Seeing Sounds: how synesthesia helps & hinders creative individuals, with Sarah Grace

Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which information meant to stimulate one of your senses stimulates several of your senses. Many well know artists such as Billie Eilish, Lorde and Kanye West are synesthetes.

I chat to Sarah about her experience growing up with synesthesia and discuss some possible ways we as artists or coaches could take inspiration from this fascinating condition as well as how awareness of synesthesia can help individuals cope day to day.

BIO
“Sarah Grace is an American abstract synesthesia artist with a background in speech pathology and brain injury research. Sarah has a rare neural cross-wiring of the senses called auditory-visual synesthesia, which means that she has automatic experiences of colors, patterns, and textures when she hears sounds. She channels her synesthesia experiences into her artwork and creates custom paintings based on cherished songs, voices, and even animal noises. You can find her work at SeeingSoundsArt.com.

Sarah also has a background in vocal and theatre performance and has always been fascinated by various forms of artistic expression. She and her partner Jackson, who also has a form of synesthesia, gained surprise viral interest on their TikTok platform, TastyWords. Their account is dedicated to discussion about synesthesia, the arts, and the fascinating intersection between the two.”
https://www.seeingsoundsart.com/