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Last week we reflected on our professional adventures in 2019. This time we look ahead to thinking about what we want to learn and how we want to creatively grow in 2020. Sponsors for this episode Four Million Years Later Goal Setting Using Design & Storytelling - Journal and Workshop Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: Team Human Comixlaunch The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Becca Hillburn Mike White Myrjam Katherine Sugrue Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitch
Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on the role of gratitude in creative endeavors and how being intentional about expressing gratitude changes the way one might feel about the work. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Mining for Trouble Rob & Kate Coaching/Mentoring Lean Into Art Discord Links mentioned: David Seah's Emergent Task Planner Ray Frenden's Brushes The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Nathan Seabolt Espree Devora Myrjam India Swift Kim Holm Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon
A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_K7F6UuolA&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Zack Giallongo is a comic artist and writer from New Bedford, Massachusetts. He attended Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival to promote his all-ages webcomic, Crater & Nine, about a boy and robot dog on a foreign moon (https://www.instagram.com/craterandnine) and also to help host the Kids’ Comics Awards. He was excited to show his Star Wars Doodles activity book and Stratford Zoo Shakespeare comic series which can be found at any book store which carries comics (http://zackgiallongo.com/comics).??Zack is a co-host of the Galaxy of Super Adventure, an audio drama about comic artist life and the silliness therein with puppet special guests (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/galaxy-of-super-adventure/id1052750609). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/up-and-coning-artists/message
A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFblqd1L6kc&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Dan Merritt is a co-owner of Green Brain Comics in Dearborn, MI. He's a major sponsor of Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival and hopes to create similar Kids Read Comics cons in the near future. He attended A2CAF to help get comics into fan's hands and to facilitate events and books signings of comic book artists and writers. Dan and Katie's independent comic book store is at 13936 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI or online at https://www.greenbraincomics.com.??Nattosoup Studio would like to thank Green Brain Comics for helping organize A2CAF and for graciously giving comics to kids who might not be able to afford them otherwise.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/up-and-coning-artists/message
A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeKFN3NdbQE&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Merrill Rainey is a children's illustrator and paper engineer from Ohio. He attended Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival to promote his paper toys, http://littlerainey.com, and illustrations/comics which can be found in a variety of children's magazines including Highlights, Humpty Dumpty, and Ladybug. He also ran a fantastic paper engineering panel at the show.??Merrill is also available for workshops and school visits. Details can be found on his site, http://littlerainey.com.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/up-and-coning-artists/message
A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYbxfCT1b2I&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Joshua Buchanan is a comic artist and writer from Howell, MI. He attended Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival to promote Scratch9: Cat of Nine Worlds, an all-ages comic about a cat who uses his 9 lives to jump through time to reunite with his friend Penelope.??Joshua also helps organize Camp Pencil Point, a comics educational group which hosts events and online comic creation classes. He will be hosting classes with Camp Pencil Point at the Maker Faire Detroit on July 29-30, 2017. More info can be found at http://camppencilpoint.com.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/up-and-coning-artists/message
Jerzy’s back from the 10th anniversary Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival (A2CAF) with observations and reflections on his experience. Join Jerzy and Rob for an exploration of planning and executing big events and how defining your advocacy influences the types of people who attend and help. Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy Rob's new Skillshare class Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Dave Seah Myrjam Chris Watkins Katherine Sugrue Nate Marcel Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram
In this episode of Art and Science Punks Kate and Rob discuss projects we've been up to since our previous podcast episode and talk about how we celebrated Summer Solstice. Kate and Rob also share an art pick and a science pick this week: one is about the center of our galaxy; the other is a fun glue activity. Related Links and Resources Summer solstice - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_solstice) Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival (http://a2caf.com/) Kylie Minogue - Locomotion [Official Music Video] - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8z34lhKWrQ) Post-it notes (https://www.post-it.com/3M/en_US/post-it/) LIA Cast 238 - Summer Events, with Brandon Dayton — Lean Into Art (http://www.leanintoart.com/blog/2018/6/22/lia-cast-238-summer-events-with-brandon-dayton) Sketchbook Summer (https://www.sketchbooksummer.com/) Kate's Art Pick: Easy to make Glass Sun Catchers! (https://suzyssitcom.com/2015/06/easy-to-make-glass-sun-catchers.html) Elmer's Liquid School Glue, Premium Clear, Washable, 1 Gallon, 1 Count - Great for Making Slime : Office Products (https://www.amazon.com/Elmers-Liquid-School-Premium-Washable/dp/B071JPD9M3) Rob's Science Pick: Stars orbiting the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way | ESO (https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1825e/) Art and Science Punks on Twitter (@artsciencepunks) (http://twitter.com/artsciencepunks) Art and Science Punks (@artandsciencepunks) on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/artandsciencepunks/) Kate Stenzinger on Twitter (http://twitter.com/katestenzinger) Rob Stenzinger on Twitter (http://twitter.com/robstenzinger) Sign up for the Art and Science Punks Newsletter (https://artsciencepunks.fireside.fm/newsletter)
Honing your craft is the journey of a lifetime. It's hard enough to dedicate yourself to your discipline, but when you have to make a living doing it? Then it's even harder. Jerzy Drozd is a cartoonist who's made a career of making comics and teaching, well, how to make comics. He's also a warm, wonderful, and insightful fellow with a lot of great ideas, who's pursued his art through all sorts of ups and downs. He joins Bryce to talk about how to hone your focus and make a career out of doing what you love. Links from today's show: The Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival: http://a2caf.com The Ann Arbor Art Center: http://annarborartcenter.org Starbunny, Inc: http://starbunny.net Boulder and Fleet: http://boulderandfleet.com Broxo: https://www.amazon.com/Broxo-Zack-Giallongo/dp/1596435518 Jerzy's Instagram: http://instagram.com/jerzydrozd -- This episode is sponsored by AND.CO, the freelancer's resource! They offer great tools for freelancers, including curated job lists, time tracking and invoicing software, contracts, free guides and more! -- Want to support the show? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or recommend us to a friend. It helps immensely.