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Episode 4: Tips for Successful Travel with Art – Mobilize Your Creativity

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It’s vacation season for a lot of us, so in Episode 4, we offer tips for maintaining artistic connection throughout our travels.

Whether venturing by road, rail, or sky, there are practical steps we overlook in preparation for mobilizing our creativity. A bird-watcher would be certain to pack their binoculars before heading to Mexico to witness the migration of a rarely sighted species. We should be no less committed to our interests. If art truly is nourishment for our souls, it would be neglectful to leave the vital ingredients of our sustenance behind at home.

Travel offers unique opportunities to sample new flavors, glimpse a sunset from a fresh angle and elevation, and discover floral fragrances unavailable at home. As artists, these experiences come to life in our works. With the right tools and intention, we can capture these elusive highlights, artfully arranging pieces of our unique perspectives. And, remembering to pack a creative awareness along with other essentials ensures a deeper, more meaningful journey. It’s a win-win!

So, join us in this week’s episode as Mama Judy and I chat about our own traveling-with-art experiences, as well as sharing insight from other travelers.

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Mentioned during the podcast: 

Click here to see Mama Judy’s studio in her Airbnb condo where she’ll be staying for two months.

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Episode 3: Finding Inspiration to Spark the Creative Process

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In this episode, Mama Judy and I continue our exploration of finding ways to get “unstuck” and allowing inspiration to guide us to artful action.

Inspiration is all around us, all the time. We share our trusted sources of inspiration and talk about how they’re able to pull us back into artistic expression. To us, art is the manifestation of joy. In that vein, inspiration is the hidden force behind its creation.

Whether you’re looking for the energy to step into action or just want to infuse your artwork with a fresh perspective, inspiration is key, and we hope listening to this podcast is a great help!

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Links mentioned in episode: 

Book: Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon
Book: The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin

Jill’s Slow Stitch Journal
Jill’s stitch project inspired by a famous painting.
California based artist Jill mentioned that creates art inspired by birds.
Wanderer Figures (project Mama Judy has been working on from a class she took led by Lyn Belisle)
Mama Judy using pockets in her art.
Asheville Artist: Jaime Byrd (one of Mama Judy’s favorite artists)

 

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Episode 2: Getting Unstuck and Priming the Creative Pump

Picture of Mama Judy and Jill, the mother-daughter duo with a microphone and the title of their podcast.

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We hope you’ll tune in!

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Episode 1: Why Is Art Important and an Introduction to Our Podcast

Picture of Mama Judy and Jill, the mother-daughter duo with a microphone and the title of their podcast.

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My 78 year old bonus mom (extra special step-mom status!) and I (Jill) decided to take our fun and interesting chats about art and the creative process and turn them into a podcast! 

This is us getting all professional for our first recording! Can you tell we have fun together?! #BlooperReel

In our very first podcast episode, we introduce ourselves and highlight our relationships with art. By the way, Mama Judy is a life-long artist, and I’m more of a newbie – so wherever you fall on the artistic spectrum, you’ll feel right at home. 

We touch on our goal of helping others discover their artistic expression by overcoming the many and debilitating forms intimidation can take. From a general sense of discomfort in operating outside our “comfort zone”, to fear of disapproval, to perfectionism and beyond, initiating the creative process can be difficult – but it doesn’t have to be!

This podcast reminds us of the importance of art and how your unique perspective is a vital accent to our shared, universal sense of beauty. 

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We hope you’ll tune in! 

We’d love to hear from you!
Email us at podcast@jillgottenstrater.com

Or send us a direct message on Instagram:
>> Mama Judy Instagram
>>Jill Instagram

As promised, a visual of a few things mentioned on the podcast today.

Jill’s 2nd grade horse drawing (hasn’t changed in the last 40 years — can you see how I thought I didn’t have the capacity to be “artistic”?)

A pencil drawing of a horse that Jill has drawn since 2nd grade.

Mama Judy’s “Sisterhood” – an example of representational art.

A painting by Mama Judy that illustrates what representational art can look like. The image features a representation of four women.

Click here to see one of my (Jill’s) first slow stitch projects that was mentioned on the episode. 

 

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