Your Creative Push

If you missed Part 1 with artist Angela Treat Lyon, click here. Angela Treat Lyon is a prolific sculptor, painter, and writer who lives and works in Hawaii. She is an EFT trainer and practitioner, as well as the host of Dreamers Radio, found at IDareYouRadio.com. She is the author of many books such as Change Your Mind with EFT, as well as a new series of coloring books called Mandalas for Meditative Coloring. In this episode, Angela discusses: -The strategy of writing down why you're not doing your creative job and writing down three tiny things that you can do to get the ball rolling. -Being nervous is just the same energy as feeling excitement. -How everything we do in life is art, and how we should approach everything we do with joy. -How she stopped making plans for art except for asking "What's next?" -Her inspiration for drawing her own coloring books for adults. -How coloring is a form of meditation, connecting you to your quiet place. Quotes: "If somebody is afraid, they just have to hunker down and

Angela Treat Lyon is a prolific sculptor, painter, and writer who lives and works in Hawaii. She is an EFT trainer and practitioner, as well as the host of Dreamers Radio, found at IDareYouRadio.com. She is the author of many books such as Change Your Mind with EFT, as well as a new series of coloring books called Mandalas for Meditative Coloring. (Part 2 of the interview can be found here) In this episode, Angela discusses -One of her first creative moments, involving National Geographic and Tibet. -How teachers can actually be detrimental to creative spirit. -How a childlike rebellion can translate into an adult rebellion. -How a sailing incident nearly sent her to her death.  And what that incident made her think about her life. -How you should make a list of what you don't want to miss out on in life. -How people with "real jobs" are in a dangerous situation. -How your brain will crave your creative habits once you start them. -How a series of "sucky" creative attempts will make the first great one feel

Stephen Docker and Gerrard Sidhu are two amazing musicians who, together, make up the electronic duo from Melbourne, Australia known as Strange Talk. In this episode, Strange Talk discusses: -Their recent changes in from four members to two -How getting back to their electronic roots and their new EP feels like being home. -Stephen and Gerrard each tell us one of their first creative moments growing up. -How artists are always tweaking things, and how having a trusted second opinion is incredibly valuable. -How motivation is sometimes hard to find, especially when trying to rebrand and refocus. -How Strange Talk's new management team has allowed them to focus solely on the music. -Their best advice for being able to get through blocks in creativity and writing music. -The importance of getting to a new location or taking a break when creativity won't come to you. -How the internet has opened up the doors for so many new artists to work with others for collaborations. -What art and creativity bring to their li

Full interview/shownotes at http://yourcreativepush.com/veorra Welcome to the first written “episode” of Your Creative Push! A podcast episode? Written? That’s right! The insanely talented duo Veorra wasn’t going to let their anonymity stop them from coming on the show. Nor do they let their anonymity stop them from taking over the EDM scene. Veorra, made up of female singer known as “S” and male producer known as “J,” is offering some of the freshest sounds to the eardrums of EDM fans all over the world. J & S agreed to come on Your Creative Push in an audio-less interview to give us some insight into what motivates them to create such wonderful sounds, and hopefully push us to pursue our creative passions!

Justin Gray is an artist and writer who has worked with top tier comic book publishers, video game developers as well as animation and film studios on a wide variety of properties. Think: DC Comics, Jonah Hex. When he’s not helping serve the needs of some of the most recognizable entertainment companies on the planet, he also self-publishes novels and graphic novels. Justin is currently a part of the Paper Films team.   In this episode, Justin discusses: -How he approaches adaptations. -How he works with Jimmy Palmiotti and others. -How he came about creating the ending of Abbadon. -He breaks Youngman's heart, informing him there won't be an Issue 2 of Abbadon. -Knowing when to push your idea and when to concede to a better one. -The role that comic books played in his development. -His decision to pivot into creative writing. -His take on DC and Marvel and where comics are heading. -How he feels about self publishing and what it brings to the artistic world. -How no matter how much skill someone has, the per

Cory is an actor and storyteller who fell into a career in Internet marketing and has worked on marketing and software programs for some of the world’s biggest companies. Cory is the creator of TheAbundantArtist.com, which helps artists who have never sold anything to now selling pieces monthly or weekly, with some clients selling their work for $20,000 or more! In this episode, Cory discusses: -How he got started with The Abundant Artist. -One of his first creative memories as a 4th grader. -His first creative resistance, which occurred very late in his creative journey (and how he handled it). -How he intentionally seek other creative outlets and how that uplifted him. -How taking a break and doing something else for a while can help reset you. -How he wrote, produced, and performed a one-man show. -How he went from a performing artist to the creator of The Abundant Artist. -His advice for people just starting out, who aren't necessarily looking to become an professional artist right away. -The importance

Ari Leff, aka Lauv, is a New York based singer, songwriter, and producer who hit the ground running when he released his debut “The Other,” which instantly became a debut hit, now with over 1 million listens on Soundcloud.   He is an NYU senior who just returned from studying abroad in Prague. In this episode, Ari discusses: -How he balances his time as a full-time student and full-time musician. -His first creative moments as a kid. -Once he decided to pursue music, he didn't let anything hold him back. -How balancing his time ebbs and flows. -How his narcolepsy affects his sleep and his life. -How inspirational and influential figures in his life change all the time. -Music fulfills his mental health. -To remember what is important to you and to never stop practicing and learning. Ari's Final Push inspires you to never, never, never give up.   Quotes: "My life changed completely when I released that song." "I finally decided to do something original and say 'I'm not going to try to give this to someone el

Karl is a painter from Sweden with a special interest in nature… specifically birds. Karl’s style comes from his interest for the forms of meditation found in Zen Buddhism, and he believes that the first brushstroke is the most important. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/2 In this episode, Karl discusses: -How zen calligraphy helped to make him understand how he was trying to control his life. -How so many years of looking at birds allows him to paint them by memory. -How the practice of kyudo affects his painting. -Karl takes Youngman through a meditation exercise. -Why thinking too much about how the painting is supposed to look like can interfere with the actual painting of it. -The theory that the first brush stroke is the most important. -To approach the first brush stroke (or any first creative action) full of energy. -To not worry about what other people think about your work. -To embrace "happy accidents," and see where they take you. -How art is a (safe) battle ground for him to overcome h

Artist Chris Riddell is a prolific writer and illustrator whose work is familiar to both children and adults. He is known especially for his distinctive line drawings with their clever caricature, fascinating detail and often enchanting fantasy elements. In addition to his children's books, Chris is a renowned political cartoonist whose work appears in The Observer, The Literary Review and The New Statesman. Chris is also the current Waterstones Children’s Laureate, which is awarded once every two years to an eminent writer or illustrator of children's books to celebrate outstanding achievement in their field. In this episode, Chris discusses: -Why he loves working for different age groups and how the contrast affects his creativity in a positive way. -Why rushing to self-definition is unnecessary. -What being the Children's Laureate means. -How the joy of drawing and art in general shouldn't stop when you grow up. -The idea of "the sketcher" versus "the non-sketcher." -How questioning things is a positive th

In this episode, Youngman Brown picks up the microphone for the first time to tell you a little about himself and why he is starting "Your Creative Push." It is a podcast for you as much as it is for him.  He needs that inspiration as much as you do in order to get stuff done… and since he couldn’t find a daily podcast that gave him what he needed… he decided to make his own.