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In episode 195 we talked with Brandon Dayton and Matthew Armstrong about their new art challenge, Sketchbook Summer. During the month of July artists were invited to try to fill a sketchbook in a month. In these last days of Summer 2017, Brandon returns to the Lean Into Cast to reflect on the experience and look at how things change for an artist after taking on such a challenge.
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What do we do with our old technology we’ve used in our art process? Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion about extending the life of a workstation or getting used gear yet having it perform well or at least well in a new role. We’ll explore both the hardware and software side of tools, including making use of open source tools for creative projects.
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It’s time once again for a discussion on what we’re reading/watching/playing to help charge our creative batteries. Also: Jerzy and Rob check in with one another to see what big ideas they’re engaging with in their work.
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And old saw we haven’t used on the Lean Into Art Cast in some time is “limitations breed creativity.” What we typically mean by this is that limiting one’s choices in a creative endeavor removes ambiguity and often provides a starting point. It can also present interesting creative problems to solve. But what about the tools or platform you choose? Don’t they introduce constraints as well? Can these constraints enhance the work, or are they a roadblock we have to work around? When do we abandon the tool or platform altogether? Join us for a discussion on the unforeseen influence in the tools you use.
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The Lean Into Art Cast hits a milestone! This time Jerzy and Rob use the opportunity to explore the many pieces, players, and values that go into making a big thing and how each of those pieces evolve over time.
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Do you have a creative kit that you never leave home without? If so, what kinds of tools go in that container? How does examining the stuff you plan on making, transportation, location, and ergonomics figure in? What kind of bag/backpack/sling do you choose, and how do you organize the tools within? Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration of assembling your creative travel kit.
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Rob and Jerzy are back from seeing some superhero movies and have story structure on the mind. Join us for a discussion on some resources we’ve been reading concerning story structure and the hero’s journey, followed by an improvisational exercise where we’ll try to hang up a story outline on that structure live.
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Making stuff is challenging and expensive work. There are monetary, time, and emotional costs to pursuing creative endeavors. Knowing this, we can accept it as natural that we might feel some frustration when we see others in our field achieve status and success with an apparent ease. What do they got that you don’t got? How is it that they won and you lost? Why is it so easy for them and not for you? When is it your turn to be established? Join us for a discussion on navigating a creative career and how mindset can affect the choices one makes on their journey.
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Inking the cover to A Friendly Game (http://ift.tt/2tq1lGb), using a Pentel fude brush, Pentel pocket brush, Pentel color brush, and a Uniball Signo correction pen.
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Learning, relating to the process of learning, feeding that into making new things… that’s familiar territory for all of us Leaners. Being fortunate to have attended EYEO a few times, four total now, Rob has some thoughts and experiences to unpack and share. In this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast, Jerzy and Rob will explore a sort of EYEO reflection plus dig into what is it about that community that seems like a useful set of signals to look for in other learning/teaching communities.
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