Sustainable Creativity
Sustainable Creativity
Scott Pinkmountain
Host Scott Pinkmountain explores how to build, foster and maintain a life-long creative practice through conversations with other makers and artists and by addressing his personal creative challenges. To contact Sustainable Creativity, call: (805) 242-6758 or email [email protected]
"The Long View" with Bob Marsh
Musician, painter, sculptor, performance artist, everything-ist Bob Marsh discusses his 50-plus years as a maker of things. Sentient-music-encyclopedia, Kevin Cameron, drops some third-eye opening tracks for us to check out. In commemoration of his 50th birthday, Scott shares excerpts from letters he’s written to himself about his creative practice and identity spanning the last 30 years.
May 4, 2022
1 hr 16 min
"Working in Multiple Mediums" with Alee Karim
Musician, writer, podcaster Alee Karim speaks about how working in several mediums helps him activate and fulfill different parts of himself. We introduce a new segment of recommendations from makers in different fields with librarian/historian Dorothy Lazard presenting some non-fiction picks. Scott elaborates on just how bad he is at meditating.
Apr 20, 2022
51 min
"Is NY Worth it?" with Jennifer Chong Schneider
Scott speaks with creative non-fiction writer Jennifer Chong Schneider about the benefits gained and sacrifices made in order to live in the most expensive and diverse city in the world. QOTW: Is your creative practice a factor in determining where you live? And if so, how?
Apr 6, 2022
57 min
"Origin Stories" with Sasha Khokha
Scott speaks with KQED's California Report Magazine host, Sasha Khokha, about what sparked the impulse to engage with a creative practice early on, and how expectations, hopes and motivations have changed over time.
Mar 23, 2022
56 min
Creative Revitalization - w/ Jesse Gilbert
Scott speaks with interdisciplinary artist Jesse Gilbert about different phases of connection and disconnection with the creative process and rediscovering joy and presence in making.
Mar 9, 2022
1 hr 11 min
"Permission" with guest Heather Abel
Scott speaks with author and life-long friend Heather Abel about the sometimes circuitous path to arriving at one's creative practice.
Feb 16, 2022
1 hr 4 min