AD 264 | Rose Ides

Rose Ides is an artist from San Diego specializing in veristic surrealism, and a writer exploring the sociology of the arts in the United States. With a background in sociology, education, public health, and art, her work aims to participate in creative liberation and artistic compassion. She has published two illustrative projects with Running Press, the Oracle of Pluto deck and the illustrated astrological compendium The Cosmic Symposium, which you can pick up at all major book retailers. You can connect with her on Instagram at @idesofrose.

Topics Discussed In This Episode: 

• Why Rose decided to pursue art full-time (00:02:08) 
• Artistic insecurities developing in childhood (00:04:49) 
• The history of the word “art” (00:11:15) 
• Breaking through illusions to simply “be” (00:15:24)
• Using our emotions to fuel our creativity (00:25:34)
• Translating the dreamworld (00:29:47) 
• Working through educational trauma and Rose wanting to begin her PhD program in Indigenous Rights (00:40:43) 
• Rose’s advice for the audience (00:47:50)

Episode co-host: Jennifer Sodini

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