The Spark & The Art

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/85 – How habits and rituals can help with your creative work.

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/84 – Chris is a great example of someone using all their interests and skills to be fully creative. Chris talks about his path from designer to product manager. He also talks about his longtime interest in weather phenomena and relatively recent interest in photography and how he combined the two into his stunning series of aurora and storm photos.

**Links for this episode**

Chaser Con Canada - http://www.chaserconcanada.ca

Reid Timmer - https://www.facebook.com/ReedTimmerTVN/

Reddit - https://www.reddit.com

Frozen Bubbles - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIxIys1ABIGO1h-LU9cLUEA

Nerdist - http://nerdist.com/freezing-soap-bubbles-are-magical-orbs-of-awesome/

IFLS (I Fucking Love Science) - https://www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience

Adam Savage Twitter - https://twitter.com/ratzlaff/status/661295180083933184

CBC - http://www.cbc.ca/

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/83 – You can’t actually make time. Time just happens and you sort of bob around in it. The only thing you can do is choose what to work on while you’re bobbing around. This choosing is the hardest part because it basically comes down to choosing between doing things for yourself and doing things for others.

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/82 – Everything you see in an animated movie needs to be created by someone. From the dirt on the floor to the frying pan in the kitchen to the kitchen itself someone has to design it and that’s what our guest Betsy Bauer does for a day job. Outside of work does children’s books and other projects and we talk about her recent project, a fun colouring book about cats dressed as super heroes. We also talk about her work at Google creating Google doodles and how her getting the job all started with a retweet.

**Links for this episode**

Betsy Bauer - http://betsybauerart.com

Adobe Flash - http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/flash.html (Soon to be Adobe Animate)

Ringling College of Art + Design - https://www.ringling.edu

Paramount Pictures - http://www.paramount.com

Google - http://www.google.com

Digital Domain - http://digitaldomain.com

Legend Of Tembo - http://www.cartoonbrew.com/how-to/the-legend-of-the-legend-of-tembo-77114.html

Creativity Inc. - http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration/dp/0812993012

Super Dumb book of Super Cats - http://www.amazon.com/Super-Dumb-Cats-coloring-heroes/dp/151767283X

Ryan Lang - http://ryanlangdraws.tumblr.com

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/81 – What is the failure you’re so afraid of? What is failure for that matter? You get to create your own definition of failure. Nobody else can tell you when something is a failure because it depends on their definition of what failure is.

**Links for this episode**

James Cameron TED talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy

Andrea Beaty - https://www.andreabeaty.com

Rosie Revere - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie3Fb9dbCIk
 

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/80 – Aaron Draplin loves life and loves his work. From the daily activities of cleaning the house to the technical process of creating a logo or book design. He’s proud of his family and gives himself to everyone. That caring and pride shows in his work and you can hear it in our conversation.

**Links for this episode**

Aaron James Draplin - http://draplin.com

Mike Watt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Watt

Metallica - https://metallica.com

Square Mobile Payments - https://squareup.com/ca

Supersuckers - http://supersuckers.com

Reverend Horton Heat - http://www.reverendhortonheat.com

Until Red (now The Middle Coast) - http://www.themiddlecoast.ca

Old 97’s - http://old97s.com

Juno - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_(band)

Bottlerocket - https://bottlerocket.bandcamp.com

Craig Finn - http://www.craigfinn.net

Son Volt - http://www.sonvolt.net

Tame Impala - http://www.tameimpala.com

Bob Mould - http://bobmould.com

Hüsker Dü - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hüsker_Dü

Bare Naked Ladies - http://www.barenakedladies.com

Arcade Fire - http://arcadefire.com/site/
 

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/79 – What do people tell you you are? "You are such a good artist you should draw comics.” “You are a born dancer.” “You sing way better than anyone on the radio you mustn’t waste that talent.” That’s all well and good if you want to be a singer, dancer or comics artist.

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/78 - The process Jonathan Ferguson followed for writing songs for his new album Telltale Heart, anonymity, how taking your art seriously doesn’t mean you have to take yourself seriously and the power of art to make you question and reflect on things

**- Links for this episode -**

Long Jon Lev - http://www.longjonlev.com

Jon’s first interview - http://thesparkandtheart.com/4

10 Inches of Snow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StlMdNcvCJo

Barrage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XeB_eKnmls

John Butler - http://johnbutlertrio.com

Kim Churchill - http://kimchurchill.com

Jon Brion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca9ub9rpNK4

Howie Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca9ub9rpNK4

Bryan Adams - https://www.bryanadams.com/splash-getup

Bruce Springsteen - http://www.npr.org/2012/03/16/148778665/bruce-springsteens-sxsw-2012-keynote-speech

Gwar - http://www.gwar.net

Coffin Break - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIBqH3o_0jc

Beth by Kiss - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHkojuUSDO8

Andrew W. K. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WccfbPQNMbg

Good Riddance by Green Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQ8N1KacJc

Mötley Crüe - http://www.motley.com

Daft Punk - http://www.daftpunk.com

DeadMau5 - http://live.deadmau5.com

ACDC - http://www.acdc.com

Paul Simon - http://www.paulsimon.com/ca

Jellyfish - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish_(band)

Mr. Bungle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITEDFYdLHFA

Mumford and Sons - http://www.mumfordandsons.com

Nickleback - http://www.nickelback.com

Wayne Gretzky - https://gretzky.com

David Andrew Weibe - http://dawcast.com

Dave’s Book - http://dawcast.com/the-new-music-industry-adapting-growing-and-thriving-in-the-information-age/

Dave’s Interview - http://thesparkandtheart.com/16

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/77 -
If the work is more important than the art you know what is more important than the work?

The message. The why. The reason you do the work. The reason the spark goes from smile and  excitment to actual act of bringing it to reality.

**Links for this episode**

Why the journey to your art is more important than the art itself - Thesparkandtheart.com/11

DavidGussak - https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/art-trial

David B. Goldstein - http://davidbgoldstein.com

This podcast in iTunes - TheSparkAndTheArt.com/itunes

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/76 – David Gussak is an art therapist who has worked in prison populations for most of his career. We talk about what it takes to work with violent criminals and how, despite the many times he tried to leave the profession, it just keeps bringing him back.

**Links for today’s episode**

David Gussak - https://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/david-gussak-phd-atr-bc

Art Therapy In Prison - http://arttherapyinprison.com/?page_id=355

Art Therapy With Offenders - http://www.amazon.com/Art-Therapy-Offenders-Marian-Liebmann/dp/1853021717

Art On Trial - https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/art-trial

Making Something Out Of Nothing - https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/art-trial/201311/making-something-out-nothing

Homo Aestheticus - http://www.amazon.com/Homo-Aestheticus-Where-Comes-From/dp/0295974796

The Candy Man - https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/art-trial/201504/the-candy-man-prisoner-paints-delectable-materials