By Thalia Patrinos (Tippy) I can distinctly remember a specific moment where I “found my flow.” I was performing at Psycho Stompers outside of Cape Town, South Africa — my first psychedelic trance party. It may have been the fact that I had stayed up all night. It may have been the fact that the music was overpowering me. …
GLAMORIZATION OF ‘THE HUSTLE’ Currently, the ‘Hustle Life’ is hugely popular amongst various types of professionals, especially those who are self-employed. It seems as if wherever you look, there are examples of the glorification of ‘Hustling’. Friends or family members will proudly discuss how they are taking their business to the next level by denying themselves basic human needs because …
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Being Creative and Feeling Creative at the Same Time. Is the act of creation spontaneous, methodical, or is it sometimes a mixture of both? Flow tries to make meaningful transitions between seemingly unconnected parts just as water passing over coarse stone eventually smooths its surface. As a creator, the flow artist is the agent of choice between drilled and …
Have you ever wondered how your favorite FAI event comes together and who exactly makes it all happen? This series aims to answer that and more, 10 questions at a time. With Kinetic Fire just a few weeks away, we sat down with one of their Directors, Jess Mardini, and asked her our burning questions. 1 – What brought you …
Have you ever wondered how your favorite FAI event comes together and who exactly makes it all happen? This series aims to answer that and more, 10 questions at a time. We sat down with Brian Estes, Director of F.L.A.M.E. Festival and asked him our burning questions. 1 – What brought you into the flow arts? My first experience with …
Greetings Flow Artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of Tutsdays, the tutorial series brought to you by the Flow Arts Institute! This week’s Tutsday features Mufasa Lee, a multi-prop artist hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, and was shot at FLAME 2017 by Moxie Watts aka Emily Bradley. You can find Mufasa in the fire circle and teaching classes at flow …
Have you ever wondered how your favorite FAI event comes together and who exactly makes it all happen? This series aims to answer that and more, 10 questions at a time. We were recently lucky enough to hang out with Timbo Slice, a Director for FLAME Festival & Flashepoint, and the General Manager for Fahrenheit! Obviously, he’s a very busy …
Have you ever wondered how your favorite FAI event comes together and who exactly makes it all happen? This series aims to answer that and more, 10 questions at a time. We sat down with Caitlin Matanle, one of the Directors of FLAME, and asked her our burning questions. 1 – What brought you into the flow arts? Over a …
Have you ever wondered how your favorite FAI event comes together and who exactly makes it all happen? This series aims to answer that and more, 10 questions at a time. This time around, we talk with Nick Garcia, General Manager for FLAME Festival. 1 – What brought you into the flow arts? When I first saw fire spinning at an …