Creative Pep Talk
Andy J. Pizza
A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative JourneyTransform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance. Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice. Through solo episodes and interviews with top-tier creatives, Pizza brings you the strategies and stories that you need week in and week out to keep your inner critic at bay, bust through creative blocks and stay creatively pepped to the max!!Learn more: creativepeptalk.comCheck out the host: andyjpizza.com
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Nov 2, 2020 • 1h 16min
295 - Feeding Your Creative Spark with Lisa Congdon
Lisa Congdon, an accomplished artist specializing in empowering creativity, joins Co loop. The interview covers authenticity, vulnerability, internet struggles, cultural influences, and the impact of moving to San Francisco. They reflect on previous conversations and promote the podcast's 2021 calendar.
Oct 28, 2020 • 52min
294 - Scared That You're Not Good Enough At Any One Thing? Listen To This!
Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way, discusses embracing the creative process, unschooling, and finding joy in creativity. They explore building a persona, the stress of creativity, and the importance of reconnecting with our natural essence. They also talk about embracing the artist playdate and rejecting the myth of suffering for great art.
Oct 21, 2020 • 1h 10min
293 - How to Get Deeply Inspired from Super Surprising Sources with Yao Cheng
Yao Cheng discusses building relationships in the creative industry, reflects on career changes and business decisions, and shares insights on starting fresh. They also explore capturing movement and space in art, the relationship between watercolor and the natural world, the challenge of using colors, and express gratitude to Yao Cheng for her artwork.
Oct 14, 2020 • 40min
292 - 3 Steps on How to Discover Your Creative Work’s Hidden Theme
The podcast discusses changing our mindset towards creativity, building a genuine relationship with our craft, understanding the target audience and desired emotional response, and discovering the hidden theme in our work.
Sep 30, 2020 • 1h 8min
291 - Tapping Into Your Creative Compass with Lulu Miller
Author Lulu Miller shares insights on tapping into your creative compass, including the power of trust and intuition in creative pursuits, the captivating nature of audio, and the intersection of science and creativity. They also explore sadistic storytelling and express gratitude for the conversation.
Sep 23, 2020 • 1h 6min
290 - Why Making a Complicated Mess will Unlock Your Simple Brilliance with Peter Hastings
Peter Hastings, a creative mind behind some of the most brilliant works, discusses the struggle between exploring curiosities and not spreading oneself too thin in the creative field. The chapter explores how different crafts can inform and feed each other. The speaker emphasizes the importance of conveying a shared vision when working with a team. They explore how comedians convey emotions through their craft and the importance of listening to one's body during the editing process. They discuss the three stages of craft, from being a beginner to reaching a state of freedom and creativity. They highlight the challenges of pursuing a career in music or any art form and emphasize the importance of determining if it brings genuine happiness.
Sep 16, 2020 • 1h 17min
289 - The 5 Dynamic Steps to Finding Your Creative Sensibility
This podcast explores the significance of finding your creative style and identity, the power of stories in shaping beliefs and actions, the journey of self-discovery in creative pursuits, steps to finding your creative sensibility, the importance of setting a creative target, being compensated for creative work, the transformative moment where the artist is born, the power of gratitude and resilience in the creative process, and the role of O'Briana McRennold in elevating the quality of classes on Skillshare.
Sep 2, 2020 • 1h 8min
288 - The Thing That Makes Being Discovered Impossible and How to Overcome It
Guests Jim Carrey and Alanis Morrisette discuss topics such as pursuing a creative career, the importance of storytelling, the journey from defeat to success in the picture book industry, the value of consistency in baseball and Broadway, the importance of stage time for creative growth, building a body of work and overcoming ego, and uncovering hiding spots and overcoming fear.
Aug 26, 2020 • 43min
287 - 3 Ways How to Kickstart Audience Growth When It's Plateaued 00:0041:59
The podcast discusses how to kickstart audience growth when it's plateaued. It explores overcoming creative plateaus and the importance of creating remarkable content. The speakers highlight the role of artists as educators and recommend Skillshare.com. They emphasize prioritizing community over vanity and the insanity of trying the same thing over and over.
Aug 19, 2020 • 59min
286 - 3 Lessons From A Career Changing 100 Day Project with Lolly Lolly Ceramics (AKA Lalese Stamps)
Lalise Stamps, a ceramicist, shares how their 100 day project transformed their career. They discuss the power of creativity, their journey into ceramics, and the inspiring story of Bill Strickland's ceramics after-school program. They also explore finding inspiration in everyday objects, the importance of sensibility in creative work, and the impact of rest and self-care on creativity.
