Art and Science Punks

This week Kate and Rob return to the show at a heavy moment in our Minneapolis and wider Minnesota community. We talk about in how in any times and especially in tough times how we build community and find resilience through learning, family, community, and making art. Related Links and Resources The Empathetic Chicken on Instagram Lean Into Art Support the Show via Products and Services We Offer...

This week Kate and Rob discuss what we're doing with the podcast for season 5 and how our schedule is now based literally on the full moon. We ask what do we love about our recent individual projects and what do we find challenging. Related Links and Resources Moon VR Project Scene Test - YouTube NASA and Art: A Collaboration Colored with History | NASA Support the Show via Products and Services W...

This week Kate and Rob discuss how we've been away from this project for a while, piecing together a little over a year hiatus. We talk about Kate's battle and overcoming/survivor-thriver outcome with breast cancer and how writing when you give no effs was a powerful outlet for her. We're starting a new season of the show, ready to explore and see what shape it takes now, and are glad to be back s...

This week Kate and Rob discuss getting ready for our yearly goal planning. Before we do the actual planning, it's helpful to remember why and how we use goal planning and share encouragement. For some holiday season fun, we have twice the art and science picks this episode and a few are gift ideas! Related Links and Resources Art Soundoff - 30 day art journaling creative challenge by Lean Into Art...

This week Kate and Rob discuss our approach designing different ways to celebrate Halloween. Also: it's looking like be applying this approach to the next few holidays. This week's art and science picks: one is about a flying creature, the other is about video editing. Kate and Rob's Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook: Useful Any Time of Year We believe that goal planning can be fun, exciting and...

This week Kate and Rob discuss our slow skill building to using our 3D printer: from modeling with Tinkercad to slicing with Cura and even learning a little Gcode. Also: we talk about how we recently learned Kate has breast cancer and she's begun chemotherapy. This week's art and science picks: one is about crafting delicious donuts, the other is about writing positive futures. Kate and Rob's Goal...

This week Kate and Rob discuss and react to a variety of exciting NASA news. Also: we talk about how we're managing and planning along with ambiguity brought about by the COVID-19/'rona' pandemic. This week's art and science picks: one about a cool slimy project, the other a printable art activity. Kate and Rob's Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook: Useful Any Time of Year We believe that goal pla...

This week Kate and Rob discuss goals looking at the year so far. How do our goal processes work this year, both the process and results so far must be different than other years, right? This week's art and science picks: one about photos of our nearest star, the other is part game part art activity. Kate and Rob's Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook: Useful Any Time of Year We believe that goal pl...

This week Kate and Rob share a some stories about our quarantine experiences. The main topic: playing Minecraft as a family. This week's art and science picks: one is a drawing collaborative drawing tool, the other is a series of ancient historical buildings with an awesome theme. Kate and Rob's Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook Now Available We believe that goal planning can be fun, exciting an...

This week Kate and Rob talk about what they've been working on, creative projects and products wise. One made an in person workshop work as a virtual event, the other illustrated an arcade cabinet. Also, Rob is just really into journaling. This week's art and science picks: one is a coloring activity from a science comic and the other is a creative way to make music with code. Related Links and Re...

This week Kate and Rob discuss extra picks for things we found fun and educational in art and science in recent weeks. Also, we talk about what we're learning so far by sheltering in place for the COVID-19 pandemic. This week's art and science picks: a friendly browser coding tool, an ephemeral event, a gassy planet situation and more space learnings. Kate and Rob's Goal Planning Workshop and Work...

This week Kate and Rob discuss Kate's recent heart surgery. We talk about her journey from finding out about AFib, the key events, feelings, and science all without too many gory details. This week's art and science picks: one is a wearable computer, the other is an encouraging play-along podcast. Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook Now Available You know goal planning is worth doing and you want...

This week Kate and Rob discuss being stuck creatively and how they each try to find a way forward with stuck projects. Also: Rob likes RSS feeds and readers. Also also: be on the look out for spending too much time on getting unstuck! This week's art and science picks: one is about an exciting space photo, the other is a very hands-on craft activity. Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook Now Availab...

This week Kate and Rob discuss goal planning processes, demonstrate one of our activities in the Where Next Journal and talk about when big feelings help with goals. Also: getting stuck in the process of goal planning. Also also: Happy New Year! This week's art and science picks: one is about archival quality art materials, the other is a messy and fun activity. Goal Planning Workshop and Workbook...

This week Kate and Rob discuss comparison, ups and downs in the social media spaces feeling like you measure up or feeling like you don't measure up. Also: what do we intend to change about our social posting. Also also: super fun to be back even though Kate had a sore throat when we recorded this! This week's art and science picks: one is a tough looking puzzle, the other is a very flexible tool...

This week Kate and Rob discuss props and costumes we made for Halloween this year. Also: why not all the projects got finished. Also also: it's good to be back doing the show! This week's art and science picks: one is a creative challenge, the other is some chilly machinery. Workshops Kate and Rob announced they are working on worksohps for couples, more details and dates coming soon. Workshops ou...

This week Kate and Rob discuss starting a business and how it began with Kate training for a 10k run. Also: it's a bit meta that Kate's coaching couples who start businesses. Also also: metaphorical rodeo clown. This week's art and science picks: one about measuring gravity, the other is a sort of chill creative challenge. Workshops Kate and Rob announced they are working on worksohps for couples,...

This week Kate and Rob discuss our experiences playing with LEGO bricks both growing up and as parents with kiddos into LEGOs. Also: how we feel about creativity and LEGO. Also also: buying our latest round of Legos via Mercari. This week's art and science picks: one about a planet getting reclassified, the other is a sort of 3d animation. Related Links and Resources Lego - Wiktionary lego | Merca...

This week Kate and Rob discuss each of our latest summer projects, with a really good shared project announcement, also 2019 goals check-in. Also: Fish Quest Complete. Also also: we are clearly nerdy punks for enjoying all this goal talk. This week's art and science picks: one about our home galaxy, the other is a new (to us) source of creative videos. Related Links and Resources Kate and Rob now...

This week Kate and Rob discuss making decisions about pets and animal companions. Also: a quest for a fish has begun. Also also: making a solar oven is a fun craft that's less dangerous than it sounds. This week's art and science picks: one about toasting sugar, the other is appreciating music from video games. Related Links and Resources National S'mores Day Fun! Solar S'mores Snack - Kids Activi...

This week Kate and Rob discuss nostalgic summer fun and what they do as a family for new summer experiences that hopefully the kiddos will look back with their own nostalgia. Also they ask about one another's Summer-jam-tunes. Also also: imperfection, not all the summer experiences are Instagram moments, both the ups and the downs. This week's art and science picks: one about how we humans perceiv...

This week Kate surprises Rob with the topic of SPACE. Kate and Rob talk about being enthusiasts curious about space, rocketry, interplanetary travel. Why do we explore space? Why was this topic a surprise? It's all in the show. This week's art and science picks: one is a feed of fascinating stuff getting created and the other is a creative process tip from David Bowie - a way to mix and mash up yo...

Kate and Rob talk about how Kate wants to find a new note taking tool, what she's currently using and how she'd like it to be better. Rob has lots of questions. :) This week's art and science picks: one is a brief podcast and the other about charming shrinking plastic. Related Links and Resources Evernote OmniFocus for Mac - The Omni Group Scrivener | Literature & Latte TiddlyWiki — a non-line...

Kate and Rob talk about Kate's comics, what caught our interest in being comic readers, making comics, and attending Free Comic Book Day. This week's art and science picks: one is an algorithm making music and the other about bees. Related Links and Resources Art Geek Zoo Comics Free Comic Book Day Jack Kirby New Gods: Artist's Edition HC | IDW Publishing (publisher) Jack Kirby New Gods Artist Edi...

Kate and Rob talk about Kate's ideas, tips, and overall style of planning in what might become a multi part series. This time we focus on how she plans a travel event for and with the family. This week's art and science picks: one is a trusted office supply the other is about a crashed space craft. Related Links and Resources Kate's Art Pick : Sharpie Color Markers! Amazon.com : Sharpie Electro Po...