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Alicja, paper illustration and photographer, chats about the intersection of Christ and Creativity.

Alicja Colon

  • Dec 25, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 10m AVG DURATION
  • 51 EPISODES


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Christmas Advent: Day 25

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2018 0:44


John 3:16-17

Christmas Advent: Day 24

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 0:36


John 1:14

Christmas Advent: Day 23

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 0:58


Matthew 2:9-12

Christmas Advent: Day 22

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2018 0:41


Matthew 2:7-8

Christmas Advent: Day 21

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2018 0:52


Matthew 2:3-6

Christmas Advent: Day 20

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 0:41


Matthew 2:1-2

Christmas Advent: Day 19

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 1:07


Micah 5:2-5

Christmas Advent: Day 18

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 0:37


Luke 2: 19-20

Christmas Advent: Day 17

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 0:50


Luke 2: 15-18

Christmas Advent: Day 16

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 0:38


Luke 2:13-14

Christmas Advent: Day 15

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2018 0:59


Luke 2:8-12

Christmas Advent: Day 14

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 0:38


Luke 2:6-7

Christmas Advent: Day 13

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 0:54


Luke 2:1-5

Christmas Advent: Day 12

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 1:25


Luke 1:46-56

Christmas Advent: Day 11

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 1:07


Luke 1:39-45

Christmas Advent: Day 10

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 0:49


Matthew 1:22-25

Christmas Advent: Day 9

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 1:05


Matthew 1:18-21

Christmas Advent: Day 8

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2018 1:54


Luke 1:26-38

Christmas Advent: Day 7

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 1:23


Luke 1:18-25

Christmas Advent: Day 6

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 1:44


Luke 1:11-17

Christmas Advent: Day 5

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 1:28


Luke 1:5-10

Christmas Advent: Day 4

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 0:53


Jeremiah 33:14-16

Christmas Advent: Day 3

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 2:39


Isaiah 11:1-10

Christmas Advent: Day 2

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 2:24


Isaiah 9:2-7

Christmas Advent: Day 1

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 2:10


1 John 1:1-5

26: My Ex-Favorite Lies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 26:24


Alicja vulnerably shares the 3 most creative-crippling lies and how they’ve impacted her through stories. She reveals the main ways she has waged war against the lies and took back her creativity.Show Notes:Craig Groeshcel’s “Words to Live By” video messageBook RecommendationsGrit by Angela DuckworthMindset by Carol DwekSwitch On Your Brain by Caroline Leaf An image created during the turning point of my mental war.

25: Darold Pinnock

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 39:29


Born in Jamaica and immigrated to the US as a child, Darold saw opportunity abound before him. He shares a few tough spots were faith in that opportunity dimmed. It was the body of Christ that supported Darold during those trying times. He shares with us those struggles, helps guide us to see red flags in our spiritual walks, and provides tips on how to be a supportive friend to get them moving forward again.

24: The Slagles

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018 32:12


Jeremy and Becky share stories of God's provision through owning a small agency which changed to freelance then a 2-person shop.

23: Choices

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 16:11


Alicja sets out to answer, “When do we get to make the decision and when does God make that decision for us?” Sure, it’s a loaded question - the good news, there’s also a loaded answer.Show notes:theló: Greek for will, desire

22: Dan Lee

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2018 35:09


What do we do when we are praised for our creative work? Or how do we handle the desire to create for the attention? Dan Lee, hand letterer and creative manager at Flood Marketing, shares his insights. More about Dan:TwitterDribbbleInstagram

21: Matt D. Smith

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 44:43


Matt shares personal stories of struggle and breakthrough as he illustrates lessons God has taught him.

20: Ben Stafford

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 27:39


Ben shares with Alicja how obstacles in his health God used to be blessings.

19: Emily Carlton

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 27:11


In this episode, Alicja chats with Emily Carlton a designer, illustrator, and sketch note artist based out of Nashville. Emily shares a lesson that God taught her which made Emily go completely against her plan, logic, and comfort.More about Emily:TwitterInstagramWebsite 

18: Relaunch

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 4:25


Alicja shares the original vision of Manual Focus, how it got off track, and where's it headed in the future

17: Social Media Owned Me

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2016 14:12


A vulnerable episode on how Social Media sunk it's teeth into me. I share hurtful thought patterns, what happened during my social sabbatical, and what I learned.

16: Breaking Down Photography Styles

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2016 21:19


I share how photography styles came about in Focus Lab, what they consist of, how I create one, and examples of the thought behind specific client's styles.

15: Why I left UnSplash

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2016 16:54


I share my candid story of the high and lows of UnSplash, and how it can be used in a positive way.

14: CreativeSouth 16 Review

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2016 21:10


Alicja sits down with her CreativeSouth 16 roomies to share their thoughts on the conference. Though Alicja has been 3 times, Melissa and Tara both had their inaugural experience.

13: My Personal Projects

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2016 20:01


I share my personal projects: when, why, and what happened - to you'd learn what to do, not do, and expect.

12: My Guided Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2016 26:32


Started as a print designer and ended up as a commercial photographer, I share the story of how that happened and tidbits to help you.

11: Put a Human In It

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2016 2:38


I share a shoot that was lifeless and how either 2 solutions could have saved it.

10: Impress with Our Strengths; Connect Through Our Weaknesses

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2016 36:18


I chat with Justin Mezzell about why we should ditch trying to impress with our strengths, and how to go about it.

09: Shooting for Stocksy United

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2016 19:42


I share how I discovered Stocksy, what it is, how I was accepted, what I learned, and that I'm bad at ending an episode :P

08: Less Jerk. More Lead.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2016 11:00


Leading a shoot, while not being a jerk is hard - but it's possible. I share 6 foundational points of how.

07: The 4 Qualities of Light

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2016 6:57


Understanding the 4 inherent qualities of light is the foundation of learning how to modify it.

06: BTS Found in Kind - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2016 10:31


Well after 2 blunders, Alicja (somehow) is still in the good graces of Paige, Found in Kind's founder.

05: Insecurity Never Sleeps

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2016 7:17


A shoot that's the largest of it's kind, grows to have more meaning than just the images. Alicja shares how it escalated and what she did about it.

04: Sales is Not A Pitch

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2016 13:31


Alicja interviews Will Straughn, Focus Lab's new business guy. He lays some heavy sales wisdom that's only the tip of the iceberg.

03: My personal Creative South Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2016 12:14


Alicja shares how going to CreativeSouth has changed her career trajectory.

02: Fractured Income

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2016 8:21


Alicja shares her 3 points of photography income and how she manages them.

01: My Most Loved Gear From 2015

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2016 8:05


Alicja gushes over her fav photography gear from 2015.

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