Yoshino is a multi-hyphenate artist and the host of Artist Decoded.

Topics Discussed:

• Making good use of your observations
• The cop-out of not feeling inspired
• Observing people’s body language and the way they treat animals
• Yoshino’s perspective on street photography
• The artist’s duty
• “Our hearts all beat for something.” - Yoshino
• Following one’s own personal interests
• Being honest with one’s self
• The Daemon
• Building one’s perspective

Yoshino’s Links:
yoshinostudios.com
instagram.com/yoshinostudios
twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Yoshino is a multi-hyphenate artist and the host of Artist Decoded.

Topics Discussed:

• Questioning illusions
• Envying what others have
• Finding a deeper understanding of ourselves
• Brutal honesty with oneself
• Dealing with trauma
• Healing
• Building your intuitive muscle
• Being conscious of what we give our time to
• Writing from a place of honesty
• Embracing paradoxes

Yoshino’s Links:
yoshinostudios.com
instagram.com/yoshinostudios
twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Elly Smallwood is a figurative and portrait artist living in Canada. She works primarily in acrylics and oils.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Elly moving from Ottawa to the woods
• The energetic differences she notices between living in a city versus being in the woods
• Modern-day false prophets and gurus
• The power of questioning dogmatic principles
• Art capitalism
• Trying to seek balance in the need to live a peaceful life, while simultaneously wanting to seek progression in one’s career
• Elly’s experiences working with galleries
• Growth through vulnerability
• Her perspective of creating portraits of other people in contrast to creating portraits of herself
• Model vs. muse
• Elly’s bone collection
• Tarot and its influence on Elly’s artwork
• The Hermit and The Tower in the Major Arcana in Tarot
• Elly training Muay Thai
• Working through uncomfortable experiences

Artists / People Mentioned:

• Nina Menkes (Film Director)

Books Mentioned:

• The Richest Man In Babylon (George Samuel Clason)
• The Kybalion (Three Initiates)
• The Vegetarian (Han Kang)

Films / TV Series Mentioned:

• Wild Wild Country
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire
• Brainwashed: Sex, Camera, Power

artistdecoded.com
elly.ca
instagram.com/ellysmallwood