Brandyn Burnette is a progressive soul producer/singer-songwriter from St. Louis, Missouri currently living in Los Angeles. This self taught, 3rd generation musician has crafted his own sound and style that has begun to takeover the pop underground world from the inside out. He released his first EP “Made of Dreams” in 2015, and his latest EP “State I’m In” comes out (TODAY) on June 24th, 2016.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/brandyn
In this episode, Brandyn discusses:
-The difference between State I'm In and Made of Dreams, his first EP.
-How the titles of his records are self-explanatory and their significance.
-The story behind his song, "State I'm In" and the serendipitous discovery of something that he wrote when he was fifteen.
-How each of the songs in State I'm In were lyrically created in different ways and how he learned to stay open to different ways of writing songs.
-The role that destiny plays in his life, as well as the new record.
-The freedom that he felt after leaving his first label, when he was the only person listening to his songs and he could do it for himself.
-The power in listening to your heart over your head, and especially over what other people tell you.
-How important it is for him to take both the positive and negative aspects of his life and put them into his music, and how all artists should be attempting to do the same.
-How we are constantly putting the best version of ourselves online and creating a persona that is in contrast to who we actually are.
-The story of his American Idol audition, and why he decided to leave the competition.
-The story behind his song "Karma."
Brandyn's Final Push will inspire you to take baby steps and never give up!
Quotes:
"I wanted to reign in the sound with this one because I felt like I figured out what I wanted to say as an artist."
"This project really made me feel like an artist moreso than the last one."
"It was really an exciting time to go back and find some lyrics from the past that were wiser than what I could have written now."
"We go through these things as people, and we're always trying to figure out where we're at and who we are. But if you have faith that you're going to get there, it reveals itself."
"Continuing to write and to not need any validation but myself -- those completely saved my artistry."
"When I was at Warner, I learned who I wasn't. I learned who other people wanted to be."
"Stay authentic to what's in your heart. At the end of the day, that leads you better than your head and your gut."
"I used to write as if I had no problems. I used to try to cover up every bit of my sadness in my music."
"Take whatever is in your life, whether it is positive or negative, and heal from it through the music."
Connect with Brandyn:
Website / iTunes / Spotify / YouTube / Soundcloud / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
Picolo is a traditional and digital freelance illustrator based in Brazil. He took the internet by storm with his 365 Days of Doodles project, in which he blessed the internet with a new complex and detailed drawing every day for a year. He used that success to build an incredible following on DeviantArt, Instagram, & Facebook, where he continues to generously open up his sketchbook as well as his words of advice for defeating procrastination.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/picolo
In this episode, Picolo discusses:
-His self-taught artistic past and how comics, anime, and manga.
-What inspired him to start his 365 Days of Doodles project in 2014.
-How being able to draw every day comes down to having the right mindset.
-How the first month of a long-term goal can often be the hardest one, but once you get past that initial period, it becomes much easier to do it every day.
-The first step is hardest for him is breaking the ice and sitting down to put them on paper.
-How you can start out with “doodles” and then get more complex as you continue to grow as an artist and challenge yourself.
-The power that comes from setting a longer-term goal with your art.
-How carrying a sketchbook can change your mindset, but also give you an opportunity to get all of your ideas down.
-How ideas might not make sense when you first put them in your sketchbook, but it is still important to get them down and flesh them out at a later time.
-What it’s like to have such a large following on Instagram.
-Why it’s important for him to continue create challenges and projects for himself and his fans.
-How he is always amazed by the amount of people that join his challenges.
-How he has defeated procrastination, but he still struggles with putting things down on paper and getting started.
-How he starts out by working on the things that are boring and mundane for him (like backgrounds), and then moving on to the fun things.
-His favorite drawings, “What I Think, What I Say,” and one of the first drawings of Icarus and the Sun.
Picolo's Final Push will teach you to find what inspires you and what triggers your own creativity.
Quotes:
“I used to draw one drawing every month or so.”
“One of my new years resolutions was to draw every day of the year.”
“I think it’s about mindset. I was always waiting for some inspiration to come. For me, it was okay to draw only when I felt inspired. And that’s not okay. You can wait for a month. You have to make it a part of your life. That’s why I started drawing every day.”
“I felt strange if I didn’t draw something on a particular day. It felt like it was a lost day.”
“What really helped me was committing to a long-term project. It doesn’t have to be a year-long project. A month is totally fine.”
“Sometimes it’s just a silly concept. Just write it down and leave it there for a month or two, and then it comes back like a big masterpiece.”
“It’s important for me to learn, improve, and create something new in the process.”
“It’s so much fun to watch these kinds of challenges develop. It always blows out of proportion. I never expect the amount of people that join.”
“I try to tackle the most challenging stuff, the most boring stuff first when I’m at the peak of my energy. Then, I move to stuff that I naturally love to do, and it’s easier that way.”
“Whenever I get this connection using my drawings, then I just won the day.”
“It doesn’t have to take long. It doesn’t have to be complicated. You just have to draw something. Create something.”
“Don’t wait for some magic source of inspiration to come. You have to chase after your own source of inspiration. Art is all about self-knowledge, so it’s your job to find what inspires you and what triggers your own creativity.”
Links mentioned:
Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Neil Gaiman 2012 Commencement Speech "Make Good Art" (YouTube)
Amanda Palmer Commencement Speech "The Fraud Police" (YouTube)
Connect with Picolo:
DeviantArt / Patreon / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
Eyoälha Baker is a Canadian photographer who is spreading joy one jump at a time. With her Jump for Joy Photography project, she travels the world taking photos of people from all walks of life in mid-air as they jump for joy in an attempt to showcase the beauty of the human spirit.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/jumpforjoy
In this episode, Eyoälha discusses:
-How she first got into photography.
-The story behind the Jump for Joy Photography project.
-How she was frustrated with the way that media seems to only capture negative images.
-Her fascination with the idea of "groupthink" and her desire to make it work for positive emotions and outcomes as well.
-The various opportunities that have come from starting the Jump for Joy Photo Project.
-Her decision to make a mural and the synchronistic way that things seemed to come together for her (with the help of others).
-How approaching the bad neighborhood that her mural was in from a place of joy made her see it in a new light, and helped the people she interacted with to reciprocate that joy.
-How once she made the decision to do the mural, it was almost like alchemy how help came in so many different forms.
-How she handled seeing her mural being taken down and what she did afterwards.
-Where she intends to go with the Jump for Joy photo project.
Eyoälha's Final Push will inspire you to see the final project as completed, and then just take the steps to get it done.
Quotes:
"All the sudden, photography was magical to me."
"The way images are presented in the media has always irked me."
"I started focusing on creating images that really captured positive energy."
"The news was intended for informing people of things. But who decides that death is more newsworthy than life?"
"My life has really really changed since I started this project."
"Being creative is such a vulnerable thing."
"Seriously magic happened. It was so synchronistic the way things fell in place. It almost seemed like it was alchemy."
"As the project grows, my vision for it is growing and falling into place."
Links mentioned:
Connect with Eyoälha:
Jump for Joy Photo Project:
Website / Facebook / Instagram
Jacob Dhein is a painter from San Francisco whose paintings capture the modern world with the nostalgic nature of the past. He works across multiple disciplines including figurative, landscape, and plein air painting, and his talent is founded in his desire to teach others as he also continues to learn himself.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/jacobdhein
In this episode, Jacob discusses:
-How he got started as an artist growing up.
-How he is always striving to grow and become a better artist.
-The difference between workshops and undergraduate art programs, and how it might surprise you how much you can learn in well-run workshops.
-If you are at an intermediate level, to maybe start thinking about teaching at a beginner level.
-How the type of painting he does simply depends on his mood.
-The challenges that come from plein air painting.
-The various ways that he has held himself back at different points in his life.
-His advice for dealing with critics or negative comments.
-His best and worst creative moments.
-How there's never a moment where you can't go back into an old painting and fix things.
-How he loves the freedom that art brings to his life and he could never do a 9-5 job.
-Li Hu, one of his biggest inspirations.
Jacob's Final Push will help you realize that the amount of time you put into something is the amount of time you're going to get out of it.
Quotes:
"If you get into certain workshops, you can learn in a week what some people learn in a year."
"The first thing that really held me back was myself."
"It's just something that all artists have to deal with is the critic side of their artwork."
"Just keep going forward. Just keep painting."
"As long as the paintings are in my studio, I don't know if they are ever completed until they get shipped out. They're usually at 98% finished."
"I just wake up and walk right over to the studio. My studio is right across from my bed so it's not very far."
Links mentioned:
Antonio Mancini: Nineteenth-century Italian Master
Connect with Jacob:
Noah is a songwriter and member of the band, The Horse-Eyed Men with his brother, Dylan. They play original disgruntled Americana and country music. Raised by musical humans in a former candy store outside of Providence R.I., their music mixes spaghetti-western themes with cabaret, ragtime, and post-partum punk. Grave Country, their latest record, was recorded in Copenhagen on a grant from the Danish Arts Council in the summer of 2013.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/107
In this episode, Noah discusses:
-How sometimes the ideas you come up with won't make sense until a much later time.
-To take the pressure off of yourself -- what you create does not have to be a masterpiece.
-Just like your dreams are created, it is okay to use pieces of yourself and your daily life in your art.
-The importance of having fun while creating.
-Terence McKenna and the idea that nobody knows the answers.
-Thinking about the possibilities of the things that didn't happen to you.
-To not worry about originality, because you are so unique that you are the only person that could make the thing that you are going to make in the way that you are going to make it.
-An exercise that he does as a songwriter in which he writes new lyrics to an existing song, then changes the melody.
-How you have to go easy on yourself when it comes to creativity.
Noah's Final Push will inspire you to start small and start steady!
Quotes:
"You use the material of the world to reflect on it."
"For a creative process to really be meaningful there has to be an element of searching in it. You actually can't have all the answers."
"We're all these really unique constellations. There's no way that it won't be original, whatever it is that you make. You're the only one who would do something like this. There's no other creature that would make it in just the way that you would."
"You have to be so gentle with yourself with creativity. There's no rule book which determines whether a drawing is legitimate for the reason it was made."
"Start small and start steady. The Muse is fickle and she has a lot of lovers."
Links mentioned:
Terence McKenna - "Nobody Is Smarter Than You Are" (YouTube)
Your Creative Push Episode 77: You're IMPOSSIBLY RARE. So DO SOMETHING! (Alex Hofeldt Part 2)
Connect with Noah:
Noah is a songwriter and member of the band, The Horse-Eyed Men with his brother, Dylan. They play original disgruntled Americana and country music. Raised by musical humans in a former candy store outside of Providence R.I., their music mixes spaghetti-western themes with cabaret, ragtime, and post-partum punk. Grave Country, their latest record, was recorded in Copenhagen on a grant from the Danish Arts Council in the summer of 2013.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/noah
In this episode, Noah discusses:
-How The Horse-Eyed Men came to be.
-The creative relationship he shares with his brother, Dylan.
-The role that humor and storytelling plays in his songs.
-How humor can often unlock things in people that you wouldn't normally be able to tap into.
-The role that travel plays in his life.
-A strategy that he uses to help him to "shake up" his orientation and to see the world in different ways.
-Another trick that he uses to find new ways to explain the same thing.
-How all writing is is "ass in chair."
-How creating a large piece of work should be taken piece by piece.
-How you can look back at the things you create and remember what mood you were in when you made it or what the weather was like on that day.
Noah's Final Push will inspire you to start small and start steady!
Quotes:
"For me, humor is a quick way to the heart."
"Storytelling is an important element of my songs. I'm always looking where something begins, where it goes to, and where it ends."
"You can really tell as a performer when you surprise someone and they are surprised by their own laughter."
"Traveling can be a really good thing to open up different paths of thinking and different parts of yourself."
"We're just a weird combination of organic molecules and experiences and memories and the thing doesn't last too long. And it's mysterious. We don't know where it comes from and we don't know where it's going."
"It's so easy to get tunnel vision and rely on a pattern that we had yesterday or the day before or the week before and not open up."
"I think that with creativity, it's a kind of muscle. It's a practice. There are concrete small things you can do on a daily basis to open up that capacity within you."
"Inspiration is like a candle that burns quickly."
"All writing is is ass in chair."
Links mentioned:
Terence McKenna - "Nobody Is Smarter Than You Are" (YouTube)
Your Creative Push Episode 77: You're IMPOSSIBLY RARE. So DO SOMETHING! (Alex Hofeldt Part 2)
Connect with Noah:
Randy is a talented artist who has been working as a freelancer for the past several years in the animation, gaming, and publishing industries. He has a passion for storytelling and his talents include character design, illustration, visual development, storyboarding, and more. He has worked for Dreamworks Animation Television, Axis Animation, Flauth Productions, Edge of Reality, and Pocket gems, just to name a few.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/randybishop
In this episode, Randy discusses:
-How he got to the point he is at today in his career.
-The pros and cons of working as a freelancer.
-How he is constantly trying to learn and devoting his free time to practicing and getting better.
-His advice for putting in the time to doing the work when you are feeling burnt out.
-How sometimes you have to work your way through a rut.
-One of the hardest things for him is working on a project that doesn’t pique his interests, like drawing comics or a story that doesn’t excite him.
-The struggle of working at home and balancing the work/home life and his advice for achieving that balance.
-The importance of getting and staying in the zone.
-One of his hardest times when he committed to too many projects and how to learn the appropriate amount of work to take on.
-How it is hard for some people to understand the importance of being in the zone.
-How you are twice as productive when you are in the zone.
-How he works best if he has a really big chunk of time to do work where he knows he won’t be interrupted.
-If he wakes up early, those first hours are the most productive.
-The reason he initially became interested in art and creativity is the emotionality that it can bring to people, especially with effective storytelling.
-How art and creativity make people feel things, unlike many other jobs.
-The X-Men drawings that he is doing for fun.
-How his personal work also has some business strategy behind it, as it usually leads to commissioned work.
-One of his favorite recent commissioned works and why he loved it so much.
Randy's Final Push will remind you that your creative pursuit has to be something that you are passionate about and to push through the struggles that come with it.
Quotes:
“Working freelance is great and awful at the same time.”
“A hard thing for a lot of creatives out there is that you love to create but only when it’s convenient or when you have time but the hard part is finding a real passion for it and deciding that it is something that you want to devote most of your time to it.
“What helps me is immersing myself in other people’s creativity. That helps motivate me.”
“For me, reading fiction and watching cartoons is legitimate research.”
“If you sit and work for long enough, you can get your rhythm back. It’s just a matter of determination and patience.”
“Sometimes you get into this place where it seems like you can do no wrong and everything you put down is just gold.”
“Your mindset and the way that you feel affects the way that you work. Like, big time.”
“The whole reason behind art is to make people feel things.”
“Art is the epitome of productivity. Because you’re doing things that hopefully will make a difference to someone somehow.”
“If you can devote the time to sit and just work at art, the payoff is huge.”
Connect with Randy:
Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
Michael C Hsiung is characterized by: large mustache (one of the few remaining facially hairy Asians surviving today) with all of the species capable of reaching one ton or more in weight; herbivorous diet; and a thin yellow protective skin, 1.5-5 cm thick, formed from layers of collagen positioned in a lattice structure; and a relatively small brain for a mammal of his size (400-600g). . Michael is prized for its mustache, sometimes his art. Not a true mustache, it is made of thickly matted hair that grows from the skull without skeletal support. Michael has acute hearing and sense of smell, but poor eyesight over any distance. Michael C. Hsiung will probably live to be about 50 years old or more.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/104
In this episode, Michael discusses:
-The inspiration behind his image of a man observing two deer hugging.
-How he developed his style on his own and how he was somewhat self-conscious as he began to hone in on his own style.
-The guidance that his sister gave to him on his artistic path, while still letting him figure things out on his own.
-The concept of self-doubt and the complications of doing art full-time.
-The importance of putting yourself in a good mindset if you are feeling too much pressure to create.
-How a lull in his professional life led to him starting taking drawing seriously.
-The mermen and having the courage to dive back into the things that he was interested in as a kid.
-The daily battle he has with Resistance as a freelancer.
-The balance of trying to stay ahead of the curve, but also not worrying too much about the future.
-One of his favorite creative moments when he got to design ads for an umbrella.
-How he schedules his work time based on his wife’s work schedule.
-What art and creativity brings to his life.
-How his sister is still his greatest inspiration.
Michael's Final Push will inspire you to concentrate on the present and not worry too much about the future!
Quotes:
“There’d be periods of time where I was just so conscious of what I was doing and the process that it would be hard to make stuff.”
“I’ll try to recreate an environment where I enjoyed drawing when I first started.”
“Just start out with a stupid idea and let it blossom.”
“If you’re bored, just draw something.”
“It’s nice to try to keep some kind of schedule because if it’s too flexible, you probably don’t get a lot of work done.”
Links mentioned:
"Vagrant Viking: My life and adventures" by Peter Freuchen
Connect with Michael:
Edward Westerhuis is a multidisciplinary artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. His work moves between visual art, video, and performance--often collaborating with other artists and working within the community. He creates imaginative worlds that play with an epic sense of scale, forming allegories that reflect the places he lives. Whether he's making sci-fi cardboard puppet shows, or music videos with giant dancing cats, Edward uses humour to create the unexpected and to carve out space for new perspectives. Edward has presented his work across Canada, from coast to coast, including the Yukon Arts Centre, the Banff Centre, and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/doublecat
In this episode, Edward discusses:
-How he got started down the creative path that got him to the point he is at now.
-How he came up with the idea for his "Double Cat" video.
-The deeper meaning behind the "Double Cat" video.
-His Tedx talk and the differences that performance art brings to the creation process.
-The hilarious story of one of his first creative moments.
-The creative lull that came into his life when he moved back home from school and how he got past it.
-The power that comes with mapping your creativity out to find out what works for you.
-Moving around, taking a walk, or doing some "lighter" creative work in order to clear your head when you need it.
-The idea of taking the pressure off of yourself by not worrying about the final product.
-One of his lowest moments, when he attended a film festival while in a creative drought and feeling like an imposter.
-The way he got out of his drought by working as Sook-Yin Lee's Director's Assistant.
-How Sook-Yin Lee was a role model for him and gave him the courage to be able to move between disciplines and art forms.
-How he likes when art can bring people together to form new types of interaction around the artwork.
-What art and creativity bring to his life.
Edward's Final Push will inspire you to find ways to shut out the anxiety of being overwhelmed by your creative end goal.
Quotes:
"Over time, I've been able to recognize my own process and see how you develop an idea from a glimpse of an image to a fully thought-out project."
"It was this slow-burning idea that was just creeping over time."
"When I work on a desk, I can't have anything on my desk except for what I'm working on that very moment because I get way too distracted."
"You're always trying to remove the anxiety from your process. You don't want to be anxious while working because then you just get suffocated."
"When I'm making art now, I really think about my audience. I think about creating opportunities that exist outside the artwork itself."
"I really love the opportunities for the face-to-face social interaction that can happen around artwork."
"One of the reasons why I love collaborating so much is because I can see people on a much deeper level. We are able to build a communication that is very specific to an art piece but also has reverberations beyond that on a human-to-human level."
"Don't make it so big. Make it small and make it an opportunity to learn about who you are."
"Find ways to shut out the anxiety of being overwhelmed by that end goal."
"Allow yourself to explore and embrace not knowing where you're going."
Links mentioned:
"The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life" by Twyla Tharp
"Letters to a Young Poet" by Rainer Maria Rilke
“Your Elusive Creative Genius” – Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED Talk
Your Creative Push Episode 082: Interview with Li Chen of Extra Ordinary Comics
Connect with Edward:
Mitch Bowler is the founder of Pencil Kings, an online professional art teaching institution that provides top-flight instruction at an affordable price to those who are unable to attend traditional art schools. Formerly a 3D technical artist with work experience on top film and game projects, his focus is now on building and growing the Pencil Kings brand to provide art training and support to enrolled artists.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/mitch
In this episode, Mitch discusses:
-A bit about his creative history and what led him to create Pencil Kings.
-More details about Pencil Kings and what it offers to his members.
-How one of his biggest messages is to DO SOMETHING instead of continually just absorbing information.
-How the Internet has brought us a wealth of knowledge and teaches us how to do things, but the important thing is to actually do something with that knowledge.
-The power in setting a goal of making a new habit for 30 days.
-One of the most profound things he has learned through the Pencil Kings podcast -- finding a space where your competition isn't and dominating that space.
-When he finds it difficult creating, simply remembering what enticed him to draw and create in the first place -- what was fun.
-The power of outsourcing.
-How mind maps can help you to organize a large amount of information or ideas.
-Finding the things that are pain points for yourself, and being able to hand them off to someone else.
-The importance of looking at "outsourcing" as building a team.
-The ebbs and flows of balancing his own creative projects with the Pencil Kings project.
-How art and creativity (and Pencil Kings specifically) is like a puzzle box that he is constantly trying to figure out.
-How if you hear a recommendation two or three times, it is a signal that you must look into that.
Mitch's Final Push will inspire you to establish the good and bad things that can happen on your path to pursuing your creative passions.
Quotes:
"I wanted to create a resource where people could connect with professionals and distill the knowledge and also bring people together so they could support each other."
"It's scary to post your work and have haters."
"You can listen to a podcast, but when you go and do something, that's when the magic happens."
"It's hard to get the ball rolling in the beginning, but if you start to look at where the competition isn't, it's not as difficult."
"I think this is the key: No expectations."
"It's like this balance of having fun and building skills. But you should weight it more on the fun."
"Where I see so many people get outsourcing wrong is that they hand it off and expect it to work on the first go."
"Sometimes if you are unsure of your direction, life will give you signs."
Links mentioned:
"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
Connect with Mitch:
Joanna Sternberg is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist living in New York City. She primarily plays the double bass, but also plays electric bass, guitar, and piano. Joanna sings and writes songs, and regularly performs her original music. She plays folk, country, blues, rock, ragtime, classical, gospel, funk, rhythm and blues, klezmer, and jazz (ranging from the style of the 1920's to the present day.) Joanna is also currently in a band called "Fraydele" as well as a talented visual artist.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/joanna
In this episode, Joanna discusses:
-How and why she chooses to write, sing, and play so many different styles of music.
-That the inspiration for the songs usually comes from personal experiences that she needs to get out into the world.
-Her band "Fraydele" that plays music that her grandmother, Fraydele Oysher, sang in the Yiddish Theater.
-How it is sometimes necessary to take a break and "fill the tank."
-How drawing and visual art is less draining and taxing on her than songwriting.
-How she has only been singing for two years (which is one of the most shocking things that Youngman Brown has learned on the show).
-When she first started to sing, how she sang in a lower voice because she thought it would be harder for people to make fun of.
-Her advice for everyone to get singing lessons to have someone help them find their voice.
-The importance of being able to have someone to help you with honest feedback, but who will also be supportive.
-Her struggles with self-image.
-How performing the songs aren't nerve-wracking to her, and how she is grateful that she doesn't write complicated lyrics.
-Even though her songs have a very specific meaning to her, how music and art are a way for people to communicate universal truths to one another.
-How she uses calendars to help her balance her time.
-Joanna's upcoming residency at Sunny's Bar on June 2, June 9, and June 16, 2016.
-Her biggest inspirations, Roz Chast and Randy Newman.
Joanna's Final Push will inspire you to pursue your creative passions and put it out there because you never know who it might affect.
Quotes:
"Not to be cheesy, but I just really feel the music I play. So it didn't really take that much learning as opposed to just doing it and having fun."
"It usually is just something in my life I need to get out."
"It was definitely something I always wanted to do but I just never thought I could."
"Find people you trust who could help you. Because it's hard to do it all alone."
"Sometimes I'm proud that I can take stuff in my life that's negative and write a song about it."
Links mentioned:
Dr. Katz Professional Therapist (YouTube)
Connect with Joanna:
Website / Soundcloud / Bandcamp / Facebook / Art / Art Facebook
Nathan Carson aka “Streetarthustle” is a talented artist who has taken fate into his own hands by being creative on his own terms, vowing to fulfill all of his creative desires and never do anything he doesn’t want to again. He is documenting this journey for all to see via his Periscope account, allowing other people to be inspired as well as learn from his mistakes.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/100
In this episode, Nathan discusses:
-A story about what happened directly after the last time he was on the show, back in Episode 54.
-His two new assistants and what they have done for his life.
-How a mushroom trip helped him to get the courage to hire an assistant.
-How he has had to make some tough decisions about blocking certain followers on Periscope.
-How using e-mail has become a slow way of communicating, whereas Periscope is instant.
-How Facebook is a monolithic code structure that they can't build on top of.
-His thoughts on how Periscope is like the eyes of an infant artificial intelligence.
-What it is like to be a part of a "Periscope family" that is connected by the Internet, all while circumnavigating the actual physical world.
-His advice to anyone who might be nervous to start a Periscope channel.
-How Periscope is almost like performance art, and how the people that are commissioning him to paint get to help choose colors and thus pushing him and his art.
-His new Patreon page and how it will be utilized.
-How important podcasts have been in his life.
Nathan's Final Push will inspire you to do what you love no matter how stupid it might seem or feel, and to allow your loves to die if that is what feels right.
Quotes:
"What you don't realize is that when you want to be an artist, you immediately become the janitor, secretary, payroll, shipping, receiving. Everything."
"I went on a mushroom trip and found the courage to hire one of the assistants that I had been interviewing all week."
"The message of my show has become, The universe wants you to be alive. So you just choose happiness."
"My broader theory is that this is the eyes of an infant artificial intelligence. I think it is literally that important."
"The thing that you constantly need to realign yourself with if you're going to make it as an artist is that it has to be about love."
"The path of least resistance for you as an artist will always be the path of greatest joy."
"Do exactly what you love no matter how stupid that feels."
"I'm just gonna do what I love and trust that the Universe will sustain me."
"Follow your love. Follow your love. Follow your love."
Links mentioned:
Your Creative Push Episode 54 with Nathan Carson
Connect with Nathan:
Streetarthustle / Periscope / Instagram / Patreon
Just an episode for me to tell you:
1) How much I love you and this podcast.
2) Changes to the schedule of the show.
3) A request to support the show's new Patreon page.
4) How much I love you and this podcast again :)
Daniel is an art blogger, art critic, and the creator of The Daniel Rolnik Gallery, a brick and mortar store that showcases original art and prints collected from his adventures across the United States of America. On his road trips, Daniel discovers unique works of art that he brings back to his ever-evolving gallery.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/danielrolnik
In this episode, Daniel discusses:
-How and why he started the The Daniel Rolnik Gallery.
-How he found the courage to start the gallery instead of thinking about it for too long.
-How both creative and non-creative people spend too much time thinking about what can go right and what can go wrong, when what they should be doing is just diving in and trying.
-How falling down doesn't actually hurt as bad as you might imagine, just like when you were riding a bike.
-The musician Charles Bradley, who got discovered when he was 62.
-The story of how he first found a love for art and saw what it was truly capable of.
-How he makes everything in the gallery portable so that he can rearrange it every single day to make it a fresh experience.
-How he is on the road every Sunday and Monday to find new things for the gallery.
-His advice for artists who have never sold a piece of art, or haven't even considered it.
-The idea of pricing low to get the ball rolling.
-Some of his favorite artists to show, including Alden Marin and John Kilduff, with his cardboard pinball machine.
-The idea behind Record Club and how it can bring a sense of community to the artists that come for it.
-Details about The Jew and the Lotus Podcast that he does with his friend, Eric Nakamura.
-The idea of destroying the ego, as suggested by his friend, Turtle Wayne.
-The importance of patience if you are trying to sell a piece of art and how it takes the right person at the right time.
-How artists sometimes forget that you don't need to get the most expensive materials and equipment... you just need to create.
-How his father is one of his greatest inspirations because he never complains, but instead just gets done what needs to get done.
Daniel's Final Push will inspire you to realize that you are EPIC and can do anything you want!
Quotes:
"I wanted to make art affordable and accessible to everyone. I wanted it to be easy and fun when you go in and not cold like the White-Wallians keep it with their white walls and cold vibe. I wanted to make the complete opposite."
"Art and creativity is the greatest thing in the world and I want to be able to get to as many people as possible. It's the way to disrupt your culture. It's the way to make a space yours. It's a way to showcase your own personality."
"The more you do it, and the more you love to do it, you'll develop a style and be able to share your passion with others in a was you're not conscious of."
Links mentioned:
Connect with Daniel:
Marta Bevacqua aka Moth Art is an Italian photographer based in Paris. She is mainly a fashion photographer but she continually works on her own personal artistic projects, which range in varied fields of photography, but almost always concentrating on people. And not just people, but emotive models in natural environments, which offer a wonderful merging of the beauty of the natural world with the beauty of humanity.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/marta
In this episode, Marta discusses:
-How she attempts to allow the viewers of her photographs to tell their own story -- one that could change depending on the mood of the viewer.
-How she got her start with photography.
-The influence that nature had on her photography.
-How she just started taking pictures for fun, and how it slowly progressed into what she did for a living.
-Her advice to take your time, especially when you are in nature.
-How she chose the name "Moth Art."
-How one of her hardest moments came when she decided that she wanted to make photography her job, yet she had no contacts and no prospects.
-If you are just starting out, that you should say "Yes" to almost every opportunity that comes your way, even if it doesn't fit exactly into what you are trying to do.
-By saying "Yes" to many different opportunities, you can develop your taste and also learn what you love to do and what you hate to do.
-How difficult it was to move to Paris without having any contacts or knowing how to speak French.
-Why she chose to live in Paris as opposed to Milan, London, or New York City.
-How you don't have to be confined to one geographic location, and how she feels free to move wherever she wants in the world now that she has already moved once.
-How when things started to click for her in Paris and life was going well, she saw a positive change in her photography.
-What photography and creativity brings to her life.
Marta's Final Push will inspire you to go for your passions, and never, NEVER give up!
Quotes:
"What I try to do with my photography is tell stories that everyone can imagine."
"The more you understand about light, the more you will be able to take good shots."
"Once you move the first time, it's so easy to move again."
"Never give up. Never. If you really want to do it, you can do it."
"Changing the world may be difficult, but not just realizing your dream."
Links mentioned:
"The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman
Connect with Marta:
Jeff Tocci was born in the foothills of the Adirondacks, next to a frozen lake, exactly at midnight 36 years ago. He is currently thawing out in Brooklyn. His work focuses on social commentary through representational, narrative work, often utilizing satire and humor to explore social and economic topics in a direct way. Though the subject matter changes, his intention remains the same. He aims to call attention to the facets of our culture, that remain unexamined, misunderstood, or under appreciated.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/jefftocci
In this episode, Jeff discusses:
-How his main form of Resistance is finding free time to be able to work on his art.
-If your passion is art and you make money another way, you have to find a job that you can make as much money as you can in as little time as possible so that you have more time for your passion.
-His advice to hang on to ideas that you might have when you are not available (or motivated enough) to put them into creation.
-How he has had some ideas in his head for over a decade, and how to determine when it is the right time to bring one of them into existence.
-How he is able to better express himself and his opinions/views of the world through his visual work than he can by any other means.
-One of his earliest creative memories.
-How many things in his life have come and gone, but art has always been there.
-If you don't have too lofty of goals monetarily, then you can't really go wrong with art.
-How creative passions are just like exercise, and you have to keep working or else you get out of shape.
-How time slows down and your experiences are enriched when you travel to new places.
-Technology and the way that it affects our lives and our creativity.
-His greatest inspiration, his mentor, Robert Cenedella.
-His upcoming show as well as his plans for the rest of the year.
Jeff's Final Push will inspire you to be the person that DOES instead of the person that TALKS ABOUT DOING!
Quotes:
"You can't really set a specific time during the day for inspiration."
"I just go on intuition with pretty much everything in my life. It kind of presents itself. You just have to get out of the way and let it happen."
"You really just have to be a conduit for the ideas to express themselves."
"People have a greater response to my visual work than anything I'm going to say, so it's kind of a no-brainer."
Links mentioned:
Your Creative Push Episode 13: Interview with Yuko Shimizu
Connect with Jeff:
Michael Broom is a talented concept designer who has worked on such films as Wolverine: Origins, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Stephen King’s “The Mist,” and Cabin in the Woods, just to name a few. He “cut his teeth” doing comic book illustration and caricatures at Walt Disney World.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/michaelbroom
In this episode, Michael discusses:
-How he became interested in some of the "scarier" things like monsters at an early age.
-How he came to be a caricature artist in Disney World and what that was like.
-The gig that brought him out to Los Angeles and the steps he took once he was there.
-How he feels fortunate to have been able to continue his creative career (instead of waiting tables), and credits that fact to the client base that he grew.
-The disappointment of one of his first "big" projects -- a Super Bowl commercial (that never aired).
-While maintaining a full-time job, how he is able to find the time and motivation to work on his new book.
-How the thought of doing his book felt like a Herculean effort before he started, but it was just a matter of starting and taking one piece at a time.
-His advice to look at what the next month is going to look like, instead of looking too far down the line.
-How he has begun surrounding himself with talented people, and how that has inspired him to start wanting to create a project of his own.
-How he wants to be the artistic version of Steph Curry or Michael Jordan, just putting in the practice every day.
-How he didn't have a backup plan with his artistic career.
Michael's Final Push will inspire you to keep going in spite of any rejections you may receive.
Quotes:
"It really helped me artistically, just to be able to work under pressure."
"After doing that for a while I really got confident in drawing and working around crowds and having high pressure stuff."
"It doesn't matter how much you put into something, it just matters that you put something into it."
"When I first started it, it really felt like I was looking at a mountain and somebody handed me a spoon and just said 'Just move this mountain over there.'"
"With the internet, all things are possible."
"I think you just gotta keep going with it. What's really inside of you? There's a point past inspiration to commitment."
"A lot of people can't look past the next year or they can't see past the pain. It's hard work."
Links mentioned:
"Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time" by Brian Tracy
Connect with Michael:
Skoddie is an experimental musician whose style spans multiple genres, but always focuses on atmosphere and mood. After a 6 year hiatus, they rediscovered their creative voice and released two albums and one EP in 2015. Today, Skoddie continues to produce music, and is also a founding member of the Unredacted online art collective.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/skoddie
In this episode, Skoddie discusses:
-Details about the new Unredacted online art collective, including why they started it.
-How there isn't anything on DeviantArt with a specific female and queer vibe, and how that is one of the goals for Unredacted.
-The importance of getting things started and letting them grow organically.
-Their history and first experiences with music.
-The scientific audio analysis techniques that they used to begin creating experimental music.
-How, like Jackson Pollock, Skoddie has intention behind what might seem to be unintentional music.
-Creating all of the music, and then the review process where they listen to the music and determine whether or not it moves them.
-How many artists and creative people feel as if their artwork is scarce, and how it doesn't have to be that way.
-How artists make their best work when nobody has heard of them, and the power that can come from tricking your brain into thinking that nobody will ever see what you are making.
-The importance of being able to ride the rollercoaster that is being a creative person.
-One of their hardest times when attempting to start a Kickstarter campaign that fell short of the goal.
-The importance of learning from your failures.
-One of the main goals of Unredacted to be able to showcase queer artists and focus on their artistic talent and voice instead of their queerness (like traditional media does).
-Their plans to potentially take over late-night television advertisements and fill it with art!
Skoddie's Final Push will inspire you to FINISH YOUR WORK (so it can be around for the rest of time).
Quotes:
"If you do all this planning but you don't actually get anything off the ground, you've got nothing."
"I got back into it in the least musical way possible."
"As long as I have some type of artistic vision behind it, I remain passionate about it."
"Just make stuff. Make a ton of stuff and let it be bad. In that sea of bad, you'll find some wonderful gems."
"I just feel like every time I fail, it makes me more savvy."
"Creating content is a much higher priority than building an audience."
"We all want to say we're going to quit our day jobs and be cool art people. And that's fantastic. But we don't make the art to feed ourselves. We like to eat and we like to make art."
"There are a good amount of female artists out there but there are very few queer artists. And the few that there are are upheld for their queerness but not as much for their artistic talents."
"We all have a stack of unfinished work but it's really special to be able to say, 'Hey, I made this. This is going to be here for the rest of time.'"
Links mentioned:
Unredacted Online Art Collective
Theory of Obscurity: A Film about The Residents
Connect with Skoddie:
Kalon is a software engineer living in Washington. He paints and draws purely for fun in his spare time. He believes art should be enjoyable, and should be more about the experience than the outcome.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/kalon
In this episode, Kalon discusses:
-What his average day looks like and when he is able to get to his art, having a full-time job.
-How he picked up drawing back in elementary school, drawing "TV show stuff."
-The differences between drawing from a source and drawing from imagination.
-How copying the styles of your favorite artists can help you to understand the methods of what makes their art great.
-How he took a great deal of time off in his college years.
-His great surprise when he found out that other people shared art on Instagram and other social media platforms.
-The different types of art that he does, depending on the mood that he is in.
-Some of the creative hurdles that artists, musicians, and other creative people have to face.
-How he keeps a "secret sketchbook," to take some of the pressure off of himself while he draws.
-The danger that comes from comparing yourself too much with other great artists (Hint: Don't hold your sketchbook up next to great artist's work).
-How sometimes you need to take an "art fast."
-How creativity comes in waves, and to try to hold on as long as you can when it strikes you.
-How your artistic eye can "level up," which is a good thing, but inevitably means that you will think your older art isn't as good.
-How in Computer Science, there is just one solution, but in art, there isn't one correct way to do things.
Kalon's Final Push will inspire you to just keep creating!
Quotes:
"When it comes to digital painting, I kind of just slab on paint until it looks right."
"With art, there's a lot of little hurdles that we have to face. There's always these random creative blocks that we get."
"I keep a secret sketchbook. I say, 'I'm not going to share anything in this sketchbook. This is only for me.'"
"We're individuals. So we can all have different voices."
"We all start somewhere. The important thing is that you keep going."
"It gives me a voice. I can share my thoughts in a visual way. And I think that's the most appealing thing in art."
Links mentioned:
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Donna Kater is known as a master in the art of reinventing oneself, particularly after a life-changing event. She is dedicated to helping people survive, come alive, and thrive! She shares practical tips about how to heal your past so that you can move toward a brighter future. She has created two online video courses and has a book coming out in June entitled, “I’m Still Alive, Now What?” How to Survive and Thrive after a Life-Changing Event.
She has reinvented herself several times. She has had professional careers as a college and career counselor, small business owner, and acupuncturist. She has professional degrees in Psychology, Counseling and Oriental Medicine.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/donnakater
In this episode, Donna discusses:
-Some of the many changes she has gone through in her life that got her to the point she is at now.
-A quote by W. H. Murray that made her spring in to action.
-The fact that you don't need to know exactly how you are going to get to a certain goal or change -- the important thing is to start.
-How whenever you can get in touch with the core of who you really are, you begin to see what you are really meant to do, like a conversation with the Universe.
-Her recommendation to do some kind of meditation to get in touch with your core.
-How she got the inspiration for the title of her book, "I'm Still Alive, Now What?"
-The power that comes from simply taking baby steps on the path to making a change.
-The moment that she decided to change her life for the better, and the ability to look within herself to ask, "Now What?"
-A big change she made in her life when she decided to become an acupuncturist.
-How it is never too late to make a change in your life.
-The power of saying things out loud.
-Taking 100% responsibility for your life from now on.
-The importance of having good mentors.
Donna's Final Push will inspire you to realize that it is never too late to reinvent yourself!
Quotes:
"Once you move, then there's a chance for the universe to move back toward you. If you don't move at all, nothing happens."
"When I really connect in with that soul of me, I also realize that it's not just me thinking about the Universe, the Universe is thinking about me, and what kind of dream wants to be manifested through me."
"What's the thing that you can commit to doing today that will move you toward that dream?"
"When your body hears you say something, it really goes into your subconscious."
Connect with Donna:
RM Kavanagh is a painter from Ireland who is fascinated and influenced by the dissolving nature of life and the engagement of the inner mechanics of the human structure. “As an artist I delve into the areas in life which are uncomfortable to ponder and I create those ideas on canvas leaving an everlasting stain on the viewer’s mind.”
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/rm
In this episode, RM discusses:
-The story behind the financial crash in Ireland that led to him creating "Groundhog Day" and "Comfortably Numb."
-His reason for using a perspective from underneath the table in "Comfortably Numb."
-Why the "gray areas" in life are important for him to capture in his art.
-How young artists have so many different types of art to choose, that it can often be very confusing to decide what path you want to go down.
-How he has struggled for years with "bad technical skills" and how he has had many good ideas that he didn't want to "waste."
-The value in studying the masters of your creative field to see how they created their work, so that you can take elements and incorporate it into your own.
-His advice to other artists who might not have the technical skills yet.
-A look into his past to see how he first got into painting.
-When there are obstacles in your path, just find a way around them.
-His advice to make as many connections as possible and to put yourself out there as much as you can.
-How rejection could indicate that what you are doing is simply ahead of its time.
-Details about his new show in 2017.
-How he balances his time, especially with the pressure of an upcoming show and a wife and children.
RM's Final Push will inspire you to obsess over your craft to be as unique as you possibly can!
Quotes:
"I think we sweep a lot that goes on under the carpet to protect ourselves as human beings."
"If you hit your fears head on, you become a stronger person."
"I like to capture the moment that people are not focusing on."
"I needed to experience all these types of art to see what direction I wanted to go down."
"I have a lot of good ideas, and I didn't want to waste them on bad technical practice."
"I'd live with an idea for at least a year or so, and if that idea stays within my mind, I know it is a strong idea to pursue."
"You have to strip back everything to the bare bone and try to build it back up again."
"I always find that when an obstacle is put in front of me, it makes me try harder to overcome it."
"You'll get rejected. Everybody gets rejected and that's something you have to become familiar with. Just embrace it because it never ends throughout your career."
"You don't have to be the best. You just have to be unique."
"Every hour you're not honing your craft is a step further away from your passions."
"I would paint some paintings in my head before I would paint them. And then it's easier to paint them because the job is half done because I'd figure out some of the technical problems."
Links mentioned:
Twilight: Photographs by Gregory Crewdson
Connect with RM:
Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
Casey is an accomplished Director and Producer in film & TV, but she is now dedicating her life to inspire entrepreneurial mothers to live their dream while sneaking ice cream behind her children’s back. And to do this, she has created a new podcast, “Women With Balls… In the Air.”
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/casey
In this episode, Casey discusses:
-How she got her start as a PA at Nickelodeon in New York City, but she realized quickly that she wanted to be in the field rather than stuck in an office.
-Why she started her podcast, "Women With Balls ... In the Air."
-How she wanted to be a dancer, but then realized that she might be better at something else, which is what drove her to TV & Film.
-One of her best creative moments when she was sick and had to finish a project for class, but still enjoyed doing it (and got an A).
-How she got to shadow Martin Scorsese and how even he is vulnerable and needs self-reassurance.
-One of her most unenjoyable times in her career when she sold out.
-One of her best moments, when she was able to direct for the first time.
-How she loves to learn and then teach others what she has learned.
-The beautiful affirmation that she often receives that show her that she has made the right decision and that she is going down the correct path.
Casey's Final Push will make you realize that you are the only person in the entire world that can express your unique idea and story.
Quotes:
"It was one of those defining moments. 'This is what I have to do.'"
"We're all creatives together and we all have fears. That never stops."
"I think everyone should sell out just once in their career because it teaches you so many lessons."
"I learn and then I teach. I learn and then I teach. I learn and then I teach."
"Motherhood is really difficult if you're already living your dream."
"There is no one that is going to give you a chance. You have to go out there and get the chance yourself."
Links mentioned:
Women With Balls... In the Air (iTunes)
Connect with Casey:
Ashley Elliott has done her art her entire life and has always wanted to be an artist, just never kept up with it -- until she started painting regularly in 2013, when her father became fatally sick and she needed a way to release what was going on inside of her. She started taking her work to Philadelphia and never stopped. And today she is recognized as a Philadelphia artist.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/ashleyelliott
In this episode, Ashley discusses:
-The appeal of Philadelphia and why she keeps going back
-The allure of chasing the rabbit down the rabbit hole and seeing where your art ends up taking you.
-Some of the synchronicities that she has experienced and how they make her feel.
-How artists don’t choose what they draw, but the art chooses them… and for her it is people.
-One of her first moments in sixth grade when a teacher inspired her to keep pursuing her talents as an artist
-How she always tries to encourage people to do whatever they want to do because life is too short.
-How you’re more insane to think that you can’t do something.
-How things can get a bit more difficult when money gets involved with your art, but how to effectively handle that.
-How her art is always evolving and teaching her about herself.
-Even when she paints other people, it is like she is painting a piece of herself and what she is feeling.
-How important it is to take time to do art for yourself, even when your art is a business.
-One of her best moments, during her first RAW Artists show, and seeing people appreciating and admiring her work.
-How achieving your dreams is often as easy as saying “Yes, I am going to do this” and then doing it.
-Her opinion on RAW Artists and how it can be a great way for new artists to “come out.”
Ashley's Final Push will inspire you to believe that you can do it with all of your heart and soul, and then just go for it.
Quotes:
“Coming from a really small town I wanted to take my art to a bigger city.”
“Every artist has their own thing that they paint or draw or sculpt and it’s almost like they didn’t choose it – it chose them.”
“When you start believing in your art, it will keep evolving and it will start getting people’s attention and it will start shining through.”
“Whether you’re gonna let it out of you or not, you’re an artist. If you let it out, it’s going to evolve. It’s going to take you places. It’s going to create magic in your life.”
“I wanted to know, deep down inside, how my art made other people feel.”
“The coolest thing ever is to watch other people look at your art and feel something completely different than what you felt when you made it.”
“I think that a lot of artists do that – they take a lot of bad things and turn it into something great.”
“You won’t even have to try. It will keep taking you places as long as you just say ”Yes” and believe in it.”
Connect with Ashley:
Ben Lopez is an artist/illustrator/tattooer from Melbourne, Australia, who creates amazing, visionary work.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/benlopez
In this episode, Ben discusses:
-How he tries not to define himself as an artist.
-How psychedelics have helped to inspire him and shape his art.
-How he tries to let his art do the talking for him, and how he tries to tap into all of his experiences and put it into the art.
-How he had already made the decision in high school to make art for the rest of his life.
-The importance of finding your own style so that someone can recognize a piece as yours, just by looking at it.
-How an injury changed his trajectory as an artist.
-How he wishes he had more time for his personal art.
-His plan to come to the United States to do some tattooing/traveling.
-What Instagram and social media in general has done for his art and for his career.
-How art and creativity has brought him out of a lot of dark places and it constantly brings him happiness and a sense of purpose.
Quotes:
"I tattoo pretty much full time but I don't really like to be labeled as tattoo artist."
"I just started doodling in all my books and pretty much failed school because I drew on everything and hated everything else."
"I look at it now definitely as a blessing in disguise."
"I do have a struggle and that is balancing what I want to do and what I have to do."
"When I'm really happy and the client is really happy, that is when I love tattooing."
"I want to be better all the time, and that is what's driving me."
"I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for social media."
Connect with Ben:
Website / Facebook / Instagram
Tess Alley is the author of The Divinity Bureau and a Finance Manager for Vacasa Vacation Rentals. She spends most of her days writing and crunching numbers; but when she isn't, she can be found playing 'Resistance' and fulfilling the wanderlust that comes with working for a vacation rental company. Her debut book, The Divinity Bureau, is available now for pre-order.
Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/tessalley
In this episode, Tess discusses:
-The difference between being a finance manager as a full-time job and a writer on the side.
-Her earliest memories of being creative, and how Harry Potter helped to inspire her creativity.
-How she got the inspiration to write The Divinity Bureau.
-The things that hold her back the most from being creative on a daily basis.
-How you have to sometimes do the "cha-cha" and take steps forwards and backwards to advance your position.
-The importance of scheduling programs like Google Calendar to keep you creative pursuits as a part of your daily schedule and at the top of your mind.
-All about her new book The Divinity Bureau.
-How some ideas can linger for a while before they are finally ready to be put out into the world.
-How the first step is always the most difficult, but you have to just take it and push through the vulnerability.
-The story behind the quotes on her Instagram page.
-How creativity and stories like the Harry Potter series are able to create a connection between people who love them.
Tess's Final Push will help you to realize that you have the same amount of hours in the day as all of your greatest heroes, so use them wisely!!!
Quotes:
"I was so focused on survival that I thought I had to give up on my lifelong dream."
"I think if you're a creative type, you actually have a physical need to create."
"In the end, the book ended up being a giant mesh of everything I've learned."
"I think I cried a little bit when I first saw it on Amazon."
"Even just writing a mediocre book is still a lot of work."
"I think the rewards definitely outweigh the fear."
Links mentioned:
"The Divinity Bureau" by Tess Alley