Creativity Matters Podcast (CMP)

Episode 499 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Index Card Art and the Summer Index-Card-a-Day Challenge

Episode 498 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Sending the Invitation; Take the Chance

Episode 497 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — a one-cup mindset, silver linings, adaptability, drawing cups, and more.

Episode 496 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — 100+ ideas for lists to include in your journals, planners, and sketchbooks

Episode 495 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Earworms, classical music, 100 day project, and growth through repeated showing up

Episode 494 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — 12 Strategies for Journal Privacy  

Episode 493 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Am I a writer? Am I an artist? I am both? But is that enough?

Episode 492 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Crossing a line into the children's library

Episode 491 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Substack "A Blinker Speeds Up" intro

Episode 490 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — November Gratitude, a Gratitude Cloak, and a Series of Vignettes

Episode 489 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Waiting, Muffins, and November Gratitude

Episode 488 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Glimmers, Glammers, Gratitudes, and Small Things

Episode 487 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — The CMP turns 17, plus index card art, a substack goal, stop justifying your art, and more.

Episode 486 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Alphabet primer and fun with the abecedary, morning stories and a window view, the illustrated journal, and more.

Episode 485 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Thoughts on inviting the unexpected, wandering the library, a Julia Cameron read-along, and more

Episode 484 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Thoughts on morning writing, crafting a habit stack, seeing, AI tools, looking for glimmers of hope, and more

Episode 482 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Journaling in winter (or December), illustrated journaling, and the inspiring When Wanderers Cease to Roam

Episode 483 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Thoughts on the new year, on DNF's, and on illustrated journaling

Episode 481 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — December journaling, trying illustrated journaling, and slowing down to enjoy the remainder of the year and "make a note"

Episode 480 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — December journaling, drawing ornaments, the "Year the Tree Stayed Up," and a sweet book about ornaments

Episode 479 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — A December list of prompts for illustrated journaling

Episode 478 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Continued gratitude tracking in November, an unexpected discovery about the Christmas cactus, November light, and new awareness of "simply grateful"

Episode 477 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Continued gratitude tracking in November, the blooming of a Christmas cactus, appreciation for changed perspective and slowing down

Episode 476 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Continued gratitude tracking in November, a timelapse of the sky in motion, the gratitude lens, and remembering we have to individually make the choice each and every day

Episode 475 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Continued gratitude tracking in November, gratitude mindset, and a gratitude shield

Episode 474 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Day-by-day gratitude tracking in November, gratitude mindset, and the sometimes uneasy fit of it

Episode 473 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Ushering in a month of November gratitude

Episode 472 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Closing out October drawing and permission to "stop" a project that isn't working

Episode 471 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Urban sketching, Inktoportraits and October drawing, and maybe a bird or two

Episode 470 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Letting yourself begin, being a beginner, beginner mindset, the importance of repetition, and a bird story.

Episode 469 of the Creativity Matters Podcast — Mindfulness, slowing down, finding your voice, and a review of Draw Yourself Calm by Amy Maricle.

Episode 468 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: A continuation of the discussion on loosening up, staying loose, and balancing the loose and the tight in your art, sketchbooks, and creative processes.

Episode 467 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Thoughts on loosening up, staying loose, and balancing the loose and the tight. (Part 1 of 2)

Episode 466 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Cleaning out the trunk, finding a "lost" notebook cover (when I wasn't looking), and thinking about why we make and keep art

Episode 465 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Planning for a summer series, Index-Card-a-Day, enjoying and finding your creative lane, and more

Episode 464 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Are you waiting for someday rather than living your best creative life right now?

Episode 463 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Creative nudges, a list for April, and some regular spiraling creative life.

Episode 462 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: An artist? Not an artist? The value of doing the work and doing what you love.

Episode 461 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Some thoughts on the 100 day project, finishing the 100 day dress challenge, and a series of inspiring quotes

Episode 460 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Continued discussion of the stitch journal embroidery project, choosing an icon a day, and similar approaches in a sketchbook or journal

Episode 459 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: A morning parked by the ocean, a stitch journal embroidery project, and an icon a day

Episode 458 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: A Mysterious Delivery, Reading a Magical Book, Some New Year's Reminders and Nudges for Keeping a Journal, and More

Episode 457 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: a half hour of quiet snow globe talk.

Episode 456 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: a December list for drawing, journaling, and recording in your illustrated journal!

Episode 455 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: a gratitude mindset, November light, and a simple cup.

Episode 455 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Gratitude Cup, Gratitude Mindset, and November Light

Episode 454 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: Taking advantage of and looking for a good five-minute window.

Episode 453 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: a reminder that Keeping Up with the Joneses is a futile game but one you can easily get sucked into on social media.

Episode 452 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: The Best Story, a children's book with a powerful reminder for artists of all ages.

Episode 451 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: thoughts on how we pick and choose and what happens when we just "pick one" for our illustrated journals and sketchbooks + a pair of illustrated travel journals about Japan.

Episode 450 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: musings on how things are going, plus, a running log of "things" to sift through later when you work in your journal or sketchbook.