EP 27 - Creativity, Dreams, and Identity | Nancey B. Price | collage artist, writer, storyteller and host of Dreaming in Color with Nancey B

Show Notes – Let's Talk Passion and Purpose with Nicole ThomasEpisode 27: "Creativity, Dreams, and Identity" Featuring Nancey B. Price🎙 Guest: Nancey B. Price📍 Host: Nicole Thomas📣 Episode Title: Creativity, Dreams, and Identity🎧 Podcast: Let's Talk Passion and Purpose with Nicole Thomas🌟 Special Appearance: Host and Creator of Dreaming in Color with Nancey B. Price🎨 About the Guest:Nancey B. Price is a Black, queer, self-taught analog collage artist, storyteller, writer, and podcast host whose creative work centers Black life, Southern identity, and imagination. With a BA in Women's & Gender Studies from Mercer University and an MPA in Nonprofit Management from Georgia Southern University, Nancey has been a full-time creative since 2022. Her work has been featured across the U.S., in venues like the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Yale Divinity School, and MICA, and in publications including O, The Oprah Magazine, Garden & Gun, and Southern Cultures.She is also the executive producer and host of the powerful podcast Dreaming in Color with Nancey B. Price, where she explores the cultural significance of dream-telling in the Black community.🧩 Episode Highlights:✨ Rediscovering Creative Purpose: Nancey opens up about her early love for journaling, paper dolls, and storytelling, tracing her creative spark back to her rural roots in Girard, Georgia. Although she once pursued a path in medicine, a vivid dream helped her pivot back to her artistic identity—reigniting her connection to paper through collage.🖼 From Paper Dolls to Powerful Portraits:Nancey shares how collage art became a therapeutic return to childhood joy and a deeply personal form of expression. She discusses how her work evolved from celebrating Black identity broadly to infusing her own selfhood and ancestral ties into the work.📚 A Novelist at Heart: Despite her visual art acclaim, Nancey identifies as a writer first. Her upcoming Southern Gothic novel explores family, spirituality, and heritage through the lens of an estranged granddaughter as she navigates secrets and self-discovery on ancestral land.🎙 Dreaming In Color – The Podcast: Born from her family's tradition of dream-telling, Dreaming in Color invites Black guests to share dream stories and reflect on their meaning. Nancey highlights a favorite episode featuring her mother—capturing generational wisdom and emotional depth in a decisive full-circle moment.🌀 Creating Without Burnout: Nancey offers practical wisdom on balancing her many creative hats—recognizing when to put one down and pick up another. She emphasizes self-awareness, intuition, and physical alignment as guiding forces for her creative decisions.📖 Storytelling and Ancestral Connection: From family folklore to Southern ghost stories, Nancey shares how oral tradition shaped her voice and expanded into podcasting, flash fiction, and performance storytelling.🏡 Artistic Safe Spaces: Whether through workshops, podcasts, or visual art, Nancey's mission is to create warm, welcoming spaces where Black people can exist freely, feel seen, and be nourished. She compares the impact of her work to the hospitality of a Southern auntie—offering art like a home-cooked meal.🔑 Memorable Quotes:"You're never an imposter in your own space.""I am the purpose—everything else orbits around me.""My body knows before I do. If it doesn't feel good, it's not for me.""Little Nancey had it right all along. She's still leading me today.""Black people deserve worlds where they can just live—messy, magical, and free."🌟 Key Takeaways for Creatives:Start with Your Story – Clarity about your personal narrative is your creative anchor.Honor Your Intuition – Your body can be your compass for alignment and truth.Creative Seasons Are Real – Balance doesn't mean doing everything at once.Safe Spaces Matter – Build worlds that reflect you and welcome others in.Say "No" Strategically – Make room for the right "yes" by releasing what no longer serves.🔗 Connect with Nancey B. Price:Website: www.nanceybprice.comInstagram: @nanceybpricePodcast: Dreaming in Color with Nancey B. Price – Available on all platforms🎧 Listen to the Full Episode:Episode 27 – Creativity, Dreams, and Identity Available now on all major platforms. Subscribe, rate, and share!🔖 Hashtags:#LetstalkPassionAndPurpose #NanceyBPrice #DreamingInColorPodcast #BlackCreatives #SouthernGothic #CollageArtist #WomenInArt #BlackStorytellers #DreamTelling #CreativePurpose #NicoleThomasPodcast