Fern Piyachut Rusmeeroj is a trained architect who followed her creative passion and developed a career making miniature models of structures and their contents. She designs and makes scaled representations of buildings, homes, shops and more, for both individuals and commercial clients. Imagine your own home and everything in it, created at a size that you could display on a coffee table. It’s like the ultimate, personalized dollhouse.

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Fern about how she combines her architecture training with her creativity, the techniques she’s developed to make her miniatures so realistic looking, and how she turned her dream of a creative career into a reality.

Say hi to Fern:
  Instagram - @little_scale
  TikTok - @little_scale
  YouTube - @littlescale

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Mark Jones has dedicated over 25 years to empowering the next generation of creatives. His book, The Starving Artist Myth, challenges long-standing stereotypes about creative careers, advocating for the economic and social value they contribute to the world. 

Mark is an accomplished educator, producer and author, known for bridging the worlds of culture, technology and education and his insight into the evolving landscape of creative industries. He is the Dean of the Faculty of Animation, Art and Design at Sheridan College and the former Director at the Seneca Film Institute, both in Ontario, Canada.

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Mark about why the starving artist stereotype is so pervasive even though it misrepresents the reality of creative fields, how a combination of passion and commitment is key for a creative career, and how society can better support creatives.

Say hi to Mark:
  Website - starvingartistmyth.com
  Instagram - @starvingartistmyth
  Facebook - /starvingartistmyth
  LinkedIn: /mark-j-4076983

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Alimo has been drawing and creating for as long as he can remember and while he was in art school he had an experience that challenged his ideas and changed the way he thinks about art to this day.

He’s built a creative universe within which he works, designing and making fine art, NFT collections, sustainable clothing, products, murals, commissions and commercial projects. Alimo's artwork is inspired by experiences travelling around the world. Whether it's a serene landscape or a surfer ripping a wave, his art invites you to see the world through his eyes.

With his love for the outdoors, it stands to reason that sustainability is at the core of his ethos and impacts how he approaches and delivers his artistic creations to the world.

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Alimo about turning points in his creative journey, how he embraces different ways of sharing his physical and digital work, and how he considers environmental sustainability in his approach and workflow.

Say hi to Alimo:
  Website - alimofun.com
  Instagram - @alimofun
  TikTok - @alimofun
  YouTube: @alimo-studios
  X/Twitter: @alimofun

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After collecting thousands of colourful bottle caps over several years, Jeff Meszaros had a brilliant idea - he could create a mosaic using these unconventional art supplies. Through trial and error, Jeff developed techniques to flatten and layer the caps in a unique way, allowing him to create textured portraits and images that also include 'easter eggs' that can be found when they’re viewed up close.

He’s now created over 150 mosaic portraits featuring well-known people including David Bowie, Harry Styles, Anthony Bourdain, Dolly Parton, Michael Jordan, Elvis and Freddie Mercury.

Thanks to Jeff’s work, over 350,000 bottle caps have been diverted from the landfill and he hopes his artwork inspires other creatives to think of ways to upcycle single-use items into high-value works of art.

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Jeff about how he developed his artistic skill set, how he creates a new design concept, the creative community he loves, and how he continues to challenge himself by experimenting with different mediums.

Say hi to Jeff:
  Website - jambottlecapart.com
  Instagram - @jambottlecapart
  TikTok - @jambottlecapart
  Facebook - /JAMbottlecapart

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Brent Estabrook is an artist who’s known for his large-scale, colourful oil paintings of stuffed animals - often huge piles of them, all cuddled up together. He combines challenging techniques with a childlike sense of joy, creating textured and vibrant compositions. And the more you look at his detailed works, the more treasures there are to discover.

His style has evolved over time, exploring realism, hyperrealism, abstract and surrealism. Brent's work has been exhibited around the world, including solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, Switzerland, the Long Beach Museum of Art and Art Basel in Miami.

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Brent about his mission to inspire joy, how he combines precision and playfulness, and pivotal moments in his creative career.

Say hi to Brent:
  Website - brentestabrook.com and smilesnfriends.com
  Instagram - @brentestabrook
  TikTok - @brentestabrook
  Facebook - @brentestabrookart
  YouTube - @brentestabrook8738

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Jayce Hall is a micrography word artist, drawing portraits using only combinations of letters that he repeats hundreds, or even thousands, of times. By precisely controlling the size of the letters he hand draws, as well as their spacing, density, and intensity of colour, he can make a portrait magically emerge out of the characters on the canvas.

His word art portraits have been featured by ESPN and Buzzfeed and he’s even seen portraits he’s made of celebrities, such as NBA star Steph Curry and country music legend Reba McEntire, presented directly to them!

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Jayce about how he developed his micrography technique, how he stays open to creative exploration, why he loves drawing portraits, and how he uses his talents to raise funds for important causes.

Say hi to Jayce:
  Website - jaycehallart.com
  Instagram - @jaycehallart
  TikTok - @jaycehallart
  Facebook - /jaycehallart
  YouTube - @jaycehallart

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Hannah Veiga is a multidisciplinary artist whose specialty is pyrography - the art of woodburning. She draws intricate scenes, freehand, by making burn marks in carefully chosen, sustainably-sourced pieces of wood. Hannah strives to create designs that complement the wood and its grain, with her design emerging through it as if it was meant to be there all along.

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Hannah about how she discovered the art of pyrography and developed her skills, the nature-based themes she showcases in her designs (like The Lovely and The Deadly pairing), the process of offering a print of her art for the first time, and how she incorporates sustainability efforts into her work.

Say hi to Hannah:
  Website - hannahveiga.com
  Instagram - @hannahveiga
  TikTok - @hannahveiga.studio
  YouTube - /hannahveiga.studio

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Dylan Sadiq is known as the College Cuber and he is a proud first-generation college graduate who earned a biomedical engineering degree from Rutgers University. He combines his engineering knowledge with his creativity to design and make detailed, large-scale portraits out of colourful cubes (like the ones Rubik’s makes).

His passion for sports is reflected in his work, creating artworks of professional athletes because they’re both challenging and rewarding. Dylan has worked with professional sports teams and organizations such as the NBA, NFL, MLB, Manchester United and US Open Tennis. Dylan also does live performances at weddings, bar mitzvahs, college and corporate events.

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Dylan about the unique challenges and limitations of his chosen medium, why he prefers tackling difficult designs over simplistic patterns, and how he invites people to join him in creating artworks.

Say hi to Dylan:
  Website - thecollegecuber.com
  Instagram - @thecollegecuber_
  TikTok - @thecollegecuber
  Facebook - /thecollegecuber
  YouTube: @thecollegecuber
  X/Twitter: @thecollegecuber

Show mentions:
  Jayce Hall - @jaycehallart

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Dan Lam is an internationally acclaimed contemporary artist, known for her bold and unique sculptures. Her otherworldly, drippy sculptural work pushes boundaries and explores intriguing contrasts by mixing unconventional materials, organic forms and bright colours.

She is a major hit on social media, with over a million people following her @sopopomo Instagram and TikTok accounts, which stands for “so post-post-modern”. Her work has been exhibited in galleries all over the United States as well as internationally, and is in the collections of celebrity clients.

She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas and a Master of Fine Arts from Arizona State University. As an artist, she says her goal is not to provide answers but to pose questions to challenge viewers to confront the contradictions inherent in the world around them.

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Dan about how she blends her technical expertise with play and experimentation, her artistic explorations of size and scale, and how she creates new ways for audiences to interact with her work.

Say hi to Dan:
  Website - bydanlam.com
  Instagram - @sopopomo
  TikTok - @sopopomo

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Jeremy Booth built a successful career as a digital illustrator, working with some of the biggest brands in the world. He also made his personal artworks available to collectors through NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and created an NFT series focused on a Western art theme featuring landscapes and cowboys, falling in love with the subject and tradition of Western art in the process.

Jeremy made a bold decision to not only create digital art but to become a fine art painter as well, focusing on the Western motif for this new chapter in his career. He captures the essence of the Wild West with daring minimalism in his paintings. He aims to blend classic themes with a contemporary approach, using vibrant colours, strong contrasts and simple shapes to offer a fresh perspective on Western art.

On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Jeremy about how he stays flexible to express his creativity in new ways, what captured his imagination about western landscapes and cowboy culture, and “The New West” - his first solo fine art exhibition.

Say hi to Jeremy:
  Website - jeremy-booth.com
  Instagram - @jeremybooth
  TikTok - @jeremyboooth
  X/Twitter - @jeremybooth

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