In this episode of Lattes & Art, James William Moore sits down with novelist Sarah Marshall to talk about the many worlds that shape a creative life. From Hawaii and the Sierra foothills to global travel, military service, engineering, spiritual practice, movement, and more than twenty years of participation in Burning Man, Sarah brings a deeply layered perspective to art, identity, community, and transformation.

The conversation explores her novel Playa Dust in My Soul, the idea of emotional truth in storytelling, the pull of liminal spaces, chosen family, embodiment, and what it means to live between structure and freedom. Thoughtful, searching, and grounded in lived experience, this episode is a reflection on how creativity can become the place where the many parts of a life finally speak to one another.

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What happens when art becomes a tool for conversation, connection, and healing across division?

In this episode of Lattes & Art, James sits down with David Deighton — artist, educator, entrepreneur, world traveler, and creator of Triptych Dialogue — to talk about using art as a way to bring people together in an increasingly fractured world.

David shares how for the past six years, he has created installations in free speech areas at National Parks inviting strangers to engage across difference, listen deeply, and look for common ground.

Together, James and David explore the power of abstract art, public engagement, and meaningful dialogue — especially around subjects many people see as too taboo, too political, or too divisive to touch. This is a conversation about art not just as expression, but as action: a way to rebuild social connection in an age of digital echo chambers.

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Public art is a dare—because it doesn’t wait for permission. In this episode of Lattes & Art (presented by J-Squared Atelier), host James William Moore takes you inside the emotional and logistical reality of what happens when a major public installation gets censored. Expo Metro’s Hong Kong edition (originally slated for Dec 5–11, 2025 on Hennessy Road in Wan Chai) was suddenly shut down after a screen owner rejected the show—then the team pulled off a full, collective pivot, relocating the entire exhibition to Rome for Jan 24–25, 2026. James shares the strategic choices he made with his Madame B tarot submission—why he curated a “safer” three-card spread (King of Swords, Three of Swords, Page of Wands), which sharper cards he intentionally withheld, and the hard lesson that sometimes censorship isn’t about one image—it’s about systems that fear unpredictability. This episode is part behind-the-scenes confession, part rallying cry: feel the loss, then find another wall.

Expo Metro: https://expometro.co/en

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