Create & Inspire Podcast

We discuss how to get artwork into galleries as either a represented artist or part of an exhibition. We also talk about how to approach galleries, some things to avoid, juried vs invitational exhibitions, and much more.

SHOW QUOTES

• I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life, if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together. ― Lisa Kleypas

We interview Jim Mckenzie who is a New York based director, designer, and animator for TV shows, commercials, and films as well as an established painter, sculptor, musician about upcoming his solo show at Copro Gallery, and his visions as a creator. 

SHOW QUOTES
I know one thing: that I know nothing – Socrates

LINKS
Jim’s Website
Copro Gallery
Chet Zar
The Making of King Gordo Video

We discuss fears associated with being a creative person. We touch on specific fears, what you can do about them and ways to move past them.

SHOW QUOTES

• I believe so much in the power of performance I don’t want to convince people. I want them to experience it and come away convinced on their own. – Marina Abramovic
• “The unreal is more powerful than the real. Because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. Because of its only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles. Wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on. If you can change the way people think. The way they see themselves. The way they see the world. You can change the way people live their lives. That’s the only lasting thing you can create.” –  Chuck Palahniuk
• Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? – Marianne Williamson

SHOW LINKS
Phobia List
How to Believe in Yourself in the Face of Overwhelming Self-Doubt – Tiny Buddha

We touch base on what it means to have an online professional portfolio. We talk about hosting, urls, WordPress, SEO, CMS, and how important it is to have a portfolio that best showcases your best more relevant work.

SHOW QUOTES

• The lavish presentation appeals to me, and I’ve got to convince the others. – Freddie Mercury

SHOW LINKS
Wix, Weebly, WordPress, Squarespace

Appreciating the nuanced nature of criticism is paramount. It's a common misconception that all criticism is inherently negative. In reality, criticism can encompass a spectrum of evaluations and feedback, ranging from the detrimental to the beneficial.

In Episode 3, we delve into this intricate terrain by exploring the dichotomy between constructive criticism and criticism in its broader sense. By dissecting these two forms of critique, we aim to shed light on the profound impact that well-structured, thoughtful feedback can have in contrast to criticism that may be unhelpful or destructive.

SHOW QUOTES

• Do you have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. – Winston Churchill
•  Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots. – Frank A. Clark

SHOW LINKS
How to Deal with Criticism Well: 25 Reasons to Embrace It

Ira Glass Video on “Good Taste”

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years, you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.