Are You Creative?
Sangita Mittra and Nick Hearne explore Essex creativity. Talking with fascinating creative people to find out what makes them do what they do. Can they inspire Sangita to be creative?
Based in and around Essex, UK
Supported by NGDA and Lawker Media
Are You Creative?
Latest Episodes
EP71 - ALTERNATIVE FLORAL DESIGNER - Chloë Draper
Chloë aka The Copper Cacti is a floral designer from Benfleet, then Hungary, then Southminster, then the final destination of Braintree. She has been obsessed with cacti since she could walk. Cacti is the plural of cactus btw. Chloë looks to be...
EP70 - DEATH METAL PROMOTER AND SINGER - Jasper Harmer
NSFW episode with swearing. Jasper promotes heavy metal shows with Dead Species, and sings for the death metal band Beyond Extinction. Trying to lose your Essex accent, and going to posh school. Sangita is the Essex Queen of Podcasting, officia...
EP69 - CULTURAL DRAWING MOVEMENT FACILITATOR - Helen Girling
Helen is the founder of Sketchface, a creative drawing movement based in Chelmsford that helps people rediscover the joy of drawing. She’s also an unapologetic early bird, often waking at 4:44am and using the hour between 5 and 6am as her creat...
EP68 - ESSEX CONTENT CREATOR - Olly Thatcher
Olly Thatcher AKA Olly Thatchh is a content creator from Basildon (or Bas Vegas, depending on who you ask). Starting out behind the camera as a photographer, videographer and music video creator, he built a production company creating on-brand ...
EP67 - VINYL TOY CUSTOMISER - David Bishop RUN DMB
David Bishop is a adult vinyl toy custom artist. Originally from Billericay. Basically, he draws and paints on expensive collectible figures - like Dunny and BearBrick. David got into collecting through vinyl records, the magazine Straight No C...
