Ep 75 - Live in Portland with Amy Stewart for the Sneaky Book Tour
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In this episode, host Nishant Jain speaks with Amy Stewart at the Broadway Books in Portland (OR) at the penultimate stop of his book tour. They speak about creative growth, interactions with readers at book events, and Nishant's philosophies around drawing. The conversation is followed by insightful questions from the audience. 📚 Buy the book: 💻 Watch this conversation on YouTube: 💌 Sign up to Nishant's newsletter: ❤️ If you enjoyed this episode, buy Nishant a coffee:
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Ep 74 - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Book Tour
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Standing on stage in front of strangers to talk about your book may sound terrifying - and sometimes it can be! - but what are some good reasons to embrace the discomfort? Halfway through the Sneaky Book Tour, I share lessons from the road, and reflect on what excites me about speaking about my book with as many people as possible. 🗓️ Next stops are in Vancouver, Portland, and Seattle. Come see me: 📚 Buy Make (Sneaky) Art: ✍🏼 [] On the Road with Make (Sneaky) Art: ✍🏼 [] The books I talk about (when I talk about my book): ✍🏼 [] Things go...
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Ep 73 - Being the Travel Artist with James Richards
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Artist, writer, educator, architect James Richards talks about his new book - The Travel Artist - the one that he was “born to write”. What does it mean to hold to your creative vision even in the face of contrary professional advice? What do we learn, and what must we unlearn, to take a creative project from ideation to execution? What are the ideas we pick up from traveling and observing the world, and how does Jim embody the spirit of il dolce far niente (the sweetness of doing nothing)? This is a conversation about doing everything and doing nothing, and a life weaving through both of...
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Ep 72 - Preview the Artist Life with Genine Carvalheira
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Ottawa-based artist, urban sketcher, and designer Genine Carvalheira shares sketching adventures from drawing penguins in Chile to a 21-day adventure beyond the Arctic Circle in Norway. A few years ago, when her partner offered Genine the chance to preview retirement, she leapt at the opportunity. How did this transform her art and her sketchbook practice? How does she feel about going back to work again? This is a conversation about belonging - to a country, to a group, even something as simple as a local community of sketchers. 🤳🏼 [] Genine on Instagram 💻 [] Genine’s...
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Ep 71 - My Big Idea to Save the World
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If the modern world runs on the attention economy, are we simply fuel for its fires? If the modern world runs on the attention economy, can we win by reclaiming our attention spans? In this episode, Nishant recounts his experience at the prestigious Aspen Ideas Festival, where he shared his Big Idea to save the world - a cheap sketchbook and a pen. 📚 Make (Sneaky) Art is now out in bookstores and available online. Grab your copy: . 🎟️ Find Nishant on the SneakyArt Book Tour: ✍🏼 [] How to Break out of Social Media Prison ✍🏼 [] Impressions from Aspen Ideas...
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Ep 70 - Defining your own Adventure with Samantha Dion Baker
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New York-based artist and author Samantha Dion Baker introduces her latest book - Draw your Adventures. What are good ways to think of the word ‘adventure’? Does it always need to be an exotic, foreign location? Sam and Nishant discuss ways to craft a personal definition of adventure, free of other people (plus social media) opinions. Then big questions creep in! If all knowledge already exists on YouTube, what really is the job of the how-to book? If artists are self-driven, why do we benefit so much from community? Also, are disembodied hands easier to draw than hands attached to their...
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Ep 69 - And we're back!
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After a near 2-year hiatus, the SneakyArt Podcast is BACK with fresh ideas, new perspectives, and the same opening music. (Yay!) In this quick update: Why Nishant stopped and three reasons he decided to resume the show How podcasts are a special thing in the wasteland of the dead internet The show remains the same … but also not? Two book recommendations - by John Berger, by Katy Hessel. In lieu of optimized monetization funnels, directly support Nishant’s crazy/stupid path of independent art: Buy Nishant’s book - . Old listeners, new listeners, and super listeners, share what you...
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Ep 68 - Making your own Path with Jason Chatfield
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New York-based cartoonist and comedian Jason Chatfield talks about how the business of being an artist has changed over the last two decades. This episode is full of essential advice and our best ideas about sustaining an independent creative career. It is the conclusion of the conversation from Ep 67. 💡 Follow from this episode. 📚 Buy Jason’s book, 📲 Check out to learn about all his work and sign up to his . ☕ Like this episode? . 🔥 Love the show? Support it by . ✍🏼 Follow SneakyArt on .
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Ep 67 - Stand up & Sit down with Jason Chatfield
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New York-based cartoonist and comedian Jason Chatfield speaks about taking over Australia’s iconic daily comic strip, Ginger Meggs, at the tender age of 23, and how he sees the path ahead for syndicated comic strips and the newspaper industry. Other topics include - the evolution of humour over time, not doing political comedy, Derrida, and people-watching at the MoMA. Big stuff. Also, the difference between meme-ification and mummification. This is the first episode of a two-part conversation. 💡 For all the good links and ideas from this episode, to see the cheatsheet of this...
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Ep 66 - From Heart Attack to Renewal with Jeff Schmidt
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London-based educator, artist and author Jeff Schmidt, speaks about his book “Heart Attack - Finding hope, joy and inspiration in adversity”. This conversation is about the big and small things that can transform our life in unexpected ways, and Jeff’s resolution to live inspired - by making room for the things that bring joy to his life. 📚 Buy Jeff’s book, . ☕ Like this episode? . 🔥 Love the show? Take the summer deal to . 💡 For all the good ideas from this episode, . 📲 Follow Jeff Schmidt on and check out . ✍🏼 Follow SneakyArt on .
info_outlineUtrecht-based sketcher, illustrator and educator Ellen Vesters speaks about the design-thinking approach to life and all the things she does. After practicing as a psychologist, and getting an MA in Illustration, Ellen founded the Venster Academy to teach art and illustration.
Nishant also shares the story of how he accidentally became an artist while trying to become a writer after quitting his PhD program in Neuroscience. If you have wondered about taking a big leap in your life, this conversation will give you some ideas!
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