Creativity Matters Podcast (CMP)

A focus on drawing people, using the Sktchy app, and a fantastic and inspiring book for anyone curious about drawing people or portraits. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Some catchup and backfilling... random creative resources and findings to inspire you... a new-to-me podcast for readers to love, and a book for kids on Louis Braille. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Get all those thoughts in your head under control by making a brain dump list. Plus, outliner apps, a rogue mind mapping app, a bit of creative angst, and more. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

In Episode 226: stories about our childhood and creative origins, and a book about William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

In Episode 225 of the CMP, the creative journey continues with confirmation of the flamingo, a coyote, a coffee, discussion of age-old questions like "If you were stranded on a deserted island, what book (or 10) would you want with you," and a close-up look at a journal from artist Sabrina Ward Harrison. I love this journal as a collected look at her art as well as an inspiring workbook someone co...

A random plastic flamingo sighting, thoughts on the creative journey as horizontal wall climbing exercise, and a book about poetry for all ages. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Thoughts on fountain pen inks, the mind-boggling amount of time it takes to run through a cartridge, the allure of a crazy green ink that may be my next fill, great resources for fountain pen inks and content, and tracking and documentation projects. Plus, a book on embroidery and one on mindfulness. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Curtains, alarms, Mad World lyrics, data logging and tracking, the difficulty of turning a practice into a habit, a postcard prompt from Tammy of Daisy Yellow, and a great book from Keri Smith. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Thoughts on seeing, on the baseline parameters and "tried and true" contours that help us understand who we are, on wearing black, and on really funky, Steampunk-inspired goggles... and the value of using some other kind of lens to help you see beyond what you already know and believe. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

A "documentation" project for February, just a toe in the water to do some more deliberate tracking of personal data... and at the end of it... to explore the process of visualizing that data and turning it into something creative. For the most part, I plan to track creative-oriented data... data that will help me see larger patterns in my day to day, creative energies, and creative journey. Get f...

An opening look at tips, tricks, and techniques for using Evernote to maximize and organize your creative life. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

The importance of freeform journaling (freewriting) in helping make sense of a restless brain. Plus, a weaving-themed storybook biography of an artist. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Inspired by the "idea" of the 3191 Miles Apart projects, thoughts on the importance of creative friends, people with whom you can share daily creative work without explanation or justification. What did you draw/make/write/create today? Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Another library trip, unexpected smells, noises, and a pig in a window. Follow along for thoughts on this year, my plan, the ways in which I am plotting a creative path through 2017. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Listening to podcasts... and thinking about the choices we make. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Thoughts on choosing a fresh blank for Day One and a nuts-and-bolts list of steps you can take to customize and personalize your new or current blank book, sketchbook, or journal. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Meandering thoughts on words of and for the year, the process of looking back, taking stock, and wrapping up the year that was and using that data/information to move into the new year. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Sit, knit, draw, sip a cup of tea while you listen to this simple classic about becoming "real." Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Favorite things... mostly basic tools that come to the surface when I think through what I use day to day and most often. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Finding renewed inspiration and "mojo" once the ornaments are up, plus a few projects and workshops for you to consider for the coming new year. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Tune in for a long and rambling retelling of a trip to get donuts and questions of who, what, where, why, when, and how. Plus, Tammy describes her Groovy Grunge workshop. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

A book on Wayne Thiebaud and thoughts on projects (and processes) that are similar... but different. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Two new fosters for Thanksgiving, continuing with the November "gratitude" creative project, and a wonderful book to read aloud. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Mid-November check-in and thoughts on the Gratitude project as a creative project. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Thoughts on a freeform, month-long November project centered around gratitude. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe