TheSparkAndTheArt.com/95 – Alexis is a writer specializing in advertising and has been working towards that goal since she was a kid. She tells the story of how she was inspired by some TV shows like Who’s The Boss as a kid. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Alexis - http://www.alexisbronstorph.com/ <br/>Kraft - http://www.alexisbronstorph.com/#/kraftpeanutbutter/ <br/>Mio - http://www.alexisbronstorph.com/#/mio/
Apr 01, 2016•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/94 – Sometimes we finish something and it’s the greatest thing in the world. We’re a genius and can’t believe people aren’t writing epic tales about our talents. Only to come back to it and wonder why we even bothered finishing in the first place. Sometimes we finish something and trash it right away because it just isn’t right. Sometimes we can tell something’s not right and simply move on. The point is that you can always find something wrong with a piece of work you’ve d...
Mar 25, 2016•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/93 – Kelsey has always been interested in advertising but went to school for architecture and interior design. He tells about first using photoshop to create ads for fun and how he got an agency job based on a spec portfolio even though he had no training or real experience. And is now Creative Director working with brands like Kraft and Tim Horton's. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Sid Lee - http://sidlee.com/en/Cities/Toronto <br/>Aaron Draplin interview -...
Mar 18, 2016•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/92 – This week is different because I’m going to share some of what I do with my creativity. It’s a story I wrote based on a song I wrote called 'When It Was A Love Song'.
Mar 11, 2016•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/91 – Creating your own problems has sort of a negative connotation to it. “I can’t really feel sorry for that person because they’ve created those problems for themselves.” That’s the drama queen sort of mentality. Drama isn’t the kind of problem I’m talking about. I’m talking about challenges to figure out and questions to be answered. I’m talking about figuring out what you can’t do and wondering how you can.
Feb 26, 2016•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/90 – Chelsea is a User Experience Designer at Amazon and leads a team of designers working on the comments and other user engagement tools of the site. But she’s also a co-founder of a fashion and technology group where fashion designers and technologists collaborate. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Amazon - https://www.amazon.ca/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=390961&linkCode=ur2&tag=spynoh-20 <br/>Poynt - http://www.newsw...
Feb 19, 2016•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/89 – Dreams are hard. Work is hard. Finding a path is hard. But what I love about the first lines of the song Give Up On Your Dreams by Seth Timbs are that just because you ‘give up’ doesn’t mean you stop. Maybe it just changes a little. Maybe you just pack’em up and get a new set. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Seth Timbs - http://sethtimbs.bandcamp.com/ <br/>Oh, The places you will go - http://www.amazon.ca/Oh-The-Places-Youll-Go/dp/0679805273 <br/>...
Feb 12, 2016•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/88 – Adam Dreece is an indie author who is building a following for his The Yellow Hoods series of books which currently number 5 soon to be six. Previous to being an author Adam worked in high in the ranks of corporate IT as a software architect. The way Adam describes the transition from corporate IT to independent publishing is the universe just kept giving him larger and larger nudges until he couldn’t ignore them any more. So less than two years ago he started writing ...
Feb 05, 2016•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/87 - Where To Start - Choosing a direction and prioritizing what needs to be done. This week's topic once again comes from the anonymous 1-question survey that pops up on TheSparkAndTheArt.com. The comment comes from someone in Canada and says "When pursuing a career in music sometimes knowing where to begin is tricky.” **- Links for this episode -** <br/>How Do You Start Something - http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/1 <br/>Jellyfish - https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Jan 29, 2016•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/86 – Deanne Matley has been singing since high school when she joined the jazz choir but didn’t pursue a professional career in music until more than 10 years later. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Deanne Matley - http://www.deannematley.com/ <br/>Deanne Twitter - https://twitter.com/deannematley <br/>All My Life - Kci & JoJo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXvMT_mVbqw <br/>Like I’m Going To Lose You - Meghan Trainor - https://www.youtube.c...
Jan 22, 2016•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/85 – How habits and rituals can help with your creative work.
Jan 15, 2016•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/84 – Chris is a great example of someone using all their interests and skills to be fully creative. Chris talks about his path from designer to product manager. He also talks about his longtime interest in weather phenomena and relatively recent interest in photography and how he combined the two into his stunning series of aurora and storm photos. **Links for this episode** <br/>Chaser Con Canada - http://www.chaserconcanada.ca <br/>Reid Timmer - https://www.fa...
Jan 08, 2016•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/83 – You can’t actually make time. Time just happens and you sort of bob around in it. The only thing you can do is choose what to work on while you’re bobbing around. This choosing is the hardest part because it basically comes down to choosing between doing things for yourself and doing things for others.
Dec 31, 2015•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/82 – Everything you see in an animated movie needs to be created by someone. From the dirt on the floor to the frying pan in the kitchen to the kitchen itself someone has to design it and that’s what our guest Betsy Bauer does for a day job. Outside of work does children’s books and other projects and we talk about her recent project, a fun colouring book about cats dressed as super heroes. We also talk about her work at Google creating Google doodles and how her getting th...
Dec 24, 2015•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/81 – What is the failure you’re so afraid of? What is failure for that matter? You get to create your own definition of failure. Nobody else can tell you when something is a failure because it depends on their definition of what failure is. **Links for this episode** <br/>James Cameron TED talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy <br/>Andrea Beaty - https://www.andreabeaty.com <br/>Rosie Revere - https://www.youtube.com/wa...
Dec 18, 2015•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/80 – Aaron Draplin loves life and loves his work. From the daily activities of cleaning the house to the technical process of creating a logo or book design. He’s proud of his family and gives himself to everyone. That caring and pride shows in his work and you can hear it in our conversation. **Links for this episode** <br/>Aaron James Draplin - http://draplin.com <br/>Mike Watt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Watt <br/>Metallica - https://metallica....
Dec 04, 2015•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/79 – What do people tell you you are? "You are such a good artist you should draw comics.” “You are a born dancer.” “You sing way better than anyone on the radio you mustn’t waste that talent.” That’s all well and good if you want to be a singer, dancer or comics artist.
Nov 27, 2015•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/78 - The process Jonathan Ferguson followed for writing songs for his new album Telltale Heart, anonymity, how taking your art seriously doesn’t mean you have to take yourself seriously and the power of art to make you question and reflect on things **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Long Jon Lev - http://www.longjonlev.com <br/>Jon’s first interview - http://thesparkandtheart.com/4 <br/>10 Inches of Snow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StlMdNcvCJo <...
Nov 20, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/77 - If the work is more important than the art you know what is more important than the work? The message. The why. The reason you do the work. The reason the spark goes from smile and excitment to actual act of bringing it to reality. **Links for this episode** <BR/> Why the journey to your art is more important than the art itself - Thesparkandtheart.com/11 <BR/> DavidGussak - https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/art-trial <BR/> David B. Goldstein - htt...
Nov 13, 2015•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/76 – David Gussak is an art therapist who has worked in prison populations for most of his career. We talk about what it takes to work with violent criminals and how, despite the many times he tried to leave the profession, it just keeps bringing him back. **Links for today’s episode** <br/>David Gussak - https://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/david-gussak-phd-atr-bc <br/>Art Therapy In Prison - http://arttherapyinprison.com/?page_id=355 <br/>Art Therapy ...
Nov 06, 2015•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/75 – I read from my new ebook The Three Most Difficult Simple Things guaranteed to forever improve your creative work. It’s a long title but it’s a short book. But very helpful. You can download your own copy at TheSparkAndTheArt.com/ebook
Oct 23, 2015•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/74 – Today we talk about how understanding your personality type will help you in business & creative pursuits. We also talk about the importance of false confidence and the power of collaborative partners. **Links for this episode** <br />David B. Goldstein - http://davidbgoldstein.com <br />Creative You - http://davidbgoldstein.com/book-creative-you/ <br />Otto Kroeger - http://www.ottokroeger.com <br />Exit through the gift shop - http://exitt...
Oct 16, 2015•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/73 – So far there are two things I know about succeeding. Whether it’s succeeding at covering the cost of your project or succeeding to Madonna like levels. We talk about them both in this episode.
Oct 09, 2015•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/72 – From art school and sharing gigs with Madonna to a marketing career and now creating a cartoon series - this is the awesome path and story of Richard Sirgiovanni. **Links for this episode** Richard Sirgiovanni - https://twitter.com/kartuneman <br /> School of visual arts - http://www.sva.edu <br /> CBGB - http://www.cbgb.com <br /> Max’s Kansas City - http://maxskansascity.com <br /> Madonna - http://www.madonna.com <br /> Cyndi Lauper - h...
Oct 02, 2015•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast heSparkAndTheArt.com/71 – I went to CAMP Festival here in Calgary. It was a two day conference filled with inspiration and awesome speakers. Here is a summary. **Links for this episode** <br />Camp Festival - http://campfestival.ca <br />Stacey Mulcahy - http://thebitchwhocodes.com <br />Alon Chitayat - http://www.animishmish.com <br />Improv Canvas - http://www.improvcanvas.com <br />Yuko Shimizo - http://yukoart.com <br />Aaron Draplin - http://draplin.com &...
Sep 25, 2015•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/70 - Crowdfunding for authors, making friends with fear and moving into your stretch-zone. A very full episode indeed. Pete Mosley - The Art Of Shouting Quietly - http://shoutingquietly.com/ <br />Craft and Design Magazine - http://www.craftanddesign.net/ <br />Indiegogo - https://www.indiegogo.com/ <br />Sisyphus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus <br />James Cameron - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron <br />Ted Talk - James Ca...
Sep 18, 2015•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/69 - I've recently started the official @sparkartpodcast twitter account I thought I'd give an update on the podcast and the new twitter account.
Sep 11, 2015•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/68 – We talk about how, what I always assumed was, his relentless pursuit of perfection is in fact a relentless pursuit of ever increasing efficiencies in his creation process. We talk about what inks he likes and doesn’t like. The importance of making your tools invisible to you as the artist so they don’t get in the way of your ideas. We talk about how day job teaching comics as an art form has affected his work. And we also talk about how a day job, a comics career, a po...
Sep 04, 2015•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/67 – What do kidnapped spacemen and a black-metal chef that sings vegan recipes have in common? They have found their voice - that one special way they communicate - and in turn have found an audience. **Links for today’s Show** http://www.club-mst3k.com/ <br />http://fizzle.co/ <br />http://veganblackmetalchef.com/
Aug 21, 2015•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast TheSparkAndTheArt.com/66 – The power of choosing to be yourself and the journey it can take to get to the point where you can unashamedly just be who you are. **Links for this Episode** Chase Reeves - https://twitter.com/chase_reeves <br /> Ice To The Brim - http://icetothebrim.com/ <br />Fizzle.co - https://fizzle.co/ <br />Corbett Barr - http://corbettbarr.com/blog/ <br />Caleb Wojcik - http://www.calebwojcik.com/ <br />Barret Brooks - http://barrettbrooks.com/ &l...
Aug 14, 2015•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
