A Sculpted Life

This is the final episode in Season 2 of A Sculpted Life podcast! Today host Yvonne Anderson interviews Artist, Sculptor and Teacher, Heather 'Kya' Stevenson Smith from Scotland. We hope you enjoy listening to Heather's Creative journey and please share this episode with your creative friends. In this episode Heather shares: How she began her creative journey Her work with mixed media  What/who inspires her creations How sculpting has become her focus recently How she wanted to go big with her sculpting How she became a Pal Tiya Premium Trained Teacher in the UK What she would say to people who are too self critical or scared to get into a life of creating and more... See more of Heather's work below and check out her Facebook page and her Instagram is @heatherscraftstudio Don't forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment. Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro! If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT Music: Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Today our host Yvonne is talking with New Zealander Maker Zac Johnson. Zac works at Weta Workshop and is also a freelancer for various projects around NZ. Apologies for the lack of video for this one...someone may have accidentally deleted the file... Below we have included pictures of Zac's work although you would be best to check out his Instagram page @zac.johnson.fx as he has many more pictures there! In this episode Zac shares: How he began his creative journey How he feels making is a form of meditation How he began in the mould shop working on Power Rangers when he first got to Weta How he got to work on a dream project How he bags working with Pal Tiya Premium on the stage at Weta How he expands his growth by jumping into different mediums Where he gets his inspiration to create His advice for aspiring creatives  and more Don't forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment. Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro! If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT Music: Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Background track: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0  

Lex kindly invited us to her studio and home in Guerneville California to have a look around and interview her for this episode of A Sculpted life. Lex recently completed the Pal Tiya Premium Master Class. Host Yvonne Anderson, Pal Tiya Int Co-Founder, Kim Beaton had a great time walking through the Redwood Forest and chatting all things creativity. In this episode Lex shares: How her creative journey began. How she began building puppets. How a holiday in America changed her creative life How she started working with Jim Henson's Creature Shop How she has dealt with sexism in her field and how she overcame this Her love of Roland Rat! What she would still like to achieve as a creative And much more Don't forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment. Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro! If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT Music: Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Background track: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0    

Steven is an art Director, physical sculptor, digital sculptor, Paleo Artist, film technician and miniature effects artist based in Wellington New Zealand He has been around Pal Tiya Premium right from the beginning, uses it professionally at Weta.  In this episode Steven shares: How he builds miniature worlds – Thunderbirds, Blade Runner 2049 etc How Pal Tiya Premium has been used on projects that he has worked on at Weta in NZ How he has found working with Pal Tiya Premium for personal projects and his tips for sculpting with it His plans for his creative future Tips for people coming back to art or into art How he believes self doubt allows us to grow creatively We hope you enjoy this episode and we'll be taking a short break from the Podcast and we'll be back on Tuesday 9th April 2019. Don't forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment. Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro! If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT Music: Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Background track: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0    

  Steven is an art Director, physical sculptor, digital sculptor, Paleo Artist, film technician and miniature effects artist based in Wellington New Zealand He has been around Pal Tiya Premium right from the beginning, uses it professionally at Weta.  In this episode Steven shares: How watching a film when he was 6 inspired him to begin creating   Having his mother believe in him created opportunities for his to explore his creative side   His happiest work that he did in his hometown was at the Natural History Museum in Cape Town working alongside scientists, palaeontologists, entomologists and climatologists   How being offered work on the Hobbit Movies led him to leave Cape Town in South Africa to move to Wellington New Zealand   What it's like working in Film and TV   How he feels teamwork is essential to his creative projects   He shares a funny story about the power of creating worlds that appear real   How he describes his work   What inspires his work We hope you enjoy this episode and come back for Part 2 next Tuesday! Don't forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment. Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro! If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT Music: Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Background track: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0  

Welcome back to 'A Sculpted Life' podcast Season 2 with Pal Tiya International Host Yvonne Anderson. At the beginning I say this is episode 5 but I made an error and it is actually episode 6. Today we're interviewing Ian Dorian, a visual artist and writer who creates stories and characters in the hero and animation genre's. Some of the most famous creators today work alongside him on his various creations. His past clients include 20th Century Fox, Marvel Productions, and many others. He is also a sculptor and has worked with many mediums. In this episode Ian talks about: • How he has been finding Pal Tiya Premium • How he began sculpting at age 9 • How sculpture comes alive • Being accepted into the school of figurative art in NYC • His time in Pietrasanta and how living abroad impacted his work • How he hopes people will view his work • What inspires him to create • His favourite sculptors • How he deals with creative blocks • What to do with the fear we feel around creating We hope you enjoy this episode and come back for our next guest next Tuesday! Don't forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment. Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro! If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT Music: Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Background track: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0

Welcome back to 'A Sculpted Life' podcast Season 2 with Pal Tiya International Host Yvonne Anderson.Welcome back to 'A Sculpted Life' podcast Season 2 with Pal Tiya International Host Yvonne Anderson. Today we interview Glenda Bartel, an Artist from Michigan.  In this episode Glenda talks about: • How she began creating• How criticism of her first attempts stopped her creating • What we could say to children about creating• How she got back into art and creativity • How she describes her artwork • Why she continues to create • How she started going bigger with Pal Tiya Premium • Future projects Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro! If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT Music:  Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Background track: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0

Welcome back to 'A Sculpted Life' podcast Season 2 with Pal Tiya International Host Yvonne Anderson. We've got the second and final part of our interview with Artist, Sculptor & Creature Creator Steve Wang today. In this episode Steve talks about: • Life in business and art • Nurturing talent • Learning how to do Bronze for the first time • Projects he is proud of • What his hopes are for the future • How to inspire yourself to create Watch out for our guest next Tuesday and don't forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment. Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro! If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT Music: Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Background track: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0

Welcome to the first part of Steve Wangs interview with host Yvonne Anderson from Pal Tiya International. This episode of A Sculpted Life is dedicated to Steve's long time friend, Matt Rose, who sadly passed away when this episode was being edited. In this episode Steve talks about: His ethos Imposter syndrome Skills Compliments Criticism Purpose What makes a good artist Inspiration His Rick Baker interview And his career thus far Watch out for part 2 and don't forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment. Steve's Website is: http://www.alliancestudio.net & his Facebook is Steve Wang Creature Creator. Blog post with pics for this episode are at: https://www.paltiya.com/blog/a-sculpted-life-season-2-episode-3 If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Intro & Outro Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Background track: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode so other creatives can find it :) Happy Listening, The Pal Tiya Crew

Welcome to the second part of Amber Geneva Erkiletian's interview with host Yvonne Anderson from Pal Tiya International. In this episode you'll learn: How Amber looks at the viewfinders we look at our world through The work she is currently creating How she describes her art or at least what she hopes people would apply to her work  Her advice for people who are struggling to create How Pal Tiya Premium is freeing her up creatively  If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT Don't forget to tune in next Tuesday for our interview with Hollywood's Creature Creator Steve Wang!  Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Intro & Outro Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Background track: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode so other creatives can find it :) Happy Listening, The Pal Tiya Crew

Welcome back to 'A Sculpted Life' podcast Season 2 with Pal Tiya International Host Yvonne Anderson. We've got a great interview for you today with Sculptor & Art Teacher Amber Geneva Erkiletian in Vermont. This is Part 1 because we wanted to keep these to around 35 minutes each :) In this episode you'll learn: *How a health diagnosis caused Amber to become artistically blocked and how she overcame this. *How she started her art class ‘Fast, Cheap and Out of Control' *How she began searching for her students how they could begin to put their art outside at their request. *How Amber believes the audience finishes what the artist has made. *Whether you feel something has failed or not is not your job, your job is to create the work. Don't forget to tune in next Tuesday for Part 2 of this interview! Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Intro & Outro Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Background track: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode :) Happy Listening, The Pal Tiya Crew

In this preview of A Sculpted Life we introduce the upcoming episodes in Season 2. We've got some great guests coming up: Steve Wang, Amazing Sculptor and Creature Designer who was the lead concert designer, sculptor and painter on probably one of Hollywood's most memorable creatures ‘The Predator', next is Amber Geneva Erkilatian a sculptor and art teacher in Vermont then Maker Zac Johnson who has worked with Weta Workshop on Power Rangers, Blade Runner 2049 and more, Glenda Bartel an Artist from Michigan, and we've also got more fun interviews lined up for you in Season 2. Jingle Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Intro and Outro by Lance Lones

Heather is a certified Pal Tiya Premium teacher in Basingstoke England and is running workshops really soon! We chatted about her life as an artist and about breaking the rules when it comes to creation. Enjoy this last of the Season episode and do let us know if you want a Season 2 of A Sculpted Life. See Heather's links on our blog post for this episode! Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Intro & Outro Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode :) Sign up to our newsletter at www.paltiya.com/subscribe.html to keep up to date with us and be notified of any future classes and offers we have!

In this interview they talk about who inspires them as creatives, which famous artists and sculptors they would invite to dinner, how they got started in the industry, their brilliant forum of sculptors, what they would be doing if they weren't sculptors and much much more. Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Intro & Outro Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode :) Sign up to our newsletter at www.paltiya.com/subscribe.html to keep up to date with us and be notified of any future classes and offers we have!

Today A Sculpted Life host Yvonne Anderson chat's with prop and costume maker Bill Doran from Punished Props about his 'Prop Tarts', prop making allies, travel, finding something to obsess over and the dream of living in Korben Dallas's apartment... Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Intro & Outro Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode :) Sign up to our newsletter at www.paltiya.com/subscribe.html to keep up to date with us and be notified of any future classes and offers we have!  

On this episode host Yvonne Anderson chats to Artisan Debra Turner Malone originally from New Zealand and now living in sunny Queensland about her creative journey so far. From plates to Pal Tiya Premium and all other mediums she has used over the years to gifting the young people in your life the encouragement to be creative themselves we hope you enjoy this episode. We'll see you in the New Year! Happy Holiday Season. Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode :) Sign up to our newsletter at www.paltiya.com/subscribe.html to keep up to date with us and be notified of any future classes and offers we have!

Today A Sculpted Life host Yvonne Anderson chat's with Sanit Klamchanuan who is a costume designer working at Weta Workshop in NZ. He is also an artist and prop maker at Spicy Thai Design. We talk about Sanit's first time sculpting with Pal Tiya Premium and how this led to his job at Weta and his costume design work. Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode :) Sign up to our newsletter at www.paltiya.com/subscribe.html to keep up to date with us and be notified of any future classes and offers we have!

Today A Sculpted Life host Yvonne Anderson chat's with Co-Founder and Creative Director of Pal Tiya International Kim Beaton. Kim and Yvonne chat about Kim's early life in Superior Montana, her decision to leave something she loved to pursue sculpting, how a surprising call from Sir Richard Taylor at Weta Workshop in New Zealand changed her course, the mediums she has used in her 20+ year career, how she always wanted to go BIG, meeting her second husband and how this led to creating Pal Tiya Premium and much much more. We hope you enjoy this fun and interesting chat! Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode :) Sign up to our newsletter at www.paltiya.com/subscribe.html to keep up to date with us and be notified of any future classes and offers we have!

In this episode Yvonne chats with Bob Stafford about his life as a sculptor and teacher. Bob's idea of life sculpting you is what gave us the idea for the title of this show. From Pastry to Pal Tiya Premium, Bob tells us all about his life and the materials he has used along the way. Go onto our blog at www.paltiya.com to see samples of Bob's work and to see the duck he talks about in this episode! Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode :) Sign up to our newsletter at www.paltiya.com/subscribe.html to keep up to date with us and be notified of any future classes and offers we have!

In this episode Yvonne chats with Brenda Chedd about her years of being a creator and what happened last year that forced her to rethink her life as an artist and the way she worked. Go onto our blog at www.paltiya.com to see samples of Brenda's work! Special thanks to Lance Lones for his vocal intro and outro! Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the episode.

In this episode of A Sculpted Life we speak with Elijah Evenson, a Seattle based sculptor & teacher.   Jingle Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   We hope you enjoy the show. Don't forget to subscribe!

In this episode of A Sculpted Life we speak with Fiona Sutherland, a Scottish Artist living in New Zealand. Jingle Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   We hope you enjoy the show. Don't forget to subscribe!

In this preview of A Sculpted Life we introduce the upcoming episodes. Jingle Music: "Zazie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ We hope you enjoy the show. Don't forget to subscribe!