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The Creative Shoofly Podcast

by Thomas Beutel

An exploration of different ways to stay creative and get past obstacles when making art.

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Episodes

  1. Interviews with Participants at the Everything Conference

    In this episode, I interview some of my fellow participants at this year’s Everything Conference in Minneapolis. We talk about creativity and multipotentiality. Links mentioned in this episode Everything Conference Puttyverse How To Be Everything by Emilie Wapnick World Domination Summit Camp…

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  2. Busting Creative Blocks with Meditative Ideation

    In this episode, I discuss meditative ideation, a mindfulness practice that I've honed over the years to combat creative block. It has transformed my creative process, and I think it can unlock new realms of inspiration for you too. Links mentioned in this episode Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert…

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  3. Role Playing for Multipotentialites

    In this episode, I explore how role-playing can help reduce the chaos and distraction that often plague us as artists. Links to books and websites mentioned in this podcast You And I Make A Thing podcast website Trick Yourself Into Breaking a Bad Habit at HBR.org The Life-Changing Magic of…

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  4. Scrum for One

    In this episode I explore a productivity method for creativity called Scrum for One. Links Scrum for One by Dustin Wax Photo credits Rugby player image: Hassan Omar Wamwayi Hello and welcome to the Creative Shoofly podcast. I'm Thomas Beutel. This podcast is about the creative process. In it, I...

  5. You And I Make A Thing with Michael Tarnoff

    In this episode I collaborate with artist Michael Tarnoff to make self-portraits inspired by Chuck Close. Links O'Hanlon Center for the Arts Michael Tarnoff's Instagram Chuck Close Website Wikipedia Entry for Chuck Close Procreate for the iPad Interlude music:...

  6. Should I A.I.?

    In this episode I explore Artificial Intelligence and some of the issues around artists using AI in their creative process. I hope you will enjoy hearing and thinking about these issues. Links For Further Reading and Viewing Tech guru Jaron Lanier: ‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us. It’s that...

  7. Mind Maps are Liberating

    In this episode I talk about how I use mind maps and why I find them liberating. Mind maps are an important part of my creative toolbox, but my mind mapping process is a bit different from the traditional form. I hope you will enjoy hearing about it. Links mentioned in this podcast A Writer's…

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  8. You And I Make a Thing with Tara Bahna-James

    In this episode, I'm continuing my improvisational experiment that I call You And I Make A Thing. I invited my friend Tara to come up with a theme or project that we could do together. I hope you will enjoy hearing about our project as much as we did doing it. Links mentioned in this podcast…

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  9. You And I Make A Thing with Mercedes - The Duel

    In this episode, I speak with my friend Mercedes about the duel that takes place between the many inner voices that encourage and discourage us as artists. Links mentioned in this episode: The B0ardside - http://theb0ardside.com/ Transcript: Hello and welcome to the Creative Shoofly podcast. I'm...

  10. Ep. 9 - The Joy of Making Art with Doug Gorney

    In this episode, I chat with my friend, Doug Gorney about the joy of making art. What I appreciate about Doug is his passion and warmth on the subject. I think you'll really enjoy hearing about Doug's creative journey. Music Credit: Reflection Flow by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2018 Licensed...

  11. Ep. 8 - Effie, The Blind Spot Bot

    In this episode I learn about my blind spot and how to respond to it. Music Credit: Reflection Flow by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/doxent/58328 Ft: Javolenus, Rocavaco, Siobhan Dakay...

  12. Ep. 7 - Dealing with My Creative Killjoys

    In this episode, I identify the killjoys spoiling my creative sessions and talk about what I did to defeat them. Music Credit: Reflection Flow by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license.…

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  13. Ep 6 - Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and Creativity with Rayne Dowell

    My guest Rayne Dowell and I have a conversation about highly sensitive people (HSPs) and how they approach creativity. Music Credit: Reflection Flow by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license....

  14. Ep 5 - Multipotentialites and Creativity, a conversation with Melissa Dinwiddie

    Hi, it's Thomas. I'm continuing to explore the concept of multipotentiality and in this episode, I have a conversation with author and creativity instigator, Melissa Dinwiddie. and we talk about what it's like to be creative when you have so many different interests. I learned some new things in...

  15. Ep. 4 - Being a Multipotentialite, a Conversation with Robyn Penney

    Hey, it's Thomas. Welcome to Episode 4 of the Creative Shoofly Podcast. In this episode, I'm doing something a little bit different. I have invited a good friend of mine, Robyn Penney, to have a conversation about being a multipotentialite. This term was somewhat new to me and I learned a lot in...

  16. Ep. 3 - Getting Back On The Wagon

    In this third episode I explore why I haven't been creating much in the past weeks and how I'm getting back to creativity. -Thomas Beutel Music Credit: Reflection Flow by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license....

  17. Ep. 2 - Me and the Fabulous Tim Toady

    Welcome to the second episode of my podcast! In this podcast I explore the principle of There's More Than One Way To Do It, and how that helps me get around creative block. -Thomas Beutel Music Credit: Reflection Flow by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons...

  18. Ep. 1 - Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru are still alive

    Welcome to the first episode of my podcast! In this podcast I explore the role of not knowing in the creative process. I'm finding that as I practice letting go of what I know, the process of creating art becomes easier. I hope that you might find something in this podcast that you can use in…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

An exploration of different ways to stay creative and get past obstacles when making art.

HOSTED BY

Thomas Beutel

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