The Spark & The Art Creativity Podcast ran for 155 episodes and talked about the creative life: Interviews with writers, musicians, filmmakers and more.
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http://thesparkandtheart.com/125 – Jean-Michel has a line of silk scarves, leggings and now kimonos printed with abstract designs made from his photography. This is his most recent artistic project. He has had exhibitions of his photography as well as published art books. But he does all this on the side as an executive in the energy sector. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>http://byjeanmichel.com/
http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/124 –Any art has the illusion of driving culture but really it is just crystallizing what is happening. It translates culture from ephemeral to solid. From feelings to words. From the observable to the understandable. The elusive to the tangible.
http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/123 – Dulcie Foo Fat is a painter and in our conversation we talk about how she became an artist by default even though she was aiming to get into education. We talk about how crumbs of encouragement are all it takes to find a path. We talk about the importance having a supportive husband played in her success and at the end we talk about her daughters who I will most likely be also inviting on the podcast. **-Links for this episode-** <br/>Dulcie Foo Fat - htt...
http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/122 – Out of all of the books I’ve read I always get a little something. Usually about creativity and life’s journey since that’s what I’ve been most interested in. But I don’t think any have really captured it as well as The Neverending Story.
http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/121 – Ash Thorp is a motion designer, illustrator, artist, and creative director and has worked on films like Ender’s Game and Total Recall and X-Men: First Class. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Ash Thorp - http://ashthorp.com/ <br/>Prologue - http://oldsite.prologue.com/ <br/>Kyle Cooper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Cooper <br/>Danny Yount - http://www.dannyyount.com/ <br/>X-men First Class Opening Sequence - https://vimeo....
TheSparkandTheArt.com/120 - Canadian Thanksgiving isn’t much different than what I can gather an American Thanksgiving is like. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin pie. Personally I don’t like pumpkin pie. I really like berry pies blueberry is by far my favourite. There’s no real story to thanks giving. No pilgrims coming to Plymouth Rock or anything like that. As far as I could ever tell it was just a to be thankful. What the hell kind of summary is this Tucker?!...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/119 – Michael Grills has been a professional illustrator for nearly 20 years and has a very clear vision of what it means to be an illustrator: Rely on your foundation and serve your customer. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Alberta College of Art and Design - https://acad.ca/ <br/>Spencer Goldade interviews - http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/2 and http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/52 <br/>Spencer’s Site - http://www.monkeyslunch.com/ <br/>Bioware...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/118 – this week my review of Camp Festival of 2016. The Camp Festival is a two day conference with a bunch of speakers from all different disciplines who work at a very high level in the industry. These are designers who have worked on movies like the Iron Man trilogy or have worked at Google and Microsoft or have The New Yorker magazine, Nike and Sports Illustrated as clients. **- Links for this episode -**<BR/> Camp Festival - http://www.campfestival.ca/<BR/> ...
http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/117 - Web designer Ross Barber-Smith only works with musicians and others in the music industry. This is because that’s what he’s really interested in. Ross went to the University of the Highlands and Islands Perth College in Scotland taking the Popular Music Bachelor of Arts program.
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/116 – A man and a woman look at a rolling ball machine. The woman is an artist. The man is an engineer. They both are intrigued by the machine for different reasons.
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/115 – Lorraine Harley has been active in arts and other creative pursuits for her whole life but she says it’s only recently that she’s really recognizing her talents for what they are. We talk about how her ‘jack-of-all-trades’ approach to creative work is an asset because she has a lot of fun with many different types of projects and mediums. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Concours D’art Oratoire - http://ab.cpf.ca/actvities/youth-activities/concours-dart-orato...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/114 – I’m your host Tucker and this week is a dream I had about 8 years ago. I'm fairly certain that it was in The War Of Art where author Steven Pressfield said that dreams, especially those that you wake from with vivid clarity, are there for you to learn from. They are your subconscious share sharing wisdom with you. They are they are meant to be held within you so you can internalize and act on the message. So, you aren't meant to share dreams with others until the mean...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/113 – A personal graphic novel about birthmarks and immigration and a blog to inspire kids to use their talents in drawing to keep them creative. Lana Lê. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Lana Lê - http://lana-le.com/ <br/>Persepolis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_(comics) <br/>Maus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus <br/>Raina Telgemeier - http://goraina.com/books_smile.html <br/>CeCe Bell - https://cecebell.wordpress.com/...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/112 – idea & execution
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/111 – Whitney and I talk about her starting out in computer sciences - and hating it - loving her writing major and how she stumbled on a course for Human Computer Interaction which lead her to her first user experience position. While the whole conversation is fantastic, I think my favourite part is the last 5 minutes where Whitney builds on how curiosity and creativity work together. **- Links for this episode -**<br/> <br/>Whitney Hess - https://whitneyhess.c...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/110 – Eva Hesse was a sculptor and ran into a bout of creative block and wrote to Sol for some advice. I’ve never read Eva’s letter but I feel I can get a gist of what she was saying. She was planning what she was going to do to get out of her creative block. She was thinking about how should could get passed her creative block. **- Links for this episode -** <br />Sol LeWitt’s Letter - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eva-hesse-letters-sol-lewitt_us_562f79ede4b00a...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/109 – Dancer, teacher and bloom doodler Michelle Johnson. We talk about how she used drawing to help her through a difficult time while recuperating from a difficult surgery and how through the sharing of her images with her friends it lead to her creating and self-publishing a colouring book. - Links for this episode - Michelle Johnson on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/doodledblooms/ DoodledBlooms - https://www.amazon.ca/Doodled-Blooms-Coloring-Fantastical-Everyone/...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/108 – this episode we talk about the three reasons to do anything. Acheivement, Acclaim and the Almighty Dollar.
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/107 – In today's chat we talk to comic artist and illustrator Scott Kowalchuk. We talk about a lot of things including where he started and what he did to pitch his very first comic to the comic publisher image comics. It wasn't just a simple idea with a few sketches it was finished books. We also talk about the reason he is being much more calculated about the publishers he does approach and being very honest with himself about the projects he's choosing in the future. **-...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/106 – It reminded me of the conversation I had with author Sean Williams In episode 62 about how getting ideas out was like a tube of toothpaste where it's easier to get out when the dry crusty bits are gone from the end and you can get that flow back. It wasn't a really good analogy then and I think I've done it even less justice this time around.
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/105 – David is an author and Associate Professor of Management at Oral Roberts University, where he teaches courses on organizational behaviour, creativity and innovation, and strategic leadership. But he started out wanting to be Jack Kerouac so you probably don’t want to miss how that happened. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Malcolm Gladwell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Gladwell <br/>Tipping Point - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tipping_Poi...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/104 - Connect with people to Collect an audience
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/103 – Entrepreneur, software developer and Musician Cory Smith. We talk about his start in computer sciences and the role his instructors played in nurturing the invaluable skill of learning how to learn. We also talk about connecting with others by telling your own story. As evidenced by his 10s of thousands of listens on his Soundcloud for raps about the tech world. **- Links for this episode -** <br />S.A.I.T - http://www.sait.ca/ <br />Grande Prairie - http:...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/102 - Knowing what a project isn't can be as important as knowing what a project is. Adding that perspective can help get unstuck and get started or finished.
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/101 – Julie Geller has been writing and performing songs pretty much since someone showed her a few chords on a piano as a kid and now with the support of her followers on Patreon puts out a song with a video every month. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Julie’s site - http://www.juliegeller.com/ <br/>Julie’s Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/juliegeller <br/>Hey Girl - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0AFwYg604k <br/>Raise Your Hand - https://www...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/100 – I’ve had the opportunity to be a guest on a couple podcasts since I started this podcast and the hosts of those shows were kind enough to let me re-publish them here as my celebratory 100th episode.
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/99 – An interview with film and television composer Alec Harrison. I’d say Emmy Nominated composer but you’ll hear at the end of this episode why Alec doesn’t think that would be impressive or important. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Alec Harrison - http://alecharrison.com/ <br/>SixDegrees post audio - http://sixdegrees.ca/ <br/>Calgary - http://www.calgary.ca/ <br/>Hooked On Classics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17dP0QvjsOU <br/>Jun...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/98 – we talk about an article I read on Reddit by Amir Rajan about his success in the iTunes App store. The article is basically a how-to for working with Apple to have a successful game for iPhones and iPads. Amir’s success was in the range of $700,000 USD over the course of about 3 years.
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/97 – Lorian is an elementary school art teacher in Florida during the day and does illustration for children’s books outside of work. In today’s chat we talk about a teacher who inspired her, her own passion for teaching and her work as an illustrator. Her passion is obvious and infectious and I can’t imagine any kid not being inspired by her enthusiasm for art. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Lorian Dean - http://www.paperpencilplaystudio.com/ <br/>Publio D...
TheSparkAndTheArt.com/96 – This week I tell you how to make sure your creative project turns out perfect: Never finish it.
