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Episode 9:  How to Deal, Examining Fear, Anxiety, and Growth Through Art ft. Grace Miceli

For this episode I got to talk to artist Grace Miceli about her new book, How to Deal.

In this episode we talk about:

• Grace introduces herself, her work, and her book.
• When and how the book started.
• How/Why Grace made the decision to pursue creating a book.
• Working with a team to publish the book.
• Fear associated with doing/creating something for the first time.
• Working on the book during the covid-19 pandemic.
• Making artwork that fits into a larger project vs. standalone work.
• The process of creating work for the book-the art direction, organization, and planning.
• Online shopping and some of the comics in the book that talk about it.
• Grace's creative process for her artwork- lists, showing up consistently, inspiration, editing.
• Grace's artistic world and art style- how it has developed, how it allows her to create in a safe space but also expanding outside of her comfort zone creatively.
• The push and pull of staying in our comfort zone and getting out of it.
• The falsehood of control.
• The relationships and interpretations others have with Grace's artwork.
• Grace's dog Tony and his influence on her life and art.
• Animals in art and human experiences being represented through them.
• Grace's journey with self-help, mental/emotional health and communicating that through art.
• The never-ending nature of processing your feelings.
• Not using self-improvement/self-help against yourself.
• Grace's feelings and thoughts about the book being released soon.

Pre-order or Purchase How to Deal: https://gracemiceli.com/how-to-deal

Grace's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artbabygirl/

Stuff and People Mentioned in the episode:

Feel It Out by Jordan Sondler 

The Kindly Lion

Adam Kurtz

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