Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Emma Ruth Rundle is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and visual artist.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

Emma leaving Cal Arts to move to Wellington, New Zealand
Outsider art
Yoshino’s introduction into photography
Finding one’s flow state
Tapping into the collective consciousness within one’s art
Exploring the role of an artist
Her newest album and visual art project “Dowsing Voice”
Traveling to Wales to record “Dowsing Voice”
Unblocking the gateway of the mind to allow the muse to enter
Emma exploring getting her MFA
Journaling
Arthurian legends and Celtic myths
Feeling less lonely when you can connect with an artist’s body of work
Finding people you can connect with along the way
Post-narrative work
People / Artists Mentioned:

Henry Darger (Artist)
Maja Ruznic (Painter)
Vivian Maier (Photographer)
Francis Bacon (Painter)
Sibylle Baier (Folk Singer)
Nick Drake (Singer-Songwriter)
Joan Didion (Writer)
Margaret Atwood (Writer)
Olivia Laing (Writer)
Phil Hale (Artist)
Shape of Despair (Band)
Patrick Walker (Musician)
Lidia Yuknavitch (Writer)
Mizmor (Band)
Mary Maddux of Meditation Oasis
Wim Wenders (Director)
Andrei Tarkovsky (Director)
Dave Elitch (Drummer)
Books Mentioned:

“Everybody” by Olivia Laing
The Mabinogion
Poetic Edda
“The Misfit’s Manifesto” by Lidia Yuknavitch
Films / TV Shows Mentioned:

Wings of Desire (1987)
Midsomer Murders (1997)
Slow TV - Norway
Stalker (1979)

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Originally Posted 6.20.2022