Back to the Drawing Board

I wanted to wrap up the podcast by sitting down with my friend Jana, and giving her the reins. As somebody without an art background, Jana interviewed me about the past 3.5 years, including difficult moments, my favorite episodes and what my plans for the future are. Enjoy and thank you for following along for the journey! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

And here it is: the final episode of the Back to the Drawing Board podcast. It seems so fitting to end off on a topic that originally was the reason why I started the podcast: community! I was at a place where I felt like I lost my creative community and connecting with likeminded people and talking about all things creative through the podcast was my answer to this. In this last episode, I chat with Megan Sjuts, a graphic designer, educator and creative coach about all the challenges young creatives face, such as comparison and lack of community. I hope you enjoy it! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode I'm chatting with Pascale Côté, a business and creativity coach, about all things creative process, reframing the sensitivity of creatives as something that makes them excellent at their work, and the vicious cycle of overworking and being underpaid. Pascale finishes the episode with offering some awesome tips that you can implement today, so make sure you stick around until the end! Read more about Pascale's work here: https://www.changeyourlatitude.co/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Ready for another solo episode? Inspired by a suggestion from a listener, I take the time here to present the case of Strike MoMA and my thoughts on what this means for me. Strike MoMA is a movement challenging the institutions of the art system today to do better in terms of both their actions and words. I hope you enjoy! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

After a two month break, I am happy to return with a conversation about graphic novels, journalism, facts and observation. Listen to my chat with artist Alex Bodea to find out more about her graphic novel 'The Fact Finder.' Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Purchase the graphic novel here: https://bit.ly/3yhTEkt

This week I'm chatting with Michael and Brian Thibodeau, brothers and creators of the project 'Quarantined Portraits': a record of the different ways creatives deal with the pandemic. The book features portraits that Brian created of all of the 51 participants, alongside a QR code that allows the reader to listen to each interview session. We are 'reading' 'Quarantined Portraits' on The Bookshelf in June! Get your own copy here: https://bit.ly/3hwBSo8 Music: https://www.purple-planet.com  

The guest this week is UK based artist Emma Smith. We chat about what social practice means to her, working with large multidisciplinary teams, and the more subtle ways of communication, such as sound. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode you get a peak at my conversation with Karran Sahadeo, Creative Director at Business / Arts, a Canadian organization that cultivates partnerships between business and arts organizations. Karran and I chat about how Business / Arts got started way back in 1974, and how organizations have been adapting their programming and funding models in the last rainy year. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Help bring the episodes of the podcast to a weekly basis:Become a supporter: Є25: https://bit.ly/3fyuFD1 Become a best friend: Є60: https://bit.ly/3uarchU Become a devotee: Є200: https://bit.ly/3u9cbgl

In this episode I am chatting with Kent artist Molly Lambourn, whose interests include womanhood, mundanity and the self. We chat about her exhibition "Women in Protest," what role art can play in gender issues and what it means to be a woman in the arts. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Help bring the episodes to a weekly basis: Become a supporter: Є25: https://bit.ly/3fyuFD1 Become a best friend: Є60: https://bit.ly/3uarchU Become a devotee: Є200: https://bit.ly/3u9cbgl

It's the three year anniversary of the Back to the Drawing Board podcast and to celebrate I collaborated with Paul Gewuerz, the founder of Made to Order Audio for a personalized audiobook that tells the story of the podcast. I hope you enjoy this episode and if you'd like to support the Birthday Campaign and get the podcast back to a weekly release schedule click on the links below: Birthday Campaign Є25: https://bit.ly/3fyuFD1 Birthday Campaign Є60: https://bit.ly/3uarchU Birthday Campaign Є200: https://bit.ly/3u9cbgl Get your personalized audiobook at www.madetoorderaudio.com