Aramis Hamer drops by our studio to reflect on her artist journey from acrylic painter to content creator. We get real about what it takes to maintain a professional art business, chat about her personal artistic growth, why she decided to launch her own YouTube channel and why she admires creators of all types and how they continue to inspire her work - especially Beyonce'.

You can follow Aramis' Artist Diary on YouTube, see her most recent public mural in Seattle on 6th Ave between Bell and Blanchard Streets, her Unicorn mural inside Seattle's 9th & Thomas, find her letter "V" in Seattle's Capitol Hill Black Lives Matter mural alongside several other Vivid Matter Collective artists and admire her Climate Pledge Arena mural with club seats.

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Other creatives mentioned in this episode include: Ashley Longshore, Kehinde Wiley, Perri Rhoden, Kay Burnett, Perry Porter, Kamari Bright and Arte Noir.

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In Creative Narratives' first episode, we chat with Seattle-based artist Brady Black about his street art style and how it's evolved from his life in Beirut, Lebanon to his current home in the Pacific Northwest. He shares vivid memories about his Beirut portraits, talks about his creative roots, his artistic aspirations and the many ways his art has reflected and empowered his surrounding communities.

You can find Brady's art on several street surfaces around Seattle, including the pillars that support the downtown Monorail, a community project he led and where he met co-host Valeria Ortiz. Brady collaborated on a large mural with Myron Curry located on 3rd Ave and Bell Street during the 2024 Belltown Mural Festival just 2 blocks away from the mural of co-host Nalisha Estrellas on 1st Ave and Blanchard Street.

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Other creatives mentioned in this episode include: Jofre Oliveras (aka Spanish Yoda), Hope Gangloff, Jose Luis Ceña, Andrew Salgado, Sebas Velasco, Sainer, Zoer (formerly Fred Battle), Aryz, Pat Perry, Acidum Project, and Alba Fabre Sacristán