A Creative Affair

A Creative Affair

By Brie Stockwell & Len MetcalfArtsVisual Arts
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A Creative Affair episodes

  • Creative Confidence

    In this chat about Creative Confidence we discuss:

    • Why creative confidence is important to us
  • Internal and external confidence
  • How mentors help us create more of it
  • Our personal experiences with confidence (or lack of it!)
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    Please don't hesitate to engage us in conversation by connecting with us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected]. 

     

    Find out more about our creative work here:

    Len Metcalf: www.lenmetcalf.com

    Len's workshops

    Brie Stockwell: www.creativemindscoach.com

    Brie's Creative Confidence Workshop

     

    Episode image by Len Metcalf.

    Original Music composed and performed by Brian Free. 

    Logo created by Tricia Ulberg at Tricia Elizabeth Design.

    55 min
  • Finding Your Vision with Rachael Talibart

    In this chat with photographic artist, Rachael Talibart, we discuss:

    How to find your artistic vision

  • Vision/Style/Look

  • Using inspiration to find our vision

  • Why we want to work on projects
  • What's a "Zone of Genius"?
  • Why it's important to have courage as an artist
  • Find more about Rachael and her work here: https://rachaeltalibart.com

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Len's Journal Vol. 3 Issue 1

    Sean Tucker's "Direction" (feat. Rachael Talibart)

     

    Please don't hesitate to engage us in conversation by connecting with us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected]. 

     

    Find out more about our creative work here:

    Len Metcalf: www.lenmetcalf.com

    Len's workshops

    Brie Stockwell: www.creativemindscoach.com

    Brie's Creative Confidence Coaching Group

     

    Image copyright and kindly provided by Suellen Cook.

    Original Music composed and performed by Brian Free. 

    Logo created by Tricia Ulberg at Tricia Elizabeth Design.

    1 hr 19 min
  • Coach to Coach: A Conversation with Natalie Roush on The Inner Critic

    Join Brie Stockwell and Natalie Roush in a wide ranging conversation about The Inner Critic.

    A special episode!!

    This conversation was previously shared on Natalie's podcast "How's the View?".  

    Natalie Roush is a Decision and Belief Coach. She coaches clients to make aligned decisions for the life and future they want most.

    Check out Natalie Roush Coaching for more info on her services.

     

    Mentioned in the Episode:

    Brie's Confidence Camp for Creative Goal-Getters

     

    Please don't hesitate to engage us in conversation by connecting with us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected]. 

     

    Find out more about our creative work here:

    Len Metcalf: www.lenmetcalf.com

    Len's workshops

    Brie Stockwell: www.creativemindscoach.com

    Brie's Creative Confidence Workshop

     

    Episode image by Len Metcalf.

    Original Music composed and performed by Brian Free. 

    Logo created by Tricia Ulberg at We Rock DM.

    1 hr 17 min
  • Saying YES (to Creative Opportunities)

    In this chat about Saying Yes we discuss:

    • Why you WANT to say yes more often
  • What gets in the way of saying yes
  • Our own experiences saying yes (or no!)
  • Understanding our own comfort levels with saying yes
  • Using creative intuition to guide us
  • Using a mentor to help us navigate when we say yes
  • Mentioned in this episode:

    Our episode on Impossible Goals

     

    Please don't hesitate to engage us in conversation by connecting with us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected]. 

     

    Find out more about our creative work here:

    Len Metcalf: www.lenmetcalf.com

    Len's workshops

    Brie Stockwell: www.creativemindscoach.com

    Brie's Creative Confidence Workshop

     

    Episode image by Len Metcalf.

    Original Music composed and performed by Brian Free. 

    Logo created by Tricia Ulberg at Tricia Elizabeth Design.

    36 min
  • The Creative Muse

    In this chat about The Creative Muse we discuss:

    • What is a creative muse?
  • The origins of The Muse
  • Why The Muse might be different than you think!
  • Brie & Len's muses and more
  • Mentioned in this episode:

    Quote from Len: "It doesn't matter where it comes from, but learning to pursue it, follow it, get excited by it, and feel it allows the art to pour out of us."

     

    Please don't hesitate to engage us in conversation by connecting with us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected]. 

     

    Find out more about our creative work here:

    Len Metcalf: www.lenmetcalf.com

    Len's workshops

    Brie Stockwell: www.creativemindscoach.com

    Brie's Creative Confidence Camp

     

    Episode image by Brie Stockwell.

    Original Music composed and performed by Brian Free. 

    Logo created by Tricia Ulberg at Tricia Elizabeth Design.

    39 min
  • The Creative Process with Suellen Cook

    In this chat with photographic artist, Suellen Cook, we discuss:

    Suellen's journey to her current creative work

  • The Creative Process 

  • The how of artistic practice including music

  • Suellen's 3 P's - 

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Len's Journal Vol. 3 Issue 1

    Find out more about Suellen's Work: https://www.suellensaideecook.com.au

    Artworks mentioned: Spilt Milk, The Tree Musem, The Boardroom

     

    Please don't hesitate to engage us in conversation by connecting with us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected]. 

     

    Find out more about our creative work here:

    Len Metcalf: www.lenmetcalf.com

    Len's workshops

    Brie Stockwell: www.creativemindscoach.com

    Brie's Creative Confidence Coaching Group

     

    Image copyright and kindly provided by Suellen Cook.

    Original Music composed and performed by Brian Free. 

    Logo created by Tricia Ulberg at Tricia Elizabeth Design.

    1 hr 12 min
  • Creative Connections

    In this chat about Creative Connections we discuss:

    • How we make creative connections
  • Why connection is so important
  • Our own creative connection
  • How to make more connections with vulnerability
  • Mentioned in this episode:

    Our episode on The Power of Creative Curiosity

    Photographers: Eugene Theron, Michael Torkildson, Eric Erlenbush

    The book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

    An Article about Brene Brown's Square Squad

    Subscribe to Brie's Monday Motivation emails

     

    Please don't hesitate to engage us in conversation by connecting with us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected]. 

     

    Find out more about our creative work here:

    Len Metcalf: www.lenmetcalf.com

    Len's workshops

    Brie Stockwell: www.creativemindscoach.com

    Brie's Creative Confidence Workshop

     

    Episode image by Len Metcalf.

    Original Music composed and performed by Brian Free. 

    Logo created by Tricia Ulberg at Tricia Elizabeth Design.

    42 min
  • Healing through Creative Photography (and more!) with Alister Benn

    In this chat with photographic artist, Alister Benn, we discuss:

    Separating business and creative work

  • The healing nature of creativity

  • Physical creative work is a way to express emotions externally

  • Knowing ourselves more deeply through our work

  • Social Media and our own creative vision

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Alister's beautiful book, Out of Darkness 

    Find out more about Expressive Photography here: https://expressive.photography

     

    Please don't hesitate to engage us in conversation by connecting with us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected]. 

     

    Find out more about our creative work here:

    Len Metcalf: www.lenmetcalf.com

    Len's workshops

    Brie Stockwell: www.creativemindscoach.com

    Brie's Creative Confidence Coaching Group

     

    Original Music composed and performed by Brian Free. 

    Logo created by Tricia Ulberg at Tricia Elizabeth Design.

    1 hr 12 min
  • Art, Creativity and Perfectionism

    In this chat about Art, Creativity and Perfection we discuss:

    • Is there perfection in art? 
  • Why perfectionist thinking hinders creativity
  • How we work thought our own perfectionist thinking
  • We get real in this one. Come learn from our experiences!

    Please don't hesitate to engage us in conversation by connecting with us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected]. 

     

    Find out more about our creative work here:

    Len Metcalf: www.lenmetcalf.com

    Len's workshops

    Brie Stockwell: www.creativemindscoach.com

    Brie's Creative Confidence Coaching Group

     

    Episode image by Brie Stockwell.

    Original Music composed and performed by Brian Free. 

    Logo created by Tricia Ulberg at Tricia Elizabeth Design.

    28 min
  • Steal Like An Artist

    In this chat about Stealing Like an Artist we discuss:

    • Why we love the book "Steal Like an Artist" by Austin Kleon
  • "Good" vs "Bad" copying/stealing
  • Our experiences with finding inspiration and copying
  • Finding evidence of personal growth
  • Mentioned in this episode:

    Our episode on Inspiration

    Photographers: Peter Dombrovskis, William Neill and Cole Thompson

    And, of course the book Steal Like an Artist

     

    Chapters:

    8:00 Keeping an inspiration swipe file

    13:00 "Good" vs "Bad" Copying 

    20:00 Considering your own creative journey & Len's experience

    29:30 Make the art you want to see in the world

    35:20 Brie's 365 project - publicly sharing work

    42:40 Keeping a "praise" file

     

    Please don't hesitate to engage us in conversation by connecting with us on Instagram or send us an email at [email protected]. 

     

    Find out more about our creative work here:

    Len Metcalf: www.lenmetcalf.com

    Len's workshops

    Brie Stockwell: www.creativemindscoach.com

    Brie's Creative Confidence Coaching Group

     

    Episode image by Len Metcalf.

    Original Music composed and performed by Brian Free. 

    Logo created by Tricia Ulberg at Tricia Elizabeth Design.

    50 min

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Join passionate creatives, Brie Stockwell and Len Metcalf, as we navigate the ups and downs of living creative lives while teaching you how to do it too.