Adam Busby On Being Present
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Everyone has seen fight club right, well it might just hold the key to entering the creative flow state. In this episode we draw wisdom from the pinnacles of philosophy, Brad Pitt and Kung Fu Panda Two part equation to enter the flow state: 1. Use your body and brain in unison to focus on doing one thing. 2. Do it without criticism or judgement. - Original Theme Music by - Stay In Touch If this episode helped you in any way, we would love your support. The best way to support us is by and writing us a review. Thanks for listening.
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Kyle Steed On Art (Round 2)
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The wise, intentional, creative and incredibly heartfelt Kyle Steed is back with us for a round 2 interview! We we were able to go a bit deeper in this one having set things up last time to talk about the muse, creative resistance, whether inspiration exists and beyond. Kyle takes us through the twists and turns of his creative career including his time in the airforce. We uncover some very interesting thoughts around self belief, internal narrative and how this shapes how we view ourselves. And perhaps my favourite part of the whole chat, equally enjoyable and uncomfortable, we get into...
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Adam Busby On Slowing Down To Speed Up
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Log ten slow miles for every fast one. You can be slow, gentle and methodical but what you cannot be is inconsistent. - Original Theme Music by - Stay In Touch If this episode helped you in any way, we would love your support. The best way to support us is by and writing us a review. Thanks for listening.
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Adam Busby On Doing Nothing
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When doing nothing is better than doing something. Courage, conviction and resilience, these are the tools it takes to make great art. - Original Theme Music by - Stay In Touch If this episode helped you in any way, we would love your support. The best way to support us is by and writing us a review. Thanks for listening.
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Adam Busby On Creative Compound Interest
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Compound interest is considered to be the 8th wonder of the world, but what does it have to do with creativity? - Original Theme Music by - Stay In Touch If this episode helped you in any way, we would love your support. The best way to support us is by and writing us a review. Thanks for listening.
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Madeline Holt On Immersive Art
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Madeline Holt is an incredibly considered and wise creative human that applies her hand at many different artistic outputs, most recently her practice has her working with light installations. Madeline has such a bank of wisdom that we pick through piece by piece, most of which was self taught and we learn was gleaned through trial and error. During our chat we learn about the intentional process that Madeline holds in her practice down to the colour of foods she eats, dive into her winding creative journey, and learn why music is tightly linked to her creative output. I think what I loved...
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ENESS On Interactive Public Art Installations
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I had the pleasure of speaking to Nimrod Weis, one of the co-founders of the extremely creative, highly inventive and wonderfully playful studio ENESS. ENESS is an art and technology company who design evocative interactive experiences for public, commercial and cultural entities. The work that ENESS produces is able to hit that sweet spot of art that is able delight both a 6 year old and a 60 year old simultaneously, they are also masters of balancing art, commerce, technology and design. During our conversation we dive into the inception of the studio and how from day one Nimrod and his...
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Adam Busby On Action And Momentum
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Can taking action quiet the inner critic, allow you to find your voice and actually create momentum? Momentum and action are powerful forces, if you are ready and have the ability to use it to your advantage when it comes. - Original Theme Music by - Stay In Touch If this episode helped you in any way, we would love your support. The best way to support us is by and writing us a review. Thanks for listening.
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Adam Busby On Protecting Your Inner Artist Child
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This episode was inspired by my students, who like most creatives struggle with trying to look good and get better at the same time, which is impossible. - Original Theme Music by - Stay In Touch If this episode helped you in any way, we would love your support. The best way to support us is by and writing us a review. Thanks for listening.
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Adam Busby On Product Vs Process
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A new format in addition to our usual interview style episode. These episodes will be slightly more esoteric, a bit more rough around the edges, usually based around a book or quote and will be short and punchy. Hope you enjoy! - Original Theme Music by - Stay In Touch If this episode helped you in any way, we would love your support. The best way to support us is by and writing us a review. Thanks for listening.
info_outlineBek Hawke makes breathtaking modern wooden furniture by hand. Bek is the founder and creator behind Tov & Co. a hand made furniture studio. During our conversation we dive deep into Bek's creative practice and process, starting with her transition from a masters of architecture to starting, from scratch, her own furniture line. Bek shares some of her reasons for doing what she does and her deep love for being thorough and hands on in the process down to every last step and detail. We talk about transitioning to something that is new and unknown, but feels right. Bek shares with us some of her personal learnings when going through a transition or making a creative leap and some of the unique perspectives she has on decision making from a more intuitive rather than purely analytical place. We get into what role stillness, peace and dreams play in her practice and ideation process. Bek's work is just overflowing with meaning and we unpack this as she takes us through beauty, function and meaning, the 3 pillars of her core ethos behind everything that she creates. During our chat we hear about Bek's first two years in business and some of the wisdom gained along the way, including why growing slow and sustainable beats blowing up and going viral any day. Introducing: Bek Hawke On Bespoke Furniture Design
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"I started making furniture just as a hobby because I needed furniture and I didn't have any money."
"What drew me to furniture was I loved doing things with my hands."
"I liked the idea of going back to basics and just knowing everything about what I was doing and knowing it really well."
"Learn how to trust your gut and back yourself"
"Let peace be your guide."
"Beauty, function and meaning. Those are the 3 key areas that I look into in depth with all of my designs.”
"As quickly as you can work out what your strengths are and what you can outsource the minute you can afford to."
"It has to be a sacrifice, you don’t just get to leave a career and start something new and be successful immediately."
"Be ok with slow."
"It's not until you be slow that you can be still enough to listen to yourself and hear the small voice and actually get your finger on what it is you are here for and [what] you're supposed to be doing."
"My process starts with stillness."
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