In this short chat, Bird brings in fantastic historical and contextual expertise to join Griffin as he explains “Artners” and how to turn your own internal creative side into a helpful collaborator.

Bird aspires for a career of museum work driven by thier deep passion for the overlaps art and the social sciences, leading to thier pursuit of a dual degree. They’re a jack of all trades textile artist who enjoys exploring every new skill and hobby they can. The true passion behind all this is being able to add beauty into the lives of those around them. https://www.instagram.com/heavenfullcosplay/

Griffin Ess is a figurative painter with a degree in forensic psychology. His passion is stimulating the creativity of others and connecting folks of various backgrounds and mediums to cross-pollinate their inspirations. His proudest accomplishment is being referred to as a Fairy God Brother. https://www.shadedareas.com

Special shoutout to artist Laura Lee Gulledge https://www.whoislauralee.com/ who introduced Griffin to the term artners, an introduction he has clung to and tried to further spread since. (But also an artist whose name escaped him while he was recording the episode)