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Episode 33: Tips for Finding Creative Inspiration
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In this episode, we dive into the concept that our richest sources of inspiration often come from within. We discuss how creating in your personal space and interacting with your materials can spark significant creative breakthroughs.
We also touch on the importance of recognizing what ignites your creativity and how revisiting work you initially dismissed can later serve as a profound source of inspiration.
Finally, we talk about the value of documenting moments of insight to pull from later, and moving away from the pressure of what you “should” be doing as a creative.
We hope our chat in today’s episode will spark some ideas to help you enjoy some creative time soon!
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Episode 32: Fun Updates for the Mama Judy & Jill Podcast
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Mama Judy and I have some fun updates to share with you on the podcast today! Join us as we share the new podcast schedule, what’s coming to our Youtube channel, and why we made these changes.
We are so grateful YOU choose to spend time with us each week and we hope the updates will be fun for you and will allow you to engage with us in new ways!
Three important things for you to do right now:
We hope you enjoy today’s chat AND the new changes!
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Episode 31: How Flexibility Will Fuel Your Art Practice
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This week, Mama Judy and I unravel the power of flexibility in both art and your daily life to stretch your boundaries and discover a path to personal evolution.
Flexibility can allow us to do things that we normally wouldn’t do, or we would resist in the beginning — it’s a simple concept, but one that we need to pay attention to in order to flourish in your creative practices.
We hope you enjoy today’s chat!
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
#30: How to Choose An Inspiring Word for the Year
#25: Overcoming Creative Resistance
Episode 30: How to Choose An Inspiring Word for the Year
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In this episode, we offer a simple exercise to choose a single, guiding word for the new year. This is a powerful exercise that I (Jill) have done for more than a decade and serves as an anchor focus to guide your steps throughout the year.
Mama Judy also offers an innovative approach to adapting this exercise. She reveals how to leverage it as a tool for evaluating and enhancing your artistic practices, helping to identify what’s flourishing and what needs rethinking.
We hope this episode guides you in finding YOUR word for the year! And when it does, we’d love to hear from you (leave us a comment on YouTube or Instagram).
We hope you enjoy today’s chat!
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Episode #29: Embracing Death in the Creative Process to Let Something New In
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In this episode, Mama Judy and I talk about the transformative power of ‘death’ within the realm of creativity. Join us as we explore the concept of ‘death’ not as a literal end but as a metaphorical passage – the conclusion of one artistic endeavor and the beginning (or birth) of another.
Throughout an artists journey, there will be small deaths that present themselves in the creative process. The death of an idea or a vision… the death or ending of a project…
Instead of thinking of this in a depressing way, we encourage you to see death as a transformation in creativity.
Please join us and let us know your thoughts on this subject.
We hope you enjoy today’s chat!
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Sewing Peace Project
Book: Wild Ideas: Creativity From the Inside Out by Cathy Wild
Episode 28: Best Artistic Advice Given – Our Listeners Share
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In this episode, Mama Judy and I share insights from YOU, the listeners. We posed this question on Instagram>> What is the BEST piece of advice you’ve received that has influenced your art?
We got so many GREAT responses and are thrilled to be sharing them here with you today! Take these nuggets of advice and use them to inspire and guide you in your creative life!
Tune in!
We hope you enjoy today’s chat!
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We thank the following artists who submitted a piece of advice to share on this episode:
Pam at https://www.instagram.com/pamv6820/
Wanda at https://www.instagram.com/paperpalacequeen/
Corinna at https://www.instagram.com/corriespapertrail/
Amy at https://www.instagram.com/amyudani/
Lynn at https://www.instagram.com/lynnmourer/
Billy at https://www.instagram.com/billygart/
Alexandra at: https://www.instagram.com/alexandraalmeida2519/
Christina at: https://www.instagram.com/christinaangelosstudios/
Karen at: https://www.instagram.com/karenzowie/
Bella at: https://www.instagram.com/bellsie6/
And https://www.instagram.com/un_coeur_creatif/
Episode 27: Self Compassion: a Vital Ingredient to Creativity
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In this episode, Mama Judy and I explore the importance of extending compassion to ourselves in order for our creative lives to flourish.
We chat about the differences between internal and external criticism and how neglecting self-compassion for both can swiftly dim your creative spark.
Tune in for practical tips on cultivating self-compassion daily, unlocking the door to a more resilient and flourishing creative spirit.
Tune in!
We hope you enjoy today’s chat!
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Episode 26: The Magic State of FLOW in the Creative Process
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Ever wonder why time flies when you’re lost in art or how your artistic journey takes unexpected, yet gratifying turns?
This is the magical state of FLOW. Join us as we explore the the concept of flow state and its PROFOUND influence on your creativity.
While you can’t force flow state, we’ll share some practical techniques to create a conducive environment to induce flow state. Press play to tune in now!
Tune in!
We hope you enjoy today’s chat!
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Episode 25: Overcoming Creative Resistance
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Have you ever sat down to create and the next thing you know you’re folding laundry or watching Netflix? You’re likely encountering RESISTANCE… an invisible force that every single person on earth experiences.
Join us, this week, as we explore the subtle force of resistance that often crops up in an artist/creative’s journey. Overcoming creative resistance is essential for artists, as it unlocks the pathway to uninhibited expression, allowing your authentic voice and artistic vision to flourish.
Mama Judy and I will draw parallels between resistance and impostor syndrome (as talked about in episode #6), offering practical techniques to overcome these challenges and liberate your creative expression.
Tune in!
We hope you enjoy today’s chat!
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Episode 24: Art, Instagram, and Inspiration: A Chat with Miniature Book Artist Wanda Katz
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Wanda Katz creates the most magical miniature books. She’s relatively new as an artist, exercising her creative aptitude daily in her wonderful studio in the UK, after an early retirement of translating for the United Nations (she’s fluent in Italian!) at the age of 50.
Wanda has always had an aesthetic eye, but to call herself an “artist” may have felt like a stretch until she began creating art in book form.
Tune in to learn about Wanda’s journey from a young girl who loved books to the artist that she is today. We also uncover how Wanda grew an adoring audience quite quickly on Instagram, and all that inspires her as an artist.
Click here to check some of Wanda’s beautiful work on Instagram.
We hope you enjoy today’s chat!
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