Creative Walks

Episode 29: For whom I make this podcast.

Some thoughts on the audience for this podcast and works of art in general.

Episode 28: On doing creative things daily (and our first listener question!)

Thoughts on doing creative things daily (and our first listener question!)

Episode 27: DNA tests and a new project

DNA tests and a search for our common humanity through art.

Episode 26: Learning as an adult. Learning as an artist.

In this episode I discuss the strategies (and content) for learning as an adult and an artist.

Episode 25: Doing Business with Friends

Thoughts on the business side of doing projects with friends in creative fields.

Episode 24: Recreating fairy tales

Thoughts on Recreating fairy tales

Episode 23: Systems Thinking - Part 2

Thoughts on org charts and mind maps applied to creative projects

Episode 22: Systems Thinking - Part 1

Thoughts on org charts and mind maps applied to creative projects

Episode 21: Day One and the benefits of journaling

Thoughts on the benefits of journaling

Episode 20: A Message for the New Year

A Message for the New Year

Episode 19: Art as a Call to Adventure

In this episode I share some thoughts on how art can be seen as a call to adventure, as understood by Joseph Campbell in the Hero's Journey. Check out the photograph I mention in this episode on the website www.pedrobonatto.com/creativewalks/019 This holidays I wanted to send a small gift to my listeners as a thank you for your support and sharing this creative journey with me. So I decided to send everyone who sign up a personalized signed postcard with one of my favorite fine art photos. Go to...

Episode 18: Carving out time to think

Thoughts on making time to work through projects using pen and paper. Check out www.pedrobonatto.com/gift to get your postcard with one of my photographs.

Episode 17: A Gift

This Christmas I wanted to send a small gift to my listeners as a thank you for your support and sharing this creative journey with me. So I decided to send everyone who sign up a personalized signed postcard with one of my favorite fine art photos. Go to pedrobonatto.com/gift to get your postcard :)

Episode 16: World Music in the Mall?

Thoughts on world music and American pop music abroad.

Episode 15: Borrowing ideas from other creative fields

Thoughts on looking to practices in other creative fields to get insights you can apply to your own artistic practice.

Episode 14: Turning Procrastination into Creative Research

Thoughts on turning procrastination into creative research

Episode 13: Finding your element

Some thoughts on those places where you feel alive and creative.

Episode 12: Little Kozaks, Saint Nicholas Day, and No Projects Left Behind

Episode 11: Take Yourself on an Artist Date

In this episode I talk about a very powerful tool to unlock your creativity called an ‘Artist Date’, created by author Julia Cameron on her book, “The Art’s Way”.

Episode 10: Snowboarding and The Edge of Curiosity

Thoughts on being somewhere between your comfort zone and out of control and how that edge applies to creative pursuits.

Episode 09: A Map of Hidden Wishes

In this episode I talk about dealing with social media ‘inspiration’ and how you can use it to create a mood board of your creative desires, a map of your aspirations, and even your hidden wishes.

Episode 08: David Allen and Getting Things Done (for artists) - Part 1 - Collect

Thoughts on using the Getting Things Done methodology by David Allen for artists - Part 1 - Collect

Episode 07: Feynman and doubt

Episode 06: Burr and jamming with the world

Episode 05: The Matrix and what creativity is

Episode 04: Sagan and following your curiosity

Episode 03: Musashi and a bright light into the future

and my reflections on what it means to shine “a bright ray of light into the future” from an artist’s point of view. Here is the full quote: “It wasn’t that he had forgotten the lesson Takuan had taught him: the truly brave man is one who loves life, cherishing it as a treasure that once forfeited can never be recovered. He well knew that to live was more than merely to survive. The problem was how to imbue his life with meaning, how to ensure that his life would cast a bright ray of light into ...

Episode 02: Jocko and the opportunity to find a solution

In the second episode of the Creative Walk, I talk about the inspiration I got from a short clip from author and former SEAL soldier Jocko Willink about how to deal with difficult situations and one’s approach to problems.

Episode 01: Walk with me

This is the first episode recorded during daily walks in search of inspiration, the podcast features thoughts on creativity, art, science, and culture by photographer and musician Pedro Bonatto.