Now That's Art.

I'm very excited to share my interview with the talented and creative Heather Dawson. She is a Brooklyn based artist who turned her hobby of handcrafted fused, stained glass into her career! She details how she did it and how she runs her company. It was a joy to pull back the curtain on her creative process and her entrepreneurial journey. Heather shares that she was let go from her job, which ultimately turned out to be a blessing in disguise. It gave her that needed push to go all in with her fused stained glass. Her inspiration comes from traditional flash tattoo designs. VERY COOL! She is such an inspiration and proves that your hobby can turn in into a career. It is not easy as she states, but if you are passionate about starting then it certainly is possible. Follow Heather's journey on instagram @heatherdawnglassworks If you enjoy the podcast then please subscribe and give us a written review. Bookings please email us at nowthatsartpod@gmail.com. Happy Listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Rachel Clark is on the podcast! She was a recent contestant in HBO Max's Full Bloom Season 2. It is so great to have her on the podcast. She is truly an inspiration. Her creative journey was largely undefined until as Rachel says “flowers found her”. In this episode, she tells her story of how she landed onto the HBO Max show Full Bloom and how she approaches creativity. It was a great honor to spend some time with her as she shares some amazing pearls of wisdom to all creatives and artists. She embodies what it means to be a modern creative. This episode we discuss ways to create your personal brand online, creating through tough times and learning to trust yourself better. As a fan of Rachel's work, it was such a pleasure to dig a little deeper into her creative process. She has a wealth of passion and for the creatives looking to grow in their approach, Rachel has some amazing insights. You can follow Rachel on Instagram @dearest.rachel and @dearestrachelnyc. Also check out her in Season 2 of Full Bloom on HBO Max (Not Netflix) Kindly subscribe for more inspiring conversations with your favorite creatives so you can level up your creative journey. Also, if you are enjoying the podcast, please write a written review and give 5 stars as this really helps grow our audience. Bookings please email nowthatsartpod@gmail.com Happy Listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Illustrator, Designer and Founder of Novel Swim based in New York City. She is a Jew-Dominican who had a dream to be in the fashion world with her own line. She was working in the corporate world, where she could have stayed and likely been promoted, comfortable and finically set. However, after the passing of her beloved grandma, she knew her life and her work needed to be lived at her fullest potential creating. She took the leap and quit her corporate job to pursue a life in fashion. Laura knew nothing about starting a fashion line but knew her “nerd-instinct” could get her through. 6 years later, Novel Swim is thriving and coming off a recent victory being featured in Free People with her latest collection Paradise City. Our conversation is perfect for the creative looking to start but are afraid. Laura does an excellent job of guiding us on her journey and encouraging us to live our fullest story as well. Paradise City Collection: novelswim.com Instagram: @lauraprosenbaum and @novelwim Get 20% off your first order with the coupon code NOWTHATSART at checkout! Please subscribe for our weekly episodes and if you are enjoying the show then give us a written review and share with a friend. Thank you again and happy listening. For Bookings: nowthatsartpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Preparing Your Creative Mind Sydney Rahimtoola is a photographer, filmmaker, and performer, Rahimtoola aims to increase the visibility and accessibility of stories of black and brown communities. She is from Queens, New York and a graduate from the Royal Academy of Art in the Hague based in the Nederland's. Her interview is simply inspiring. She talks about her creative process, the importance of discipline and moving out of love and not fear. She also shares her experience working with Psilocybin and how this has impacted her art. The creative process is a messy and mysterious land which provokes anxiety, fear and uncertainty. You are not alone in this. My conversation with Syndey is so empowering for me as it is a reminder that these can be your ammunition to which you paint, film, express yourself with. There is a wealth of knowledge in this interview, and I hope we all learn something new from this amazing creative. Follow her on instagram at @sydrahim2la. Thank you for subscribing and you can reach out to us at nowthatsartpod@gmail.com. Lastly, if you are enjoying the show, give us a written review and share with a friend. Happy Listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

This week's episode is about the Creative Recovery. There is no guest this week just a reflection on my creative recovery. Here are some highlights below. Creative Recovery This is the BIGGEST block to your creativity! ⁠The answer is your ANXIETY ⁠ ⁠For the past 10 years, I have been creativity blocked, though I did not know why. I found myself consuming massive amounts of content but not creating anything in return. I felt like a failure and just worthless. ⁠ ⁠As hard as I tried, I kept starting projects but not finishing them causing many of anxiety attacks. ⁠Have you ever felt like this? At the end of the day, you are most alive when you are creating. ⁠It wasn't until I learned how to invite anxiety in and learn how to manage it. ⁠⁠You are not a failure or worthless. You will and can start creating again as it is just one breakthrough away. ⁠ Subscribe for weekly drops and if you like the podcast give us a 5 star written review! See you next week! ⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Today's episode we have writer Audrey Alunan who details her personal history of creating and battling creative blocks in her life. At 17 years old, she wrote for Seventeen Magazine on their Style Counsel for the fashion shows she was attending. Around that time, she was Tumblr famous from her personal essays and blog posts. After those amazing experiences were coming to an end, she entered into a depression and encounter a prolonged writers block. She talks about how she overcomes blocks in her everyday life and gives tips for others to do the same. Audrey does a great job describing creativity by talking about being ok with the unknown in the creative process, using creativity as a self-discovery tool, and towards the end, how to find inspiration in your life. You can follow Audrey on Instagram @sus7.0 Like and subscribe for our weekly drops and give us a 5 star written review -- if you are liking the pod :) Reach out with any questions or feedback to nowthatsartpod@gmail.com. Happy listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Dave Justice is the creator and CEO of the Kamilwok Clothing Brand based in Brooklyn, NY. His message to creatives is simple: never give up on your dreams and to keep being great and believe in yourself. His positivity message is what sets him a part from his competition. Though, it is more than a good line, Dave lives and breathes his message. As a young black business owner in Brooklyn, Dave is a self-made artist and he is inspiring others to do the same. He talks on creating as a way to free mind, using hard times as motivation and how to stay above negativity. Follow him on Instagram: @daveehunnit @kamilwok_brand Kindly give us a written review telling us how much you love us and subscribe.The support means a lot and goes very far. Reach out with any feedback to nowthatsartpod@gmail.com Hope you enjoy the episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

How To Create In An Algorithm World On the pod is our friend Travis Atwell. This episode is a good one! You will find some pearls here for sure, I know I did. Travis is a musician who was born in the birthplace of country music Bristol Tennessee. He is a self identified “content creator” who lives and performs in NYC. He is here to talk with us about creativity, how to create in an algorithm and metric driven world and his main tips for all creators. Visit his website at http://www.travisatwell.com/ and you can follow him on instagram @travisatwellmusic Thank you again for rating us and subscribing. This helps grow the podcast to reach a broader audience. Please send any feedback to nowthatsartpod@gmail.com, would love to hear from you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

I am honored to have a friend and a designer Matt Varner on the pod this week. You have seen his design work for Warner Records, Harry Potter’s Wizarding World, SNL season 46 title intro and Snoop Dogg’s Pounds premier water pipes and smoking accessories. It was a joy to have Matt on the show. He dropped some great insight on what it means to be creative, the importance of forgiving yourself as a creative. why we should stop “shoulding” ourselves, and much more. Creativity can be an elusive concept for most of us so it was great to gain some insight with someone who creates full time. As creatives, sharing our stories is so powerful for many reasons and Matt’s story proves that here. You can check out Matt’s work here: https://mattvarner.com/ If you are enjoying the podcast, drop us a hello at nowthatsartpod@gmail.com. We would love to interact with you there. Also, please give us a rating and subscribe so that you can catch our weekly shows to help you become more creative in your everyday lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

I am honored to have a friend and an amazing Brooklyn based Photographer on the pod Tony Tripoli. In this episode, we talk about why we should stop “faking it till you make it”, knowing your worth, thinking beyond the world of social media whenever we start our creative work and much more. If you are starting out on your creative journey or have been doing this for decades, I truly believe you will learn something great here. Tony does a great job at distilling his life lesson’s so that we can all learn how to be better creatives. You can check out Tony’s work below: Personal website: https://www.artripoli.com/ Scum of the Slum blog: https://www.scumoftheslum.com/ Podcast “Your Two Loudest Friends”: https://anchor.fm/your-two-loudest-friends Feel Free to contact us at nowthatsartpod@gmail.com and we would appreciate if you gave us a rating and subscribed. This helps us get the podcast out to more creatives like you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

007 - How to make a Pizza Museum with Max Nelson I welcome you Max Nelson, the co-founder of the Pizza Museum and a fantastic guy. We talk through his favorite art--Music, how he was able to pull off making the Pizza Museum of NYC, which was NYC's craziest fads, and finally we talk about his positive outlook on life. You are going to love this episode, I know I did. ALSO BIG NEWS - We got a co-host - Casie Rubio (my wife). I have no idea why she agreed to do this with me but as you will come to know she is a much needed voice. I cannot wait for you all to get to know her. Thanks for listening and please subscribe! This helps a lot and grows our community. As always, feel free to reach out nowthatsartpod@gmail.com. - Mike Ruby --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Xindi Yan talks to me about her favorite art Narrative Art. I really enjoyed our conversation. It was very enlightening to learn about her process about how she creates. We talk about using positive psychology in overcoming our negative thoughts, her experience being Asian in America and believing in ourselves.  You can see her art on http://xindiyanart.com/ - seriously GREAT STUFF.  Please tune in next week as we have a BIG SURPRISE!  You can reach us at nowthatsartpod@gmail.com and Like AND Subscribe so you do not miss an episode.  Hope you enjoy!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

That's right, I am interviewing my mom for this next episode of Now That's Art. Obviously this is a personal episode, and I debated whether to post it or not. Though I ended up doing it because it has some great bits. I laughed and cried all throughout the episode and it is easily one of my favorite interviews. My mom opens up about how she chose a career in medicine and the battles she fought along the way. She also puts me on blast about some of my teenage years and the silly things I did as a kid, which is funny I guess (ha!). I hope you enjoy this episode because I know I did. As always, we would like any feedback, interaction or any interview guest on the show (DON'T BE SHY). Email nowthatsartpod@gmail.com. Enjoy :) - Mike Ruby --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Episode 4 with my friend Dewey Miller. A filmmaker, movie whiz, a Florida Man, etc, etc. We talk about his favorite art--movies. How he got into it and where it is taking him. The conversation was a refreshing conversation talking about the struggles of creating art and why we should be always creating. You can follow him at IG @maddogdewdrop and his Youtube Series "Getting By" https://www.youtube.com/gettingbyseries Also, thank you for listening and the wonderful feedback thus far. Please subscribe and tell a friend. I hope this podcast can reach far and wide. We would love your feedback, interview suggestions - please email to nowthatsartpod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Welcome! Today's interview is with the lovely Sara "Primary" Lieck. We had an awesome conversation about our colorful personalities, adversity and how we go through them and this weird southern tradition called cow tipping -- crazy. She is an entrepreneur, dancer and an all around hustler. She started her own entertainment company and talks through her time in NYC. Follow her on IG: @primaryone @entxprimary. Website: Entertainment X www.entxprimary.com, www.saraprimarylieck.com Thank you again for listening and tell a friend about us! If you want to be interviewed or know someone who wants to be interviewed, then email nowthatsartpod@gmail.com. - Mike Ruby --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Christain Hill is a writer, actor who works on films. He also has a GIF, which is cool. We talk about the woes of High School, our failures in our lives and how we get through them (or don't). Also we touched base on an interesting prostate exam he had, which was very funny. You can follow him on Instagram @thechristainhill. Booking info please email me at nowthatsartpod@gmail.com. Please subscribe and tell a friend :) - Mike Ruby --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Welcome to the first episode, thank you so much for tuning in. Our first guest is Mika Turbo Brooklyn-based Trans/Nonbinary Photographer and coffee buff whose works have been featured on Ru Paul's Drag Race and capturing the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riot which subsequently created the category of Drag in the US Library of Congress. They detail how that came to be. I had so much fun talking with Mika. They are multi-talented and truly loves what they do. You can follow them on instagram @mika_snaps. Please send all inquiries to nowthatsartpod@gmail.com and tell a friend. - Mike Ruby --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message

Welcome to Now That’s Art. Thank you so much for tuning in. It means the world to me. So what’s this all about? As long as I could remember, deep down, there has been something unsure of my place and purpose. An unknown longing for self-understanding. I didn’t realize, couldn’t really comprehend, all that I didn’t know. Being from a small town in Georgia then moving to NYC, I focused on protecting what I knew as sacred and didn’t want to go explore beyond that. I took a seemingly benign trip to Rome and Paris. This trip set the stage for my most dramatic existential upheaval. Pre mid-life crisis. What I saw and experienced in Europe changed me forever in the most fundamental way. As I looked at the expansive ceilings of history, the ancient sculpture and statues, they seemed to reach a part of me that hadn’t been seen before. Showing me their years and guiding me to the understanding that I truly know nothing. Walking amongst the artwork and indelible marks of people long gone inspired a change in me and brought clarity as I’ve never had before. I saw before me history, creation, and purpose. I saw that everything is art and we are all the artists. I entered that sweet but arbitrary vacation a well-meaning person and I left a man with a spark of curiosity I haven’t felt in a while. That need has brought me here, to the only place that makes sense. A place to ask questions, to quench my thirst to know and learn from other people. Which I’m calling, Now, that’s art. If you want to be featured, please email me at nowthatsartpod@gmail.com. Kindly subscribe and tell a friend about us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nowthatsart/message