SOPHIE’S ART PODCAST

Episodes of Sophie’s Art Podcast.

Talking to Strangers : An About the Tings Episode 139 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

139 • TALKING TO STRANGERS

This ‘About The Tings’ episode is all about Talking to Strangers, as lilDENNiS joins me on a quest to talk to a random person about Paranormal Experiences.

This one was recorded while walking to Saltrum, which is the local woods, so hope you enjoy the atmospheric sounds :)

Some of the tings we talk about include:

Why is it so Scary to talk to Strangers?,
Is it really Scary to talk to Strangers?,
Nature vs Human sounds,
Birds Flying Free,
What do Animals Think?,
Painting a Ship Wreck,
Baby Steps,
Road Sweepers,
How to Approach Strangers on the Street video by Brandon Stanton,
Cold Fingers,
and someone talks about Hot Chocolate :)

Hope you get something out of this one.

Art Soundoff Podcast Journaling Challenge : Episode 138 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

138 • ART SOUNDOFF : JOURNALING PODCAST CHALLENGE

Art Soundoff is an Art Journaling Micro Podcast Challenge run by the Lean into Art Podcast.

Last year I decided to try and do all 30 prompts in one sitting for episode 85, and thought I’d do the same again this year :)

Some of the topics include:
The Tombow Mono Eraser Pen,
Mooji and David Icke,
Letting Go of Beliefs,
Being a Lone Wolf,
Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers,
The Struggles of Beginning,
Balancing Challenge and Chilling,
Beyond Good and Evil Video Game,
Characters,
Black Mirror TV Show,
The Power of Dreams,
The Power of Writing,
I set a Goal of Interviewing People in the Park this week,
and me camcorder’s still going all blurry :(

Hope you like this one.

We Are Here To Save The Earth : Episode 137 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

137 • WE ARE HERE TO SAVE THE EARTH

This is a proper brain dump episode, where I talk about how We are here to Save the Earth.

The world is corrupt, we are in the middle of a psychological world war 3, and it’s time to wake up before it’s too late.

Some of the topics include:
Banning Beings of Love,
Is History a Lie?,
Using Common Sense,
How we were Never Free,
Reoccurring Dreams,
How Love Unites,
There is only one Truth,
Facing Fears,
Negative Space and Awareness,
Ancient Civilisations,
Michael Jackson, Princess Diana, and JFK,
The Earth is in a Virtual Prison,
Everything is Back to Front,
Having an Open Mind,
and we have a bit of MJ love.

Hope you like.

11 Years : A Mystery Topic : Episode 136 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

136 • 11 YEARS : A MYSTERY TOPIC

lilDENNiS randomly selected this weeks topic, so it’s a mystery topic called 11 years.

It’s about an experience I had with my first gender therapist, which was super inspiring and really helped me see how changing your life takes time.

Some of the topics include :

Being Overwhelmed by Big Goals,
Baby Steps,
Facing Fears,
Transitioning Tips,
Building Habits,
Connecting with your Therapist,
Gender Therapy,
Inspirational People,
and I wonder, was Hitler really a bad guy?

Hope you enjoy this one.

Scary Stuff - Scary Films, Scary Video Games, and Scary Art : Episode 135 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

135 • SCARY STUFF: SCARY FILMS, SCARY VIDEO GAMES, AND SCARY ART

I cosplay a not so scary cat for this one, as I talk about Scary Stuff like Scary Films, Scary Video Games, and Scary Art.

There’s also a lil scary story, but the less said about that the better :)

Some of the scary Halloween themed tings include :

How Virtual Reality Feels Real,
Being Trapped in a Dream,
False Awakenings,
Resident Evil,
Jump Scares,
Japanese Horror,
Freddie Krueger,
Scary Experiences,
Do Humans Enjoy being Scared?,
The Power of Fear,
and lilDENNiS turns into a Zombie :)

Hope you like this one.

Face Masks and Freedom part three with Spider-Man : An About the Tings Episode 134 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

134 • FACE MASKS AND FREEDOM PART THREE WITH SPIDER-MAN

Spider-Man takes over this week, as we continue with part three of our Face Masks and Freedom series.

Lots and lots of stuff on this one, but the mainly it’s about Anxiety, Following the Feeling, and the Balance between Positive and Negative.

Other topics include:
Name the Mole competition,
How Fear Stops Action and Courage Creates Action,
Anxiety of not wearing a Face Mask vs Anxiety of wearing one,
Escaping Reality via Video Games,
How you have to Play the Game,
How you don’t Fight a Dragon in your Boxer Shorts,
Beliefs create Reality,
Feeling a Connection to other Humans,
The power of Positive Lies,
Are there Shape Shifting Aliens Living Among Us?
The New Earth,
Brain Washing,
A Transgender Makeup experience,
Something Fishy’s going on,
and does Spider-Man’s bum look big in this?

Hope you enjoy.

Burnout, Addiction, and the Positives and Negatives of Video Games : Episode 133 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

133 • BURNOUT, ADDICTION, AND THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF VIDEO GAMES

Brain Dump time, as I talk about Burnout, Addiction and the Positives and Negatives of Video Games.

I really liked this, it does go all over the place, but the main topic really was trying to find Balance, and understand Are Video Games are bad for you? Some of the tings include :

Negative Thoughts,
Are Video Games bad or you?,
A new video series called Why I Love…,
Dealing with Addiction,
Doing too much of the wrong thing,
Guilt,
Needing Rest,
Hitting Burnout,
Discipline,
Some of the Positives and Negatives of Video Games,
Meditation,
Observing the Lies of the Mind,
How Portal 2 helps with Problem Solving Skills,
Website Development,
Connecting with Stories and Characters,
Escaping Reality,
How Bad Habits Snowball,
The power of Immersion,
How Video games are Social,
and there’s a lil bit of wisdom from the Talking Shoe :)

Hope you find this one interesting.

366 Days of Drawing? The Draw Every Day For A Year Art Challenge : Episode 132 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

132 • 366 DAYS OF DRAWING? THE DRAW EVER DAY FOR A YEAR ART CHALLENGE

I did it! I finished the Draw Every Day for a Year Art Challenge, which saw me showing up to draw for 366 days in a row. How was it? What did I learn? What did I like? What did I struggle with? Time to find out, in this episode which goes all over the place :)

So many tings are covered on this one, and I still have tons to say, but some of the topics include:

The Importance of Routine, Discipline, and Focus,
Drawing Exercises,
Using Reference,
Inktober,
Being ok with Imperfect Work,
Where do Ideas come from?
Drawing Characters Consistency,
Not Sketching Enough,
Having Limited Time,
Drawing from Imagination does not mean Ignoring Reference,
Adding Story to your Characters,
The Higher Self and Sketching when half asleep,
Realistic Pencil Drawing,
Needing a Rest,
How to Avoid Feeling Overwhelmed,
The Struggles of an Art Challenge,
How an Art Challenge helps you find out what you do and don’t like doing,
Creating Characters,
Video Games and Inspiration,
Balance between Creating and Consuming,
and I think Kitty’s pregnant lol

Hope you enjoy this one.

an art book Art-ickle : Episode 131 of the So Free Art Podcast, with Artist Sophie Lawson

131 • SKETCH EVERY DAY ARTICLE ‘ALL IN THE EYES, WITH SIMONE GRÜNEWALD’

An Art-Ickle from the Sketch Every Day Art Book, entitled ‘All in The Eyes, with the artist Simone Grünewald’ was the topic for this weeks lil podcast.

This was really fun, lots of tips and advice about sketching Eyes, how you can Guide the Viewers eye by Changing your Characters Eyes,
How Sketching is like Sculpting, because you’re simply Playing with the Shapes, and there’s quite a bit about facing fears.

Some of the other topics included:

The power of Eyes,
Mistakes made things Unique,
How Art is all about Facing Fears,
lil tings can make a Big Difference,
Everything’s Related,
Playing vs Following the Rules,
Practicing Bad Habits,
Sketching Eyes,
Difference between Male and Female Eyes,
Optical Illusions of Drawing,
Simple is Sometimes Better,
The Importance of Why,
Awareness,
and we have a Paper Mouse join us :)

Hope you like this one.