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This is How We Create

Martine Severin

Booking Overview

An interview-led arts podcast focused on the creative lives, artistic voices, and career paths of contemporary artists of color, featuring intimate conversations with independent creative professionals. Suitable pitches include accomplished or emerging artists, screenwriters, designers, and craft practitioners of color with distinctive work, compelling career pivots, or practical insight into sustaining an artistic practice; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 231

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

martine@martineseverin.com

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Host

Martine Severin - Podcast host and producer exploring the creative lives, artistic practices, and career journeys of contemporary artists of color.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Artists and creative professionals of color with a distinctive body of work, an identifiable artistic voice, and a substantive career or creative-development story.
Required Achievements:  
Established an independent creative practice or studio, Created or directed original screen or visual work, Built a distinctive artistic style or body of work

Recent Guest Discussions

Octavia Clahar - Overcoming Rejection, Developing An Artistic Voice, Independent Production, Studio Pitching, Creative Resilience, And Support Networks.

Hadiya Williams - Career Pivots, Building An Independent Studio, Developing A Signature Style, Cultural Memory, Creative Entrepreneurship, And Combining Generative Artificial Intelligence With Ceramics.

Recent Topics

Contemporary Art, Artistic Practice, Creative Careers, Racial Representation, Artist Entrepreneurship

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
This is How We Create
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How to Do the Scary Thing - Martine Severin (Replay)

October 15, 2026

Registration for No Fear November opens on October 20!   What is the cost of inaction in your life? How many projects do you have as ideas but aren't putting any effort into? In this episode, I share the psychological framework you need to break free from fear patterns and stop waiting for motivation to strike.   You will uncover why action must precede confidence, how to leverage temporal landmarks to reset your mind, and the 25-minute strategy that dismantles creative resistance.   Reclaim ...

One Tube of Paint Changed How I Paint Skin - Miranda Forrester

October 07, 2026

Today, figurative painter Miranda Forrester reveals what it takes to stop shrinking and start restructuring the canvas on your own terms.    She unpacks the shock of realizing standard primary colors could never capture her reality as a Black queer woman and explains how a simple shift in her palette changed her artistic trajectory.    We discuss the stigma surrounding motherhood in the art world and how surrendering to the unstructured chaos of daily life can unlock your greatest body of wor...

Why Your Brilliant Art Project Keeps Getting Rejected - Martine Severin

September 30, 2026

In part two of our grant preparation series, I reveal why artists face rejection and share the exact mindset shift that changes everything.    We tackle the unspoken rules of funding panels, how to strategically scale from local micro-grants to national fellowships, and why proving your project's momentum matters far more than pitching your talent.    Stop letting minor technicalities ruin your chances at securing real financial backing and learn the step-by-step framework to build a funding ...

Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with This is How We Create?

This is How We Create is hosted by Martine Severin. Its publicly listed email is martine@martineseverin.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for This is How We Create?

The publicly listed email for This is How We Create: martine@martineseverin.com.

How many listeners does This is How We Create have?

Podseeker estimates This is How We Create reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for This is How We Create?

This is How We Create typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Artists and creative professionals of color with a distinctive body of work, an identifiable artistic voice, and a substantive career or creative-development story. Common among recent guests: Established an independent creative practice or studio; Created or directed original screen or visual work; Built a distinctive artistic style or body of work. Recent guests include Octavia Clahar and Hadiya Williams.

How hard is it to get booked on This is How We Create?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does This is How We Create cover?

Recent episodes cover Contemporary Art, Artistic Practice, Creative Careers, Racial Representation, and Artist Entrepreneurship. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

martine@martineseverin.com

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