In this episode, we explore how the act of NOTICING is fundamental to us as human beings. It sits at the very heart of both our creative life and our consciousness. Noticing seems to be something that we humans are born to do. Yet, in this era of technology and screens, the dominant demand is on our seeing and our hearing. Are we jettisoning the deeper reaches of our attention?What happens when we reclaim a broader way of noticing ? When we reclaim the noticing that happens in our other senses - smell, touch and taste? Don't these help us to stay grounded and alert in our bodies? And, what about the level of consciousness from which we are noticing? The quality of our gaze? The degree of love and curiosity that is present in us?Join us as we ramble and roam, ponder and peruse, finding nuggets of wisdom as we go. To connect with either of us or find out more about what we do, please use the links below:Clare Brown:Coaching and Art: www.clarebrown.co.ukRachel Singleton: Art: www.rachelsingletonart.com.Coaching: www.rachelsingleton.comIf you like the podcast, please consider leaving us 5 stars and/or a review to help us to get known. 

In this episode, we explore Creative Practice: what it really means, what it offers us and why it is a vital resource in our life. A Creative Practice is not some rigid amount of time that we set aside each day in order to do exercises and 'be creative'. Yes, it involves us showing up consistently, but it is far more than something we timetable in: it is actually a way of being, and something we humans naturally do.Creativity is happening all the time. For anyone who is a writer, musician, artist, gardener, engineer, scientist or film maker,  you will know that you are constantly being inspired by the world around you and by the creations of other human beings. Life itself is constantly planting seeds. We are being 'resourced' all the time by Life. Having a creative practice is a) being conscious of this dynamic flow of inspiration and allowing ourselves to get fully immersed in it, and b) making time to co-create with and express this. Not only does this prove to be fulfilling and nourishing for us, but it also touches others too. It isn't just some selfish or self-indulgent practice where we take time out from the real world; it is where we sip at the well of meaning and beauty, and come back better able to serve, support and inspire others. We hope you enjoy this episode!To connect with either of us or find out more about what we do, please use the links below:Clare Brown:Coaching and Art: www.clarebrown.co.ukRachel Singleton: Art: www.rachelsingletonart.com.Coaching: www.rachelsingleton.comIf you like the podcast, please consider leaving us 5 stars and/or a review to help us to get known. 

In this episode we explore spaciousness and the creative void. What does it mean to give our art and ourselves room to breathe? We both experience creativity arising from the space between things. It is a mystical, living energy which is always revealing itself to us. When we show up to do our art or our work in the world - making time and space for it - we create a fertile space for it to appear. When we tidy our space and put it in order, we can feel primed and ready. When we allow ourselves to ebb as well as flow, rest in the fallow times as well as the productive times, new waves of creation come through. How is space showing up for you? And what does it mean to allow this in more consciously?Rachel mentioned this poem in the podcast today:THE SPACE BETWEEN THINGS'See me as the pause between your reaction and your peace.See me as your gathering stillness.See me as the space you leave betweenyourself and another, for their sake and yours. See me as the punctuation that structures your life. See me as reflection, not distortion. Step back and breathe, and let life lead. See me as the pattern revealed. '  Rachel SingletonTo connect with either of us or find out more about what we do, please use the links below:Clare Brown:Coaching and Art: www.clarebrown.co.uk Rachel Singleton: Art: www.rachelsingletonart.com.Coaching: www.rachelsingleton.comIf you like the podcast, please consider leaving us 5 stars and/or a review to help us to get known. 

In this episode, we explore the way that pressure can look like it is a requirement in life - not just in the field of art, but in any profession. As artists, we can feel under pressure to produce art and then produce art in a unique style, to get into galleries, to sell well, to be as good if not better than our peers, to become successful and well known, and so on. What if none of this is real and none of this is necessary? And what if all of this actually just gets in the way of something much more meaningful - our own innately creative essence wishing to express itself?To connect with either of us or find out more about what we do, please use the links below:Clare Brown:Coaching and Art: www.clarebrown.co.uk Rachel Singleton: Art: www.rachelsingletonart.com.Coaching: www.rachelsingleton.comIf you like the podcast, please consider leaving us 5 stars and/or a review to help us to get known. 

In today's episode, we explore the quality of energy that infuses the things we create. Does it change the nature and quality of something we have created when we are trying to produce something we think others  want, rather than creating that which feels deep, inspiring and juicy for us?To connect with either of us, please use the links below:Clare Brown:Coaching and Art: www.clarebrown.co.uk Rachel Singleton: Art: www.rachelsingletonart.com.Coaching: www.rachelsingleton.comIf you like the podcast, please consider leaving us 5 stars and/or a review to help us to get known. 

In this episode, we explore a foundational piece - how having an attitude of play in our creative life and work enables us to grow and learn through our successes and our apparent 'failures'. To connect with either of us, please use the links below:Clare Brown:Coaching and Art: www.clarebrown.co.ukYou can view the accidental ink dog here:-https://www.instagram.com/p/CtuRQcCo_px/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Rachel Singleton: Art: www.rachelsingletonart.com.Coaching: www.rachelsingleton.comIf you like the podcast, please consider leaving us 5 stars and/or a review to help us to get known. 

A warm welcome to our first episode, where we introduce ourselves and give you a taste of the conversation you can expect from us. To connect with either of us, please use the links below:Clare Brown Coaching and Art: www.clarebrown.co.ukRachel Singleton: Art: www.rachelsingletonart.com.Coaching: www.rachelsingleton.comIf you like the podcast, please consider leaving us 5 stars and/or a review to help us to get known.