Watch on YouTube here; https://youtu.be/vYxQPAyTPnQ?si=g-slY2G_ziNR5D9L

For full show notes go to; https://louiseemily.com/blogs/podcast/maryanne-old-creativity-saved-my-life-s1-e6

To learn more about the Art After Dark workshops go to; https://louiseemily.com/pages/business-workshops

This week’s artistic explorer is Maryanne Old, a Norfolk-born artist and florist. Working from her cottage studio, in many different mediums, she paints seriously and crafts for fun!

Her paintings are in collections worldwide and always have her bright, feminine, natural-world, vibe, that's so recognisable in her work.

Following a severe illness where painting contributed to her recovery, Maryanne now helps others to experience the benefits of creativity by running art and craft classes across Norfolk.

And if you want to bring the benefits of creativity to your workplace, DM me to find out more about our Art After Dark workshops.

This week’s artistic explorer is Shekhar Deshpande. Shekhar is an enthusiast and committed creative hobbyist, dedicating his spare time to singing, songwriting, playing guitar and blogging. His epiphany in music came when, after decades of listening to and performing covers, and with much encouragement from his wife, Monica, he started writing his own songs in both Hindi and English. As you’ll hear, even in his day job as a marketing professional, working as Head of Strategy on global accounts at Meta he emphasises to his teams, the importance of allowing time for creative pursuits.

Harry Shaw is a filmmaker, beginning life in the world of documentary for Channel 4 where he directed many non-fiction films.

Harry’s films focus on thought-provoking, perspective-shifting stories which aim to have a positive social impact.

Exemplifying this, his most recent film is a documentary about dementia called 'DON'T THINK TWICE', with music by Bob Dylan. As is his upcoming short, 'SUGAR BABIES' - a hypnotic queer drama - which is due for release this year and has been nominated for awards including best film and best director.

Harry’s activism extends to affecting change at the heart of government where he’s attracted millions of people with his campaign to ban conversion therapy.

He’s currently working on his debut narrative feature film which is in development with Article1 Productions.

For full show notes go to; https://louiseemily.com/blogs/podcast/harry-shaw-how-script-writing-builds-empathy-s1-e4

To learn more about the Art After Dark workshops go to; https://louiseemily.com/pages/business-workshops