INCREDIBLE Sculptor Spencer Schubert drops in to make the case that good taste is exactly what's stopping you from starting. Your early work is going to suck — that's not a warning, that's a promise. Spencer, Paul, and Erik dig into why the creative struggle never actually gets easier, how to build systems that work on the days your willpower doesn't, and whether gatekeeping is protecting craft or killing it. ALSO, just FYI, Your life is about 4,000 weeks long, what will do do with that time???

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To browse the Gorilla Glue Wood Filler and Wood Glue (less water) mentioned in today's show:  http://gorillatough.com/woodworkingisbs

Spencer's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esschubertsculpture/ 

Spencer's Website: https://www.esschubert.com/

What kind of person are you? Emotionally Stable? Neurotic and Exciteable?  Open to new ideas? Have you ever taken a personality test before? We all know some elements of our personality but have you had them formally measured and then thought about how those traits might affect what you make, how you make, or how you approach making art in general?

Today with the help of TWO Ph.D. psychologists, resident WIBS psychologist Sherry Pagoto, and psychologist/woodworker Brad Appelhans, we all take the BIG 5 PERSONALITY TEST and then interpret the results as it relates to our making and art.  You might be surprised to find how much your personality traits define your path in art & craft.

Take the Big 5 Personality Test HERE (5 min, no spam): https://www.personalityassessor.com/big-five2/

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To browse the Gorilla Glue Wood Filler and Wood Glue (less water) mentioned in today's show:  http://gorillatough.com/woodworkingisbs

When you say something is BEAUTIFUL, what do you actually mean?  Why do you think it's beautiful?  Is beauty genetically programmed witihin humans, or is it culturally learned, or Is it a divine gift from god?  We take on this fascinating topic with our amazing friend Jeff Hein (an absolutely INCREDIBLE painter and maker), who raised this question in the first place and WHAT A FUN DISCUSSION IT WAS.  

Jeff has his own podcast called the Undraped Artist and you can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/@theundrapedartist

Jeff's instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jeff_hein_art/

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To browse the Gorilla Glue Wood Filler and Wood Glue (less water) mentioned in today's show:  http://gorillatough.com/woodworkingisbs

In today's episode of the Master Series, we discuss the visionary American artist and furniture designer Wharton Esherick, celebrated as the father of the Studio Furniture Movement.  Esherick believed furniture and sculpture were one and the same — that a chair, a table, or a staircase could be as emotionally resonant as any painting or bronze. His most iconic pieces pulse with organic, twisting forms drawn from nature, none more famous than his breathtaking spiral staircase, hand-carved from red oak, which stopped the world at the 1939 New York World's Fair.  Did you know he started as a painter and only discovered wood by accident, carving frames for his own canvases? Did you know his entire home and studio on Valley Forge Mountain was itself a 40-year work of art — every door, cabinet, and light pull shaped by his own hands — now a National Historic Landmark and Museum??? Speaking of which, our special guest today is the Executive Director of his museum, Julie Siglin!  

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To browse the Gorilla Glue Wood Filler and Wood Glue (less water) mentioned in today's show:  http://gorillatough.com/woodworkingisbs

Just as grammar underlies good writing, today we're learning about the hidden grammar behind good visual art: The ELEMENTS OF ART AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. Today, we go BACK TO SCHOOL w/ Art professor Jack Thomas leading us through the basics, while Erik translates them through a real-world maker lens. These funadmentals are TIMELESS and are applicable to almost every form of art.  Strap in for a GREAT EPISODE kids, because CLASS IS IN SESSION!

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To browse the Gorilla Glue Wood Filler and Wood Glue (less water) mentioned in today's show:  http://gorillatough.com/woodworkingisbs

Are you the kind of person who enjoys the predictable routines of life?  Or are you someone who feels the excitement of something wholly novel and new?  This preference is largely determined by our brain chemistry and risk tolerance.  Evolutionarily, a bit of BOTH is likely best as we need to lean into what is dependable and safe, but at the same time opening ourselves up to new things occasionally.  But where do Paul, Erik, and Rich fall on this contiuum?  Where do you fall on this contiuum?  Which is better for business as a professional woodworker like Erik and Rich?  Get to know the WONDERFUL woodworker/woodturner that is Richard Findley in this episode and discuss with us this idea of Novelty vs. Repetition, either as a hobbyist or a professional full time woodworker.

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To browse the Gorilla Glue Wood Filler and Wood Glue (less water) mentioned in today's show:  http://gorillatough.com/woodworkingisbs

For more information on Rich, including his signature skew that Paul bought and mentioned in today's show:  
https://turnersworkshop.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/richard_findley/

What do you think of when you hear ADHD ? Do you think you might have it or know someone who does?  We all took a an ADHD screener test before this show and announce the scores live on air!  Regardless of the answer, the learnings from this episode on the BRAIN APPLY TO ALL OF US, whether you're neurotypical or neurodivergent.  Join us for an amazing episode into brain structure and function as it relates to art/craft, guided by our resident Ph.D. psychologist, Sherry Pagoto.

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Take the ADHD Screener:

The test PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HWEHVtWa0ud4k9ak5JuAPd4rNQ9n1XeY/view?usp=drive_link

The scoring notes: https://novopsych.com/assessments/diagnosis/adult-adhd-self-report-scale-asrs/

(READ the tab ASRS Scoring & Interpretation - There are separate scores for sections A, B and then TOTAL)

What happens when two friends sit down and wrestle with life’s biggest questions? In this episode: Erik asks what VALUE does social media actually bring us? Paul grapples with INSPIRATION during the LONG winter (seasonal affective disorder anyone?). We also discuss food science and bacteria, as well as some strategies for staying in a positive head space in a chaotic world.  Join us for an honest, unscripted conversation that just might shift how you see the world—and yourself.

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Many of us have been told things about woodworking – or any craft – that simply aren’t true.  Why are so many myths perpetuated across so many fields?  What does it say about us as humans, that we believe these things and repeat them?  Today, with the help of our most experienced, authentic, and amazing friend and colleague, Vic Tesolin, we dig deep into some of the biggest myths in our field, why people believe them, and how we can emerge with a healthy sense of skepticism.

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Vic is writing a new book all about this topic! Keep an eye out on his website https://victesolinwoodworks.com/ and his instagram https://www.instagram.com/vic_tesolin_woodworks/

We’re told the art world is a supportive community, but behind the scenes, is it really?  This episode strips away everything to get at the question of openness vs territorialism and defensiveness in the arts, and we have both our perennial favorite Keith Johnson, who makes a living sharing his knowledge, and his brother-in-law, Jet Tamburri, an exceptionally talented and experienced tattoo artist who came up through the school of hard knocks to own his own successful tattoo shop.  WHAT. AN. EPIOSDE.

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JET's fantastic work:

https://www.triadtattoos.com/

https://www.instagram.com/triadtattoos/