Creativity Matters Podcast (CMP)

Stories of making art in the margins, tracking inspiration, embracing the creative journey, and more.

Visual Arts Society & Culture Arts

Update frequency: every 12 days
Average duration: 33 minutes
Episodes: 326
Years Active: 2013 - 2025

Episode 244: Love What You Do

Episode 244 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: daily challenges are different than works created over time, plus, a reminder to love what you do!

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00:34:10 | Sun 02 Jul 2017

Episode 243: Take It or Leave It

In Episode 243 of the Creativity Matters Podcast, tune in as I reflect on the process of preparing to travel and deciding what art and creative tools to take. It is never easy for me.

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00:30:14 | Mon 05 Jun 2017

Episode 242: More Ballpoint

In Episode 242, want and need, packing to travel, 10 tips for working with ballpoint ink, the Obsessive Consumption book, and more.

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00:53:47 | Wed 31 May 2017

Episode 241: Ballpoint

Episode 241 of the Creativity Matters Podcast - more about ballpoint, the quest for a classic blue Bic, black and blue, and books on ballpoint art.

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00:44:34 | Mon 29 May 2017

Episode 240: Considering Copic

Episode 240: Considering Copic markers and then switching to ballpoint, plus an illustrated journal and sketchbook about wandering (or not).

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00:39:10 | Wed 24 May 2017

Episode 239: Sweet Spot

In this episode of the CMP, my noisy house, a Holiday Inn pen, a book of lists, and thoughts on the sweet spot.

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00:35:02 | Tue 23 May 2017

Episode 237: Bounce

In Episode 237: Bounce, the lowdown on recent equipment failure, renewed clarity about the importance of talking to the ether, and a bit of bullet journaling refresh. Plus, drawing happy people, and …

00:38:27 | Wed 17 May 2017

Episode 238: Goat (or Unicorn)

Episode 238: a goat, a unicorn, a dog, a streak of hair color, and lots of talk about the 2017 Index Card a Day Challenge.

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00:46:31 | Sun 14 May 2017

Episode 236

Episode 235 of the Creativity Matters Podcast. Watching Jane Eyre, filling an empty nest Saturday, sketching, and The Poet's Dog by Patricia MacLachlan.

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00:27:20 | Thu 11 May 2017

Episode 235

Episode 235 of the Creativity Matters Podcast. Watching Jane Eyre, filling an empty nest Saturday, sketching, and a book by Melissa Sweet.

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00:27:22 | Tue 09 May 2017

Episode 227: Circles

Creativity Matters Podcast Episode 227 - musings on life balance and creative time and energy, plus a look at a book illustrated by Melissa Sweet.

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00:29:06 | Fri 28 Apr 2017

Episode 234: Syncopation

Episode 234 of the Creativity Matters Podcast - Syncopation. Talk about the creative journey, listening to podcasts, lists, and a verse novel by Sharon Creech.

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00:37:47 | Tue 25 Apr 2017

Episode 233

In Episode 233 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast... an impromptu discussion with a young artist, daily drawing, the Sktchy app, and more.

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00:16:50 | Fri 21 Apr 2017

Episode 232: Wander

CMP Episode 232 - word of the year, a book on wandering, a deep-dive into a Keri Smith book on the Wander Society, and more creative talk and philosophy.

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00:42:07 | Mon 17 Apr 2017

Episode 231: Listy

A story of a random finding in the library and an update on the first week of the CMP List Challenge.

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00:36:06 | Sat 08 Apr 2017

Episode 230: People

A focus on drawing people, using the Sktchy app, and a fantastic and inspiring book for anyone curious about drawing people or portraits.

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00:42:45 | Tue 04 Apr 2017

Episode 229: Catchup

Some catchup and backfilling... random creative resources and findings to inspire you... a new-to-me podcast for readers to love, and a book for kids on Louis Braille.

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00:29:19 | Tue 28 Mar 2017

Episode 228: Brain Dump

Get all those thoughts in your head under control by making a brain dump list. Plus, outliner apps, a rogue mind mapping app, a bit of creative angst, and more.

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00:34:44 | Mon 27 Mar 2017

Episode 226: As a Child

In Episode 226: stories about our childhood and creative origins, and a book about William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet.

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00:28:13 | Wed 01 Mar 2017

Episode 225: Surfaces

In Episode 225 of the CMP, the creative journey continues with confirmation of the flamingo, a coyote, a coffee, discussion of age-old questions like "If you were stranded on a deserted island, what …

00:34:11 | Mon 27 Feb 2017

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