Episode 50: Sustaining Meaning in the Art Life with Mary Lattimore
Aug 13, 2025
For our 50th episode, we have an extra special guest who I was so honored to speak with: musical artist/harpist Mary Lattimore! Mary’s ethereal instrumental music, particularly her 2020 album Silver Ladders, was a cornerstone of my self-care in pregnancy, and I’ve been a massive fan ever since. Mary joined me virtually from her home in Los Angeles to discuss her favorite ways to build and nurture community and sustain inspiration in her artistry, the scoop on her favorite artist residencies, dreaming as a form of processing the nightmare that is the current political climate in the US, lucid dreaming, and oh so much more!
With permission from the artist and her management, this episode includes a snippet from Mary’s forthcoming song, “A Lock of His Hair Under Glass”
This episode touches on the following topics:
The Aces in Tarot (specifically the Ace of Wands)
Sustainable artistic practices
Building an artistic community
The value of practicing various art forms in an unskilled way
Where to find artist residency programs
Artistic inspiration through nature and unfamiliar environments
Animism relating to musical instruments
The arts as political resistance
Dreaming as a way to process our deep emotions
Lucid dreaming
School of Song and their amazing Brian Eno workshop (!!)
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross
Follow Mary’s work and various projects here and here!
Psyche Magic Website, Socials and more!