Ava Leigh Stewart, Filmmaker, Artist & Author (Hello, Self… Episode 29)
Ava Leigh Stewart, filmmaker, artist and author, joined host Patricia Leonard. Ava and Patricia talked about creativity, following your intuition, tenacity, procrastination, failure, the life of an artist, advice for being creative, and so much more.
Hello, Self… is presented by Patricia Leonard & Associates and produced by Arlia Hoffman in association with the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.
Ava Leigh Stewart, Filmmaker, Artist & Author
Ava Leigh Stewart is a prolific author whose work extends from fiction to non-fiction novels, as well as illustrated poetry books. Stewart is also a screenwriter and contributor to many publications. She works in the entertainment industry creating content for film and television.
Stewart has written, produced, and directed feature and short films, television shows, commercials, and music videos. Stewart launched her film career after earning a film degree in London, England. She garnished attention after directing, producing, and writing an award winning short film entitled, Keepers of the Gate. In 2011, she completed a feature narrative film debut entitled, South of Southern. In 2015, she finished Paradise Garden, which is a feature documentary about historic preservation. She has created two original television shows, Sisters of Suburbia and OOPARTS. She continues to work on a myriad of production projects.
She began her career climbing the ranks of news production in the department of production and graphic design for CNN Television. She was nominated by her superiors to spearhead the team that implemented digital asset management across all divisions of CNN and Turner Broadcasting. She took a position at CNN Digital Networks and was instrumental in CNN’s coverage of September 11th, The War in Afghanistan, and The War in Iraq.
Her poetry books include, Intus, Beyond Fear, Revealed, Fledgling Darlings, Symphony of Chaos, and Waxing Eloquent. The poems and illustrations explore our history, mystery, and human experience. She continues to work on new innovative writing projects.
She is also an artist and her work has been exhibited worldwide. She was chosen as a finalist in the 2009 Red Bull Art of Can competition for her sculpture Alternative Energy displayed at the Union Station museum in Washington D.C. Her photography was featured in the documentary, “A million little pieces,” that debuted in San Francisco in 2009. She was featured in an exhibition at the Emily Harvey Foundation and The Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York for her graphic design entitled “Memoirs of Oblivion.” In 2014 and 2015, she was selected as a finalist for the International Women in Focus photography competition.
She recently released “Finster,” a film about Howard Finster, the grandfather of the Southern Folk Art movement.
About Hello, Self…
Hello, Self… is a biweekly podcast focused on inspiring stories of turning dreams into reality. Join coach and author Patricia Leonard and her guests as they share life-changing Hello, Self… moments.
Hello, Self… is brought to you by Patricia Leonard & Associates and is based on the new book by Patricia Leonard, Hello, Self.., available here.
The show is produced by Arlia Hoffman in association with Business RadioX®. You can find this show on all the major podcast apps. The complete show archive is here.
Patricia Leonard, Host of Hello, Self…
Patricia Leonard is President of RUNWAY TO SUCCESS, a division of Patricia Leonard & Associates located in Nashville, TN. She is a MESSAGE ARTIST speaker, career & business coach, author and magazine columnist. Patricia consults with clients on leadership, empowerment, career management, entrepreneurship and the power of language. Her work is focused on helping clients find their runway to success!
She has a professional background in management, human resources, corporate training, business consulting and talent development. Patricia has worked with companies in the service, music, banking, manufacturing, publishing, warehousing, healthcare, academic, retail and financial industries, and has taught management classes as an adjunct professor.
Patricia has a degree in Human Resource Management, is certified as a Career Coach and Consulting Hypnotist and is MBTI qualified.
Her volunteer energies are focused on Women in Film and Television-Nashville, where she is a Board Vice President; Dress for Success as the Advisory Board President; and International Coaching Federation-Nashville where she held Board roles for several years.
Patricia is the author of Wearing High Heels in a Flip Flop World, BECOMING WOMAN…a journal of personal discovery, THE NOW, HOW & WOW of Success, Happenings, a full year calendar of inspirational messages and a spoken word album titled, I AM…
She enjoys songwriting, creating poetry and has written a one-woman show and artistic speech she performs titled Hello, Self…, about a woman in midlife reinventing herself, which led to her new book by the same name, available here.
On the personal side, Patricia, describes herself as a woman, lover of life, mother, grandmother, career professional and message artist; AND in that order! Her goal is to continue inspiring others, of any age, to START NOW creating and expanding their Runway to Success.
She believes that life is a gift, the way we wrap it is our choice.
