#60 - Ginger Taylor - Finding Focus in Creative Chaos
Ginger Taylor is a maker of things whose vibrant work fuses vintage Americana, bold typography and pop-cartoon energy. Her pieces often celebrate women, wag an eyebrow at the status quo and draw you in with punch and attitude. Over nearly a decade she’s worked with brands such as Vans, Harley-Davidson and Google, built a loyal following on Instagram and Patreon and established a studio practice that embraces the unexpected.On this episode Ginger Taylor shares how ADHD shapes her art process, why hyper-fixation feels like meditation, what it means to embrace imperfection, how structure and chaos coexist in her creative process, why she sees social media as both a tool and a trap, how authenticity online builds genuine connection with an audience, how family legacy and growing up around The Nightmare Before Christmas shaped her artistic journey, what junk journaling taught her about self-acceptance and so much more.Follow Ginger on Instagram: @gingertaylorartistVisit Ginger’s website: gingertaylor.net----Follow Future History on Instagram: @futurehistory.co Follow Wayne Lim on Instagram: @hausofwayne
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#59 - Harley Stewart - Finding Your Own Sound
Harley Stewart is a musician, music producer, composer, and co-founder of Fight Night Records. Dividing his time between Guadalajara, Mexico, and Melbourne, Australia, he spends months in Mexico crafting cinematic compositions and filmic scores. When back in Melbourne, he tours with The Counterfeit, his twelve-piece Spaghetti Western ensemble. Harley is currently completing production on The Counterfeit’s debut album, Violent Night on the Prairie, the soundtrack to a film that will never exist.On this episode Harley shares with us the origins of the Spaghetti Western genre and how it shaped film, music and culture, how cultural reinterpretation became creative innovation, how AI is changing the sound of music but can’t replace intuition, why creative intuition takes time and so much more.Follow The Counterfeit on Instagram: @thecounterfeitmelbourneListen to The Counterfeit: The Counterfeit----Follow Future History on Instagram: @futurehistory.coFollow Wayne Lim on Instagram: @hausofwayne
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#58 - Jack Rowland - How Expanding Perception Unlocks Creativity
Jack Rowland is a visual artist and host of the In Too Deep podcast. His paintings paintings sit at the intersection of the natural and the surreal, known for his vivid use of colour in atmospheric landscapes. Beyond the studio, he is the host of the In Too Deep podcast, where he dives into conversations with visionary artists and cultural thinkers to explorers of psychedelia, consciousness, and alternative ways of seeing the world.On this episode Jack shares how travel and being immersed in the landscape shape his painting practice, why colour is a language he uses to communicate surrealism and shift perception, what slowing down and valuing craftsmanship brings to art, how psychedelics have expanded his perception and influenced his creative process, why nature acts as the ultimate reset and perspective shift, what he’s learned from conversations on his podcast with people who see the world differently, how AI is changing the tools and possibilities available to artists and so much more.Follow Jack on Instagram: @jackrowlandart----Follow Future History on Instagram: @futurehistory.coFollow Wayne Lim on Instagram: @hausofwayne
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#57 - Sioné Taufa - Building a Fashion Brand with Integrity
Sioné Taufa is the Founder and Creative Director of LOWF Apparel. A former professional rugby player, Sioné transitioned from the discipline of sport into the world of fashion. With LOWF, he champions intentionality over trends creating garments that reflect his ethos and lifestyle inspired by Japanese and Scandinavian culture, architecture and the idea of slowing down The brand values storytelling, craftsmanship, and authenticity at every level.On this episode Sioné shares how he started a fashion brand with ethos before product, why intentional design beats fast fashion trends, drawing inspiration from Japanese and Scandinavian culture & architecture, lessons from building a long-term brand, how LOWF’s collaboration with The Roots came about and so much more.Follow Sioné on Instagram: @sionetaufa__/Follow LOWF Apparel on Instagram: @lowf__apparel/----Follow Future History on Instagram: @futurehistory.coFollow Wayne Lim on Instagram: @hausofwayne
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#56 - Daniel O'Toole - Seeing Noise: Turning Perception Into Art
Daniel O’Toole is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, sound and moving image. Known for his vibrant abstractions and experimental approach, O’Toole explores the intersections of sensory experiences. His work often bridges visual and auditory realms, creating immersive environments that challenge how we see and feel art. His latest exhibition, Noisy Eyes, draws directly from his experience of Visual Snow Syndrome, translating the condition’s static and perceptual noise into immersive visual and sound works.On this episode we explore how Daniel O’Toole translates his experience of Visual Snow Syndrome into immersive art, how his practice bridges painting, sound, and sculpture into multisensory environments, what synaesthesia and sensory crossovers reveal about creative process, how the Light and Space movement informs his approach to environment and perception in his work, why risk-taking and evolution are essential to sustaining an art practice and how experimenting with tools can open up entirely new creative directions and so much more.Follow Daniel on Instagram: @daniel.otoole----Follow Future History on Instagram: @futurehistory.coFollow Wayne Lim on Instagram: @hausofwayne
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