Culture Project
Writers, artists & creative life
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Rooftop Serenade: Finding Music in the Dark | Culture Project
In this episode of Culture Project, host Meabh Swift explores the profound creative and psychological impact of silence and darkness through a personal narrative about playing guitar on a rooftop during a city blackout. This episode is…
Playing Chess Against Yourself: The Art of Internal Dialogue | Culture Project
In this episode of Culture Project, host Meabh Swift explores the concept of 'Playing Chess Against Yourself,' a powerful framework for understanding and harnessing internal dialogue in the creative process. This episode is designed for…
Lullabies and Lyrics: Balancing Motherhood with Nightly Songwriting | Culture Project
In this intimate episode of Culture Project, host Meabh Swift explores the raw, unglamorous reality of balancing motherhood with a creative life as a songwriter. This narrative is essential listening for artist mothers, creative…
Spider Webs, Ink & The Geometry of Grief: A Creative Letter | Culture Project
In this deeply reflective episode of Culture Project, host Meabh Swift explores the intersection of grief, creativity, and natural geometry through the metaphor of a spider web. This creative letter is designed for writers, artists, and…
Painting the Sky Together: The Quiet Magic of a Park Mural | Culture Project
In this episode of Culture Project, host Meabh Swift explores the profound and unexpected joy of collaborative art through a personal narrative about painting a community mural in a local park. This story challenges the traditional…
Writing Poetry About the Silence of Empty Swimming Pools | Culture Project
In this episode of Culture Project, host Meabh Swift explores the profound creative potential found in silence and absence through the metaphor of an empty swimming pool. This narrative meditation is designed for writers, poets, artists…
When Ideas Won’t Sleep: How to Befriend the Noise in Your Head | Culture Project
This episode explores the phenomenon of late-night creative insomnia, offering practical strategies for writers, artists, and creators who feel haunted by ideas that refuse to stay quiet. Host Meabh Swift guides listeners through the…
Stuck in the Mud: How to Love Your Creative Plateau | Culture Project
In this episode of Culture Project, host Meabh Swift explores the often-overlooked phenomenon of the creative plateau, reframing it not as a sign of failure or lost talent, but as an essential period of rest and consolidation for artists…