The Accidental Muralist Podcast

My main website remains at AllHandsArt.comYou can also now find me on Substack, under the title “Making Soul, with Pam Consear”In this episode, I again refer to the very inspiring and always thought-provoking podcast, Living Myth, hosted by Michael Meade.

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In this episode I refer to various teachings of Michael Meade. His podcast, which I highly recommend, is called Living Myth.You can find out more about my own artwork, teaching, and writing projects at AllHandsArt.com.

I recommend the books and podcasts of Michael Meade. His podcast, “Living Myth”, draws from ancient stories and wisdom traditions, songs, drumming, and modern psychology, to help us understand ourselves, each other, and the world we live in.You might also be interested to hear an early episode of my podcast — a conversation with my long-time friend, cancer survivor, and wounded healer Patti Carey, called “Cured vs Healed.” In it we discuss the difference between the two words, and practices that help move us toward the latter.

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In the episode I quote Michael Meade from his podcast, Living Myth: “Adversity creates opportunity for genius; comfort removes it.”For an in-depth look at how comfort is tied into white supremacy culture, check out this article. In it, Tema Okun is referring to emotional comfort, not material comfort, which opens up a whole other area for discussion.

I reviewed — and highly recommend — the following three books in this episode:The Art of Gathering, by Priya Parker (2018)Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, by Betty Edwards (1979, 1989, 1999, 2012) Each edition includes more current brain research and refined drawing lessons. I'm reading the 4th edition.Atlas of the Heart, by Brené Brown (2021)Near the beginning of the episode I read my submission to our Stanford class of 1987 35-year reunion class book page. If you happen to be a member of that class, you can look it up online.The poem I read at near the end is by Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet and Islamic scholar. This English translation of the poem is called “Two Kinds of Intelligence.”

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Find more information about my work — and sign up for my email list — at www.AllHandsArt.com.The podcast episode I refer to, in which I imagine what could happen next door in the “burnt house lot” is here.

> I refer to my book called Doodle Your Way Out of Stuckness, which you can find here.> Click here to learn about Creative Mornings.> The episode I refer to on the topic of Ordinariness is here. (Oops, I said it was from 2 months ago, but it was 3 months ago.)> The episode about handling your fresh dreams with care was last month's, and it's here, but what I was really referring to was this blog post instead. The two are related, so the blog post makes more sense after you've heard the podcast.

I mention some building laws and codes that the City of Portland has adopted. Although I think I got the gist of it, these are constantly being changed and updated. For current and specific info, you can look here.I want to express deep gratitude to the people in my life who listen to my daydreams/fantasies of how I want the world to be, my ideas for switching up worn-out arguments (like this one), and any other free-flowing thought experiments I toss out, with barely a flinch. I'm so glad you keep hanging out with me, and I love it when you daydream back.

Patti's FaceBook page is The Art of Mindful Healing.Instagram: The Art of Mindful HealingThe aboriginal poet Patti quoted in the episode is named Oodgeroo Noonuccal.In speaking of trauma, I mentioned the book, The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, and the work of Resmaa Menakem. I recommend looking them both up!

The essay I reference, about my experience singing solo in front of adults for the first time, is here. Click here for a description of heART❤️SCHOOL, the free program I'm offering via my blog and podcast from August ‘21 through May ‘22.To subscribe to the All Hands Art email list, and receive podcast episodes and blog posts in your inbox, click here.To “buy me a coffee” in appreciation of what I offer here for free, click here.

In this episode I mention heART❤️SCHOOL, a nine-month exploration I'm leading my readers and listeners through in 2021-22. You can learn more about it here.The quote this episode centers on (see the Summary) was attributed to Cynthia Bourgeault the first time I heard it. I've since come across versions from other sources. I'm grateful to all those who found it worth repeating!I also want to credit Acharya Shunya for the thorough introduction and invitation into the world of Ayurveda through her book, Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom.Oh, and by the way, I did seek and gain permission from Elena and Natalie to share their stories of quitting, and same from my friend Gayle for mentioning our recent “I love…” poem exchange.If you're not subscribed to my email list, why not sign up? You can take care of that here.

To see artwork mentioned in this podcast, go to www.AllHandsArt.com/podcast and find Episode 20.If you're not signed up for my email list, well… what's up with that?

Rhiannon Leonard is a teaching artist with the Right Brain Initiative and the Young Audiences program of Oregon and SW Washington. In that capacity she uses her drawing art form as a tool for integrating classroom curriculum.As a practicing artist, Rhiannon focuses on botanical illustration and tree details. Look for cards with her botanical illustrations in plant shops around Portland in 2022.Rhiannon's website: www.RhiannonLeonard.artPam's online shop offers craft kits (ironically, once you've heard the podcast), but they're the open-ended kind where she delights you with interesting materials and you get to decide how to use them. Light instructions are sometimes included.

> The “doodle book” I mention, which I wrote, is called Doodle Your Way Out of Stuckness, and you can find it here.> I refer to a book about grief that I heard someone quote from recently. That book is The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller.> For a refresher on what the heck heART❤️SCHOOL is, you can look here.

This is module 3 of heART❤️SCHOOL, a design-as-I-go project of All Hands Art. (Learn more about it here.) Each module features a word for the month, and those words form an acronym. Here's what we've got so far:AgencyRitualsTransitions (and Trust)You'll have to subscribe to either the podcast, or my email list, or both, to see what we'll be spelling out over this 9-month school year. Don't worry — there's no exam at the end, and the homework is optional.

In this episode I refer to several resources, including:> a book on Ayurveda that has been super helpful for me, called Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom by Acharya Shunya.> a graphic I made to show how I do my rounds of sun salutations/greetings and gratitude to the natural world. You can find it here on my website.> Robin Wall-Kimmerer's account of the Hautenosaunee Thanksgiving Address. It's found in her essay “Allegiance to Gratitude” in the life-giving, life-loving book, Braiding Sweetgrass. (More recommended reading, my friends!)> teachings and books by Clarissa Pinkola-Estés, author of Women Who Run with the Wolves. What I love even more is her set of CDs from the Dangerous Old Woman series published by Sounds True. ❤️> Michael Meade, one my favorite podcasters, mythologists, and storytellers. I turn to his work when I feel despair about the condition of the world. I highly recommend his weekly Living Myth Podcast.To join my email list, visit www.AllHandsArt.com or click here.

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I paraphrase a quote attributed to Winona LaDuke, which I heard paraphrased by Valerie Segrest, a guest on the All My Relations podcast. It's found about halfway through episode 2 where she says, “If you're making goals that you're going to see in your lifetime, then you're not dreaming big enough.”https://www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/podcast/episode/32c173eb/ep-2-food-sovereignty-a-growing-movement

I refer to a blog post I wrote last year that referenced Kristen Neff's research on self-compassion. That article is here and the reference is in the section called “Step Two: Flip the Script.”I'd also like to acknowledge some of the other wise teachers whose work has helped shape my ideas. They include Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Michael Meade, Bo Forbes, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Acharya Shunya, Mirabai Starr, Leonard Schlain, bell hooks, Brené Brown, Ibram X Kendi, Jason Reynolds, Liz Gilbert, Bessel van der Kolk, my own children and sisters and friends, and more. One way I'm trying to be less white supremacist in my thinking is to notice when I'm feeling like “I did this all myself!” and instead stop to recognize the many people whose voices and efforts have informed my own. I stand on the shoulders of many. Lifting oneself up by one's bootstraps is not possible nor advisable.

No fancy mics, no special studio. In this episode I take you behind the scenes of how (and why) I started a podcast. You can do this, too.

Michele's website is here, which includes some info about Structural Integration.I've mentioned Ayurveda several times recently, and keep forgetting to include info about this 5,000-year-old health and lifestyle philosophy from India (of which yoga is a part). There are loads of resources available out there. I'm getting most of my information from Acharya Shunya's book.To learn more about the practice of land acknowledgment (which Michele and I attempt early in the episode), click here. To find out about the original inhabitants of your area, you can type in your address on this website.To subscribe to the Accidental Muralist Podcast, go here. to sign up for my newsletters, click here.

We refer to:> Child's pose> Sun salutation (there are variations; this one looks the most like what I do)> Forge (where Keyonda teaches)> the teachings of Rev angel Kyodo williams

Pam's book, Doodle Your Way Out of Stuckness: Imagination Lessons for Changing the World (and rearranging your furniture) is available in print here, and as a downloadable .pdf hereAfter you play along with the doodle prompts, I'd love to see what you made! Email me a photo of it by 11/12/10 and I'll include it in my November 13, 2020 blog post. (By participating, you grant me permission to publish the photo on my blog, and to subscribe you to my newsletter/blog posts.) More info (including email address) is in the episode. It's not a contest -- anyone can participate.

Here's Constance's book, Brown, The Many Shades of Love, available wherever you buy books.Her website is constancemoore.com.Find her on Instagram in these three incarnations:@cmoorearte@morejamstories@cmoore.homegalleryThe mythology storytellers I refer to are Clarissa Pinkola-Estés and Michael Meade. They've each given me heaps of insight into indigenous wisdom traditions and human psychology, as well as various versions of the hero's journey. I'm grateful for their contributions to human development.

Although there's a new website in the works, Elena's nascent blog is currently found here. And here is a mini-book or zine she recently wrote, and a small collection of minis that we worked on together., all available in my shop.The April blog post I wrote about Enoughness, which I mention early on in the episode, is here.I highly recommend the 2007 (but even more timely now) video “The Story of Stuff.” After seeing it the first time I immediately stopped shopping in the $1 aisle at Target. It's reshaped my understanding of who “global markets” are really for, and what my role is as an American consumer.I also mention — and recommend — the podcast series “Seeing White.”Last but not least, I apologize to Elena and our listeners for the times she wanted to say something and I kept steamrolling on with my next idea.

The Belles' business is RBA Creative.For information about the protest art documentation project, visit BlackCulturalZone.org. You can view the photos of the protest art that Randy mentioned here.To sign up for Pam's email newsletters and find out more about her work, go here.

Here is a list of organizations that support Black artists, thinkers, and change-makers.For more information about Pam's work, visit www.AllHandsArt.com. Sign up here to receive email newsletters and notifications about new blog posts and podcast episodes.

Brenna McDonald is co-founder and co-director, with Lillie Last, of Espacio Flamenco in Portland, Oregon.Find out more about Brenna and Lillie's work here:Espacio Flamenco websiteFacebook pageInstagramThe article I referred to, in which I parsed out what makes flamenco so compelling for me, is here. Much of our discussion about our culture's body judgment and the way flamenco celebrates body differences is documented there.

Patti can be found:on Twitter @mindfulhealing2on Facebook: the Art of Mindful Healingon Instagram: the Art of Mindful HealingP.S. In keeping with the spirit of All Hands Art's mission of encouraging art-making and art-sharing (no matter how imperfect), this podcast was recorded without any fancy microphones or editing equipment. Patti and I spoke via Zoom and I recorded it on my laptop's voice recorder. This whole podcast thing has been a learn-as-I-go experience, and I'm kinda loving it.

In the episode, i refer to a previous blogpost that discusses the conflict between art and business/capitalism. You can read that here.If you just need some escapist visual relief, enjoy my recent PICTURES post here.Episode 1 of the Accidental Muralist podcast is here.Take good care of yourself. Wash your hands and start making your Someday art! Then give us a peek with the hashtag #creativesomedaychallenge :) Let's cheer each other on!With love from a safe distance,Pam

Find out more about Pam's work at AllHandsArt.com and sign up for her email newsletters. Each dispatch aims to transform the way you view your own creative potential. After all, more people living more wholly is how we'll save ourselves, each other, and the planet.