In this episode we explore the idea of sources. How do you gather and use sources in your creative work? What or who inspires you? We continue to explore the ideas in our book study to expand what's possible in our projects.

“Working from a source is not the same thing as copying. The work is yours only--drawn from your experience and coloured by your perceptions. The source frees us to depart from something rather than from nothing or everything. We do not seek to duplicate the source, but to use it as a reference. It relieves us of thinking we have to make something new or great (a scary idea). We will make something new when we work at the source with our mind and leave our hands and pen (stick, chopstick, pencil, etc…) free to get on with the job of drawing (painting, building, etc…).”

p. 47, Learning By Heart: Teachings to Free the Creative Spirit by Corita Kent and Jan Steward

In this episode we talk about Chapter 2 in Learning by Heart: Looking. 

Nurturing and developing ways of seeing is one of the most important practices any artist or writer can engage in.

In this episode we begin a deep dive into ‘Learning by Heart: Teachings to Free the Creative Spirit” by Corita Kent and Jan Steward.

Each week we integrate the ideas into our practice and talk about how it goes, one chapter at a time. We hope you'll join our Facebook Community "Hummingbird Podcast Community" where we can continue the discussion and share the learnings with each other. 

How do I develop a brand for myself in a way that feels authentic and not like I’m trying too hard or misrepresenting? Our guest, Julia Archer answers this question and quite a bit more in our monthly focus on building a creative business. 

Branding isn't just for the big corporations. As a creative business, it will help you stand out in the crowd, establish trust and attract your audience. 

What is the relationship between our creativity and our resilience?

How can a sense of meaning help in difficult times to nurture our creativity and how can our creativity help us get through difficult times?

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We’ve missed you! We’ve missed each other. We begin Season 2 by catching up just like we did as kids in September by asking "What did you do on your summer vacation?"  What was easy? What was harder? Were you able to connect with other creatives? Join us we launch Season 2!

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This week we do something a little different as Aprille guides Jessica through the art of creating a story about her business that invites people to be part of the story. We explain why story is so powerful, how to build trust relationships with your customers and other ways to use story as a business tool. 

This book has been a major influence in our creative journeys and we wanted to share it with you, both the book and the journey. We talk about how this book changed us creatively and some of the concepts and core truths that stand out for us. 

We'd love to hear from you, too. Leave us a message and share your experience with The Artist's Way or tell us about another book that had a major impact on you.

In this episode we look at creativity and process through the lens of metaphor. Using quotations, we explore how metaphor can enrich our creative process and projects looking at some big questions. How can metaphors inspire how we create? How can artists and writers use metaphor to make something new? Metaphor can help us to go deeper and understand our own creative process in simple but powerful ways. You'll even hear a few "aha's" that Aprille and Jessica experience as they discuss this topic. 

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