The Spark & The Art

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/75 – I read from my new ebook The Three Most Difficult Simple Things guaranteed to forever improve your creative work. It’s a long title but it’s a short book. But very helpful. You can download your own copy at TheSparkAndTheArt.com/ebook

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/74 – Today we talk about how understanding your personality type will help you in business & creative pursuits. We also talk about the importance of false confidence and the power of collaborative partners.

**Links for this episode**

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

Creative You - http://davidbgoldstein.com/book-creative-you/

Otto Kroeger - http://www.ottokroeger.com

Exit through the gift shop - http://exitthroughthegiftshop.com

Klaatu - http://klaatutheband.com/about/about.php

Carpenters - http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com

Klaatu - Calling Occupants - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URM_5R-vWk

Carpenters - Calling Occupants - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teBV0EoJJY8

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/73 – So far there are two things I know about succeeding. Whether it’s succeeding at covering the cost of your project or succeeding to Madonna like levels. We talk about them both in this episode.

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/72  – From art school and sharing gigs with Madonna to a marketing career and now creating a cartoon series - this is the awesome path and story of Richard Sirgiovanni.

**Links for this episode**

Richard Sirgiovanni - https://twitter.com/kartuneman

School of visual arts - http://www.sva.edu

CBGB - http://www.cbgb.com

Max’s Kansas City - http://maxskansascity.com

Madonna - http://www.madonna.com

Cyndi Lauper - http://cyndilauper.com

Bon Jovi - http://www.bonjovi.com

Ramones - https://www.ramones.com

Blondie - http://www.blondie.net

Talking Heads - http://www.talking-heads.nl

Bil Keane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Keane

Family Circus - http://familycircus.com/

Maurice White - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_White

Earth Wind and Fire - http://www.earthwindandfire.com/

Billy Idol - http://billyidol.net/

Jon Oates - http://johnoates.com/

Hall & Oates - http://www.hallandoates.com/

Roger Waters - http://rogerwaters.com/

Pink Floyd - http://www.pinkfloyd.com/

Johnny Rotten - http://www.johnlydon.com/jlhome.html

Sex Pistols - http://www.sexpistolsofficial.com/

The Grimps - http://thegrimps.com/

Townes Van Zandt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townes_Van_Zandt

Ron Dante - http://www.rondante.com/

Jack Douglas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Douglas_(record_producer)

Aerosmith - http://www.aerosmith.com/

John Lennon - http://www.johnlennon.com/

Double Fantasy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Fantasy

John Boylan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boylan_(record_producer)

Boston - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_(band)

Keith Emerson - http://www.keithemerson.com/

Tony Bon Jovi - http://www.tonybongiovi.com/

heSparkAndTheArt.com/71 – I went to CAMP Festival here in Calgary. It was a two day conference filled with inspiration and awesome speakers. Here is a summary. 

**Links for this episode**

Camp Festival - http://campfestival.ca

Stacey Mulcahy - http://thebitchwhocodes.com

Alon Chitayat - http://www.animishmish.com

Improv Canvas - http://www.improvcanvas.com

Yuko Shimizo - http://yukoart.com

Aaron Draplin - http://draplin.com

Field Notes - http://fieldnotesbrand.com

Neil Huxley - https://vimeo.com/neilhuxley

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/70 - Crowdfunding for authors, making friends with fear and moving into your stretch-zone. A very full episode indeed.

Pete Mosley - The Art Of Shouting Quietly - http://shoutingquietly.com/

Craft and Design Magazine - http://www.craftanddesign.net/

Indiegogo - https://www.indiegogo.com/

Sisyphus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus

James Cameron - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron

Ted Talk - James Cameron - https://www.ted.com/talks/james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy
 

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/69 - I've recently started the official @sparkartpodcast twitter account I thought I'd give an update on the podcast and the new twitter account. 

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/68 – We talk about how, what I always assumed was, his relentless pursuit of perfection is in fact a relentless pursuit of ever increasing efficiencies in his creation process. We talk about what inks he likes and doesn’t like. The importance of making your tools invisible to you as the artist so they don’t get in the way of your ideas. We talk about how day job teaching comics as an art form has affected his work. And we also talk about how a day job, a comics career, a podcast and a family with two kids impacts his art (as a hint it has too do with the relentless pursuit of efficiencies I mentioned earlier)

Dan is very funny, very British and very insightful. I’m quite positive you will enjoy today’s chat with Dan Berry.

**Links for Today’s show**

Dan Berry - http://www.thingsbydan.co.uk

Dan Berry - https://www.behance.net/danomano65

Danbury - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danbury,_Connecticut

Quimby the mouse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quimby_the_Mouse

Chris Ware - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Ware

Jack Kirby - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kirby

Make it then tell everybody (website) - http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/

Make it then tell everybody (twitter) - https://twitter.com/MakeThenTell

Angoulême - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angoulême_International_Comics_Festival

GiPi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gipi

Tim Ferris - http://fourhourworkweek.com

Swan Mabie Todd - http://www.mabietoddpenlists.co.uk/page14.html

Platinum Carbon Ink - http://www.platinum-pen.co.jp/products/spare/ink/eink.html

Sailors Pigment Ink - http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/121399-sailor-kiwa-guro-or-aka-nano-pigment-ink/

Noodler’s Ink - http://noodlersink.com/

Drawn & Quarterly - https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/

Joe Matt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Matt

Plastic Forks - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11261511-plastic-forks

Tapping the Vein - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108058.Tapping_the_Vein

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/67 – What do kidnapped spacemen and a black-metal chef that sings vegan recipes have in common? They have found their voice - that one special way they communicate - and in turn have found an audience. 

**Links for today’s Show**

http://www.club-mst3k.com/

http://fizzle.co/

http://veganblackmetalchef.com/

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/66 – The power of choosing to be yourself and the journey it can take to get to the point where you can unashamedly just be who you are.

**Links for this Episode**

Chase Reeves - https://twitter.com/chase_reeves

Ice To The Brim - http://icetothebrim.com/

Fizzle.co - https://fizzle.co/

Corbett Barr - http://corbettbarr.com/blog/

Caleb Wojcik - http://www.calebwojcik.com/

Barret Brooks - http://barrettbrooks.com/

Steph Crowder - https://twitter.com/stephcrowder_

Father Apprentice - http://fatherapprentice.com/

Pat Flynn - http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/

Derek Halpern - http://socialtriggers.com/

Make it then tell everybody - http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/

Flipping the funnel episode - http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/2015/06/matt-diffee/