About The Frequency of Creativity
Enter the intersection of energy and art, and discover how artists give physical form to frequency. Experience how this dynamism opens higher levels of awareness and expands vision that can enrich our everyday lives.
Meet the Host
Melinda Harr Curley
Episodes
TFC – A Woman’s Voice in Art
Do people give focus to a woman’s voice in the art? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley welcomes guest Joanne Landis. After twelve years as a fashion illustrator in New York and London, Joanne knew she wanted to do more profound work. Wanting to incorporate what she thought about onto the canvas, she decided to become a figurative painter, mostly of women. Landis reaches for archetypal figures that represent eternal and universal themes that are common and accessible. She intends to capture her unique voice in her work. Tune in to understand and hear a woman’s voice in art!
TFC – On the Front Lines of Sustainable Art
What will you do if you find yourself on the front lines of sustainable art? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley welcomes guest Gina Herrera. Gina creates large, graceful sculptures made from found objects. She was a reservist in the military and served a one-year tour in Iraq. While there, she was saddened by the thousands of acres of trash the military left there called The Graveyard. When she returned to the U.S and enrolled in graduate school, she became more curious about the use of chemicals to create art. This experience inspired her to create art from found objects and establish her voice as an environmentalist. Please tune in to discover more about what it is like to be on the front lines of sustainable art.
TFC – Ancient Awakenings in Art
How can an artist experience ancient awakenings in art? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley welcomes guest Linda Benton McCloskey. Linda shares that her emotions paint her artwork and that her paintings reveal her soul. She feels that the talent of art can be taught but that the essential aspect of painting is to be true to yourself, to be who you are in your work. McCloskey paints in many layers and leaves traces of the previous layers creating an impression of ancient history. Tune in to hear Linda’s personal experience on ancient awakenings in art.
TFC – Renee Stout: Trusting Yourself in Art
Why do you need to start trusting yourself in art? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley and guest Renee Stout talk about the importance of channeling your inner child. Renee is an award-winning artist from the perspective of a three-year-old. She trusts the inner child within her more than her adult self. Renee also presents alternate ways of seeing things that challenge stereotypes. Tune in and know why you need to try trusting yourself in art.
TFC – Gospel Glass
What is gospel glass? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley welcomes Laura Ann Cohn, a lifelong artist in painting and singing-songwriting. Laura saw an arresting vision of an illuminated swan that inspired her in a career of drawing and now creating beautiful birds in fused glass. Each Gospel Glass bird comprises broken pieces of glass that are then fired into a wholeness that represents the wholeness of God. When light shines through these glass birds, it illuminates the beauty of God's love, and each bird holds a special gospel message. Tune in to know more about the beauty of the gospel glass.
TFC – Art Reflecting on Climate Change
Do you want to engage yourself in reflecting on climate change? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley sits with guest Jennifer Kane. Jennifer Kane as an artist, considers herself a reporter on climate change. She paints En Plein Air and immerses herself in nature, connecting deeply with the energy around her. She has studied the science of climate change and holds all this information within her. Her art balances the weight of devastation with an overriding hope for renewal, providing us, the observer, with a profound visual exploration of our environment and the significant changes. Listen and learn the art of reflecting on climate change.
TFC – Supernatural America – The Paranormal in American Art
How can we find paranormal American art? Indeed, we all might have experienced a supernatural America. But, how about we perceive it through the lens of the paranormal activities in American Art? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley and guests Dr. Robert Cozzolino, Patrick, and Aimee Butler talk about this ground-breaking exhibition curated by the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Their conversation tackles the topic of contact with unseen worlds as experienced and depicted by United States artists. This vital exhibit brings awareness and visibility to art that captures interaction with ghosts, spirits, UFOs, extraterrestrials, and multidimensional beings. These spiritualist artists attempt to show in physical form what they have seen and been guided to create. Tune in now to learn all about a supernatural America!
TFC – The Influence of Music on Painting
What is the influence of music on painting since both exist in one realm, Art? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley discusses how music, specifically Baroque music, relates to abstract art. Guest Dr. Tacconi, distinguished professor of Musicology at Penn State, explains how the underlying structure of Baroque music is balanced with an element of free, "filling in" composition. Also, as an abstract artist, Dr. Tacconi's painting is directly influenced by the music she researches and studies. They draw comparisons between the music and abstract art - how abstraction appears as randomness but contains an underlying structure that must be in place for the painting to be successful. Tune in to learn about the influence of music on painting!
TFC – Root Cause and Effect in Art
What is the root cause and effect in art? In this episode of The Frequency of Healing, host Melinda Harr Curley welcomes artist, sculptor, filmmaker Mark Oliver to ask some questions about everything and makes us think. Pulling together different ideas, images, language - Oliver assembles seemingly disparate concepts into a whole that is a new and unique perspective. Due to openness and curiosity, Oliver plays with universal images, symbols and words to create worlds of his own imagination that delight, humour and confound us. Tune in to unravel the root cause and effect in art.
TFC – Art as Guidance
How can we perceive art as guidance? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley and guest Debbie Arnold discuss how art can perform as a guiding light to the lost. Debbie shares that art has led her in a direction she may never have gone, and art taught her how to receive a broader perspective and see things differently. She says that art can shift your perspective during the act of creation. She paints from a deep inner knowing and reaches within for guidance that is always there. Debbie emphasizes that it is essential to open herself up in the painting process so that the paintings can reveal important messages they hold for her. Tune in to know how you can also experience art as guidance.
TFC – The Unique Language of Public Art
What is the unique language of public art? How can it live within the memories of people within the space? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley and guest Ann Tarantino talk about how public art represents people's lives and memories moving in a specific space. They also revolve their conversation around how public installations layered nuances of world-building and granted insight into our active role in shaping our environment. Tune in to listen to multimedia artist Ann Tarantino as she shares more about how public art reveals the pattern and imprint we leave on the world around us.
TFC – Art as Blessing
In what ways can we use art as a blessing? How can it open up your heart and spirituality? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley and guest Toni Carlton talk about art as a blessing and how spiritual practices can attune oneself to art. Toni beautifully weaves together many spiritual activities such as prayer, chant, meditation, and journaling to infuse high vibrational energy into her works. She plays with various art materials like fiber, calligraphy, songs, poems, rice paper, and acrylic paint to create her multimedia piece. Tune in to know how Toni’s passion for art opened her up and made her touch a deep inner knowledge.
TFC – Spark – How Creative Genius Ignites, From Picasso to Grandma Moses
Have you ever wondered how you can ignite your inner creative genius? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, New York Times bestselling author and journalist, Claudia Kalb, joins the show to talk all about the revolutionary genius of Picasso, the impact of Grandma Moses’s pastoral paintings, artistic prodigies and more. Claudia is the author of the book: “Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers” a book that explores human behavior and genius. Ignite your inner genius and listen now to this episode on how creative genius ignites!
TFC – Art in the Face of Cancer
How do we see art in the face of cancer? How can art help an individual survive cancer? In this episode of The Frequency of Creativity, host Melinda Harr Curley and guest David Brady talk about David’s documentation of his cancer journey. David utilized art as an escape and means of capturing every moment of trying to survive cancer. He made portraits of himself that have helped him overcome everything bravely and courageously. He then published the book Into The Tunnel, which contains his self-portraits. Tune in and listen to know more about David’s healing and confrontation process through art.
TFC – Art of Healing and Manifesting – The Experience
Art of Healing and Manifesting - The Experience This podcast is Part 2 of Art of Healing and Manifesting where art therapist Leah Guzman guides us through a creativity experience to facilitate healing [...]