Iterations

In this episode, we're talking about the importance of backing up your work, and some of the ways what we do as creative professionals has changed during lockdown. 

SHOW NOTES

Digging Deep with Robert Plant - https://lnk.to/RPDiggingDeepPodcast
The Honeydrippers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honeydrippers
PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photowork-with-sasha-wolf/id1523742299
Richard Boutwell - http://www.richardboutwell.com/
Scully & Osterman Studio - http://www.collodion.org/
Fred Levy (The Black Dogs Project) - https://www.fredlevyart.com/index/G00007N.NR0KFZ5I/thumbs
Process Driven 25: Ondřej Vachek - https://jefferysaddoris.com/everything/processdriven-25/

Music in this episode:
Low Force by Daniel Birch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Hold On by Vienna Ditto (CC BY 4.0)
Time by Pedro Santiago (CC BY 4.0)
Realize by Ian Sutherland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Waveshift by Gorowski (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

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I don’t remember how it came up but I was talking to Sean Tucker a while back and we ended up talking about different photographers that we had found recently and he asked me whether I’d seen the work of Maria Lax. Maria is a Finnish photographer based in London who had published a book called Some Kind of Heavenly Fire. Honestly the title alone was enough to pique my interest but what I found beyond it was a fantastic set of images that were inspired by a book her grandfather wrote documenting a series of encounters with UFOs by the locals of the small Finnish town where she grew up. I’ve always had a fascination with UFOs so I was interested straight away and the work beautifully straddles the line between reality and possibility. Maria takes a little X-Files, a bit of Twin Peaks, and maybe even a dash of Todd Hido and turns it into something uniquely her own —and that combination of style and vision is there in both her personal and her commercial work, which is no easy feat.

I’d like to thank Tom Booth Woodger at Setanta Books for not only arranging an introduction to Maria but also for providing me a copy of her wonderful book 
Some Kind of Heavenly Fire.

 LINKS
Some Kind of Heavenly Fire
Setanta Books

CONNECT WITH MARIA
Website: https://www.maria-lax.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maria_lax_ 

MUSIC
Please Listen Carefully
(Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The third episode of my livestream call-in show. As I try to solidify the direction of a some new projects (including this one), a couple of terrific books are really helping me to think about where those "aha!" moments come from and how creativity works.

SHOW NOTES

Organizing Genius by Warren Bennis and Patricia Ward Biederman http://bit.ly/OrganizingGeniusAbeBooks
Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson http://bit.ly/GoodIdeasAbeBooks
Brian Eno On Genius, And “Scenius” https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/07/09/brian-eno-on-genius-and-scenius/
Austin Kleon - Further notes on scenius https://austinkleon.com/2017/05/12/scenius/

**The book links above are not affiliate links and I don't make anything from them. I'm directing you to Abe Books, rather than Amazon, because it gives you the opportunity to help smaller booksellers and get great deals on new and used books. I use them myself and can't recommend them enough.

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Music in this episode:
Urban Slanging by Paolo Pavan (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
No Control by Jahzzar (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Nonconceptual by Drake Stafford (CC BY 4.0)

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In this episode, we continue to talk about music — how we relate to bands and how we listen to them. Adrianne shares a powerful story around how her father's "come to Jesus moment" affected his relationship with music and with her. We also talk about experiences around live music both from an audience perspective and as a member of the crew. 

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Music in this episode:
"Just Give It Time" by Pierce Murphy (CC BY 4.0)
"Time Flux" by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0)
"Secret Geometric States" by Kevin Bryce (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

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I spend a lot of time thinking about materials and objects as they relate to art and art making and I spend a fair bit of time talking about it with Jon. In this conversation, we’re talking about some of our first memories of art and of objects that we somehow recognized as “special.” We also talk about the how the contrast between the refinement of Europe and the chaos of India in Jon’s childhood contributed to and maybe even directly informed the type of work he produces decades later.

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You can find Jon on Instagram @jonwilkening or on his website at jonwilkening.com

If you have questions, feedback on the show, or an idea for something you'd like us to talk about, I’d love to hear from you. Email me at [email protected] or connect with me on Instagram @jefferysaddoris.

Music in this episode: Take Me Higher (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Growing up, I can’t remember not having a radio in one form or another. The first one I remember was a big walnut console with a turn table and a television that we had in our house in either San Dimas or Azusa — that part’s a little fuzzy but it had to be the early 70s. I also remember a little Panasonic clock radio my mom had on her night stand — and this was probably when I was in third or fourth grade — and the main reason I remember it is because it had those little black and white flippy numbers. I got my first stereo in junior high — I don’t remember which year — but I do remember that the first record I ever got was Robin Williams Reality… What a Concept.

As I got older and started listening to the radio more often, I started to recognize the DJs in addition to the music. The first one I remember was probably Wolfman Jack because he was just such a character. Because we were in LA, there were a ton of DJs to listen to — Rick Dees on KIIS FM, Richard Blade and Rodney Bingenheimer on KROQ, Mark and Brian on KLOS, and of course The Dr. Demento Show, which think was on KMET. Howard Stern was in there too, but honestly I was never really a huge fan. I like him much better now, especially because he’s a really terrific interviewer. Oh, and there was also Joe Frank on KCRW but, honestly, we could spend hours on him, so I think I’ll save that one. Feel free to ask me about it if you’re curious.

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Music in this episode:
"Noite de Novembro" by Himalayha (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
"After the Border" by InSpectr (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
"Imagery Intelligence" by Metre (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

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If you’ve listened to any of my shows before, you know that I spend a fair bit of time talking about creativity, both in the literal and in the abstract. I’m fascinated by how and why we create. Why for some, the need to express who they — we — are is as important to the human experience as taking a breath. Questions around creativity inform many of the conversations I have — whether or not I’m rolling tape — what I read and even some of the things I watch. For example, this morning I watched a TED Talk by Ethan Hawke. Now, I wouldn’t call myself a FAN of Ethan Hawke, per se, although I’ve seen Gattaca a half-dozen times and he was great in Training Day with Denzel Washington. Anyway, like I said, I’m not a huge fan but I do have massive respect for the choices he makes as an artist. I mean, just scanning through his filmography reminds you of some of the often unexpected and occasionally brilliant left turns he’s made in his career. And whether or not a project did well at the box office or was acclaimed by the critics, he seems to get something out of everything he does and watching this TED Talk sort of reaffirmed that notion and it might even give you something to think about as you try to go deeper into your own creative process and self-expression as an artist and frankly as a human. At one point in the talk , he says, “To express ourselves we have to know ourselves. What do you love? And if you get close to what you love who you are is revealed to you and it expands.”

LINKS

Give Yourself Permission to be Creative | Ethan Hawke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRS9Gek4V5Q

David Bowie on why you should never play to the gallery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNbnef_eXBM

David Bowie - Blackstar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kszLwBaC4Sw

Music in this episode: The Wrong Way (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0