Please note this episode includes discussion of many difficult topics - Domestic violence and violence against women, eating disorders and body dysmorphia, abortion, panic attacks. Please go carefully! This episode is an interview with femini

Episode Sixteen: Emily Aboud

Mar 11th, 2023 49m 41s

Episode Sixteen is an honest and thoughtful chat with Director, Writer, Theatremaker and Drag King Emily Aboud. At the time of recording, Emily is mid-rehearsal at the Royal Opera House and weeks away from the final run of her show Splintered a

Episode Fifteen: Two by Two

Feb 11th, 2023 17m 10s

A slightly different episode - I went out and about! I cornered artists at the private view of Two by Two, a group exhibition presented by Brushes with Greatness, on at Morell House in Shoreditch until 15th Feb. I spoke to Selby Hi about her jo

Episode Fourteen: Hanakiv

Feb 4th, 2023 32m 56s

Episode 14 of Artist' Impressions and the first of series two. Laura chats to musician, composer and sound artist Hanakiv in the lead up to the release of her debut album Goodbyes. We discuss the creation of her recent music video, her Grandma,

Episode Thirteen: Jack Pursglove

Jul 9th, 2021 42m 19s

Laura chats to cartoonist and illustrator Jack Pursglove about his work, how he came to drawing, supporting your friends, what to do with sketchbooks when they're finished and how to balance creativity with keeping up the the Instagram hustle.

Episode Thirteen: Jack Pursglove

Jul 9th, 2021 42m 19s

Episode Twelve: Marina Renee-Cemmick

May 28th, 2021 1h 8m

In this episode Laura chats to painter, dancer and sculptor Marina Renee-Cemmick. We talked about drawing as a way of thinking, ways to combine art forms, the importance of mentorship, the joy of teaching, the place of painting in a speedy digi

Episode Eleven: If it's About Mothers, it's Also About Spiders.

Apr 9th, 2021 36m 44s

Content Warning: Please note this episode includes discussion of grief and bereavement as well as mental ill-health. In this episode Laura speaks to Stella Green, Emily Hamilton and Freddie Cotton of Definitely Fine Theatre about the process of

Episode Ten: From the Makers of Tobe, or: 'The Definitive Biggest Project of the Men Who Love to Party'

Apr 2nd, 2021 50m 40s

In this episode, Laura chats to playwright and director Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller and actor Jacob Baird. We discussed their recent digital production The Arbitrator among many other things. Listen out for at thrill about half an hour in! You can

Episode Nine: Everything is Going to be Alright

Feb 19th, 2021 37m 52s

Episode Nine! In this episode Laura chats to singer and songwriter Jo Hill about her up coming EP, making music videos in lockdown, songwriting in Jordan and not being allowed to go to Brit School. Listen closely for some Somerset birdsong in t

Episode Eight: The Joys of Colour and the Outdoors

Feb 5th, 2021 45m 8s

In this episode, Laura chats to painter and theatre maker Dominika Ucar. Join them for plenty of laughter and a conversation about paint, fabric, colour and California. Featured in this Episode: Tatha Gallery, Newport on Tay https://www.tathaga

Episode Seven: Colourful Collage

Jan 29th, 2021 26m 44s

In this episode Laura chats to printmaker and textile artist Sophie Fields about collaging in lockdown, life as an Artist in Residence and creating an installation using 150m of fabric to fill the windows of the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh. F

Episode Six: Buzzing Spaces and the Glow of Things.

Dec 18th, 2020 55m 23s

In this episode Laura and Honor chat about farming in the Alps, making costumes in Marseille and cycling around Paris to find a pasta machine. Honor Bathurst, a painter, printmaker and costume designer shares her creative processes and her insp

Episode Five: 'All Her Strange'

Dec 3rd, 2020 49m 9s

This episode includes an (exclusive?!) performance of Eve Simpson's brand new song 'All Her Strange' which will be featured on her soon-to-be recorded EP!Find Eve's music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6vxrjJL8W4vLJ2lNU3xYEk?autoplay=tru

Episode Four: Twins are Taking Over the Film Industry

Nov 26th, 2020 56m 13s

Laura chats to Cinematographer Arran Green and Set Dresser Fingal Green about finding their feet in the film industry, being followed around school by Chris Packham, being humble, how to make fake poo and Visual Indeterminacy. Featured in the E

Episode Three: Please Eat the Artist.

Nov 19th, 2020 42m 17s

In this episode, Laura chats to painter, printmaker, jewellery maker and video artists Bryony Douthwaite. The conversation topics in this episode span long eggs (a real thing in the 1970s!), the surrealism of the internet, deep fakes and gradua

Episode Two: Kafka is my Trojan Horse.

Nov 13th, 2020 44m 39s

In Episode Two Laura chats to playwright and stage manager Roni Neale about their new play Misstrial and its recent research and development sessions with the National Youth Theatre. Conversation topics include playwriting, the experiences of T

Episode One: Sexy Asians dying to be on your podcast.

Nov 6th, 2020 47m 30s

Laura chats to Camilla Anvar and Zelda Solomon - the two halves of theatre company/creative dream team Sexy Asians in Your Area Dying to Meet You who recently premiered their debut film at RUMAH Fest. The conversation spans British Asian Identi