We finish off this year with a brand new episode featuring trained Potterer Jo Morgan aka (Joseph Morgan Ceramics) During our conversation I spoke with Joe about his journey from his initial interest in illustration to his exploration into ceramics and pottery, his experiences being an independent business owner and creative and some good words of …

After a long break Creative Me Podcast is back with a brand new episode featuring Mahin Hussain who is a print designer & visual artist. Originally from Pakistan Mahin moved to Aberdeen with her family in late 2019. I've been following Mahin and her work for a number of years now, so it was great to have the opportunity to talk with her about her c…

Creative Me Podcast is back with a brand new conversation, this episode was made possible by Lauren La Rose and the Disability Arts Online Team for their online content takeover series. And features visual artist Rudy Khanye. During over conversation we spoke about Rudy's recent and first solo exhibition, Composition with Red and Yellow that took p…

To mark five years of Creative Me Podcast. I thought it would be great to catch up with the very first guest I had on the podcast back in November 2017Ever since I met Gary his not only been good people, but has actively been doing some great work via Doric Skateboards and is also passionate about Aberdeen and changing the "nothing ever happens her…

Welcome back to Creative Me Podcast we kick off a new series of conversations with episode 114 featuring award winning Journalist and Author Tasnim Nazeer. I first became aware of Tasnim and her work back in 2020, so it was great to have the time to speak with Tasnim about her work, the importance of representation within journalism and what it mea…

Episode 113 is with musician Matt Hickman better known as Brown Bear. I connected with Matt online two years ago, so it was great to finally record this conversation as we touched on quite a lot during this episode including how this all started for Matt, the current climate of the Scottish music industry, being a musician of colour in Scotland and…

Episode 112 is with Constantine Zeus and his writing partner Emiliy-Rose. Constantine first featured on the podcast back in 2018 on episode 13 so it was great to get a catch up with him after all this time. During our conversation I found out more about how Constantine and Emiliy-Rose met and began to work with each other on the Jazz Mafia Project …

Episode 111 features local actress Danielle Jam. I've been following Danielle and her work for a while now, so it was great to get a catch up with her to talk about how she developed an interest in acting, and some of the projects she's been involved over the years. A huge thanks to Danielle for coming on the podcast and sharing her story with us. …

In our third and final episode in partnership with North Lands Creative featuring artists participating in this year's #Collect2022 International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design. I sat down with artist Jahday Ford who is based in Manchester. Jahday's work specialises in hot glass and mould design. Using the combination of glass blowing and dig…

In our second episode in partnership with North Lands Creative featuring artists participating in this year's #Collect2022 International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design. I sat down with artist Te Rongo Kirkwood who is based in Auckland New Zealand. Her work fuses glass, textiles and other media creating sculptural artworks and personal adornme…

In partnership with North lands Creative I'm pleased to bring you a selection of new conversations with three talented artists who are being represented by North Lands Creative for the Collect International art fair for modern craft and design. Our first episode features Magdalene Odundo an artist based in England who specialises in ceramics. It wa…

In the final episode of in the series of conversations with participants involved in the DISATNCE Project I sat down with Ann-Marie Shillito, and Maija Nygren. We discussed how they both navigated using immersive technologies in a dedicated online space and how they this experience has provided them both with new and interesting learning opportunit…

In the third episode of our series of conversations with participants who took part in the Distance Project I sat down with Carrie Fertig, Clare Waddle one half Yellow Broom Lighting, and Mariam Syed to discuss how the project has impacted on their individual practices and how this new technological experience can potentially shape future projects.…

In the second episode in our series of conversations with participants involved in the Distance Project I sat down with Aubin Stewart, Chris Donnelly, and Niela Nell Kalra to discuss their involvement in the project, the journey they went on and how this impacted and influenced their individual practices. It was great to gain an insight into how th…

In partnership with Applied Arts Scotland Creative Me Podcast brings you a four part series of podcasts with participants involved in The DISTANCE Project (Digital Immersive Technologies and Craft Engagement) which is a multi-stage project that offers makers opportunities to collaborate and to share experiences and objects in new and exciting ways …

This is the second and final episode of the citymoves dance live festival podcasts. I was lucky enough to have a nice conversation with Glasgow based performer Jian Yi. We discussed their early inspirations, the thought processes involved in their practice and their performance for the festival called Weathervanes. It was great to catch up with Jia…

We have partnered up with citymoves for the Dance Live Festival again to bring you a couple of podcast episodes with some of this year's performers. For today's episode I sat down with choreographer and performer Fleur Darkin. It was a great opportunity to find out a bit more about what motivates Fleur in her practice and where her work has taken h…

So here it is the official 100th episode of Creative Me Podcast. I thought I'd record a mini pod to reflect not only on the podcast, but also the friendships and other opportunities and experiences this has led me to over the years. You'll notice that on our episode list that two part episodes count as one, hence why this is the "official" 100th ep…

Episode 99 of the podcast is with local digital artist Natasha Falconer. During our conversation we spoke about how last year impacted on Natasha's work and life in general. The importance of identity and culture and how this can have such a significant impact on the creative practice. I really enjoyed this chat and brings it back to what the podca…

Hey people just dropping a quick episode to give you an update on why there hasn't been any new episodes of the podcast this year.A lot going on at the moment. But it's good to be back to check in with you all. Part of this episode was recorded at my studio space at the anatomy rooms and at home towards the end, so apologies for the change in sound…

Our final conversation in the Glass Lives Week podcasts is with Choi Keeryong who is a glass artist and lecturer originally from South Korea who has been residing in Edinburgh for fourteen years. Choi was initially studying fine art in Korea before he became interested in working with glass. We spoke about how his experiences living and working in …

Our fifth episode in Glass Lives Week is with glass artist and lecturer Jessamy Kelly who is based in Edinburgh who works in kiln glass combined with ceramics. During the episode we discussed her early influences and her initial interest in ceramics which subsequently changed once she developed an interest and connection in working with glass. We a…

We continue the conversation in the Glass Lives Week with Hannah Gibson who specialises in casting glass. A geologist originally from North Wales who has been residing in Scotland for a number of years Hannah’s work is very much rooted in sustainability and working with recycled glass. We also discussed the process involved with casting onto small …

The third episode in Glass Lives Week podcast series is with artist and musician Moulyae Niang who is based in Venice. We spoke about Moulaye growing up in a family of artists and musicians which has clearly had a huge influence on him. We also spoke about how he developed a passion for working with Murano glass and the everyday experiences which i…

Episode two is with artist and glass blower Chris Day. We spoke about Chris engagement with art developing at a later stage in his life, being an artist of mixed English and Jamaican parentage and what it means to be black in the UK. Which he also explored further this year with his first solo exhibition Blown, Bound and Bold.https://www.chrisdaygl…

Episode one is with Pinkie Maclure who is an artist and musician based in Scotland who specialises in working with stained glass. We discussed how Pinkie developed an interest in working with stained glass and some of the challenges involved with the process along with the themes conveyed in her work and how she has developed a sustainable career p…

Episode 91 is the third and final conversation in the series of talks with dancers in partnership with City Moves.Today my guest is Wako Anindo who is an experienced dancer and athlete. We covered quite a bit during this episode and it was great to find out more about Wako's story and his involvement with City Moves over the years.https://instagram…

Episode 90 is part two of a series of conversations with dancers in partnership with City Moves Digital Festival of Dance. Today my guest is Natalia Pawelska-KialaWe spoke about how she became interested in dance from an early age. How she developed a career in teaching including working with young people in Aberdeen via project Strive. It was grea…

Episode 89 is the first of three special conversations in partnership with City Moves as a part of the Dance Live Digital Festival of Dance. Today my first guest is MC aka Millennium Child who is a Rapper, Choreographer, Biochemist, and an individual who has an overall positive outlook on life.It was great to catch up with MC to find out more about…

Back with a brand new episode featuring musician Rachel Jack. I found out about Rachel during the lockdown period. So it was good to connect with her and have a chat about her career to date along with her new EP The Calgary Tapes and much more. And something of a first our conversation was recorded with #Squadcast, so let us know what you think.Bi…

Alphonso MRP 49 is a short story that deals with the philosophy of life and psychology behind success in a very easy way. This is a Tamil podcast mainly conveys a secret of success in a comical and commentary tone.

It's been a while since the last episode. So thought I'd check in with you all to have a catch up. The past few months have been challenging for a lot of us for many different reasons. And I speak on a few things that have been on my mind of late.It's good to be back, and thanks for the continued support ❤️Host: Ica HeadlamSound mixing and editing:…

Episode 86 is with Autumn and Carole from Lighthouse Aberdeen. We spoke about how this special collective came to be, along with the ethos of Lighthouse. And why providing a platform that promotes wellness and spirituality is so important to them.I really enjoyed this episode as I probably could have spoken with Autumn and Carole for ages. And a li…

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Episode 80 is with Andrew Davidson who besides being an all round creative individual has recently completed an online historic archive called Fraserburgh On Film. We speak about how this project came to be, along with Andrews connection to the project coming from Fraserburgh himself. We also speak about his experiences with being a tv producer abr…

Episode 79 is with local music producer and sound engineer Louis Seivwright. We speak about Louis early influences in music, his passion for producing and opportunities this has brought him, his new Ep Neverland and much more.Always good to speak with young creatives in Aberdeen who are passionate about what they do. So I look forward to seeing wha…

Part two of the Creative Me Podcast Birthday Specials concludes with various conversations I had throughout 2019. It features Mark Wood, Jaye Christie, Gemma Hare, Gidd Gamz, and Frieda Strachan.I really enjoyed having the opportunity to speak with these local creatives, so be sure to check out their work and give them a follow if you haven't alrea…

So it's been two years that Creative Me Podcast has been going. And I thought I'd put together a two part collection of interviews I've had throughout 2019 Kicking off part one of the birthday specials is the series of conversations I did with artists who took part in this years Look Again Festival. This was a five part series of interviews featuri…

Episode 76 is with all round creative grafter Kayley MacLean from Pulp Stitchin. We speak about Kayley's career as scientist, early influences developing her practice over the years in Aberdeen, personal motivations, work life balance and much more.It was great to have Kayley on the podcast for a chat, check out her work on the links below and be s…

Episode 75 is with local musician Oliver Richard. We speak about his early music influences, his career path, our mutual love hate relationship for social media, his new single that "They Don't Deserve Me" his connection to previous Creative Me Podcast guest, and much more. It was great to have a chat with Oliver I look forward to seeing what else …

Episode 74 is with returning guest Producer and DJ Vagrant Real Estate. We spoke about what he has been up to since he released his first album As Much As I Used To, and what he has learnt from producing his first album. We also spoke about how he has developed his work ethic, the need for networking and collaborating with others in person and onli…

Episode 73 is with fellow Creative Accelerator member and Sustaining Life as a Creative alumni Lynne Hocking. We spoke about her career as a Scientist, how she developed an interest in weaving and her families generational connection to this practice. Her visit to Oaxaca Mexico for a research project earlier this year and much more.It was great to …

Episode 72 is a nice catch up with returning guest Adam Coutts from Ten Feet Tall Theatre. We spoke about what he has been up to since I last spoke him and Cameron Mowat in February 2018. Their new project Ten Feet Tall Academy which will be running in partnership with the International School in Aberdeen, the need for what they do in Aberdeen, sec…

Episode 71 is a collection of short conversations with the life drawing group Art Nüdles who have been meeting at the Noose and Monkey Cellar Bar on Tuesdays for a few years now. I spoke with event organisers and founders Andy Gaffron and Anna Bearn and a number of other people who participate in the group.It was a welcoming and chilled out vibe du…

Episode 70 is with Jewellery Designer Aubin Stewart. I first meet Aubin back in 2016 when she was one of my Sustaining Life as a Creative Mentor (SLAAC) with the Creative Learning Team. We spoke about Aubins time studying at Duncan and Jordanstone. Coming back to aberdeen and working for an independent jewellers in Aberdeen for ten years, working f…

Episode 69 is something a little different. It's a pilot episode for a new podcast from Gary Kemp Films of the Nineties Podcast. So for this episode Gary goes through a list of 5 films that you may never heard of but should definitely give them a watch. We also drop some random nineties movie trivia throughout the episode. Really enjoyed being able…