52 episodes
Creative Perspectives Podcast Tom Shepherd
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5.0 • 15 Ratings
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How does creativity shape our lives?
Through interviews with artists, makers, creators and general lovers of life, we will explore how creativity has helped them to carve out a unique and fulfilling life.
This is a great resource for creatives in any field, of any ability, from professional to hobbyist. Ultimately though, this a life affirming podcast that we hope will inspire you to pursue your own ideas and dreams, whatever they may be!
We explore these peoples personal paths to where they are now, the decisions made along the way and how they made them. We delve in to their mindsets, as well as looking into the creative process, how and where ideas are born and how they are executed. The interaction between left and right brain is also a fascinating them that we hope will run through out.
We will also often cover life as an artist or creator, the many forms this takes and the business of making a living as an artist.
All of this and plenty more makes up this "Creative Perspectives" Podcast.
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Sophie Green - Grateful Intentions
This chat with wonderful UK Wildlife Artist, Sophie Green, was always going to be a fun and inspiring one.
We kick off talking about our relationship with commissions and slowly finding alignment with ourselves and our artwork.
Sophie's journey is a really interesting one and it has clearly taught her some invaluable lessons along the way. One of which being Sophie's more wholistic approach to art and business.
Sophie is very strong on writing down aims, goals and intentions and letting this fuel her art and business direction and growth.
We have a good chat about Sophie's recent fantastic and super inspirational trip to the Artic Circle, which leads into the topic of Art & Conservations relationship as well as trying to make more conscious decisions in our art practice, business and personal lives.
We round up by talking about self discipline and finding drive before Sophie's final thoughts, plus quite a few more final thoughts!
Find Sophie at:
SophieGreenFineArt.com
twitter.com/sophiegreenart
Sophie's YouTube channel
instagram.com/sophiegreenfineart
Find me at:
www.tomshepherdart.com
Instagram/tomshepherdartist
www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt
YouTube - TomShepherd Art -
Detlef Tibax - Gaining Clarity
I am very excited to release my recent chat with Conservationist and Artist, Detlef Tibax.
We talk about Detlef's personal journey and his ongoing relationship with nature and art; and how they met and have both grown together to eventually create "Art 4 Conservation"
We take a deep dive into finding work, art, life balance. Whether you're full time work or career is art or not, we soon realise that actually all of the struggles, frustrations and joys are all the same.
We talk about the need for passion and a deeper reason that drives our art and decisions, especially during more testing times or when it would be easy to put our creative pursuits to one side.
Beyond this we go into the role of Art and Conservation, dealing with insecurities and pushing yourself forward as an artist and a person, the pros and cons of making money from your art as well as the pros and cons of being able to move around mediums.
All this and much more in this episode.
Find Detlef at:
https://www.art4conservation.org/
https://www.instagram.com/art4conservation/
https://www.facebook.com/Art4Conservation/
Find me at:
www.tomshepherdart.com
Instagram/tomshepherdartist
www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt
YouTube - TomShepherd Art
facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/
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Sketching the Moment
Please note:
Sadly Amanda's September Exhibition has been postponed. Details of other exhibitions can be found on Amanda's site, details below.
July Exhibition runs July 6th - 10th
I am very excited to share with you yet another fascinating chat with a wonderful artist, Amanda Beck.
Amanda's story is one of a true love of painting and sketching from life, with a commitment to capturing the essence and the energy of her subject.
Amanda's journey and career with art is very inspiring, as is her attitude to making her own opportunities and really going for the things she sets her sights on.
We also talk plenty about the art of visual story telling, as well as both the joys and frustrations of working form life.
A very different angle on creating income as an artist, whilst developing your own practice, we talk about Amanda's recently successful Arts Council Grant to do exactly this. We discuss what was involved in every stage, plenty of great tips, plus how this grant has allowed Amanda time to explore a very new medium in the form of the iPad...and a medium that you will soon hear, Amanda is clearly loving!
Find Amanda at:
https://www.amandabeckartist.com/
https://colonnadehouse.co.uk/event/amanda-beck-soar/
https://discoverworthing.uk/see-and-do/east-beach-artists-studios/
Find me at:
www.tomshepherdart.com
Instagram/tomshepherdartist
www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt
YouTube - TomShepherd Art
facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/
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Liron Yaconsky - Creative Commonality
A real pleasure to chat to Liron in this episode. A passionate and articulate artist, Liron is able to verbalise so many different aspects of being an artist, creativity and in particular watercolour.
We kick off with Liron's personal journey with art and his transition to making it his profession, followed by a very free flwoing and organic chat where we talk about all the ups and downs of being an artist, watercolour and the creative process; the joys, the struggles, the triumphs and so, so much more!
This episode is jam packed with inspiration and information for any artist, whatever your medium...all though we do go deep into watercolour, of course.
Liron as a wonderful online presence and I highly recommend checking out all the links below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJff_wMy_bByb0jFTfw0xw
https://lironyan.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lironyanil/
https://www.facebook.com/LironArtist
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/lironyan/
Find me at:
www.tomshepherdart.com
Instagram/tomshepherdartist
www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt
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Craig Williams - Pursuing your Passion
In this episode I talk with Craig Williams, a Tasmania based artist who quit his job as an employment coach to pursue a career in art.
We begin our chat with a bit of background about Craig and how his education steered him in a different direction from art. Craig then gives us an insight into how he entered the art world through a variety of commissions and inspirations.
We then talk about Craig's work at a museum which opened up the doors into the world of wildlife illustration, before discussing a climatic shift when Craig makes the jump into a full-time artistic career.
The podcast finishes with a chat around technique, before we hear Craig's final thought.
Find Craig at:
Instagram - @cswilliamsart
www.cswilliamsart.com
www.facebook.com/cswilliamsart/
Find me at:
www.tomshepherdart.com
Instagram/tomshepherdartist
www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt
YouTube - TomShepherd Art
facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/
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Wendy Jenkins - Art as a Therapeutic Practise
In this episode I talk with Wendy Jenkins; a Therapeutic Arts Practitioner and mother, based in Jersey.
We begin the podcast by discussing motherhood and feminism; highlighting that in many ways, we still live in an outdated world. We then move on to talk about how Wendy discovered art again, by embracing art as a part of your life rather than just part of the weekend.
Wendy shares with us some of the details of her Therapeutic Arts practice, and describes the focus and content of the workshops that she participates in running. Finally we dive into the topic of art and economics; particularly the barriers that can come with the pressure to make money.
Find Wendy at:
www.kairosarts.org/
Find me at:
www.tomshepherdart.com
Instagram/tomshepherdartist
www.patreon.com/TomShepherdArt
YouTube - TomShepherd Art
facebook.com/TomShepherdArt/
Customer Reviews
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Very informative and always helpful podcast. Lovely song from Abbey
artist community
Great podcast on artists talking about their work, life and creativity, and some art business stuff as well. As a struggling artist listening has allowed me some sense of community with people working through the same issues. Highly recommend!
Informative and Inspirational
I am loving this podcast. He covers so many different aspects of being an artist. I enjoy the interviews with other artists. It is great to hear someone else’s process. He even discusses how art can help in conservation and our world. Overall this podcast is extremely helpful and exciting.