Darby Hudson

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Darby Hudson talks about the 'creative process' and muddling through life.

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Darby Hudson

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Sticking up poems around the streets and talking to myself 30.11.2023 13:10

I walked Melbourne Streets sticking up poems over two days while talking to myself: Gertrude St, Swan St, Greville St, Chapel St, Smith St Brunswick St, Bridge Road, VCA Southbank. Preorder my new book: WORKING NINE LIVES WORKING NINE LIVES UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Ins...

Shit podcast episode where I was out of ideas 23.11.2023 9:54

Shit podcast episode. Huge creative block. And little on letting the unconscious do the heavy lifting in creativity. Preorder my new book: WORKING NINE LIVES WORKING NINE LIVES UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Getting out of the way of yourself in creativity 16.11.2023 8:07

A sort of sequel episode to epsiode 57. Getting out of the way of myself by documenting my mum then work. Preorder my new book: WORKING NINE LIVES WORKING NINE LIVES UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Finding momentum to keep creating 09.11.2023 10:07

Trying to find momentum to create when (naturally) 95% of creativity is rubbish. Preorder my new book: WORKING NINE LIVES WORKING NINE LIVES UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Find out who you are and do it on purpose 02.11.2023 11:15

Daydreaming in my teens. Comedy in my 20s. Poetry in my 30s. Then combing it all in my 40s. New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Writing my way out of straightjackets and 2 other random ideas I had this week 26.10.2023 8:34

3 random ideas I had this week that didn't belong anywhere so here they have found themselves! Symbolic moment in novels Writing my way out of straightjackets Searching for truth in high critics scores and low audiences scores on Rotten Tomatoes and artists making art with their reputation, not souls New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My...

Finding your voice in creativity with your actual voice 19.10.2023 9:02

I talk about finding my voice by speaking it aloud. And maintaining enthusiasm for making ideas even though 95% of them are crap. New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Catching the emotional truth of what I'm writing about 12.10.2023 10:09

I blab on about my new writing process to record one minute video poems. and the counter intuitive thing to catch the emotional truth of what I'm writing about. New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Starsigns and creativity - skip this if starsigns ain't your thing! 05.10.2023 10:24

I ramble on about star signs. Being a scorpio sun/aries moon/libra ascendent. New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Nows the time to create in a world distracted by politics 28.09.2023 11:18

I ramble on about creating in a time of crazy distraction and the difference between Instagram and TikTok audiences. New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Creative breakthroughs 21.09.2023 9:06

I've found a new way to write poems and it feels new and exciting again. New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Interview with Tommy Attwood, writer/illustrator 14.09.2023 33:41

I interview Tommy Attwood who is a writer and illustrator from the US with a delisciously bent mind. Tommy's Instagram: @spiritualcardboard New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

How I've been able to pay the rent writing poetry 07.09.2023 15:00

It's been a 30 year process. I'm not as outrageously talented as other social media poets out there. But just plodded along. New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Honouring my 8 year old self's decisions to make books 31.08.2023 7:33

Honouring my 8 year old self's decision to make books New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Have faith in shit ideas: from 200 views of a poem, to half a million (with the same poem) 24.08.2023 9:10

I mucked around with TikTok for 4 years before I had a breakthrough. One idea inititally only had 200 views. I reposted it a few years later with now over 500000 views. Here's what happened, what I did. New poetry collection 2023: WASTE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter d...

Limiting myself creatively to free myself creatively 17.08.2023 9:49

I've had a weird week where my TikTok account moderately exploded after 4 years of playing around with poetry on that platform. Here's what happened. UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

I often make my brain to ask itself: what would legs do? 10.08.2023 8:37

My legs have taken me to heaven and hell. They've got me into and out of trouble. They're inhabited with a pure spirit. UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Making art while working a full time job: art before the horse 03.08.2023 10:19

It's tough eeking out art that is (naturally) adventurous in spirit while simultaneously having it crushed by people determined to wear their work costumes and talk in blabber in workplaces that (have to) pretend to care. Here's some of my experience. UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudson...

Half baked ideas I've been playing with 28.07.2023 9:17

I've been rolling around some thoughts this week. I'm just not sure how they will grow yet. UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Creatives need breaks to be improve 20.07.2023 12:42

I'm managine my time better. I've been writing without immediately posting it. Holding onto ideas for 5 days. While feedback can have a purpose for putting together some of my work, the constant feedback loop was starting to take me off course. So I'm learning to not post stuff right away and actually give myself whole days off writing. It's been super helpful. UM' self help book for creatives: UM...

Great art lets you see the world for what it is 13.07.2023 9:45

Re-watching the Sopranos 20 years made me remember what great art can be. And great modern art isn't public, in a gallery or found on social media. It's found in weird texts between friends. UM' self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Road Trip to free up creativity 06.07.2023 9:19

Just a little talk to myself on getting unstuck through movement. UM' book, a self help book for creatives: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Charles Bukowski, poet, and what I've learned from him 29.06.2023 15:52

What I've learned from the poet Charles Bukowski. My favourite book of his: The Last Night Of The Earth Poems 'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast): UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok

Making stuff from mess and it's easier than ever to be an individual 22.06.2023 11:22

This episode is a bit skittish. I talk about a bunch of random things from growing stuff from your own mess and how easy it is to be an individual and therefore an artist these days. 'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast): UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagra...

Waking life runs on dream logic more than we probably care to admit 15.06.2023 9:50

There doesn't really feel like there are lessons to be learned when waking life is riddled with dream logic. 'UM' book, a self help book for creatives (the distilled 'best bits' of this podcast: UM My 'Best Of' illustrated poems: Confetti Tornado Find me: Subscribe to (very occasional) newsletter darbyhudsonart.com Instagram TikTok