Jamie Ridler, your creative mentor

Creative Living with Jamie

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Coach Jamie Ridler talks to creative, independent spirits in order to bring you inspiration, stories and strategies for bringing creativity to life.

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Jamie Ridler, your creative mentor

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CLwJ 275: Finding Your Inner Compass 23.11.2017 14:16

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 275): Finding Your Inner Compass When I stepped off the traditional road and started discovering my own path, I needed to find my inner compass. One question helped guide the way. Announcement : Join me for Planning Day! Visit the Academy for more details. Connect with Jamie If you've been looking for a place to fill your creative well, to discover your creative...

CLwJ 274: When Is It Too Late to Dream? 16.11.2017 10:14

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 274): Too Late to Dream For most of my life, I felt like I was running behind, that it was too late for me to make my dreams come true. It took me a long time but eventually I found my way and I know that you can too. Announcement : Join me for Planning Day! Visit the Academy for more details. Connect with Jamie If you've been looking for a place to fill your cr...

CLwJ 273: The Vulnerable Awkwardness of Learning - and how to get through it 09.11.2017 11:52

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 273): The Vulnerable Awkwardness of Learning As I'm learning right now, stepping into new thing is always awkward and vulnerable - always! Luckily, with experience and a few strategies we can manage that discomfort and get to the prize on the other side! Connect with Jamie If you've been looking for a place to fill your creative well, to discover your creative s...

CLwJ 272: What is a creative life and why would you want one? 02.11.2017 10:41

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 272): What is Creative Living? With this tea-for-two me-and-you episode we get back to basics. What is a creative life and why would you want to have one? I have my answer and, in traditional studio fashion, I want you to explore your answer too! Connect with Jamie If you've been looking for a place to fill your creative well, to discover your creative self, to...

CLwJ 271: Sometimes you have to follow where your stubborn spirit leads 26.10.2017 9:06

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 271): Follow Your Stubborn Spirit This tea-for-two me-and-you episode marks the start of a new chapter of Creative Living with Jamie. Today I share with you how I follow my stubborn spirit. I hope something in my story sparks something in yours. Connect with Jamie If you've been looking for a place to fill your creative well, to discover your creative self, to s...

CLwJ 270: Discover the creative multivitamin that took author and illustrator Janice MacLeod from writing copy to being an artist in Paris! 12.10.2017 29:33

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 270): Interview with Janice MacLeod Discover what author and illustrator Janice MacLeod says is the multivitamin for your creative life! This practice led her from her job writing advertising copy to her life as an artist in Paris - and it's one you can start today! Janice MacLeod, the illustrator and the author of the New York Times best-selling book Paris Lett...

CLwJ 269: Visual artist Elly MacKay shares what she wishes someone had told her after art school! 05.10.2017 29:04

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 269): Interview with Elly MacKay What frees you up to play with your art? How do you let go of work you've created? What do you wish someone had told you? These are just a few of the things visual artist Elly MacKay and I chat about as she shares her journey into become a magical world maker! Elly works from the attic of her old Victorian house in Owen Sound, Ca...

CLwJ 268: How do you return to your art after spending time away? Artist Ivy Newport shares how she did just that on her journey to becoming a creative guide. 21.09.2017 30:55

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 268): Interview with Ivy Newport How do you return to your art after spending time away? Artist Ivy Newport shares how she did just that on her journey to becoming a creative guide. Ivy is a published artist, art instructor and creative guide. Her online collection of artistic workshops have served thousands of students internationally and she prides herself on...

CLwJ 267: Season Finale. Answering Behind the Scenes questions about creativity, productivity and this season in the studio 04.08.2017 1:20:56

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 267): Season Finale! The summer season is coming to the close here at Jamie Ridler Studios, so it was time for the season finale of the podcast! My sister Shannon went live with me this morning and thanks to some wonderful viewers questions we talked about things like "How are you so productive?" "What do you do with your art work once you've made it?" and "What...

CLwJ 266: What if good enough was perfect? What if you let yourself learn along the way? That's what artist and designer Jeanne Oliver did as she rediscovered her creative self and built an authentic creative business. 27.07.2017 31:37

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 266): Interview with Jeanne Oliver What if good enough was perfect? What if you let yourself learn along the way? That's what artist and designer Jeanne Oliver did as she rediscovered her creative self and built an authentic creative business. Jeanne is married to her dream maker, Kelly, and the mother to three funny and creative kiddos. She home schools her chi...

CLwJ 265: What if you could turn your whole life around from right where you are? I chat with Sam Bennett, author of Start Right Where You Are, about she did just that! 20.07.2017 27:54

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 265): Interview with Sam Bennett What if you could turn your whole life around from right where you are? I chat with Sam Bennett, author of Start Right Where You Are, about she did just that! Sam Bennett is the author of Start Right Where You Are and Get It Done. She created The Organized Artist Company to help creative people get unstuck and achieve their goals...

CLwJ 264: How do you find your subject? Artist Mario A Robinson shares how he finds his - and how you can find yours. 13.07.2017 32:42

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 264): Interview with Mario Andres Robinson How do you pour love into a painting? That's the impossible question I asked artist Mario A. Robinson after his portraits made me cry. I'm delighted he was willing to answer this question and many more on Creative Living with Jamie. Mario studied at the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Early in his de...

CLwJ 263: Do you shy away from showing your own artistry? Mixed Media artist Mou Saha shares what she's learned about staying the course. 06.07.2017 24:52

Do you shy away from showing your own artistry? Have you been tempted to give up your creative dreams? Mixed media artist Mou Saha shares what she's learned about staying the course and her prolific and positive creative life will encourage you to do the same! Mou Saha is a mixed media artist who has been widely featured in industry publications, appeared on TV shows and taught workshops around t...

CLwJ 262: Maker extraordinaire Courtney Cerruti on creative productivity, finding your own artistic voice and why it's worthwhile to do things that are scary! 22.06.2017 32:48

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 262): Courtney Cerruti Lately I've been wondering whether there's value in dreaming impossible dreams, and that's where the conversation starts this week. It seems an appropriate question since my guest, Courtney Cerruti, is one of those creatives who seems to do six impossible things before breakfast! She and I talk about creative productivity, finding your own...

CLwJ 261: Dar Hosta James shares how she became an accidental artist and cobbled together a rich creative life 08.06.2017 30:07

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 261): Dar Hosta James What will it take for you to believe me when I tell you that you're creative? That's the question I start with this week before diving into a fascinating conversation with artist Dar Hosta James. Dar shares how she became an accidental artist and cobbled together a rich and diverse creative life. Dar (Hosta) James is a painter of trees...

CLwJ 260: What if you left the shoulds behind in favour of what comes easily? That's what artist Oto Kano did 01.06.2017 33:33

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 260): Oto Kano What if you left the shoulds behind in favour of what comes easily? That's exactly what Oto Kano did when she decided to become an artist. Step by step, she moved from a life full of shoulds to one that worked with her bipolar instead of against it. In this episode, Oto shares how she made the transition from feeling guilty about doing what she l...

CLwJ 259: Zach Wolfson on starting small with video and using what you have 24.05.2017 29:00

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 259): Interview with Zach Wolfson There's power in starting small. In this episode. filmmaker and educator Zach Wolfson encourages us to start small with vid and use what we already have. He explains why it's more important to be human than to be perfect and also shares the video challenge that made all the difference to his own performances! I hope you'll take...

CLwJ 258: Nicole Gulotta on cultivating poetry, food and creative intuition. 18.05.2017 30:39

Creative Living with Jamie (episode 258): Interview with Nicole Gulotta After a season's hiatus, the Creative Living with Jamie podcast is back with enhanced foundations and a fresh new look. I hope you love it! And what a great way to return - an interview with author Nicole Gulotta, author of Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry. Nicole pens a blog by the same name, as w...

Jamie talks to Dara Dines 17.11.2016 31:25

This Week on Creative Living with Jamie: Dara Dines, artist and expressive arts facilitator Dara Dines designs and facilitates expressive arts & nature based workshops that invite you to reconnect with yourself while creating with others. She has a degree in Fine Arts & Business from Concordia University in Montreal, and a certificate in Expressive Arts Training from The Prairie Institute of Exp...

Jamie talks to Pamela Garrison 27.10.2016 30:14

Creative living coach Jamie Ridler talks about discovering your hidden depths and then chats with artist Pamela Garrison about the power of participation. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca

Jamie talks to Nicole Piar 20.10.2016 32:01

Creative living coach shares the power of hosting a Journal Jam and then chats with artist and creator of the Spirit Cats Deck Nicole Piar about the magic of creativity. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca

Jamie talks with Victoria Smith 29.09.2016 27:43

Creative living coach Jamie Ridler ponders a little wildness and chats with life alchemist coach Victoria Smith about mojo, mornings & magic. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca

Jamie talks to Joan Stanford 22.09.2016 33:38

Creative living coach Jamie Ridler talks about transitioning between seasons and then chats with author and art therapist Joan Stanford about the art of play. Visit Jamie Ridler Studios: www.openthedoor.ca