Drops of Gold #027 - Olivia Steele - The Light at the End of the Tunnel
In this lit conversation, Drops of Gold host Jeff Scult sits down with world-renowned light artist Olivia Steele to explore the messy, magical process of personal and creative transformation.
Olivia is known globally for her neon installations—bold truth-bombs lighting up deserts, oceans, and cityscapes. But behind the glow is a deeper story: one of loss, letting go, and learning how to trust the fire within.
You’ll hear:
✨ How to know when it’s time to burn it all down and begin again
✨ Why art, expression, and reinvention aren’t luxuries—they’re lifelines
✨ The spiritual (and brutally honest) truths behind her rise as an artist
✨ Tools for navigating grief, creative blocks, and finding your next chapter
Whether you’re stuck in a story that no longer fits, navigating a creative pivot, or aching for a more meaningful path—this episode will meet you there.
🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your gold.
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Drops of Gold is the NOW podcast hosted and threaded by Jeff Scult, devoted to reminding us how to release stuck stories, embrace life, and reveal our most expressive, authentic selves.
Gratitudes:
To One Golden Thread for powering the pod, to co-producers Mark Shapiro and Josh Robertson for bringing it to life, Kat Benzova for her stunning guest portraits, and special thanks to artist Taib for featuring his electrifying new track Departures as the Drops of Gold title song.
And infinite love to you, for your curiosity and commitment to living in your highest vibrational truth. Aho, here we grow. We are designed to be reminded, we are already golden inside. I’m Jeff Scult, Wishing you a radically yes f*ck yes day, Ase
Bio
Olivia Steele is a contemporary light and conceptual artist known for her striking text-based neon installations that blend language, emotion, and conscience. Born in Nashville and now based between Berlin, London, and Mexico City, she merges poetic truisms with glass-bent neon to provoke reflection, challenge cultural norms, and illuminate hidden truths. Her site-specific works—found in cities like Berlin, Mumbai, Tulum, and Beirut—transform ordinary spaces into immersive messages of healing and presence, all grounded in her training as a lighting designer and philosophy-influenced vision.