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Sketchbook as a Laboratory for Play with April Howlett

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Creatives Ignite provides creative solopreneurs with weekly inspiration & honest insights about running a creative business. Encouraging creatives to keep their creativity ignited by exploring new tools and techniques, making messes, and connecting with people all around the world. Over the years I have found many teachers online through classes on platforms like Skillshare & Domestika. […]

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Dustin Lee // Where Are They Now series

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This week we end the Where Are They Now series with my good friend Dustin Lee. We first had Dustin on the show back in August of 2015. (Wow over eight years ago!) Dustin was able to build a business in his off time, pay for diapers and more from this passive income business. In 2014 he made over 125k on his own.

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Launching a Course on Visual Notetaking with Anthony Banks

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This week we are meeting on Saturday and we are CELEBRATING!!!! Why you ask? Or what are we celebrating? TEN YEARS of doing the podcast!!!!! Can you believe it? And I am excited to continue this journey with you. And this week we will be filled with hope by hearing Anthony Banks story. He is an incredible

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The Life of an Illustrator with Tom Froese

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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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Learning About NFTs with Kostas & the Forest

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There’s a lot to learn. I know almost nothing about this and will be asking questions about how Kostas Kollias and the other people in the Forest are building this creative community of artist and teaching them how to make, share, and sell their art. I hope you will join us for the LIVE taping

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Kostas Kollias // The ReGeneration Portal

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Episode 361. Airs on October 21, 2020. I am very behind on releasing the podcast but it is because of what Kostas and I have been working on, plus client work, school (6 different classes), one hurricane, a bad sinus infection, and now an eye issue or gift depending on the way I look at

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Clever Collage Illustration & Story Telling with Hollie Chastain

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Episode 349 Aired June 17, 2020 Our guest this week is Hollie Chastain. I have been a huge fan of Hollie’s work for years and I am so glad to share her story and have her share her creative process and creative journey with us this week. Are you an illustrator that is designing because

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Believing in Your Clients // Rapid Recharge Part 3

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Episode 336 Aired Thursday, March 17, 2020 If you don’t believe in your client then should you really be working with them?Do you believe every seed you plant makes bears fruit?Aren’t some seeds dormant longer than others?Believing in your client’s potential? Or Listen here: We will wrap up this series today. To get the live

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Believing in Yourself

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Episode 333. Aired March 11, 2020 Or listen: Do you avoid working on your business? Is something holding you back from you reaching your goal? Are you Afraid of Failure? Afraid of Success? Do you plan time to work on future work?Are you sitting on an accidental invention? I started thinking about kitty litter this

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