Creative Places & Faces

Leading authors, artists and creatives explore the places that have most inspired their creativity and lives. From Belfast to India, from California to Berlin, discover fascinating places that ignite creativity easily.

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February 05, 2021 00:49:32
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Author, Seán Mackel, From Belfast to Australia to Northwest Ireland (Part 1)

Today's guest is Seán Mackel, who writes fiction and poetry as well as being a visual communicator. He won the Kanturk Flash Fiction Prize...

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January 29, 2021 00:50:31
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Author, Maeve O'Lynn, From Belfast and Around Ireland

Today's guest was described as a “force of nature” by the journalist who nominated her to be a guest. This force of nature is...

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January 22, 2021 00:52:20
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Author, Susanne Stich From Nuremberg To Northwest Ireland (Part 2)

In this second part of our conversation, Susanne talks about how she first came to Ireland and how the country makes her feel alive....

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January 15, 2021 00:49:36
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Author, Susanne Stich From Nuremberg To Northwest Ireland (Part 1)

Imagine being born and living as a sensitive child in Nuremberg in the 1980s who thoroughly absorbed the second-hand trauma of World War II....

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December 25, 2020 00:46:43
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Stained Glass Artist, Ann Smyth: Strangford Lough

Stained glass artist, Ann Smyth, has been commissioned by a number of establishments including the BBC. Her stunning stained glass works can be seen...

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December 18, 2020 01:19:42
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Jewellery Artist, Emma Thorpe: Portstewart and the Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Originally an archaeologist, Emma Thorpe, now makes stunning silver jewellery that is very much inspired by her surroundings of Portstewart and the Causeway Coast,...

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