Creative People Podcast

CelebritySprayPaint, Dimitri Dimka joins me on the podcast this week.  Love this guy's art!  Appreciated his story and straightforward approach.  Dimitri tells me about moving to Canada from Russia and finding his art again, later in life.  Great one! https://www.instagram.com/celebrityspraypaint/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2MGL4XU2LCJC47c7VvSwuE www.creativepeople-podcast.com

This week on the podcast we continue our European convos with Isabel Carreńo, an illustrator from Spain.  Isabel's work captures the essence of the french cinema, rockstars, and icons like Audrey Hepburn with just a few perfect lines.  Her illustrations and pretty and classic, I love them. Isabel tells me how she was drawn to her type of illustrations from an early age, why she loves to draw...

This week we are chatting with UK artist, Kim-A-Tron!  Kim Thompson is an artist out of Nottingham, England and it was my pleasure to be able to connect and talk about creativity with someone on the other side of the world.  Spoiler: Creatives in the UK deal with the same stuff that you and I do.  I love Kim's work, it's bold and colourful with reclaimed heroic themes.  She's paints...

Back at it and in video with Marketer Elaine Decleir!  Elaine humanizes marketing and teaches me a few things along the way.  I really enjoyed Elaine's sincere intensity and it was great to hear about her creative and business partnership with previous podcast guest, Robin Lindner.  The duo makes up Robin and Elaine and it was nice to get a peek into how these two work through creative challe...

Ideas.  Aren’t they the best?  Is there a sentence as full of possibility as “I have an idea."?  They are the beginning of everything.   For us creative people, ideas are the name of the game.  It’s what we work in.  Creative living is having an idea, make an idea happen, over and over again. But things get messy.  It’s not as simple as that in reality. Because ideas are like badly labeled se...

BLOG + is a companion to the creativepeople-blog.com Every creative has been there, deep in the ruins of an idea we were once excited about. We’re might be embarrassed, we’re certainly confused and it could lead to us questioning ourselves as creatives.  It’s painful and one of the worst parts of creative life, but what if it’s supposed to be this way? I recently went out on my own, job-wise. I’m...

This week, the wonderfully contagious Isabelle Poirier is on the podcast - Izzy is a creator and founder of the Ottawa Design Club - She sent me a copy of the beautiful semi-annual zine they produce, and... it is like a present from a friend with perfect taste!  The two of us talk about how cool it is that we get to create with other people, how her team made their zine through the pandemic, and o...

What is the formula for creativity?  Is there one?  This week's guest, photographer Taylor Jones tells me about his formula for creativity and how it led him to create Dear Photograph.  He tells me about his grandfather's 10 Rules for Life and we take a left turn into the world of sports.  Back in the studio this week for my excellent chat with Taylor.  Do it up! Links: Taylor Jones on I...

This week the podcast is #kwfamous with brand designer Robin Lindner.  Robin is one-half of Robin + Elaine (Elaine, you must be on the podcast sometime!), and she is the owner of the most adorable puppy you will ever see.  We have a great, giggly time talking Kitchener, what she learned early about failure and her ideal design community.  Great one! Find Robin on Instagram Music by Smartface www.c...

Sometimes I wonder if this entire podcast is just me getting people together to overthink creativity.  Because I love how today's creative person, Allison Poprocks, approaches her work, she doesn’t worry about it.  I really enjoy it when people like Allison are on the pod – balance all this overthinking out. Allison is a Kitchener Artist currently residing in her home away from home, Dawson C...

When Mel Milton talks about his love for art, he means the love you have for your family.  They can piss you off, but you love them, and you're in this thing together.  This week's creative person is illustrator Mel Milton - He is an illustrator from Utah who has worked for Disney and Marvel and 2 volumes of his own "dooks" (listen to find out what that means... haha)  Mel and...

This week's creative people, Dharma & Mikayla come from the world of theatre.  An industry that has been on pause longer than almost every other.  So where did these two turn for creative expression?  To the strange comforts of smutty books and podcasting. Not Your Mother's Bookclub is a sexy book podcast made by Dharma &  Mikayla, and these two are a blast together.  Their podca...

I had an idea a couple of months ago, I was listening to the book “The Practice” by Seth Godin, and I thought - talking about this book with a fellow creative would make for some fantastic conversation.  About that same time, today’s creative person, Krista Kankula was on my radar.  She is an artist and creativity coach.  The exact kind of person that you’d want to get into a deep conversation abo...

We're 75 episodes into this exploration of creativity and there is no better guest for this little milestone than OBGM's frontman, Densil McFarlane.   The OBGM's are a genre-defying punk band out of Toronto, and I'm so glad I got the chance to chat with Dens.  This guy knows what's up.  We chat about his approach to rock music, branching from his refreshing take on being r...

This week on the pod I'm talking creativity, leaving Christianity, and marketing with Joshua Harris.  Josh has a very interesting story, regardless of your views of Christianity.  He was 21 when he published "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", a book that exploded and became a literal "Tipping Point" in Christian culture.    Fast forward 20+ years - Josh has self unpublished all of...

Today I am chatting with brand and wedding photographer Arana Del Mundo.  I love Ariana's photos, her vibe and passion are contagious and I think you're going to love this chat.  She had some excellent insights on rest - and how it makes the work better.  How she creates an emotional creative space for the clients that she works with and why she doesn't want to do just 1 thing.  Gre...

Hey creative people!  This week I'm chatting with doc-filmmaker / comedian Jackson Rowe.  Jackson just released his new docuseries called For Heaven's Sake - you can catch that on CBC Gem or Paramount+ now.    I loved getting to know Jackson a bit!  He tells me about his journey through The Second City, what guides his choices and how he approaches comedy and creative projects.  Great ch...

This week I'm talking to design director Raj Sidhu - Raj talks to me about his years being a graphic designer, having to learn to speak "business" and standing up for the value of design.    Are you a creative who feels like they have trouble focusing their ideas?  Or a creative person who doesn't do a "creative job"?  I think you'd really enjoy this episode! Mus...

This week I enter the world of Justin Atkins.  Justin is a photographer and artist who's work is bold and vibrant.  I loved getting to know Justin, hearing about his an set alter-ego, hearing about his process, and being jealous of his high school experience.  Great one.  Do it up! Justin Atkins on Instagram Music for this episode was by Bonkers Beat Club Episode #19: Photographer: Hilary Gau...

Bad Waitress takes over the podcast and tells me about how they capture their delightful brand of chaos, why they are drawn to punk and raw music and I try to keep up.  They are the best and this episode is a blast.  Buckle up, it's a lot. Listen to Pre Post-Period Blues www.creativepeople-podcast.com

This week I am chatting with Los Angeles street photographer Matthew Anson - I love Matt's photos, he captures LA in a way that I really connect with and I'm so glad I got to meet and chat with him a bit. Matt and I talk (defend) tumblr, talk about what he has learned about the world taking photos on the streets, and what happens after we die.  Great chat.  Do it up. Please subscribe and...

This week I am chatting with tattoo artist Anna Matheson.  She talks about opening her shop right before the pandemic, finding her lane and, tattooing stories!  Anna is a delight and I had the best time chatting with her. Check out Anna's Instagram to see all her lovely work! Has the pandemic changed how you view art?  I'd love to hear your story.  DM the pod on social or via the website...

This week I'm chatting with alt-music artist, Mandolynne.  The two of us chat about working through pain, being positive but anti-good vibes only, and Lady Gaga!  Mandolynne tells me about the role music has played in helping her work through a tough past, and how she free-writes every day.  Gooood one. Listen to The Pines by Mandolynne www.creativepeople-podcast.com

Hey creative people!  Got a great one this week.  Lego artist, (And former video game tester) Jonathan Farrell is sharing his incredible perspective on following your dreams, letting go of your dreams, and finding peace in the middle.  Do it up. Check out Jonathan's incredible Lego art on Instagram: Music by PandaRaps Creative Confessions www.creativepeople-podcast.com

This week I'm chatting mental health and Pokémon with illustrator Julie Campbell.  Julie, or Jushmu, is an artist that makes cute and colourful pins, prints, and stickers, and it was an absolute pleasure to get to know her.  We talk about how creativity and anxiety often go hand and hand, being complicated and drawing cute girls for cute girls' sake.  Great episode!  Check out Julie&apos...