Common Shapes

Welcome back to Common Shapes.Dear Listener, this is the third installment of our 3-part mini-series exploring the ebbs and flows of creative work.Today’s episode marks the return of Landscapes—a writing group for all genres. Registration is now open. Join us.We also explore the writing process— moving from idea to draft to completion, and the structures that support that work. Cody shares how their new book, The Practice of Attention, came to life within the container of Landscapes, and reflects on the role of community in completing and celebrating a creative project.In this episode:The origin and evolution of The Practice of AttentionHow Landscapes supported the writing and completion of the bookThe role of structure, rhythm, and body doubling in sustaining creative workThe importance of celebrating milestonesReleasing work into the world without social media—and the quiet that followsCommunity as both a creative and personal anchorInvitations:Landscapes (Writing Co-working Group — now open for registration)The Practice of Attention (my new book!)PROMPTS (Analog Newsletter)Creative Ideation Portal (free resource)The Pattern of Words: From Idea to Shape in Three Weeks (upcoming class May 13, 20, and 27th)More From Cody:Off the Grid Interview: The Practice of Attention — Healing Social Media Addiction with Cody Cook-ParrottSounds True Interview: Cody Cook-Parrott: Attention is a Creative ActThank you for listening to this mini-series.Thanks to Joi, Melissa Kaitlyn Carter, and Jess Herrera for their help making this episode.If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Welcome back to Common Shapes.Dear Listener, this is the second installment of our 3-part mini-series exploring the ebbs and flows of creative work.Today’s episode is about offline offerings— the act of returning to a practice, creating with less noise, and building new channels for connection.Cody shares the evolution of PROMPTS. Prompts comes to your door once a month. A letter from Cody with ten writing prompts to do off screen.Cody also reflects on the tension between visibility, burnout, and the desire to stay in conversation with their audience.In this episode:Navigating burnout and rethinking the pace and structure of the podcastThe desire for connection and communication without screens/social mediaThe origin of PROMPTS as a project shaped inside Landscapes (a writing co-working group)Using themes as a creative constraint to support consistency and flowThe role of analog practices in slowing down and deepening creative workInvitations:PROMPTS (Analog Newsletter)Landscapes (Writing Co-working Group)Creative Ideation Portal (free resource)The Practice of Attention (my new book!)The Pattern of Words: From Idea to Shape in Three Weeks (upcoming class May 13, 20, and 27th)Tune in tomorrow for episode three of this mini-series.Thanks to Joi, Melissa Kaitlyn Carter, and Jess Herrera for their help making this episode.If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Welcome back to Common Shapes.Dear Listener, as we pause between seasons, we’re bringing you a 3-part mini series to re-connect with you and talk about the ebbs and flows of creative work.Today’s episode explores what happens when a project comes into the foreground of our attention and asks to be revisited.Cody shares life and work updates, and an invitation to join Landscapes: a writing group for all genres.In this episode:Reflections on closing Landscapes—and what made it unsustainable at the timeWhat shifted in the quiet absence of social mediaThe role of creative community in anchoring a writing practiceReturning to an offering with clearer boundaries, shared facilitation, and renewed intentionInvitations:Landscapes (Writing Co-working Group)Creative Ideation Portal (free resource)PROMPTS (Analog Newsletter)The Practice of Attention (my new book!)The Pattern of Words: From Idea to Shape in Three Weeks (upcoming class May 13, 20, and 27th)Tune in tomorrow for episode two of this mini-series.Thanks to Joi, Melissa Kaitlyn Carter, and Jess Herrera for their help making this episode.If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Podge Thomas is in the middle of a pivot. She’s moving from operations consulting to teaching workshops and courses — all rooted in her frameworks for decolonizing how we learn.In this neurodiverse-affirming episode, we talk about:Why we love Notion & how it’s made us smarterHow Podge grows her audience without social mediaThe importance of moving from ‘not doing the thing’ to just doing the thingClassified ads & relationship marketingHow digital gardening can be a decolonial practiceWays we think about pricing our offerings and choosing our tech tools Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalPodge’s websitePodge’s free email coursePodge’s workshopsRegina AnaejionuAnna Howard: creating a digital garden to end my doomscrollingIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

What if the page was a mirror for the process, rather than the product?In this episode, I share how I weave my projects together through writing.I open the pages of my cross-pollination log, trace the path of how “untitled field project” became my business coaching group Fieldwork, and offer you a journalling prompt for translating from one medium to another.Tune in for a portal into your own metaphors, obsessions, and vortexes of creative imagination.Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalA Quilt in a WeekendPollinating Through ProjectsSubscribe to MONDAY MONDAY to join Object StudyIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Kening Zhu is an artist, writer, teacher, and creator building worlds on the internet.Her approach to business is a stunning integration of creative practice, intuition, and artistic clarity.I’m thrilled to bring you this conversation where we talk about:Minimalist business ecosystemsWebsites as archives outside of timeAllowing ourselves to be multifacetedHow Kening runs her business without platformsThe pros & cons of paid newslettersSeasonal memberships that support inner rhythmsThe labyrinth as an artist’s pathHow to quit compartmentalizing business and artLetting your artist child grow upMentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalKening’s websiteKening’s newsletterKening’s podcast: Botanical Studies of Internet MagicIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

No offering is forever. But how do we sunset the ones that mean a lot to us and others?In this episode, I share why I’ve decided to close my writing group Landscapes.I talk through reorienting around sustainability, why my tech choices made this shift necessary, losing recurring income, and more.Tune in for a pep talk to help you find your way toward what’s next. Then join me for Prompts, an analog writing newsletter that begins in 2026.Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalPromptsIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Jamila Reddy is a writer, meditation guide, ex-entrepreneur, and dear friend.In this episode, we talk about:What it means to be a writerThe capacity it takes to self-publishStepping away from entrepreneurshipSelf-promotion vs self-expressionThe marketing work required to keep a business afloatThe joys (and horrors) of working for othersPaywalls as a way of gathering communityHealthy distraction and self-care that doesn’t feel like laborNew definitions of success Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalJamila’s websiteJamila’s newsletterIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Today’s episode is about the long journey of cultivating consistency in our creative practices.I talk about: the magic of giving up, how to find the right pace, minimum viable actions, tools for building momentum, and places to share your work.This one’s for you if you’ve been circling something important that wants to be released into the world. Or if you’re excited about integrating daily or weekly practices, so they can support your long-term projects.Tune in then get the Into the Broadcast Map, and join me in The Long Arc this weekend.Mentioned in the episode:Into the Broadcast MapCreative Ideation PortalSign up for The Long Arc on 10/4If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Let me take you behind the scenes of mapping fall in my business.You’ll learn the three essential parts of a practice-based earning ecosystem. Plus, I share exactly how I plan my launch calendars to support my financial and energetic needs.Tune in for clarity, camaraderie, and creative cartography.Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalAmelia Hruby & Nic AntoinetteSign up for The Long Arc on 10/4Join the joyful waitlists for: Pollinating Your Projects - happening in NovemberOffline Practice - happening in DecemberLandscapes - ongoingQuilt Class - returning in November?Use my link for 50% off your first year of FlodeskIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Today we complete our mini series going over the free Creative Ideation Portal - a guide to help you vision your projects and share them with the world.Tune in to days one and two first. Then join me for today’s conversation about why the world needs your art and how to share it (even if you feel scared).If you’re listening when this comes out, join me and Amelia Hruby at the FREE COMMON SHAPES PARTY on Saturday, September 20th (aka tomorrow!). RSVP here.Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalCody’s WorldAmelia HrubyIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Today we continue our mini series going over the free Creative Ideation Portal - a guide to help you vision your projects and share them with the world.Tune in to ‘Day 1 : Our Many Visions’ first. Then join me for today’s exploration of how to make progress (even when you don’t want to work).And if you’re listening when this comes out, join me and Amelia Hruby at the FREE COMMON SHAPES PARTY on Saturday, September 20th. RSVP here.Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalCody’s WorldAmelia HrubyIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Welcome to a new season of Common Shapes!We’re beginning with a mini series going over the free Creative Ideation Portal - a guide to help you vision your projects and share them with the world.Tune in for daily episodes.Day One : Our Many Visions Day Two : Moving the Needle Forward Day Three : Art as ServiceThen join me and Amelia Hruby at the FREE COMMON SHAPES PARTY on Saturday, September 20th. RSVP here.Mentioned in the episode:Creative Ideation PortalCody’s WorldOff the Grid & Amelia’s bookJess HerreraNicole CloutierLaurel SchwulstIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Dear Listener Thank you for tuning into Common Shapes and my conversation with AmeliaDon't forget to grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : Your three day guide to visioning your projectsMore from Amelia:Amelia's Website Softer Sounds WebsiteOff the Grid podcast on Apple + Spotify + everywhere else you listen Download the free Leaving Social Media Toolkit  Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a five star rating on Spotify Thank you to : Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing Saltbreaker for our music Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo for our art If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Dear Listener,Thank you for tuning in to Common Shapes todayI am teaching Mapping Your Creative Business this weekend Saturday January 18 and Sunday January 19 (8 spots left at time of publishing episode) You can become a free or paid subscriber to my weekly newsletter here - Also it now has a CLASSIFIEDS section where you can buy an ad :) It has been so fun and beautiful to see people's businesses get little boosts Grab the free Creative Ideation Portal to vision your projects and bring them into the world I mention the artist Kening Zhu Join Landscapes : A writing group for all genres Book a 1:1 Creative Advising SessionThank you for supporting the show by sharing this episode on social media, in your newsletter, or texting it to a friend. You can also leave a review on Apple Podcasts or give us five stars on Spotify Podcast editing : Softer Sounds Studio Music : Saltbreaker Art : Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Dear Listener Thank you so much for tuning in to my conversation with Brandi Cheyenne Harper Don't forget to grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : Your three day guide to visioning your projects For more of Brandi's work : Website Knitting is a Love Language Newsletter Knitting for Radical Self Care Book Brandi on InstagramLandscapes : A writing group for all genres, where Brandi hosts the monthly BIPOC writers circle. The whole group meets every Tue/Thu 11-1 EST and this Sunday January 12 Jacqueline Suskin is our guest teacher Mapping Your Creative Business Jan 18 + 19 : A year ahead planning retreat on zoom to support you in visioning each quarter of the year, designing your weeks, and dreaming up your offeringsTo support Common Shapes consider becoming a paid subscriber of my weekly newsletter Thank you to everyone who makes this show possible : Softer Sounds Studio for editing + support Saltbreaker for our music and Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo for our art If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Dear listener,Welcome to our last episode of Common Shapes for the year! We will return with new episodes every Wednesday starting January 8In today’s episode I share a series of practices, systems, and rituals I am doing in place of using Instagram.Make sure you grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : A three day email guide to help you vision your projects and put them out into the world.ALL MY GUIDES :Creative Ideation PortalWeaving in Our Values ToolkitNote Taking Tools + PossibilitiesDaily Writing TrackerSublime - You can also subscribe to Sublimeon Substack - grateful to Alex Dobrenko`for folding me inAre.naOTHER THINGS I MENTION:Tiego Forte’s PARA methodhow a photo and video-sharing social networking service gave me my best friends, true love, a beautiful career, and made me want to die - on sale for $5!LIST MAKING PROMPTS :Make a list of five things you’re grateful forMake a list of ten things you can do instead of reaching for your phoneMake a list of five friends to call in the next weekMake a list of your seventeen favorite words - hang these upMake a list of the ten blessings social media gave you and then make a list of ten places where you can replace thatWAYS TO SUPPORT THE SHOW :Leave a review on Apple PodcastsLeave a five star review on SpotifyWHO MAKES THIS SHOW POSSIBLE :Editing and support by Softer SoundsPodcast art by Lukaza Branfman-VerissimoMusic by SaltbreakerIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

In this week’s episode I bring us through both the process of creating a new suite of business offerings as well as presenting to you my very own.I bring you through how I invented these and where I started and how I worked back from that space. A little glimpse inside of my brain.But first : Make sure you download the free Creative Ideation Portal : A three day guide for visioning and planning your own work.If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Welcome to another episode of Common Shapes. I am delighted today to share this interview with Nic Antoinette where we talk about doing business differently, unhooking from the loops of social media, self publishing our books, anti capitalist business frameworks, and so much moreYou can find more of Nic’s work by subscribing to Wild LettersYou can check out their website hereAnd their hiking memoirs hereDon’t forget to download the free three day Creative Ideation Portal to vision all of your beautiful projects as well as the new Daily Writing TrackerThanks for listening!If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Dear listener,SEASON THREE OF COMMON SHAPES IS UPON USIt is my absolute pleasure to be back on the microphone and in your ears. Talking about all things business, art, values, deactivating social media, systems, rituals, and practices!Links mentioned :Landscapes : A writing group for all genresCreative Ideation Portal : Free three day guide to visioning your projectsDevon Price's essay about burnoutWriting The Personal : A three week class to bring the poetic, personal, and political together for essays of self discovery and service starting Dec 8Taught by Cody Cook-Parrott with guest teachers Sky Fusco and Fariha RóisínIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Hello Common Shapes listeners. 🔸 I wanted to pop in with a little mini-episode to check in between seasons and share a few updates. Take a few minutes to hear why I changed my name and how you can join us in Flexible Office this spring. 🔹Flexible Office has evolved into my ongoing writing group for all genres Landscapes. Learn more and join the waitlist right here.LINKSGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m deep in conversation with poet, teacher, and my dear friend, Jacqueline Suskin.Jacqueline is a poet and educator who has been teaching workshops, writing books, hosting retreats and creating spontaneous poetry around the world since 2009. She’s published eight books, and her most recent one, A Year In Practice, was just released with Sounds True press.Together we talk about seasonal practices, radically reconnecting with the Earth, Fern Gully, writing multiple books, having multiple calendars, and choosing to remember.Tune in to learn about—The radical nature of connecting to the Earth’s cyclesHow to tap into seasonal rhythmsJacqueline’s daily & weekly planning practicesWhat’s our work & what’s not our workHow to hold nuance in your writingLinksVisit Jacqueline’s websiteOrder Jacqueline’s new book, A Year in PracticeSubscribe to Jacqueline’s Substack newsletterGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m joined by my dear friend Fariha Róisín for a conversation at the intersections of writing, politics, care, and liberation.Fariha is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Sydney, Australia. As a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, she is interested in the margins, liminality, otherness, and the mercurial nature of being. She’s the author of five books and writes the Substack newsletter, How to Cure a Ghost.In this episode, Fariha shares her experience telling the truth amidst propaganda and channeling righteous rage into writing. She explains how she approaches writing about Palestine during the genocide in Gaza and how she embeds the depth of her feelings and beliefs in her work.Tune in to hear about—Feeling the responsibility to speak outFariha’s process for working on two books at oncePouring your feelings into your writingDemystifying spiritual practiceThe importance of surrenderWhere the personal meets the politicalHow Fariha writes her weekly newsletterLinksVisit Fariha’s websiteOrder Survival Takes a Wild ImaginationSubscribe to Fariha’s Substack newsletterFollow Fariha on InstagramMentioned in the episode: James Baldwin, Mother Country RadicalsGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

I’ve been writing personal essays for over a decade, and I believe that my personal essay practice allowed me to leave social media.So in today’s episode, I share how I blend the personal, the poetic, and the political in my writing. And I unpack how that supports me in speaking up and sharing my work without shying away from what’s happening in the world.I hope this episode inspires you to share your writing with the people. Tune in to learn about—The importance of your life storyHow to share your political valuesFacing fear when we don’t know what to sayBeing willing to get it wrongWhy you should choose a container for your writingHow personal essays can help you leave social mediaLinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterSign up for Writing the PersonalMentioned in the episode — Body Work by Melissa Febos, 69herbs, Sister Spinster, Lukaza’s Substack, Fariha’s Substack, Friendship Village book, Bear Hebert, Off the Grid podcast, Ayana Zaire Cotton SubstackFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Welcome to season two of Common Shapes! Since last season, I took a big step in my life and logged out of Instagram for good.So in this episode, I’m going to share why I left and how I did it. Not from a place of knowing-it-all, but by asking the question, “what does it actually mean to be done with social media?”I hope this episode inspires you to take supportive steps that are right for you. Tune in to learn about—What it’s like to leave InstagramThe portal of the validation loopA big business success moment since leavingIs Substack social media?Weaving the personal, poetic & politicalLinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterSign up for my Skillshare class, Success on SubstackListen to Off the Grid podcast — especially the 5-step Plan to Leave Social Media & this conversation with Melissa WordFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Making this podcast brought me into a business ecosystem crisis. Very little of my output changed, but my inner understanding of my work needed to shift.So in today’s episode, I’m sharing how my job description has changed since I launched this show. And I’m exploring how shifting your job description can transform your relationship to your work.Tune in to learn about—How to discover what you’re devoted toWhat are the themes of your jobWhat is not your jobHow to write your job descriptionAligning your job with your values & interestsWhat’s next for Common Shapes podcastLinksGet my mini-workshop Your Everchanging JobBook a Creative Advising SessionsGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapes🔶 Interested in finding out more about placing an ad? I'm not placing ads in Common Shapes at this time, but you can purchase a classified ad in my newsletter right here.If you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Your offer ecosystem is how your creative offerings branch out of your artistry, fit together in the world, increase your income, and expand your reach.In this episode, I share how I’ve crafted my offer ecosystem over the past decade, and I tell you the stories of how a few of my offers have evolved and even ended.Tune in to learn about—What an offer ecosystem isMy favorite ways to get ideas for your offer ecosystemHow to choose a container for an offerWhy one-on-one work can be a great place to startCharging for your offeringsLinksLearn more about Teaching As A PracticeGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Teaching online classes is how I’ve made the majority of my income since 2017. And it is a great joy of my career to have had such amazing, invested, weird, inspirational students.In this episode, I’m going to share my approach to creating an online class by walking us through how I teach my class A Quilt Is Something Human.I hope that this inspires you to become the teacher that you are meant to be. Grab a pen & paper, then tune in to learn about—How to decide what to teachReasons to teach onlinePricing your online class5 reasons the world needs your online classSome of my favorite tech for selling online classesLinksLearn more about Teaching As A PracticeGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterLearn about Melissa Word’s class Grief ThreadsFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m joined by my internet friend Sky Fusco to discuss dedicating your life to art.Sky is an artist, writer, deep thinker, question asker and truth teller. Her practice consists of writing her Substack newsletter and making drawings.Together we talk about our daily list practice, creating a gallery show, the challenges of pricing your work, and what it means to be a full-time artist.Tune in to learn about—The List aka Project MiracleMaking art & having art showsPricing your workNewsletters & SubstackHow to get started as a self-employed artistLinksMake Miracles in Forty Days by Melody BeattieVisit Sky's poster shop, Lord CowboySubscribe to Sky's Substack newsletter, UnsupervisedFollow Sky on InstagramGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

I think the great fear of most creative people is that we’ll run out of ideas and not know what to do next.I come up against this time and time again in my own work, so I’ve developed a series of practices for releasing fear, removing blocks, returning to center, and discovering what’s next.Tune in to this episode to learn my six favorite tools for when I don’t know what to do, including—Morning pages & artist datesMovementPhoning a friendSetting up an easy practiceList-makingRecovery & spiritual practiceAfter you listen, go get my free Creative Ideation Portal, and join me in dreaming up what’s next for you and your work.LinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterGet Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s WayFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m sharing the mic with my friend Tamara Santibañez for a conversation about oral histories, tattooing, freelancing, and art as activism.Tamara is an interdisciplinary artist and oral historian living and working in Brooklyn. Their work is rooted in storytelling and the visual language of identity construction, exploring subcultural semiotics and the meanings we make from bodily adornment.Tune in to hear us discuss—Tamara’s studio practiceOral histories & oral traditionsTattooing as liberation workHow to balance many projects as a freelancerMaking time for movement workCoalitions & political responsibilityThe different feelings/functions/forms of Instagram vs SubstackLinks—Visit Tamara’s websiteFollow Tamara on InstagramSubscribe to Tamara’s SubstackGet Tamara’s book, Could This Be Magic? Tattooing as Liberation WorkGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

This week on Common Shapes, I share four practices for checking in with your creative pace — internal seasons, intuitive sharing, weather systems, and the earning pathway.This episode feels like an updated version of How to Not Always Be Working, and I hope it serves your practice, your pace, and your deepest alignment.Listen in to learn—Why lists are how I orient myself in my lifeHow to identify & live by your internal seasonsWhat it means to share intuitivelyHow to cultivate your earning pathwayWhy it’s so important to find your own paceAfter you listen, go get my free Creative Ideation Portal, and join me in making our art and pacing ourselves.LinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterTake my class, Organizing A DayFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

This week I’m welcoming Common Shapes’ very first guest, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo.Lukaza (they/them/Lukaza) an artist, abolitionist, educator, storyteller, cultural worker and person of multitudes. Through a practice based in the printed multiple, community-based work and installation building, they invite the viewer to recall and share their own lived narratives, offering power and weight to the creation of a larger dialogue around the telling of B.I.Q.T.P.O.C. (Black, Indigenous, queer, trans, people of color) stories.Listen in to hear us discuss—The web shape for creative workHow to craft a studio practiceClaiming our work as our main income streamHow to weave your values and your activism into your sharing practicesThe radical history of newslettersLinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesMore from LukazaVisit Lukaza’s websiteFollow Lukaza on InstagramSubscribe to ROOTS WEBS NETS BRANCHES BULLETIN BOARDSIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

This week’s episode of Common Shapes is about the fact (yes, it’s a fact) that your art is of service, no matter what you create.I also share my four containers for connecting with the why behind your work. And I offer many, many ideas for how to market your art in creative, fun, meaningful ways.Listen in to learn—Why all art is of serviceHow to figure out who your art is forMy favorite creative marketing practicesPractices for visioning our work in the worldA spell for hitting sendAfter you listen, go get my free Creative Ideation Portal, and join me in sharing your work with the world!LinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterTake my Newsletter classSam Slupski’s I LOVE TO FAILFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Today’s episode of Common Shapes is about why I love newsletters and why you (yes, you) should have one.Together we’ll explore the marketing side and the creative side of newsletters. I’ll also share—My journey starting my newsletterHow to choose your email service providerThe newsletter tech I recommendWhat to put in your newsletterExamples from my favorite newslettersHow to decide if your newsletter should be paid or freeAfter you listen, go get my free Creative Ideation Portal, and get ready to hit send on your first (or next) newsletter today.LinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterTake my Newsletter classClick here to get 50% off your first year of FlodeskNewsletters I mentioned in this episode: Fariha Roisin’s Substack How to Cure a Ghost, Liz Migliorelli’s Sister Spinster newsletter, Kevin Morby’s SubstackOff the Grid episode, “To Substack or Not to Substack”Find all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Today’s episode of Common Shapes is about creating creative containers for our work and convening the spiritual committees that help us make and share our art.Tune in to hear me share—The many shapes my work has takenHow I select and gather my spiritual committee for each creative projectWhy you need an email listAll kinds of containers your work can takeThe importance of being in community with other artistsThen grab my free Creative Ideation Portal and start gathering your committee and outlining your first project today.LinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterTake my Newsletter classTeachers I shared: Bear Hebert of Marketing for Weirdos & Amelia Hruby of Off the GridFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Welcome to Common Shapes! This week’s episode is about the art of beginning AKA the moment just before the sunrise of our projects when anything and everything is possible.Tune in to hear me share—Stories of my many creative beginningsMy favorite visioning processReflections on imposter syndromeThe magic of starting smallThen grab my free Creative Ideation Portal and start dreaming up your own beginnings today.LinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterSign up for my class, The Art of BeginningTake my Newsletter classFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.

Welcome to Common Shapes, a podcast about practices, systems and rituals for creative life.It’s hosted by me, Cody Cook-Parrott.And on this show, I talk about crafting business ecosystems that are in alignment with our values, marketing as a creative practice, and crossing the bridge between artist and small business owner.Tune in to the first four episodes for my Creative Ideation Portal guide, and then stay tuned for conversations with artists, writers and thinkers I’m grateful to be in community with.Whether you’re dreaming up a book, a newsletter, a thoughtful text to a friend, an online class, a podcast, a collection of beautiful paintings in an art gallery, a membership site, a dog walking service, or anything else — Common Shapes is here to support you on your path to creation and to service. Subscribe to join us.LinksGet the Creative Ideation PortalSign up for my weekly newsletterFind all these links & more at codycookparrott.com/commonshapesIf you'd like to support the show, please send it to a friend, leave a 5-star rating & review, and download the Creative Ideation Portal.