Lina Forrester Lina Forrester

Tasting Circles: The Power of Synesthesia

Hi there! Welcome to episode 16 of Eccentric Chai, the blog for artistic misfits, wayward explorers, and the creatively weird. Today on the podcast I'm going to be talking about Synesthesia. What is it? How does it change the way you perceive the world? And what are some ways you can use the external world as an influence in your own art.

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Lina Forrester Lina Forrester

Episode 15: Edgar Allan Poe, King of the Macabre

Hi there! Welcome to episode 15 of Eccentric Chai, the blog for artistic misfits, wayward explorers, and the creatively weird.

Today on the podcast I'd like to read you an Edgar Allan Poe Story . Why? Because Halloween is on Monday and what better way to celebrate than to read something macabre and eerie and by a fellow eccentric.

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Lina Forrester Lina Forrester

Episode 14: Give your Art Creepy Vibes Using the Power of Psychology

Hi there! Welcome to episode 14 of Eccentric Chai, the blog for artistic misfits, wayward explorers, and the creatively weird.

This week I'm going to be giving you several elements you can add to your art that will give your audience goosebumps.

This episode is perfect for you if you are all about the spooky stuff and want to make your art even scarier.

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Lina Forrester Lina Forrester

Episode 11: Turn Your World Upside Down

This week I'm going to be talking to you about that comfort bubble we all find ourselves in, and what super awesome amazing things can happen when you flip your world upside down and fall out of that bubble.

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Lina Forrester Lina Forrester

Episode #7: Five Exercises to Help you Embrace Failure

Hi there! Welcome to episode 7 of Eccentric Chai, the blog for artistic misfits, wayward explorers, and the creatively weird. This week I'm going to be talking about that thing we all fear the most: failure. More specifically, I’ll be giving you five exercises that you can do to help you embrace failure, because it’s only until you embrace failure that you can be brave in your art.

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Lina Forrester Lina Forrester

Episode #4: That Scary Word, Style

Hi there! Welcome to Eccentric Chai, the podcast for artistic misfits, wayward explorers, and the creatively weird.

In this episode we're going to talk about that super scary word we all dread hearing: style. What is it, exactly? And why are we always trying to pursue it? Is it something we develop over time, or is it something that has always been there?

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Lina Forrester Lina Forrester

Episode #3: Five Ways to Bust Through that Creative Wall

Hi there! Welcome to Eccentric Chai, the podcast for artistic misfits, wayward explorers, and the creatively weird.

Today on the podcast we will be talking about creative block. We've all dealt with it, right? You don't have to be an artist to have experienced creative block. You just have to be a human. As for me, I HATE when I'm in a creative funk, and so I decided to put together a list of five things that could help me bust through that creative wall and return to my favorite place, the flow state.

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Lina Forrester Lina Forrester

Episode #2: Intuitive Art

Welcome to episode #2 of Eccentric Chai! In this episode I talk about Intuitive Art. Is there a one-size-fits-all definition? How can meditation help us understand this method of art? And what are the things you can do to discover your own definition and your own reasons for an intuitive practice?

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