The Voice is a Wild Thing Series #1: Looking into the Eyes of Truth with Award-Winning Author and Visual Artist Lisa Teasley

“You are worthy and you’re beautiful. You belong here and you belong anywhere you want to go.”

In this first episode of the “The Voice is a Wild Thing Series” Susan talks to artist, teacher, and activist, Lisa Teasley about her work, from her writing to her paintings.

Lisa knew she wanted to be a story-teller from a very young age, acutely aware of the power and rhythm of words and language to build bridges of understanding between people and cultures, to communicate with others and come to a place of understanding.

She shares with us a story from her first book Glow in the Dark, as well as parts of her own journey of developing her voice as a writer, and the deep connection she builds through her work with children, particularly adolescents in juvenile detention.

"You are worthy and you're beautiful. You belong here and you belong anywhere you want to go." In this first episode of the "The Voice is a Wild Thing Series" Susan talks to artist, teacher, activist, Lisa Teasley about her work, from writing to her paintings.

Lisa will also be teaching a writing workshop called “Where I Am Now” at our Tiny Wellness Retreat: Care for the Body and Soul⁠!

Join us for a day of self-care and wellness including yoga, meditation, breath work, nutrition, self-massage and writing and creative workshops!

October 17th, 2020
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Meet This Episode's Guest

Lisa Teasley

Lisa Teasley is the author of the acclaimed novels Heat Signature and Dive, and the award-winning story collection, Glow in the Dark, published by Bloomsbury.

She is the writer and presenter of the BBC television documentary “High School Prom” and the senior fiction editor at Los Angeles Review of Books. Lisa has taught creative writing at UCLA, UC Riverside, Antioch University, UCSB and Cal Arts MFA Writing Program among other institutions; she has lectured and led writing workshops around the world including in China, Haiti, Indonesia and Nigeria.

A visual artist as well, Lisa Teasley’s last solo show Paintrospective was April 2019 at the Marie Baldwin Gallery; she is currently in a multidisciplinary group show for LA Forum of Architecture and Urban Design called Every.Thing.Changes.

Learn more about Lisa at her website lisateasley.com and connect with her on Instagram @lisateas

Check out Lisa’s paintings discussed in the episode at https://www.lisateasley.com/paintings/