The Practical Creative

The Practical Creative


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Playing in different worlds with puppeteer and sci-fi author Mary Robinette Kowal
March 24, 2019

Mary Robinette is a puppeteer, audiobook narrator, science fiction author, and she is no stranger to winning awards. One of her short stories won a Hugo award, she won the Campbell award for Best New Writer, and one of her novels was nominated for a Nebu.

Play Futurist Yesim Kunter on Building your Creative Muscle and Tickling your Brain
March 17, 2019

Yesim is a play expert and futurist who has worked with major international brands such as LEGO, Hasbro and Toys R’ Us. Her work has taken her from studying children at play and toy design to teaching executives how to access their own innate power of pl.

Artist and Filmmaker Charlie Hoehn on Play as Work, Wrestling, and Shifting out of ‘Seriousness’
March 10, 2019

Charlie is an author, filmmaker and marketing strategist. His work has led to rubbing elbows with the likes of Tim Ferriss, Ramit Sethi, Gary Vaynerchuck, the list goes on, and he’s given talks for Google and The Pentagon. Charlie’s written two books abo.

Roadkill, memory, and drawing: artist Kathyrn Poole on her distinctive creative process
February 16, 2019

Kathryn Poole is an artist from Liverpool in the United Kingdom. I had the opportunity to speak with Kathryn after she was announced as the winner of the Jackson’s Art Emerging Artist Prize in Drawing. And I’m so glad that I did. Kathryn creates exquisit.

Season 2 "The Business of Creativity" Finale - 5 Key Principles for starting a creative business collated from my guests across the season
October 08, 2018

This season finale shares 5 key principles distilled from conversations with all my guests on the series: Fused-glass artist Jo Downs Artpreneur Jason Borbet aka 'Borbay' Gallery owner Mike Goldmark of Goldmark Art Art consultant and gallerist Alix Sloan.

An Artrepreneurs Playbook: Applying the skills of an entrepreneur to your creative career with self-represented artist 'Borbay'
September 30, 2018

Jason Borbet is an artist, author, and entrepreneur. As an artist, he goes by the single name of ‘Borbay’ and even has his own logo. And this exemplifies so much of his approach to being an artist. Every aspect of what he does is a considered act of bran.

How being a quiet person can be a strength in marketing: coach Pete Mosley on being brave and promoting your work with confidence.
September 23, 2018

Pete is a writer, coach and speaker. He’s also the author of the book “The Art of Shouting Quietly; A guide to self promotion for introverts and other quiet souls” which is aimed at brilliant people out there who have fabulous products and services but w.

Profit isn't everything: gallerist Mike Goldmark on running a creative business that reflects your core values.
September 16, 2018

Mike runs the Goldmark Art Gallery, a fascinating space that sells work to collectors around the world. But this is, by no means, your traditional art gallery. Mike has a unique approach to sales, marketing and promotion (which we get into), but he has a.

Why every artist should keep 'office hours': gallerist and coach Alix Sloan on identifying your goals and putting time into nurturing the business side of your practice.
September 09, 2018

Alix is a gallerist, art consultant, and author of “Launching Your Art Career: A Practical Guide for Artists”. She has spent years in the art world connecting artists with collectors, as well as teaching artists how to take charge of their own careers. I.

Never work for free: best-selling author Jeff Goins on why being a starving artist is a choice, the importance of thinking like a professional, and what it means to be 'original'.
September 02, 2018

Jeff is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the best-selling author of five books, and his award-winning blog Goinswriter.com is visited by millions of people every year. In this conversation, we talk about his book “Real Artists Don’t Starve” wh..