Clara Griffith

My guest Clara Griffith is a visual artist based in Austin, Texas. She is also my sister-in-law!

Coming from classical training in music and art, she now works across mediums, from painting and photography to sculpture and textiles.

Clara’s signature triangle series is an original invention where she uses her decade as a software developer to build a program that kaleidoscopes pictures into an abstract triangular puzzle-like field. They are beautifully compelling and pair well with her large, colorful quilts she sews.

As a seamstress, Clara also designs ready-to-wear clothes, formal wear, and costumes for photographic shoots. Some of her costumes, accessories, and body paint are featured in my brother Chris’s book of his nude photography, Fine Art.

From ceramics to dollhouses and photography to 3D printing, Clara is a force of creation whom I’m proud to call family.

Learn more at https://www.claragriffith.com

Creator's Cafe with Jessica Payne of Kika Labs

Host Jessica Payne of Kika Labs breaks down the subtle and the sublime of the creative process with inspiring artists at the Creator's Cafe.

Find out more info on the show and host Jessica Payne.
Offering creative strategy, performance coaching, and more! www.kikalabs.com

More info and resources at | www.kikalabs.com
Watch the video podcast on YouTube | YouTube Creator's Cafe Podcast Playlist
Follow the Show | @creatorscafebykikalabs
Facebook Group | Creator's Cafe by Kika Labs
Transcripts and YouTube Links at | www.kikalabs.com/creators-cafe-shownotes

Theme Music
Our theme music is composed and performed by Kyle deTarnowsky.
www.kyledetarnowskymusic.com

TV writer Marshall Knight and I connect on the need to create or explode, and on crafting a career that fits his indoor cat personality.

My guest Marshall Knight is a Hollywood TV writer. Most recently, he and his writing partner Rob LaMorgese were executive story editors on Suits LA. This was a natural continuation of their success in the writing room of the original hit show Suits, which was my pandemic comfort show, and I have watched every episode of it.

He first got into the studio system with an internship at Paramount in the Motion Picture Creative Division while he was finishing his degree at UCLA. Marshall then went on to get in a writer’s room as a PA on Lone Star. This led to a position on Homeland, yes, that Homeland, where he got to be in a room of writing greats, plus call the FBI to fact-check episodes.

One of my favorite things about this year has been getting to peek behind the curtain on projects Marshall is working on. It’s incredible to see real-time progress from a writer of his caliber as he talks through projects in development, searches for new ideas, and pitches new projects to studios. His shows are in my living room and have building-sized billboards on the Sunset Strip, but I know him as my smart cafe buddy, enjoy my convo with the incredible Marshall Knight!

Creator's Cafe with Jessica Payne of Kika Labs

Host Jessica Payne of Kika Labs breaks down the subtle and the sublime of the creative process with inspiring artists at the Creator's Cafe.

Find out more info on the show and host Jessica Payne.
Offering creative strategy, performance coaching, and more! www.kikalabs.com

More info and resources at | www.kikalabs.com
Watch the video podcast on YouTube | YouTube Creator's Cafe Podcast Playlist
Follow the Show | @creatorscafebykikalabs
Facebook Group | Creator's Cafe by Kika Labs
Transcripts and YouTube Links at | www.kikalabs.com/creators-cafe-shownotes

Theme Music
Our theme music is composed and performed by Kyle deTarnowsky.
www.kyledetarnowskymusic.com

Rachel Lee and I dig into finding yourself to bravely embody your own brand.

My guest, Rachel Lee, is an artist, designer, and co-founder of Neo Genesis, a personal branding agency for creatives and misfit entrepreneurs who are ready to own their weird and finally, rocket online. Rachel believes that there's no better way of marketing yourself than actually being yourself.

Rachel's taking these important foundational concepts from branding that have made Neo Genesis be a successful service providing agency to transitioning her brand to becoming a household brand that will include a clothing line, comic series, merch, and more. And she's doing this whole process on Twitch to be as unedited and transparent in her journey to be a full-time working artist as possible.

So we get into the details of what makes her business successful, how to brand yourself as a business owner and as an artist, and also how to embrace the transparency and messiness of the journey that we're all on.

Follow Rachel:

• Links:
  • Personal Website (art, design & cat stuff): https://racheltylee.com/
  • Business Website (personal branding stuff): https://neogenesis.me/
  • IG: @racheltylee
  • LI: Rachel Lee
  • Twitch: @caiyrii

Creator's Cafe with Jessica Payne of Kika Labs

Host Jessica Payne of Kika Labs breaks down the subtle and the sublime of the creative process with inspiring artists at the Creator's Cafe.

Find out more info on the show and host Jessica Payne.
Offering creative strategy, performance coaching, and more! www.kikalabs.com

More info and resources at | www.kikalabs.com
Watch the video podcast on YouTube | YouTube Creator's Cafe Podcast Playlist
Follow the Show | @creatorscafebykikalabs
Facebook Group | Creator's Cafe by Kika Labs
Transcripts and YouTube Links at | www.kikalabs.com/creators-cafe-shownotes

Theme Music
Our theme music is composed and performed by Kyle deTarnowsky.
www.kyledetarnowskymusic.com