Creative Living with Jamie (episode 267): Season Finale! The summer season is coming to the close here at Jamie Ridler Studios, so it was time for the season finale of the podcast! My sister Shannon went live with me this morning and thanks to some wonderful viewers questions we talked about things like “How are you so productive?” “What do you do with your art work once you’ve made it?” and “What are you reading right now?” Plus I reveal some wonderful things coming up at the studio! You can al...
Aug 04, 2017•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 267
Creative Living with Jamie (episode 266): Interview with Jeanne Oliver What if good enough was perfect? What if you let yourself learn along the way? That's what artist and designer Jeanne Oliver did as she rediscovered her creative self and built an authentic creative business. Jeanne is married to her dream maker, Kelly, and the mother to three funny and creative kiddos. She home schools her children even though she has tried to get out of it a few times. You can often find her hiking in her s...
Jul 27, 2017•32 min•Ep. 266
Creative Living with Jamie (episode 265): Interview with Sam Bennett What if you could turn your whole life around from right where you are? I chat with Sam Bennett, author of Start Right Where You Are, about she did just that! Sam Bennett is the author of Start Right Where You Are and Get It Done. She created The Organized Artist Company to help creative people get unstuck and achieve their goals. She is a writer, actor, teacher, and creativity/productivity specialist who has counseled thousand...
Jul 20, 2017•28 min
Creative Living with Jamie (episode 264): Interview with Mario Andres Robinson How do you pour love into a painting? That's the impossible question I asked artist Mario A. Robinson after his portraits made me cry. I'm delighted he was willing to answer this question and many more on Creative Living with Jamie. Mario studied at the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Early in his development, he began looking to the great masters for inspiration and technical insight. An avid stude...
Jul 13, 2017•33 min
Do you shy away from showing your own artistry? Have you been tempted to give up your creative dreams? Mixed media artist Mou Saha shares what she’s learned about staying the course and her prolific and positive creative life will encourage you to do the same!Mou Saha is a mixed media artist who has been widely featured in industry publications, appeared on TV shows and taught workshops around the States and abroad. as well as online for Creativebug, Big Picture Classes, Online Art Classes, Donn...
Jul 06, 2017•25 min
Creative Living with Jamie (episode 262): Courtney Cerruti Lately I've been wondering whether there's value in dreaming impossible dreams, and that's where the conversation starts this week. It seems an appropriate question since my guest, Courtney Cerruti, is one of those creatives who seems to do six impossible things before breakfast! She and I talk about creative productivity, finding your own artistic voice and why it's worthwhile to do things that are scary! Maker extraordinaire, Courtney ...
Jun 22, 2017•33 min
Creative Living with Jamie (episode 261): Dar Hosta James What will it take for you to believe me when I tell you that you're creative? That's the question I start with this week before diving into a fascinating conversation with artist Dar Hosta James. Dar shares how she became an accidental artist and cobbled together a rich and diverse creative life. Dar (Hosta) James is a painter of trees, a collage artist, a writer and illustrator of children's picture books, a creative project manager, a d...
Jun 08, 2017•30 min
Creative Living with Jamie (episode 260): Oto Kano What if you left the shoulds behind in favour of what comes easily? That's exactly what Oto Kano did when she decided to become an artist. Step by step, she moved from a life full of shoulds to one that worked with her bipolar instead of against it. In this episode, Oto shares how she made the transition from feeling guilty about doing what she loved to truly owning her gifts. Oto Kano is a Japanese-British abstract painter and jewellery designe...
Jun 01, 2017•34 min
Creative Living with Jamie (episode 259): Interview with Zach Wolfson There's power in starting small. In this episode. filmmaker and educator Zach Wolfson encourages us to start small with vid and use what we already have. He explains why it's more important to be human than to be perfect and also shares the video challenge that made all the difference to his own performances! I hope you'll take it on as creative homework! Zach is the founder/CEO of Infusion5 and helps bloggers, makers and crea...
May 24, 2017•29 min
Creative Living with Jamie (episode 258): Interview with Nicole Gulotta After a season's hiatus, the Creative Living with Jamie podcast is back with enhanced foundations and a fresh new look. I hope you love it! And what a great way to return - an interview with author Nicole Gulotta, author of Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry. Nicole pens a blog by the same name, as well as one called The Nourished Writer. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and French B...
May 18, 2017•31 min
This Week on Creative Living with Jamie: Dara Dines, artist and expressive arts facilitator Dara Dines designs and facilitates expressive arts & nature based workshops that invite you to reconnect with yourself while creating with others. She has a degree in Fine Arts & Business from Concordia University in Montreal, and a certificate in Expressive Arts Training from The Prairie Institute of Expressive Arts Therapy in Alberta. Her studies ignited her interest in collage, sculpture & ...
Nov 17, 2016•31 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler talks about discovering your hidden depths and then chats with artist Pamela Garrison about the power of participation. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Oct 27, 2016•30 min
Creative living coach shares the power of hosting a Journal Jam and then chats with artist and creator of the Spirit Cats Deck Nicole Piar about the magic of creativity. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Oct 20, 2016•32 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler ponders a little wildness and chats with life alchemist coach Victoria Smith about mojo, mornings & magic. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Sep 29, 2016•28 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler talks about transitioning between seasons and then chats with author and art therapist Joan Stanford about the art of play. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Sep 22, 2016•34 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler talks about creative uncertainty and then chats with artist and author Danny Gregory about failure, monkeys and remembering how to draw. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Sep 15, 2016•30 min
Creative Living Coach Jamie Ridler sits down with her sister and editor Shannon to look back on the show over the past years and share some behind the scenes stories. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Aug 04, 2016•47 min
Creative Living coach Jamie Ridler offers 4 strategies for getting out of the overwhelm of too many classes. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Jul 28, 2016•12 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler talks about disruption and then chats with craft designer Sara Naumann about the transformative power of making things. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Jul 14, 2016•27 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler talks about being human and then shares what’s on her creative living bookshelf. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Jul 07, 2016•18 min
On this week's podcast, creative living coach Jamie Ridler reveals something she doesn’t care about at all. You may find the truth shocking. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Jun 23, 2016•3 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler chats with artist and author Kathryn Costa about the creative power of mandalas. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Jun 16, 2016•26 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler offers 7 strategies for those days when you just can’t come up with a single idea Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Jun 09, 2016•14 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler shares tips on how to choose when you have too many ideas, projects and possibilities! Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Jun 02, 2016•7 min
When life is so demanding, who has time for creativity? How can we play when there is so much work to do? How can write a poem when there’s dinner to make? Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
May 26, 2016•6 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler shares how falling in love with the process can help you fall in love with your life. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
May 19, 2016•12 min
What if instead of chasing our dreams, our dreams were there to help us find our way? Visit Jamie Ridler Studios at: www.openthedoor.ca
May 12, 2016•6 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler talks about saying yes to vulnerability and then chats with Laura-Jean Bernardson, founder of Fresh Collective, about empowering women through style and entrepreneurship. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
May 05, 2016•30 min
Don't know what to do? Creative living coach Jamie Ridler talks about what to do when you just don't know what to do. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Apr 28, 2016•11 min
Creative living coach Jamie Ridler shares 9 powerful reasons to start and sustain a journaling practice. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca
Mar 31, 2016•8 min
