Jake is an illustrator who has worked for 15 years on everything from animated films to comics to picture books. He is the creator of the Missile Mouse graphic novel series published by Scholastic, and he has worked for Blue Sky Studios, creating sets and environments for feature films like Horton Hears a Who, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Rio, and Epic. He now freelances out of his home studio in Utah.
078: Take the first step, then ask WHAT’S NEXT? (w/ Blanca LaCortiglia)
Blanca is an artist from the Bronx, New York, but currently residing in Clarksville, Tennessee. She is a RAW Artist and a member of DAC (downtown artist co-op) and she received a BA in Art Studios with a concentration in painting at the University of South Carolina. And she will be showcasing her work as a vendor at three different events during the month of June.
077: You’re IMPOSSIBLY RARE. So DO SOMETHING! (Alex Hofeldt Part 2)
Alex Hofeldt is a high school science teacher from Illinois and is the creator and host of Beautiful Dust Specks, a podcast designed to show the world the wonder and motivation in Science.
076: What singularity are you going to KICK INTO MOTION? (Alex Hofeldt Part 1)
Alex Hofeldt is a high school science teacher from Illinois and is the creator and host of Beautiful Dust Specks, a podcast designed to show the world the wonder and motivation in Science.
075: DON’T LIMIT YOURSELF from anything you want to create (w/ Yliana Paolini)
Yliana is a constant doubter, doubting from herself to the universe itself. She is an artist from Luxembourg who likes to create, but doesn’t see herself as a GREAT artist, just somebody who is willing to go beyond her comfortable zone to get more of what she loves, which is passion itself.
074: Can’t you give your art just FIVE MINUTES A DAY? (w/ Pierre Antoine Moelo aka Péah)
Pierre is a concept artist born in Paris and currently living in Montreal, Canada. He worked in the video game industry for five years before switching to animation. And after eight years in the industry as a concept artist, his goal is to explore and propose a wide range of possibility in creating universes.
073: Tell your fears and critics to TAKE A NAP! (w/ Carrington Schaeffer)
Carrington Schaeffer is a writer of creepy children’s fiction and a member of the all-girl vintage vocal jazz quartet, The Tonettes. She is also the host of the podcast “Honestly, Dear Listener,” which is a podcast that aims to seek answers to the question of why so many of us let fear and insecurity keep us from creating.
072: The more you FAIL, the more you LEARN (w/ Clay Cook)
Clay Cook began his creative career in the music industry, and after 10 years, his passion had leaned towards photography, cinematography and graphic design.
Constantly collaborating with fresh designers, national models, filmmakers and other photographers, Clay has built a reputable name as an award-winning internationally published photographer and filmmaker, specializing in editorial and advertising photography.
071: You DO have time for your creativity! (w/ Suzanna Schlemm)
Suzanna is a painter who lives and works in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where her husband, daughter and dog hang out on the first floor, while she, her paintings, and her cats exist on the second floor. Sometimes they get mixed up, but they all survive with just a few minor scratches.
Suzanna believes that beauty is oxygen. We don’t need to worship it, but to deny it’s vital importance is naïve. Life is sometimes hard, but it is always, always beautiful and her painting is the purest expression of the beauty that exists within her.
070: Choose to work hard on SOMETHING YOU LOVE (w/ Ron Pope)
Ron has stood at the crossroads where so many musicians find themselves – at the intersection of record label and independence. In an ever-evolving industry filled with rejection and compromise, he has plotted a new course for his music to reach loyal listeners, taking the industry-road-less-traveled in exchange for the ultimate payback, a league of devoted fans the world over (and I am one of them).
He has sold over 2 million singles to date, he averages 15 million spins a MONTH on Pandora, and his songs have been streamed over 120 million times. His songs have been featured on “The Voice,” “Vampire Diaries,” 90210” and “So You Think You Can Dance.”
His latest album “Ron Pope & the Nighthawks,” is available everywhere music is sold.