Joke's Joyful Journey ✏️ A Multipotential Journey to Creative Clarity

I'm still a bit fan-girling, hehe. Having the very talented Natalie Brown from Threeologie as a guest on 'Joke's Joyful Journey' is such a treat! What a way to conclude the series! Natalie has been in the Hand Lettering and Design business full-time for over 7 years now; she helps clients from all over the world and she loves helping other artists to fulfil their full potential as...

From South Caroline, USA, my lovely friend Karla Fripp is joining 'Joke's Joyful Journey'. Karla and I have collaborated on her 'Meet The Maker' series and now I'm thrilled to have her as a guest on the show and work together again. Karla loves anything creative and she tries out anything she's interested in; from pottery to block printing. She is an Illustrator and Gra...

From the Outback in Australia, the wonderful Mixed Media Fine Artist & Creative Coach Tara Leslie is joining this episode of 'Joke's Joyful Journey'. Tara has been creative her whole life, she could draw before she could write, and in her professional career she has dipped her toes in many ponds; from being trained as a Graphic Designer to doing color correcting. Now she is buildin...

Meeting my talented course buddy and friend, Rosanna Palumbo, from Love Letter Studio, has been so much fun. In our chat, we deep dive into the world of lettering, calligraphy, Procreate, the iPad and our nemesis, vectorization. Rosanna embodies multipotentialism and she loves shiny objects. She talks about her experiences from working in the dental department, working on ceramic teeth to being a...

From Istanbul, Turkey, my wonderful and talented friend Ezgi Platin joins 'Joke's Joyful Journey'. So great to have her on the show! As many multipassionates do, Ezgi also has goals that change frequently. Her main focus though is to bring joy and motivation to the world. And wow, does she do that! In this episode, we talk about the infamous question "What do you want to be when y...

My next guest has been 40 years in the signwriting biz and she is a fantastic person and friend: Liane Barker from Brush and Pen Studio and Barker Signs. We talk about so many things; we go from how she started her apprenticeship with her dad, and what it has been like to be a female signwriter to the wonderful world of technology. Shiny objects and Imposter Syndromes pop by and we think back to t...

So happy to announce this episode of Joke's Joyful Journey with the wonderful Watercolor Artist, Educator and friend from India: Shreya Reddy A.K.A. An Artistic Chicken. Shreya and I have known each other through Instagram and we talk about conventional education vs the arts, painting, getting your mind off of things and using art as meditation. As an artist you have many media, how does Shrey...

Energy Bouncing! That's what this episode is all about. The wonderful Anna Kamal from Love Letters SG & Love Letters Academy has such a fun and warm energy, it was an absolute treat to have her as a guest on Joke's Joyful Journey. Being a Brush pen Calligrapher as well as a Teacher and mother of 3, Anna knows what it's like to juggle all the things. We go deeper into wanting to do...

Woohoo, I'm still so grateful and pinching myself: the wonderful Lettering Artist Max Juric from Lettering Daily is my next guest! Transitioning from graffiti into lettering and calligraphy, Max has been drawing and writing letters professionally for over 7 years. He runs the awesome platform and content hub 'Lettering Daily'. As Max says: "My mission at Lettering Daily is to empo...

My amazing book-loving and creative friend, Verzana Mokiem, shares with us her story. We chat and laugh a lot in this episode. We talk about the bigger goals, living the life, and being loved by family and friends. But also about getting overwhelmed by (doing) the dishes and eating pie. Verzana is in legislation and owns and runs a bookstore with her friend, Rishma. You can find their bookstore on...

I still cannot believe this actually happened... The brilliantly creative and nicest human James Martin, co-founder of Creative and Animation studio Baby Giant Design Co , and, of course, his personal brand Made By James , is on Joke's Joyful Journey! Waaahhh! Pinch, pinch eh! As an agency owner, logo and brand identity designer, invigorator, and educator, James helps creatives on their path t...

I'm so happy to share this fun chat with you! My wonderful friend, Event Planner and Lettering Artist Vivi Cardoso from Calligravivs shares her story, how she loves singing, dancing, always being creative and how she does all the different things. Vivi is based in Montreal and she is a self-taught artist with a modern, fresh and elegant style. She has been doing lettering and calligraphy since...

“No one is you, and that is your power” (-Dave Grohl-) This quote rings so true and is from the wonderful and talented Alanna Flowers. I'm still smiling ear to ear from this chat. Alanna Flowers is a freelance lettering artist and designer based in Brooklyn, NY where she runs AGF Design Studio (btw, can you guess where the G stands for?). As a lettering artist, she creates work using bold lett...

"Play Art and Spread Joy" This is the motto of the creative virtuoso Kimberly Snider from Play Art With Kim. And you know, chatting with Kim always makes me so happy and she really does spread joy. Of course she had to be on this joyful journey! Kim is an amazing person and she shares the joy through in-person classes, her super cool blog 'Wonderful Word Wednesday' and various ca...

"You need to be yourself to be happy" This is one awesome quote by fellow tattoo lover, coach, trainer, multi-passionate and Improv Bianca Simons. Our chat on 'Joke's Joyful Journey' was a lot of fun and Bianca tells all about being a muli-passionate as well has having an ADD brain, how to handle the major overflow of a ton of ideas, the impact of vitamins and how to integrat...

"Denk in mogelijkheden in plaats van beperkingen". Jurist en brievenbusgeluk-brenger Peretta Hoekstra van Hartjeperpost.nl deelt haar mooie inzichten over het runnen van een eigen creatieve bedrijf, het willen werken in het vakgebied waarvoor ze heeft gestudeerd en langdurig ziek zijn. Je kunt multi zijn op verschillende manieren. Peretta maakt graag mensen blij en met haar eigen bedrijf...

The lovely, creative, and bubbly Paloma Hodgins is on the show! It is so wonderful to chat with her, as she is amazing. Grab a cuppa and listen to what it was like for Graphic Designer, Student, Tutor, Mentor, Mentee and Circus Art Enthusiast 🎪 Paloma to realize 'there was a word for what she thought was chaos in her mind' 🤩 Woohooo! Furthermore, she has two BIG tips for those who want t...

I am still pinching myself... it is truly so amazing to have the extremely talented Vera Drmanovski as a guest on Joke's Joyful Journey! Vera is one of the most creative and super nice people I have had the pleasure of meeting. She is a Decorative Lettering Artist and Illustrator and her work is literally stunning. In our lovely chat, Vera talks about her own creative journey - from Graphic De...

Yesss! In my multipotentialite journey to creative clarity, my next guest just simply HAD to be here! And I'm super excited she said yesss! Wearing many hats, following your passions, feeling like you cannot do it all and how to deal with your 'Imposter'... my wonderful friend, Catelijne Gerlag, talks about it all. Catelijne is a Multipotential Coach, helping out multipotentialites (ho...

Wooohoooo!!! Hold on to your hats & seats lovely people because the amazing and extremely talented Jimbo Bernaus is on the show! :O 🤩 When I asked him if he would be interested in having a chat about lettering and Multipotentialism, I was so thrilled he said yes! And now the moment is finally here. Whoop! Jimbo is a Lettering Artist Extraordinaire from Zagreb, Croatia & Barcelona, Spain....

My wonderful lettering friend Ingeborg is one of the most versatile and creative people I have ever met. In this episode of Joke's Joyful Journey, Ingeborg shares her fantastic energy and we chat about living your dream and having a stream of ideas and so much more. It is always a treat to talk to Ingeborg and I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did.  Ingeborg's quote is one I think we...

It was such a treat to have fellow Night Owl and Brand Strategist Brendan Mudryk on the show. Brendan is one of those amazing creative people who you just instantly like. In this episode, we talk about so many wonderful and interesting topics; including having an ADHD Brain, breaking things down into smaller chunks in order to find a balance as well as the omnipresence of Imposter Syndrome, failin...

C.J. is one of my Lettering Heroes 🙀 and I am so thrilled to have him on the show. Please join in on the wonderful conversation where C.J. shares his experience of working as both a freelance Lettering Artist as well as working at an agency.  We talk about having a passion for type (totally nerding out over beziérs and smooth letters, LOL), the impact of imposter syndrome and the import...

Whenever Marieke and I chat, we just laugh. A lot. 😆  Join in on the fun in this episode of 'Joke's Joyful Journey' where Marieke and I talk about running a biz as a Social Media Manager as well as working part-time AND having a shop in homemade earrings. I mean, Marieke does it all. Have a listen to how Marieke and I discuss how to combine the things you love doing without tripping over you...

In this episode of 'Joke's Joyful Journey', I'm chatting with multipotentialite, world traveller and coach Digna van Lint. We talk about constellations (for both families as well as business), limiting beliefs and the Law of Attraction. ✨ We also discuss having many goals in different areas and how to handle all of these goals and passions. Digna goes deeper into her quote 'Feeling is healin...