Colzo Shares How Teaching Herself to Illustrate Kept her Alive
Colzo talks to Katy about why she loves creating in different art mediums, whether art is Christian because a Christian made it, past mental health struggles, and how teaching herself to draw kept her alive. She also gives exclusive details on future illustrative projects.
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Caleb Woodbridge On Science Fiction Fandoms and Making the Transition from Christian Publishing to Secular Media
Writer and editor Caleb Woodbridge shares his enthusiasm about Doctor Who, King Arthur, and how Harry Potter is "the best Christian not-quite allegory since Narnia." He chats to Katy about getting Christian leaders to see the arts as more than evangelistic tools and his transition from working in Christian publishing to a secular media organization.
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Libby Sparrow On Spoken Word Giving Voice to Worship, Lament, Rage, and Grief
Poet and spoken word artist Libby Sparrow shares how she finds time to practice her art. She also chats to Katy about her practice providing a way to express and explore a range of emotions and bring about healing. They even discuss praying through Legos! The episode contains two of Libby's performances -- "Go With Me" and "Bad People, Good God."
(Trigger Warning: 41:56 - 46:31 contain insinuations of assault.)
Follow Libby on Instagram: @poemsofthepasser
Follow Libby on Substack: https://libbysparrow.substack.com/
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How David Robert Lewis Went from Film and English Lit to Songwriting and Preaching
David Robert Lewis chats to Katy about the wild path his life has taken. He started out studying film and English literature and ended up writing songs and leading worship in an Anglican church. The now-ordained minister talks about learning to experience God in the songwriting process and the challenge of approaching the priesthood as an "imperfect man."
Follow David on Instagram: @david_robert_lewis
Listen to Once Vagrant Souls on YouTube
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Sophie Killingley On Going from a Law Degree to Making Satire Cartoons + Other "Weird Stuff"
"It isn't the most talented people, it's the most audacious people, who get the gig," Sophie Killingley says. The "posh multidisciplinary" artist recounts the path that took her from a law degree to producing colorful text-based artwork. She chats to Katy about a number of topics including being a pastor's wife and the importance of always creating for one's self.
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Sophie is an artist and writer living in Surrey with her husband and two neurodivergent teens. She had an international release of her first book, Draw Near, a creative spiritual journal in 2022, published by The Good Book Company. She is a team member of Hutchmoot UK and was honoured to present at Hutchmoot Nashville in October 2024.Â
Follow Sophie on Instagram: @perishandfade
Visit Sophie’s website: www.perishandfade.comÂ
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