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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">I needed a little art therapy, so I called the best doctor* in the business\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andyjpizza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Andy J. Pizza<\/a>. <em>*Okay, he\u2019s not a real doctor, but I\u2019ll take any pizza-flavored creative pill he prescribes! <\/em>We\u2019re talking about ladders, dreams and sweatpants. Yep. I also shook things up with this week\u2019s intro by turning it into an interview too! My lovely friend Alexandra Laqueur is the head of education at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/european_cultural_academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">European Cultural Academy<\/a>, and an expert on all things Venice\u2026 we did a couple of TOP 5 lists for you <em>(I think both might include gelato)<\/em>. You can listen right up there under Andy\u2019s smiling face, or subscribe to ART FOR YOUR EAR wherever you download your podcasts.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Okay, there\u2019s not too much to show you today, but I had to make sure to include Andy\u2019s chart of \u201cInvisible Things\u201d, and his MELANCHOLY tattoo, of course:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/17\/kindred-spirits\/andy_alex2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38781\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/andy_alex2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1246\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Love it! Aren\u2019t they all just <em>so<\/em> great!? I think my favorite might be that little \u201cweirdness\u201d slug.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of love\u2026 VENICE! Here\u2019s a photo of Alexandra waiting for a gondola, and a few fab snapshots from my past trips to this magical place:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/17\/kindred-spirits\/andy_alex3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38779\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/andy_alex3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/andy_alex3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/andy_alex3-371x1536.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I mean, you can\u2019t make that up!? I\u2019ll be teaching part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanculturalacademy.com\/courses\/art\/contemporary-art-framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Contemporary Art Course (August 8 \u2013 19, 2022)<\/a>, and there are a few spots left if you <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanculturalacademy.com\/courses\/art\/contemporary-art-framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">wanna come<\/a> with me! It truly is a life-changing couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Huge thanks to Alexandra for turning my intro into a lovely interview, and thanks to Andy for coming on \u2013 AGAIN \u2013 with such wonderful advice! I plan to start digging into all of my WHYs, and I\u2019m excited to see what I find. And of course, thank <em>you<\/em> for listening!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Other links:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andyjpizza\/\">Andy J. Pizza on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativepeptalk.com\/episodes\/369\">Susan Cain Interview on Creative Pep Talk<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Susan Cain\u2019s book, <a href=\"https:\/\/susancain.net\/book\/bittersweet\/\">\u201cBittersweet\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/european_cultural_academy\/\">European Cultural Academy on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanculturalacademy.com\/courses\/art\/contemporary-art-framework\">Ask the ECA a question<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanculturalacademy.com\/courses\/art\/contemporary-art-framework\">Sign Up for the Contemporary Art Course<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\/\/\/ 06.17.2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/default\/images\/keyline_page.gif\" width=\"584\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201ckindred spirits\u201d I needed a little art therapy, so I called the best doctor* in the business\u2026 Andy J. 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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">I needed a little art therapy, so I called the best doctor* in the business\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andyjpizza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Andy J. Pizza<\/a>. <em>*Okay, he\u2019s not a real doctor, but I\u2019ll take any pizza-flavored creative pill he prescribes! <\/em>We\u2019re talking about ladders, dreams and sweatpants. Yep. I also shook things up with this week\u2019s intro by turning it into an interview too! My lovely friend Alexandra Laqueur is the head of education at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/european_cultural_academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">European Cultural Academy<\/a>, and an expert on all things Venice\u2026 we did a couple of TOP 5 lists for you <em>(I think both might include gelato)<\/em>. You can listen right up there under Andy\u2019s smiling face, or subscribe to ART FOR YOUR EAR wherever you download your podcasts.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Okay, there\u2019s not too much to show you today, but I had to make sure to include Andy\u2019s chart of \u201cInvisible Things\u201d, and his MELANCHOLY tattoo, of course:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/17\/kindred-spirits\/andy_alex2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38781\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/andy_alex2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1246\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Love it! Aren\u2019t they all just <em>so<\/em> great!? I think my favorite might be that little \u201cweirdness\u201d slug.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of love\u2026 VENICE! Here\u2019s a photo of Alexandra waiting for a gondola, and a few fab snapshots from my past trips to this magical place:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/17\/kindred-spirits\/andy_alex3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38779\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/andy_alex3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/andy_alex3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/andy_alex3-371x1536.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I mean, you can\u2019t make that up!? I\u2019ll be teaching part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanculturalacademy.com\/courses\/art\/contemporary-art-framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Contemporary Art Course (August 8 \u2013 19, 2022)<\/a>, and there are a few spots left if you <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanculturalacademy.com\/courses\/art\/contemporary-art-framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">wanna come<\/a> with me! It truly is a life-changing couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Huge thanks to Alexandra for turning my intro into a lovely interview, and thanks to Andy for coming on \u2013 AGAIN \u2013 with such wonderful advice! I plan to start digging into all of my WHYs, and I\u2019m excited to see what I find. And of course, thank <em>you<\/em> for listening!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Other links:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andyjpizza\/\">Andy J. Pizza on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativepeptalk.com\/episodes\/369\">Susan Cain Interview on Creative Pep Talk<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Susan Cain\u2019s book, <a href=\"https:\/\/susancain.net\/book\/bittersweet\/\">\u201cBittersweet\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/european_cultural_academy\/\">European Cultural Academy on Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanculturalacademy.com\/courses\/art\/contemporary-art-framework\">Ask the ECA a question<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanculturalacademy.com\/courses\/art\/contemporary-art-framework\">Sign Up for the Contemporary Art Course<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\/\/\/ 06.17.2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/default\/images\/keyline_page.gif\" width=\"584\" height=\"5\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201ckindred spirits\u201d I needed a little art therapy, so I called the best doctor* in the business\u2026 Andy J. 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