Exchanging ideas about the creative process, artistic expression and intuition.

This conversation-based art project on Instagram.com/artistsoncouches breaks down the purpose of art and the artist to their most simplistic forms - exchanging ideas and brokering conversations.

The discussions created from Artists on Couches are essentially inspirational incubators and intended to foster introspection and reflection. They are also a masterclass about creativity, artistic process and authentic expression of oneself.

Even though visual artists are discussing these topics, these conversations are for anyone curious about creativity.

Imagine a world where everyone is able to cultivate the innate creativity that’s in each of us.

The Orlando Weekly included Artists on Couches in their “2023 Best Of” issue!

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How do you tap into inspiration and use it in your work?

“I'm inspired daily by surprises, such as quirky street sightings on my mundane commutes to work or on an errand, as well as by seeing odd beauty and design found in nature.

When I mak

How did you discover your artistic voice?

“That's hard to answer. I think there are many factors, among them getting older. I also think the Corona crisis and the "discovery" of my mortality played a role. But I think the most import

In what ways do you use and trust your intuition while working?

As a flameworker/glassblower I am constantly using my intuition with the material. Glass is such a finicky beast and has incredibly subtle clues as to how it will react to certain stres

In what ways do you use and trust your intuition while working?

“My intuition plays a key role in my practice. It is like a spiritual dance of healing and creating.

Usually I have an initial concept and idea of what the work should look lik

Why do you make art?

“My work started with the surprise of what and how it could be like that.

There is a process of disappearing what exists. Or it didn't already exist.

There is a process of going through something that did not exist. Or

How do your ideas come to you and where do they come from?

“They are all around me…often they arrive through the senses. And then these filter through my mind, which designates a color that best describes that particular sense or exper

How do your ideas come to you and where do they come from?

“I often look to nature as a source of inspiration. The resiliency of a tree, for example, and how it pushes forward to survive no matter how many branches were cut down, or how much c

How and when did you know you were an artist?

“I was fortunate, my childhood was immersed in a creative environment. Craft based, as that was the thing in the 70’s.

There wasn’t a specific moment, I just knew that I wanted to be c

In what ways do you use and trust your intuition while working?

“My work is built around my love of the screen printing process.

Compositions form organically and the experimentation of the process leads to the final outcome.” —

How do you tap into your inspiration and use it in your work?

“I find working in my sketchbooks, drawing and playing with cut paper is a great way for me to relax and enjoy the process.

Through playful exploration the ideas start to flow, dr

How do you tap into inspiration and use it in your work?

“Inspiration comes from trying to get outside the self. You know finding something bigger to tap into.” — Christian Sampson, Los Angeles @xtiansampson

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In what ways do you use and trust your intuition while working?

“Trusting my intuition is super important when making decisions in the studio as it enables me to push myself and take risks.

This also means enduring awkward stages a piece ma

How do your ideas come to you and where do they come from?

“I get my ideas mainly from geometric patterns, renaissance art, mathematical formulas, and optical illusions.

Decades ago, I found a book illustrated with Art Deco patterns at a flea

How do you tap into inspiration and use it in your work?”

“Almost every morning I run and ocean swim absorbing the essence and magic of how nature makes us feel.

My mind is constantly thinking about my next painting. The light and shap

How do your ideas come to you and where do they come from?

“You hear songwriters talk about humming a melody or tapping a beat throughout the day while going about life, mindlessly as it works its way through the nervous system and eventually

How and when did you know you were an artist?

“Since I was pretty young, there’s a home video of me at three years old screaming “Paige the Artist” at the top of my lungs at a family gathering.

Giving an inanimate object a

What does artistic expression mean to you?

“For me, art is a language. It can really be anything related to our perception of life as human beings.

I believe artistic expression is a special and personal way of seeing the world and relating

How did you discover your artist voice?

“I create to discover how my life experiences relate and contrast.

I don’t know what my voice is, every time I create I’m looking for it.” — Drie Chapek, Seattle, Washington @d

How do you tap into inspiration and use it in your work?

“I’ve always been interested in people - I could people watch for hours.

How people interact with each other, how bodies move and form interesting shapes, how we deem importance

How do you tap into inspiration and use it in your work?

“Inspiration isn’t normally my starting point, usually the first step for me is to pick up the pencil, the paintbrush or the clay, and just get to work.

If I waited for inspirati