Creativity Matters Podcast (CMP)

A super short check-in show... October, #Inktober, daily drawings... Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

A cookie, a crumpled wrapper, a series, a book about Julia Child, food art, and more. Prompt at the end. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

An off-the-cuff look at Inktober, a daily challenge in October. You should! Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Memory, a freak fish tale, e.e. cummings for young readers, and two A to Z books you will want to check out from Maira Kalman. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

A look at Maira Kalman, an inspiring writer and illustrator... and Beloved Dog. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Clip, tear, and glue your way to your own, creative reference and inspiration book. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Finding photos, taking photos, and creating a reference book of photos or magazine clippings. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

A beautiful and inspiring color-coding project by Carrie Baldouf. Traipsing through Infinite Jest (and now Gravity's Rainbow) with an eye towards color. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

index card drawing in process. 61/61 Talking about first lines, blank pages, titles, first words, the creative process, and more.  This one is for writers and non-writers and artists of all varieties. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Lyrics, language, theme songs, playlists, and a double-headed listening (and recording) prompt! Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Thoughts on writing bios and introductions, the big question, "Am I still creative," a bio 4 ways prompt, and a book of craft activities for kids. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

A poetry refresher, "Where I'm From" poems, and an inspiring book on mapmaking. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

A raven on the street, thoughts on morning processes and late-night drawings, managing your creative time and routine. Plus, a guest visit from Tammy of Daisy Yellow about doing the Index-Card-a-Day (ICAD) challenge. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Preparations for ICAD, to use color or not to use color, thinking through the stuffed animal theme, and two storybooks about artists. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

One-sentence journal, one-staple collage (a la Daisy Yellow), school dropoff/pickup conversations, inspiring podcasts, and more. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Dive into the world of the Midori Traveler's Notebook (MTN) system--the ultimate, flexible system for people who love notebooks. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

A trip down memory lane, our own ability to narrate our pasts, and a book of teddy bear photos. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

High school art show, drawing from life, and two book reviews: Art Lab for Kids and Journal It! Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

A random comment about my journals leads to a philosophical quandry. Does it matter? Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

In 182, final thoughts on #justonemug, Danny Gregory's Art Before Breakfast, When David Lost His Voice, and more, lots more. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Grab your coffee or tea, your sketchbook and pen or knitting, and settle in... this one is on the longer side -- but this discussion of doing your own flip-throughs... is important. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

Back with another short show. Cleaning the cup cabinet. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

A challenge for the month (or whenever you join us)... in words, in line, in thread... a simple challenge to help us make time each day for our creative selves. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustratedlife.substack.com/subscribe

In Episode 176: personal big data, an amazing personal data postcard project, charming books on engineering and girls to read aloud, a great cookbook full of muffins, a prompt from Tammy of Daisy Yellow, and more creative talk. Dear Data (fantastic book) Dear Data (project site) Graphing your to-do list: An art project reveals the personal side of big data (Washington Post Know More) Data drawing...

My focus this week is not on the blog, on the show notes, on getting everything cleaned up and dusted off. There is a LOT to do. I could have made a big production of these steps and launched a real "rebirth" of the show ... but the risk is that would have stymied me into never actually getting a show up. So, here in its simplest form is Episode 175. Get full access to Illustrated Life at illustra...