{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/6a29a7633f4eb34728c427cd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Anna Brones’ Scandinavian saltwater idyll","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60059ad176b566154159c5d5/1781114327773-9e15a1b1-2d1b-4fff-9323-93afe65edc3c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Not too warm, not too cool, the kind of evening where you’re still in shorts but have pulled on a sweater, is where we find ourselves this week with the wonderful writer and papercut artist Anna Brones.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>It’s the Pacific North-West but imbued with Anna’s Swedish heritage as she brings comfort and nostalgia - cold water swimming, her grandmother’s woollen blanket - to a cosy spot on a blustery shore.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, Katherine and Anna explore ideas of home, desire for the place you are not, ‘the curse of the creatives’ and share fascinating insights into both of their creative processes.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Links from the episode: &nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Anna’s book<a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/3108/9781607745860\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break</em></a>&nbsp;</p><p>Anna’s newsletter<a href=\"https://creativefuel.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Creative Fuel</a></p><p>Anna’s website<a href=\"https://www.annabrones.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.annabrones.com/</a></p><p>Anna’s<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/annabrones/?hl=en-gb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Visit The Clearing website<a href=\"http://www.theclearingpod.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.theclearingpod.com</a> for a full transcript, to discover how to enjoy our bonus episodes, our ad free episodes and if you subscribe, how to submit your own idea for a dream retreat.</p><p><br></p><p>Buy Katherine’s books:<a href=\"https://katherine-may.co.uk/enchantment\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>Enchantment</em></a> |<a href=\"https://katherine-may.co.uk/wintering\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> <em>Wintering</em></a> | <em>The Electricity of Every Living Thing</em>:<a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1124/9781409172512\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> UK</a> /<a href=\"https://bookshop.org/books/the-electricity-of-every-living-thing-a-woman-s-walk-in-the-wild-to-find-her-way-home/9781612199603\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> US</a></p><p>Follow Katherine on<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/katherinemay_/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram</a></p><p>Visit Katherine’s<a href=\"https://katherine-may.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Website</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Production Credits</strong></p><p>Guest Booker and Admin Support - Meghan Hutchins</p><p>Substack Manager - Rebecca Armstrong</p><p>Producer - Alice Lloyd</p><p>Music - The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Katherine May"}