Creativity Matters Podcast (CMP)

Thoughts on a freeform, month-long November project centered around gratitude.

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A super short check-in show... October, #Inktober, daily drawings...

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A cookie, a crumpled wrapper, a series, a book about Julia Child, food art, and more. Prompt at the end.

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An off-the-cuff look at Inktober, a daily challenge in October. You should!

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Memory, a freak fish tale, e.e. cummings for young readers, and two A to Z books you will want to check out from Maira Kalman.

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Morning inspiration / Collage books (see links below) Morning inspiration / Jane Davies videoA milestone episode -- 200. Thoughts on collage, on layers, on the freedom of the process, and two collage books for you to check.* Collage Workbook (Randel Plowman)* Collage Journeys: A Practical Guide to Creating Personal Artwork (Jane Davies)* 4x4 (Jane Davies, video)* MarcPaperScissor: Cut Paper Collage Artist (video)* >Art journal page: collage with magazine cutouts (video) A stunning collage video by MarcPaperScissors

Reading from the Griffin and Sabine series while waiting in the car... old and new correspondences blending. Part of the wonder of reading Griffin and Sabine is the art of the postcards, letters, and stamps. There is a beguiling and captivating level of surreal in the art that runs throughout this series -- and a love, always, of postage. Reading in the car. Captivating bird art on this postcard.A summer of art and collage prompted a re-reading of the Griffin and Sabine series. Once I immersed myself again in the epistolary correspondence, I was subsumed by the mystery and surreal feeling of their relationship and the arc of the story. There is so much to love in this tale and in the integration of art, and collage, and postage stamps, of postcards and letters that allow us (as readers) to look in on this exchange.If you haven't read these books, reserve them from your library now! (Note: it is important to read the series in order.) Then be sure and watch the Nick Bantock interview. It's great.A multi-part prompt near the end of this show is related to the postcard/letter theme -- and your own creativity.* Griffin and Sabine (1991, book 1)* Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues (1992, book 2)* The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Concludes (1993, book 3)* The Gryphon: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Is Rediscovered (2001, book 4)* Alexandria: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Unfolds (2002, book 5)* The Morning Star: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine is Illuminated (2003, book 6)* The Pharos Gate: Griffin & Sabine's Lost Correspondence (2016, book 7)* Nick Bantock Interview (video)* Dina Wakley Talks About Art and Art Journaling (video) (books by Dina Wakley were the focus of Episode 198)

Two books this week, a powerful pair of art journal inspiration titles from Dina Wakley.Examples from Dina Wakley's Art Journal Freedom.Whether you are an art journaler or a visual journal keeper or just a sketchbook keeper, these books are inspiring to look at. If you are interested in sampling multimedia techniques used in art journaling, the examples, directions, and discussions are great.* Art Journal Courage: Fearless Mixed Media Techniques for Journaling Bravely* Art Journal Freedom: How to Journal Creatively With Color & Composition

A look at Maira Kalman, an inspiring writer and illustrator... and Beloved Dog.

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Clip, tear, and glue your way to your own, creative reference and inspiration book.

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