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Creativity Matters Podcast (CMP)

 Amy Cowen

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
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Episode 224: Flamingos and Footholds

Episode 224: Flamingos and Footholds

A random plastic flamingo sighting, thoughts on the creative journey as horizontal wall climbing exercise, and a book about poetry for all ages.

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00:23:58  |   Tue 21 Feb 2017
Episode 223: Catfish Green

Episode 223: Catfish Green

Thoughts on fountain pen inks, the mind-boggling amount of time it takes to run through a cartridge, the allure of a crazy green ink that may be my next fill, great resources for fountain pen inks an…
00:43:08  |   Thu 16 Feb 2017
Episode 222: Curtains

Episode 222: Curtains

Curtains, alarms, Mad World lyrics, data logging and tracking, the difficulty of turning a practice into a habit, a postcard prompt from Tammy of Daisy Yellow, and a great book from Keri Smith.

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00:36:07  |   Tue 14 Feb 2017
Episode 221: Goggles

Episode 221: Goggles

Thoughts on seeing, on the baseline parameters and "tried and true" contours that help us understand who we are, on wearing black, and on really funky, Steampunk-inspired goggles... and the value of …
00:29:26  |   Tue 07 Feb 2017
Episode 220: Dabbling in Documentation

Episode 220: Dabbling in Documentation

A "documentation" project for February, just a toe in the water to do some more deliberate tracking of personal data... and at the end of it... to explore the process of visualizing that data and tur…
00:36:35  |   Thu 02 Feb 2017
Episode 219: Evernote for Creative Types

Episode 219: Evernote for Creative Types

An opening look at tips, tricks, and techniques for using Evernote to maximize and organize your creative life.

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00:38:21  |   Wed 01 Feb 2017
Episode 218: Spilltide

Episode 218: Spilltide

The importance of freeform journaling (freewriting) in helping make sense of a restless brain. Plus, a weaving-themed storybook biography of an artist.

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00:37:42  |   Mon 30 Jan 2017
Episode 217: Between Friends

Episode 217: Between Friends

Inspired by the "idea" of the 3191 Miles Apart projects, thoughts on the importance of creative friends, people with whom you can share daily creative work without explanation or justification. What …
00:38:49  |   Wed 25 Jan 2017
Episode 216: Branch

Episode 216: Branch

Another library trip, unexpected smells, noises, and a pig in a window. Follow along for thoughts on this year, my plan, the ways in which I am plotting a creative path through 2017.

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00:26:20  |   Sun 22 Jan 2017
Episode 215: A Too Much Day

Episode 215: A Too Much Day

Listening to podcasts... and thinking about the choices we make.

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00:28:25  |   Mon 16 Jan 2017
Episode 214: New Year, New Book

Episode 214: New Year, New Book

Thoughts on choosing a fresh blank for Day One and a nuts-and-bolts list of steps you can take to customize and personalize your new or current blank book, sketchbook, or journal.

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00:37:52  |   Sat 14 Jan 2017
Episode 213: By the Numbers

Episode 213: By the Numbers

Meandering thoughts on words of and for the year, the process of looking back, taking stock, and wrapping up the year that was and using that data/information to move into the new year.

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01:06:00  |   Sun 08 Jan 2017
Episode 212: The Velveteen Rabbit

Episode 212: The Velveteen Rabbit

Sit, knit, draw, sip a cup of tea while you listen to this simple classic about becoming "real."

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00:28:28  |   Wed 21 Dec 2016
Episode 211: Favorite Things

Episode 211: Favorite Things

Favorite things... mostly basic tools that come to the surface when I think through what I use day to day and most often.

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00:45:40  |   Sat 17 Dec 2016
Episode 210: Mojo

Episode 210: Mojo

Finding renewed inspiration and "mojo" once the ornaments are up, plus a few projects and workshops for you to consider for the coming new year.

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00:36:05  |   Thu 15 Dec 2016
Episode 209: Winterfest

Episode 209: Winterfest

Tune in for a long and rambling retelling of a trip to get donuts and questions of who, what, where, why, when, and how. Plus, Tammy describes her Groovy Grunge workshop.

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00:43:56  |   Mon 12 Dec 2016
Episode 208: Almost the Same

Episode 208: Almost the Same

A book on Wayne Thiebaud and thoughts on projects (and processes) that are similar... but different.

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00:31:25  |   Sun 04 Dec 2016
Episode 207: Snow White and Bamboo

Episode 207: Snow White and Bamboo

Two new fosters for Thanksgiving, continuing with the November "gratitude" creative project, and a wonderful book to read aloud.

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00:41:40  |   Sun 27 Nov 2016
Episode 206: It’s a Noun

Episode 206: It’s a Noun

Mid-November check-in and thoughts on the Gratitude project as a creative project.

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00:37:11  |   Sun 20 Nov 2016
Episode 205: Gratitude

Episode 205: Gratitude

Thoughts on a freeform, month-long November project centered around gratitude.

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00:36:02  |   Sun 30 Oct 2016
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