Jon Burgerman is Not a Doodler
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Camp David in Brooklyn, NY. Host Justin Gignac sits down with the incomparable Jon Burgerman. He’s an artist and author whose ability to play is contagious and inspiring. If you haven’t seen Jon’s work check out the links below. His Instagram brings so much joy on a daily basis. Whether it’s bringing every imaginable inanimate object to life with googly eyes in his Instagram stories or the characters he creates, everything will make you smile. Jon lives by the motto “It’s Great to Create” and his work is a reminder of the joy of creating. All of us had those skills to make and play as kids and some of us were fortunate to not lose it. In this episode, you will learn that the key to creative freedom is really to just stop caring what other people think and you’ll learn how to reframe your thinking when jealousy of other peoples’ work or success inevitably creeps up.
Episode 9 of the Overshare: Honest Conversations with Creatives podcast, hosted by Working Not Working, titled "Jon Burgerman is Not a Doodler" was published on September 24, 2018 and runs 68 minutes.
September 24, 2018 ·68m · Overshare: Honest Conversations with Creatives
Summary
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Camp David in Brooklyn, NY. Host Justin Gignac sits down with the incomparable Jon Burgerman. He’s an artist and author whose ability to play is contagious and inspiring. If you haven’t seen Jon’s work check out the links below. His Instagram brings so much joy on a daily basis. Whether it’s bringing every imaginable inanimate object to life with googly eyes in his Instagram stories or the characters he creates, everything will make you smile. Jon lives by the motto “It’s Great to Create” and his work is a reminder of the joy of creating. All of us had those skills to make and play as kids and some of us were fortunate to not lose it. In this episode, you will learn that the key to creative freedom is really to just stop caring what other people think and you’ll learn how to reframe your thinking when jealousy of other peoples’ work or success inevitably creeps up.
Episode Description
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Camp David in Brooklyn, NY. Host Justin Gignac (@justingignac) sits down with the incomparable Jon Burgerman (@jonburgerman). He’s an artist and author whose ability to play is contagious and inspiring. If you haven’t seen Jon’s work check out the links below. His Instagram brings so much joy on a daily basis. Whether it’s bringing every imaginable inanimate object to life with googly eyes in his Instagram stories or the characters he creates, everything will make you smile.
Jon lives by the motto “It’s Great to Create” and his work is a reminder of the joy of creating. All of us had those skills to make and play as kids and some of us were fortunate to not lose it.
In this episode, you will learn that the key to creative freedom is really to just stop caring what other people think and you’ll learn how to reframe your thinking when jealousy of other peoples’ work or success inevitably creeps up.
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SHOW NOTES:
Jon's Books: It's Great to Create, How to Eat Pizza, Splat, Rhyme Crime, Burgerworld Coloring Book, Daily Doodle
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