Episode 422 aired on Wed, Nov. 2, 2022 Are you a Template reviser? Or do you start from scratch? Which of these feeds your anxiety and which one is the place where you flourish? Or is your process something else? In all my self investigation this summer a conversation that my friend Mario and I […]
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Episode 419, Live on October 12, 2022. I have been in awe of and inspired by Von Glitschka for years. He always seems to be doing something new and working on a self-initiated side project, teaching something, working for clients, speaking at events, and being a front runner in our industry. I wanted to ask
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Episode 417 aired on Wed. Sept 28, 2022. Or Listen Last week I took care of my mom, who had oral surgery. She did amazing and must have a high tolerance for pain because she never complained. The internet at their house was not great (but it is the best they can get, literally it
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I made it a point to reconnect with making art and become accepting of the process which includes making a lot of messes. This was something I had not done outside my sketchbook in years, maybe decades. Meaning I was making something that was purposeless, or just for me. I call this the messy middle and honestly it is part of every single project.
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This is episode 415. It aired live on Sept 7, 2022. Maybe you thought I made it to 10 years and gave up. I didn’t give up. I was really not in a great place at the end of April this year. I want to tell you about what this summer was for me. What
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Paul makes pivoting look easy. He has pursued business opportunities and pursued his passions. I am excited to interview my good friend Paul Nylander this week. Paul loves collage, photography, design, and helping people tell their story in the best way possible. He is amazing at custom book designs. And I mean custom. If you
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Episode 410, Aired April 20, 2022. Season 4.1 Or Listen here Super stoked to interview one of my favorite illustrators and one of my absolute favorite Skillshare teachers. I love Tom’s style, his detail, his simple shapes, his shading, really it is super super exciting for me to meet Tom. I literally ripped out some
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Season 3.4: Episode 409.Aired LIVE on March 30, 2022 Joanna Paola has been a designer then pivoted to brand strategy, and now is pursuing her fine art. We will talk about her journey and how she is seeing growth. Many of us went to art school for design, but taking drawing classes isn’t always part
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When was the last time you looked through some of your old journals or sketchbooks? I ask because I have been doing a lot of looking at old sketchbooks recently. One reason is I’ve gotten to teach a class I have never taught before, Conceptual Drawing. I LOVE THIS CLASS!!!! It has given me more
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