The Creative Slice Podcast

Discover how you can succeed as an independent creative, each episode Lloyd Hofmeyr chats with inspiring artists, successful creatives and entrepreneurs who have pushed their style into an uncommon place, on how they’ve discovered their unique slice of the world, their successes and how they market themselves to help you slice out a niche for yourself in this ever changing creative landscape! Whether it's through setting routines, packaging your work creatively, marketing yourself on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook Instagram, setting up a unique lifestyle, looking for a online course to help take your career further, getting encouraged by profitable artists, been motivated through stories by like-minded creatives, learn how to start, to finish and to work through the lows mid project. As an aspiring fulltime creator plug in to the interviews with creatives and entrepreneurs who have prospered and found happiness in their field.

TCS 012 Becoming a better conversationalist with Aurus Sanchez 04/19/2017

TCS 011 - Treating Your Passion as a Fulltime Job with Justin "Nomad" Badenhorst 03/22/2017

TCS 011 - Treating Your Passion as a Fulltime Job with Justin "Nomad" Badenhorst It's rare that an artist, however talented, get's to travel with their work for exhibiting or performing and even rarer for an artist to do it twice, the refreshing nature that Justin shares stories of travelling as both a professional drummer and a street artist made this one of the longest and most enthralling interviews I've done yet. Justin started drumming as a teenager and after returning home from fine tuning his drumming skills through a Masters in Performance in New York, he turned to graffiti as a way to relax and get more in touch with other sides of his creative life. Justin sprays under the alias "Nomad" and has a special relationship with walls and you'll hear about his unique way of finishing his pieces. Please enjoy this episode, with the talented Justin "Nomad" Badenhorst. What we chat about in this episode: Treating art as a fulltime job Unspoken rules of graffiti and how to know where to paint. How Social media changed the perception of graffiti. One trick for live performance and the importance of over exaggerating your movements. Separating your identities to build different empires- how using an alias can be more professional online. Who art belongs to- not just the owner of a piece but every person that is moved by it. Analogy of being a straw, keeping your creativity free from ego when you share with others. Links & Places mentioned in this episode: " Get in touch with Justin "Nomad" Badenhorst. Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Justin for joining me on this episode! If you haven't already, subscribe to the show on iTunes to be notified each time a new episode comes out. Keep in touch with us via social media, Instagram and Twitter are probably the best to stay in the loop. Also, please leave an honest review for . Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show. Looking for something else to listen to? Listeners of The Creative Slice podcast can grab a from Audible! I'd recommend Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic" or Todd Henry's "Louder than Words" but it's completely up to you what you pick! Thanks for listening- Lloyd Hofmeyr (@fullylloyded) /episode/index/show/thecreativeslice/id/5192726

TCS 010 – Rehahn Croquevielle's Precious Portraits & Creating with a Connection 02/10/2017

TCS 010 – Rehahn Croquevielle's Precious Portraits & Creating with a Connection One of the coolest people that my wife and I met in SE Asia while on our sabbatical was Rehahn Croquevielle, a super friendly photographer who we bumped into while in his shop and after only a few minutes of chatting invited us to join him at his favourite coffee shop in Hoi An the next morning. French born Rehahn is a world renowned photographer and one of the most featured in recent years with his incredible portraits of local Vietnamese people, where he now lives. He's been rated number 4 of the top 10 best travel photographers by BoredPanda and his photos have been featured on the covers of the likes of Conde Nast Traveler, The Times and National Geographic. He's published multiple versions of his book "Vietnam, Mosaic of Contrasts" and has recently opened a museum in Hoi An documenting Vietnam's Precious Heritage and showcasing photographs from his explorations around Vietnam while searching for ethnic minorities. For Rehahn, “photographers are nothing without the people in their photos” and he hopes to create a movement among other photographers by encouraging them to give back to the people and communities where they photograph. Please enjoy this episode, with the incredible Rehahn Croquevielle. What we chat about in this episode: Always give yourself time- and taking it slowly. The importance of generosity & giving back. Noticing karma and coincidences in your career. How you can start using your art to reframe a country. How to take the best portrait photos and Rehahn's one simple trick. Links & Places mentioned in this episode: Visit Rehahn's . Shop Rehahn's . Get in touch with Rehahn Croquevielle. Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Rehahn for joining me on this episode! If you haven't already, subscribe to the show on iTunes to be notified each time a new episode comes out. Keep in touch with us via social media, Instagram and Twitter are probably the best to stay in the loop. Also, please leave an honest review for . Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show. Looking for something else to listen to? Listeners of The Creative Slice podcast can grab a from Audible! I'd recommend Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic" or Todd Henry's "Louder than Words" but it's completely up to you what you pick! /episode/index/show/thecreativeslice/id/5072738

TCS 009 – Creative Education and Sustainable Design with John Hardy 12/13/2016

TCS 009 – Creative Education and Sustainable Design with John Hardy There are few people that you meet that completely make you look at life anew and make another way of living seem so fresh and easy to adopt. As far as creativity and entrepreneurial thinking goes- we all wish that our schooling could’ve been a head start rather than having to unlearn the reactive industrial age thinking before been able to succeed with new projects John's a Canadian born creative who found his way to Bali in 1975 and intrigued by Bali's artisan tradition he started producing jewelry with the local craftsmen which grew into the now world famous John Hardy Jewelry. I'd followed John Hardy's work after hearing his TED talk about his Green School Dream and I was both excited and nervous to interview him but his dry sense of humour with his serious concern for sustainable living made our relaxed conversation enthralling. The classrooms of the Green School are wall-less bamboo buildings set in the jungles in Bali, these incredible spaces can only open kids minds and instil a love for nature and learning. Green School is a community integrated school with the kids learning from and creating for their society, empowering them to become green leaders. Please enjoy this episode, with the fascinating John Hardy What we chat about in this episode: Bamboo buildings and the importance of working in a place that inspires you. The similarities between schools and distilleries. Why we need to focus philanthropic giving on fewer creative activities. Inspirational spaces as the core for marketing creative projects. Who succeeds between the Doers vs Fancy Dancers vs Dodgers Links & People mentioned in this episode:. Read more about the The ' electrical generation system Luxury Bamboo design by Ibuku- the creators of Green Schools buildings Get in touch with John Hardy Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to John for joining me on this episode! If you haven't already, subscribe to the show on iTunes to be notified each time a new episode comes out. Keep in touch with us via social media, Instagram and Twitter are probably the best to stay in the loop. Also, please leave an honest review for . Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show. Looking for something else to listen to? Listeners of The Creative Slice podcast can grab a from Audible! I'd recommend Elizabeth Gilbert's "Big Magic" or Todd Henry's "Louder than Words" but it's completely up to you what you pick! /episode/index/show/thecreativeslice/id/4908584

TCS 008 – Life as a Reluctant Artist with Anastasia Pather 11/29/2016

TCS 007 – Making an Impression with Gareth Pon 11/01/2016

TCS 007 – Making an Impression with Gareth Pon believes that everyone should have at least one ridiculous dream they believe can come true and since he can remember, his has been to go to space. Growing up, he maintained his dream of space travel and avoided it becoming a career, he opted out of becoming an astronaut and chose to be a and instead. Gareth was named of 2014, 2015 & 2016 by the and is the founder of the , a South African Instagram community with international relationship and recognition. In combination with his knowledge of film, photography, community and brief dabbling in fashion and architecture, his experience serves to give a unique approach to creative innovative ideas. Gareth Pon, traditionally a filmmaker, who then ventured into taking stills, which then progressed into growing over the last few years. As a result, because he understood a lot of the culture and inner workings of this new era of Instagram and digital content, Gareth also does creative consultation for brands and agencies in the form of workshops and direct consults to their visual presence online - this is often paired with content creation for these brands/agencies and furthermore consulting on the style and visual aesthetic of a brand. In this episode you will learn: How ridiculously dreaming enables your ambition. Releasing the technical crutch cripple creativity Mentors can only teach someone who's an open book Flipping between mindsets to stay present in the space wherever you are. What people enjoy most on social media and how to present it. Links & People mentioned in this episode: Get in touch with Gareth Pon Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Gareth for joining me on this episode! Keep in touch with us via social media, Instagram and Twitter are probably the best to stay in the loop. Also, please leave an honest review for . Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. Would also love to hear any suggestions for future guests that you recommend I have on the show. Looking for something else to listen to? Listeners of The Creative Slice podcast can grab a from Audible! I’d recommend Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Big Magic” or Todd Henry’s “Louder than Words” but it’s completely up to you what you pick! /episode/index/show/thecreativeslice/id/4791957

TCS 006 – The Power of Time Off with Chanel and Stevo from How Far From Home 10/04/2016

TCS005 – Conversations with Street Musician Dino 09/12/2016

TCS004 – An Origami Inspired Lifestyle with Ross Symons 08/29/2016

TCS003 – Gamifying your Creative Practice with Audrey Anderson 06/23/2016

TCS002 – How to Creatively Package Yourself with Mike Sharman 04/20/2016

TCS001- Establishing an Identity & Staying Inspired with Sindiso Nyoni 04/20/2016

TCS000 – Welcome to the Creative Slice Podcast 04/20/2016

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