebrate! RVA

What were YOU doing high school? Crying in your floor to Taylor Swift lyrics? Obsessing over your homecoming date? Freaking out about the PSATs? How about hiring lawyers and starting a legitimate nonprofit organization, which has since hosted thousands of birthday parties for children?

Yeah, Care and Suz didn’t quite make that last one happen. But Julia Warren, the founder (and now full-time employee!) of Celebrate! RVA sure did.

Julia started celebrate! RVA, a nonprofit dedicated to one single thing: celebrating children and giving joy where it has been lost.

Julia literally leaves the girls speechless with her selfless dedication, clarity, and wisdom far beyond her twenty one years of age. And while birthday parties are all fun and games, Julia quickly tackles the hard stuff. She speaks about the roots of distrust between Richmond’s housing projects and the Richmond Police Department, lends a lens to children’s perceptions of how the RPD views them, and how birthday parties are actively helping to change that. Julia’s story isn’t one of a 16 year old with a white savior complex-- it’s the story of a child helping other children feel special, and somewhere along the line growing into an adult cultivating love, joy, and a magical space for children to just be children.

Also: Ugly crying, basic searching on Google, and TURNING 30! Happy Birthday, Suz!!

FIND CELEBRATE! RVA and Julia: http://celebraterva.org/

@celebrateRVA on insta

https://www.facebook.com/celebraterva

DONATE TO CELEBRATE!RVA and we will SAY YOUR NAME ON THE PODCAST! (That's really all we have to offer in the form of swag) Send a screenshot of your donation at http://celebraterva.org/donate/ to [email protected] and we will say your name and invent something nice to say about you!!

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As always, find us at @nexttuespodcast and http://www.nexttuesdaypodcast.com

SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY!