“Recognize the thing that excites us the most”
"[W]e have to recognize that the thing that looks most flawed, might, in fact, be the most interesting thing in the work. So we’re not looking for the thing that functions best, because to do that is to only reward the most conventional and most familiar moves the work makes. But to try to recognize the thing that excites us the most, or intrigues us the most, which may be something the writer doesn’t even understand." - Peter Turchi
Translating your genius
"She [Zandra Rhodes] only moved into fashion because nobody would hire her, she says, even though she had been the star student of her year at art college."
Masking as performance art
Ah, masking: that exhausting dance we do to 'pass' - as neurotypical, as straight, as 'normal' (whatever that means). It's draining, but unmasking can feel terrifying. And for those of us who didn't discover our true selves until later in life, it can be hard to know who we are without the mask.
The perfect metaphor for the autistic experience
This is what it feels like to be autistic
Interview: The Awareness Space
A lovely and motivating conversation about Eli Trier’s Autism and ADHD presentations and how they interact. We touch on her amazing art, running a business within the creative space and living her absolute passionate truth.
Interview: The HSP & Neurodivergent Podcast
Eli Trier shares her journey of starting and growing a business to support her artistic talents. She discusses her experience as a neurodivergent person and how it influences her business.
“Artists do not seek to imitate form”
“Artists do not seek to imitate form, but to create form; not to imitate life, but to find an equivalent for life.” - Roger Fry
Interview: Ready Enough with Tanya Geisler
Neurodivergence and creating a culture of belonging