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Sarah Kaye | Episode 1023
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Why is a pat on the back like what Starbucks gave you so important to us?
Oh boy, this is a big test, this question. I think we are human creatures and we seek affirmation from others. I learned recently that the way we learned to speak is that we watch our parents using words and then we say a word, like mama or bus, and we are rewarded for it. Yes, mama! Right? Like the reward that we give children when we say a word that we recognize and we are built to become reward seekers as we engage with the world.
Why do you think the doors opened so widely for you after that?
That’s a really humbling question, Paul. I think that we have to believe and trust ourselves. And we have to believe and trust our path. And if we do that the doors open. And I am so aware that that is speaking from extreme privilege. But I think a big part of success is trust and faith that you are on the right path. And so to begin is to have the universe come with the solutions that you need.
How do you keep your creativity so upfront?
I think by having boundaries. I think it is counterintuitive. And for someone who has no kids this is crazy thing to say but if you give kids rules they behave better. Three of my references have been around children. But if you give kids rules they behave better. Right? If you give yourself boundaries you open up possibilities to creativity. So you are free to create.
What does your typical work week look like?
Monday to Friday. And I put in a seven to eight hour day every day during regular times. If I have a show coming up, a festival, or if it’s December it will 12 to 16 hour days in the studio. but it’s a full time job.
What is your favorite part of the making process?
Probably the bisque stage. My favorite part of the making process, there’s just something delightful about the bisque stage where it is so full of promise and nothing has gone wonky in the glaze fire and everything looks like it could be perfect and you know there’s going to be seconds in there. But that bisque is a really good phase.
What would be your dream place to live?
Am I creating a fantasy land where I get to have everyone I love in one city?
You can do that, yes!
The favorite place I have ever lived is Melbourne, Australia. It’s just perfect. Don’t all move there because that’s part of what’s perfect. But, you know. I don’t have my family there and I desperately miss Europe living here in the States. I go home to Europe and I feel home. I am English so it can be London or it can be Paris where I spent a ton of time growing up. It can be Italy which feels like a second home to me. So I don’t know how to answer that in other to say, yes. (laughter)
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