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In this episode, Amy Markham talks art, creative practice, cancer and magic. Join us for this free-flowing conversation covering everything from fortune-telling to Joseph Campbell to Carl Jung and Marcel Duchamp. See if you agree that the magic is within us and that we are all our own masterpiece. Amy Markham of @thestarlingcreative is a philosopher, artist, educator and a fellow podcaster. In 2011, Amy recommitted to her personal art practice during recovery from appendix cancer. Art became a healing practice that has helped her through 4 different cancer diagnoses and losing her father to cancer. These experiences have given her a connection to magical thinking that comes through in her work and in her interview with us. Her images are layered with symbolism, mythology and meaning. Through mixed media pieces on paper and acrylic on canvas, Amy’s work invites the viewer into a reality overlaid with an otherworldly quality. Her podcast explores these themes as well. Amy is our October interview because she finds magic in the mundane daily - and even has an episode in her own podcast about this as well. She has dabbled in various faiths and spiritual practices, but more often than not finds reflection and meaning in her every day moments. Find Amy Markham at starlingcreativeliving.com and amymakesart.com or on social media; http://instagram.com/thestarlingcreative & Facebook http://www.facebook.com/StarlingCreativeLiving/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/open-sesame/message