Originally from the Minneapolis area, Scott Ward studied commercial design and illustration at the University of Minnesota. Scott has worked as an artist and designer in advertising, clothing design, graphic design, theater design, landscape design, interior design, illustration and murals, and has shown his paintings in many galleries around the country.

After his introduction to The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, Scott found himself facilitating creativity groups and eventually becoming a community leader with a focus on community development and engagement. He presently serves as the Executive Director of the Fairhaven Association in Bellingham, WA. Scott still finds time to create art.

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2:22 Growing up as an artistic kid

3:03 Discovering The Artist’s Way

4:26 Being a full time artist-entrepreneur

5:52 Getting into the world of community engagement

7:12 Fairhaven’s initial organizational challenges and dealing with them

9:12 The importance of giving credit whenever it is due

12:15 Managing time as an active artist plus community leader

13:55 Drawing up the blueprint for Fairhaven’s future

14:23 Working on the Space Needle mural project

18:27 Analyzing elements of Scott’s artwork

20:04 Daily routines and rituals to power through the day

23:48 When rejection from priesthood brought clarity to life’s purpose

25:30 Leaving a legacy and making a difference

27:15 Dealing with challenging decision making processes

29:16 Painting the big picture: keeping the whole community in frame

30:14 Thoughts about the future

32:56 Change is inevitable - taking small steps as a budding artist

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Transcript

Patti Dobrowolski 00:03

Hello, Superstars! Welcome to the Up Your Creative Genius Podcast, where you will gain insight and tips to stomp on the accelerator and blast off to transform your business and your life. I'm your host, Patti Dobrowolski. And if this is your first time tuning in, then strap in - because this is serious rocket fuel. Each week, I interview fellow creative geniuses to help you learn how easy it is to Up Your Creative Genius in any part of your life.

Patti Dobrowolski 00:39

Hey, everybody, it's Patti Dobrowolski with Up Your Creative Genius. Oh my gosh, okay, I just want to say: my most favorite person in the world today is on the podcast - Scott Ward. And Scott Ward, if you don't know him, he's an amazing visual artist, who became an accidental Executive Director for the Fair Haven Business Association. It's not really the business association, but the Fair Haven, you know, Association for where he lives. But he is amazing. He's been an actor, he's created clothing. He's done everything possible - interior design, like if you look out in the world, at things, you'll see Scott Ward imprinted on most of them. And he has a beautiful collection of artwork that has really just kept its its beauty over time - I was gonna say it's just so iconic, the stuff that you draw, I have a number of them in my home, I will say - and one of them he gave to us for our wedding, which is just so incredible. So, I thank you, Scott, for being here. Hey, by the way, I didn't mention this, but he also is a musician and singer. Really incredible. Okay. Welcome to the show, Scott.

Scott Ward 01:51

Hi, Patti. It's nice to see you.

Patti Dobrowolski 01:53

Nice to see you too. And so we haven't seen each other in a long time. Because of COVID - It's kind of a drag. I know but just in another month, I'm going to be standing - hopefully, cross your fingers, you know - side by side with you, that will be so incredible. So, Scott, tell people about you. How