Yelling at concrete

This week I sit down to take with  ⁨@mikeyphotographs⁩  as we delve into a side passion for me but a full passion for him in the form of photography. Mike is an accomplished and talented portrait photographer and has run the gamete of photographing weddings, friends, family to high profile celebrities and is extremely good at what he does. So we sit down to talk art, photography as an ar...

This week we sit down with practical extraordinaire Cody Ruch. Recommended by Kreature Kid Adam Cody is out in the wild bringing together practical FX in horrific, surreal and spooky ways independently in a manner which is fascinating. A lecturer and creator he makes the most of the opportunities he has and gives us insight into that world. So if you're interested in what it takes to self product...

This week I talk failure and ambitions and how our brain can play a hell of a trick on us. I did couch to 5k back six years ago now and still run on the regular but after a month not running I was faced by my brain telling me "you suck". I could still run 5k and do so without much fuss but my target and goal posts had moved and I wasn't appreciating how far I'd come or even how just being able to...

This week i got to sit down with Katie Weinstein who is one of the principle members of  @rawdaisies  an alternative production company creating, films, events and art movements out in NYC. Katie was recommended by a previous guest and embodies that passion you love to see in art of finding something you really enjoy doing and trying to own that whole process to make sure it's done the w...

This week I sit down with myself and do something I dislike. Document my work. I've always said social media and content creation is coursework for creatives. It relies on un stunting our own exploration for the sake of having an audience present when we eventually release something. So this week I sit down to discuss that struggle and maybe find advice in the comments as to how to document your c...

This week I sit down with Tricia Duffy. Creator, teacher, writer, singer and host of her own podcast "in ten years time". Tricia found me in this instance and we decided to sit down and talk many topic but notably the impact of the creative process on mental state and its value to cognitive health. Tricia like myself involves herself in many things and in doing so is completing a PHD on the topic...

This week I sit down to talk a personal gripe. Often on social media i follow artists and once in a while I see a comment or post like "Why aren't people engaging with my work?" "Why do they like that and not mine?" "Audiences just don't understand my stuff". And it irritates me as they seem to have forgotten, you're audience doesn't owe you their attention online. They have lives and other intere...

This week I sit down to talk grief, navigating change and how big moments can sometimes seem like they need a quick fix or a method you have used 100 times but grief is different. It comes in waves and can be like navigating the remnants of a broken building. It takes time to find the foundation again. If you're going through it right now or planning on making bigger changes in your life remember...

Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:47 Title 1:06 Meet the guest 20:49 Skip to the topic 1:08:00 Skip to the end conclusion 1:10:26 What is some great advice? 1:11:48 Who should I speak to next? We're back! This week on the podcast: Graham and his brother Martyn from  @AlternativeAdventures  sit down to discuss the volatile statement that creators should focus more on Curation over Creation. in a rel...

This week I sit down with artist Marty Gordon, Collage and cartoonist and overall interesting artist! Marty was recommended to me by other people which is apt for the topic of the show but also as he has a fascinating background as a former minister and a strong love of community for art which of course fits very well with this show! As such as sat down this week to talk about the challenges as an...

Maybe it's the millennial in me but I want bridge the gap in defense of small talk. It's a bridge we use with one another and in many ways in an art form in itself. Some are bad some are good but over all we need it to put people at ease and grow communication more effectively. And no you don't owe anyone happiness or politeness but we do owe people the benefit of the doubt and helping them when t...

This week I sit down with the lovely Gianna Paniagua as we talk about the art world, health and the troubles all in between. Gianna is an artist foremost focused on tactile and illustrative work and through her varied career has had a focus on mindful practice, chronic illness and medicine in general. As a heart transplant survivor she has explore her own experiences with her own health her histor...

I am a firm believer that all things can be art, you only need label them as such. I also believe there is good and bad art. Something I think is important to remember when dealing with artists though is that art is accidental. There is a level of organic chaos which is resonant in creation and whilst I'm not declaring all art is a fluke or can be waved away or "anyone can do that" I am saying dec...

This week i sit down for a rare in person podcast where I travel to Mystic Connecticut for the first time to meet Stacy Crouse! Stacy is healer and counselor who believes in radical love and connection to humanity through enlightenment through life. So how did she end up talking to spiritually cynical concrete? Well as despite our approaches to life differing we have something huge in common. We l...

This week I sit still to talk life lessons, discovery and how the outside world really can impact what you thought you were teaching yourself. With talk on self care and injury it's worth taking a step back some times and making a piece for yourself rather than other people. So this week I try to remind myself that I have been through things before and will again. The show is available on: Itunes...

This week we take a deep dive into creatures, monsters and practical effects industry with Adam Dougherty of  @KreatureKid  . Adam is someone I have followed for a while after he was recommended to me by another guest and in getting to talk to him we talk through the challenges of the industry. The impact online bullying can have on creatives and reflect on what it really takes to make s...

This week I sit down to discuss reproduction, sampling, creation and growth as an artist and how different mediums have different cultures around the way they create. Really i depends on mindset more than anything and honesty when making art. If you were inspire. TELL PEOPLE. Don't hide it. My own channel name is based on a Simpsons quote! But tell me your views I'm curious. Drill:https://www.good...

This week I get to sit down with comic creator, journalist, zine maker extraordinaire that is Caitlin Cook. Better known as Cooklin online I've been following her work a long while after discovering her comics about depression and then getting an insight into Asexuality through her other work. Not one to shy away from the harder topics and with a great sense of humour and story telling I thought s...

This week I sit down to talk, trail and error. To talk failure to talk about how easy is it to be stopped at the first hurdle, the first locked door and figuring out the world. I am a person who for my own faults does not give up easily. I'll try to make it fit. To make it work. To build the thing my self but I don't know I was always like this. So lets talk about it and coin a phrase. Rate of inc...

This week I sit down with actor, teacher and overall performance creator  ⁨@ryangilmartin5876⁩  as we talk about a challenge. Ryan like myself is from a background in small towns and villages but also like me has been and seen plenty of the world. Creating shows and experiences Ryan mixes history, folklore and insight to try and bring more creative opportunities to the world. So this wee...

This week I slide down the counter to talk about how rarely some decisions are in your hand, be it through resources, days of the week or simply that the options are too many. I talk through a lazy easter Sunday and think on all that could have been and how my mind often doesn't let me rest. Something I think a lot of people end up dealing with is indecision and splitting priority. Because the wor...

This week I sat down with Mariela Flor Olivo "Mari" who talked me through the wonderful world of learning! Mari is an extremely talented individual who has taken on exploring art and creation through performance and continues to do so. This week we talk about how learning skills of self expression is more than just mastering the art itself but gives you all these extra talents like people skills,...

This week I sit down to talk cognition and problem solving. It seems more often than not when I talk to people about problems the main blocker is they are thinking about it. Over thinking it. Needing to map an idea out and really detail through something. Which is one way of doing it. The other is to go the other approach. Stop thinking. Do something else. Watch something. Entertain yourself. Put...

This week i get to sit down with  @KyranScott  comedian and grassroot event creator. As we talk all things comedy. Whilst this isn't a comedy podcast intentionally we've had some funny moments and was great to take a moment and catch up with a friend in the scene. We talk open mics, Old school comics, indie events and how to build something from the ground up! You can catch up with Kyran...

This week we talk the draw backs, the struggles the problems with having multiple interests. Being multi interested can be a problem for a creative soul. It means you'll always be stretched thin, always struggle to target an audience and over all always have unfinished ambitions but at the same time...Damn it's fun. After recent conversations with guests  @ItsKavi  and  @AllOneVoice...