What happens when you make bad art? Sometimes you get really good art by accident! Here's a real-life story of a time when that happened to Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat, and why you should consider Making Bad Art yourself. Source for this story. Want to come Make Bad Art of your own, and lose… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #92: The Magic of Making Bad Art
Darcy Wade Four years ago, artist and art therapist Darcy Wade joined me to talk about her own journey with art and creativity, including how her discovery of expressive arts brought her back from a period of disconnection with her creative side and helped her recovery from addiction. Darcy has since moved from North Carolina… Continue reading Creativity, Resilience, and Hurricane Helene with Darcy Wade
I recently had a chance to get a very different perspective on something I dearly love doing—by not doing it. I thought it would be torture. I was wrong. I tell you what I discovered in this short episode. My Make Bad Art course starts on November 4! Are you tired of contorting yourself to… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #91: Change Your Perspective
Dr. David Weill My guest this week is Dr. David Weill, the former director of the Center for Advanced Lung Disease and Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Program at Stanford University Medical Center. He’s currently the principal of the Weill Consulting Group, which focuses on improving the delivery of pulmonary, ICU, and transplant care. He’s also… Continue reading Narrative in Medicine and Fiction with Dr. David Weill
In Western culture, we don't often think of creativity as something controlled, but the truth is, there's a place for chaos and control in our creative process. In this slightly-longer-than-usual pep talk, I give a couple examples of the push-pull of chaos and control, and how they can both be helpful--and detrimental--to our creative work,… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #90: Chaos and Control
Paul Pape Paul Pape is an artist, designer, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the creative industry. He’s created thousands of personalized products for clients worldwide as well as companies such as Disney, Universal, and Nickelodeon. In recent years, he’s shifted to empowering creatives, companies and corporations, sharing his expertise and insights… Continue reading Failure, Innovation, and Play with Paul Pape
After our last pep talk, where I looked at what I'm learning from reading War and Peace over the course of a year, I noticed a little more about what happens when you break a process into small pieces over time. Some further thoughts on the magic of small steps over time in this short… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #89: Building Momentum
Lianna Magerr and Kimberly Doucette When you hear the words “children’s chorus,” you probably think of a pretty straightforward group of kids making music. If you’re in Wilmington, Delaware, you have good reason to think of a whole lot more. Wilmington Children’s Chorus Executive Director Lianna Magerr and Artistic Director Kimberly Doucette join me to… Continue reading Uniting Communities through Music with Lianna Magerr and Kimberly Doucette
Simple, but not always easy: the key to progress or success is just to keep going. I'll tell you why in this short episode. Simon Haisell's year-long War and Peace read can be found here. Want more tips? Check out this playlist with all my previous Creative Pep Talks! Could you leave a review? It's really… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #88: Keep Going
Michael Broussard Actor, activist, musician, and artist Michael Broussard joined me back in 2021 to talk about his one-man show, Ask a Sex Abuse Survivor, and what he’s learned about destigmatizing trauma abuse through art. A few months ago, he mentioned to me that he’s been focusing on pulling the rug out from under himself… Continue reading Pulling the Rug Out with Michael Broussard