Podcasts about mermay

Today I welcome mermaid aficionado and longtime friend, Desiree M. Niccoli to discuss mermaids across genre fiction. I had her on for a previous MerMay episode a few years ago, soon after the release of her book CALLED TO THE DEEP. Today she created a fun mermaid quiz, which we do at the end of the show, and we discuss the rise in mermaid fiction since our last episode. We also give several book recommendations. All links and show notes available on my website at https://www.sheworeblackpodcast.com/

"Running a worldwide drawing challenge" with Whitney Pollett and Lauren Barger.  We are wrapping up May, but not without talking to Tom's partners in "MerMay", the amazing Whitney Pollett and Lauren Barger!  Tony and Tom dig into how MerMay became the second largest drawing challenge on the internet and a worldwide phenomenon, what are the changes happening with the event, and how Whitney and Lauren plan on growing it!  Also, we discuss their careers in Toy Design and Character Design and how they make it all work!  

It's the end of MerMay, and wow, do we have one helluva story to end it with! Abbie cold reads a Cornish folk tale, The Mermaid's Vengeance, and it's a slow burn – you'll just have to trust the process. We're leaving on summer vacation for our #GretaGremlinSummer, but we'll be back in August. See you soon, Fairy Tale Fixers!

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone continue Mermay with a discussion of the environmental mermaid drama, Tropic of the Sea, by Satoshi Kon.As usual, this is an in-depth discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and content of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!Next episode we'll be starting off pride month with a discussion of Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

Mermaids Ahoy! Kelsey kicks off MerMay 2024 with the Irish tale of Fish Fitzgerald…err…the Lady of Gollerus - about an unlucky merrow whose story was definitely written by a weird old man. Abbie follows up with the true Bangladeshi story of a Puri Enchantment, and we hope everyone's doing ok.

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the fantastical merfolk romp, Thirsty Mermaids, by Kat Leyh.As usual, this is an in-depth discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and content of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!Next episode we'll be finishing up Mermay and discussing Tropic of the Sea by Satoshi Kon, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

In this episode of the biweekly podcast, The Art of Comics, creators Paul Duffield and Jaws Stone discuss the time-reversed romantic drama, Always Never, by Jordi Lafebre.As usual, this is an in-depth discussion, and there'll be spoilers for the story and content of the comic, so you might want to pause now, read the book and listen once you've had your own reaction. The episode is designed to work regardless of whether you've read it or not, so if you don't mind spoilers, dive right in!Next episode we'll kicking off Mermay and discussing Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh, so if you want to read along with us, pick up a copy and read it over the next two weeks.To support the podcast and access the AoC Podcast Discord, you can join Jaws' Patreon

It's the second half of Mermay and we're back with a different spin on the human and fish as lovers trope with The Shape of Water (2017) directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. In this episode, we discuss del Toro's love of Universal Monsters and his religious inspiration, and finding love and community as outsider. Our recommendation: Amélie (2001), Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) Watch del Toro's interview on Popcorn with Peter Travers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otts5vS_f8o Support your girls with a ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub

In this third and final part of the MerMay Mermaids special episodes, we deep dive into the themes and symbolism that consistently showed up in Mermaid tales. Resources if you're curious:https://asoothingliving.com/types-of-mermaids/https://daily.jstor.org/mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin/https://bookriot.com/mermaids-from-around-the-world/https://aquamermaid.com/blogs/news/mermaid-stories-from-around-the-worldhttps://www.mochamermaid.com/blog/merfolk-mythology-from-around-the-worldhttps://www.animatorisland.com/what-is-mermay/#:~:text=The%20legendary%20animator%20Tom%20Bancroft,drawing%20every%20day%20in%20May.%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Sirens/sirens.htmlhttps://wakingbear.org/la-sirene-the-mermaid-of-vodou/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-goddess-of-the-sea-the-story-of-sedna#:~:text=Sedna%20is%20a%20centrally%20important,from%20an%20angakok%20(shaman)https://www.majesticwhaleencounters.com.au/fairytales-myths-legends-and-fantasythe-three-most-famous-mermaids-in-history#:~:text=Atargatis%20caused%20the%20death%20of,had%20now%20become%20a%20mermaidhttps://www.newyorklatinculture.com/yemaya-mother-orisha-of-the-sea/#:~:text=Yemay%C3%A1%20is%20the%20Yoruba%20orisha,a%20powerful%20influence%20on%20womenhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Oshunhttps://www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/cargo-cults#:~:text=A%20southwest%20Pacific%20example%20of,would%20induce%20ancestral%20spirits%20orhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/4351817?mag=mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin&seq=1If you have your own tales to tell, you can email creepycoreandfolklore@gmail.comArtwork: @lokdunkMusic: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comSupport the show

What could be a better deep dive for Mermay if not the Australian classic, H2O: Just Add Water? Whip up your choice of juice and whip out your fins, and join us as we take a closer look at everyone's favorite mermaids! Please rate and review! Say hi on Instagram, email us at thegraveyardslot@gmail.com, and visit our website for more.

We explore the three types of mermaid in the first #MerMay episode of 2023, with two Filipino folktales from Abbie: The Litao and Serena, and The American and The Sirena. Later, the Ivan Cinematic Universe (ICU) is expanded with the true origin story of the mermaid from Episode One's The [...] The post 64: Don't Call Me Ishmael appeared first on Fantastic Worlds Productions.

Yes, it's one of our favorite times of year... We've got MerMay - celebrating mermaids, mermen and all things magical under the sea; We've got Black Fae Day celebrating the fae and fantasy cosplay culture throughout the Black community; and of course... Mother's Day! Drop by the OTHERhood and set a spell with the Blerdsassins Next Door as we discuss the elements and history of this fantastic holiday weekend!

Today I have Desiree M. Niccoli back on the show to celebrate MerMay, a month dedicated to art and books exploring mermaid myths around the world. I've made a list in my online bookshop of mermaid books discussed on this episode, as well as a few others. Ordering books through my store helps support both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. That's at bookshop.org/shop/sheworeblack. You can also help out the show by following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and leaving me a review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for joining me today. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sheworeblack/message

Special Episode 40-MerMay Mermaids Part IIShow Notes:This episode we once again deep dive into Mermaids where we discuss their diverse mythology and power in each story. Part III will release in two weeks. Resources if you're curious:https://asoothingliving.com/types-of-mermaids/https://daily.jstor.org/mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin/https://bookriot.com/mermaids-from-around-the-world/https://aquamermaid.com/blogs/news/mermaid-stories-from-around-the-worldhttps://www.mochamermaid.com/blog/merfolk-mythology-from-around-the-worldhttps://www.animatorisland.com/what-is-mermay/#:~:text=The%20legendary%20animator%20Tom%20Bancroft,drawing%20every%20day%20in%20May.%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Sirens/sirens.htmlhttps://wakingbear.org/la-sirene-the-mermaid-of-vodou/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-goddess-of-the-sea-the-story-of-sedna#:~:text=Sedna%20is%20a%20centrally%20important,from%20an%20angakok%20(shaman)https://www.majesticwhaleencounters.com.au/fairytales-myths-legends-and-fantasythe-three-most-famous-mermaids-in-history#:~:text=Atargatis%20caused%20the%20death%20of,had%20now%20become%20a%20mermaidhttps://www.newyorklatinculture.com/yemaya-mother-orisha-of-the-sea/#:~:text=Yemay%C3%A1%20is%20the%20Yoruba%20orisha,a%20powerful%20influence%20on%20womenhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Oshunhttps://www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/cargo-cults#:~:text=A%20southwest%20Pacific%20example%20of,would%20induce%20ancestral%20spirits%20orhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/4351817?mag=mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin&seq=1Creepycore and Folklore is a show about creatures, encounters, old tales, and myths. I want to join other spooky souls and hear about these unusual stories. Artwork: @lokdunkMusic: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comSupport the show

Original broadcast date May 4, 2023. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2023/05/binary-system-podcast-360-wtnv-227-a-word-with-dr-jones/ Let's see, in previous episodes Dr. Lubelle from the University of What It Is has managed to "explain" (ie: murder) Sarah Sultan (Fist-Sized River-Rock), The Glow Cloud (all hail), and Station Management (has anyone checked on City Council to see if they're okay?) In this week's episode she's added to the body count by taking out The Weather, Horoscopes, Traffic, and possibly the entire Welcome To Night Vale podcast. The next episode is gonna be weird. Well, weirder than normal. In other startling news, Kathryn finally watched the first episode of Season Three of The Umbrella Academy so we're finally able to talk about that. Our takeaways are that this show does random dance numbers like nobody else, and also Five's relationship with Dolores The Mannequin is totally adorable. This week's outro is a clip from Pinnacle by Bio Unit. You can find Leland's MerMay art and more on instagram at lelandpierceart. Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use http://www.scottishlaird.co.uk/#_a_2gk to get there, you can support this podcast too! For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

This special episode we deep dive into Mermaids where we discuss their diverse depictions and some foundational information before Part II releases.Resources if you're curious:https://asoothingliving.com/types-of-mermaids/https://daily.jstor.org/mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin/https://bookriot.com/mermaids-from-around-the-world/https://aquamermaid.com/blogs/news/mermaid-stories-from-around-the-worldhttps://www.mochamermaid.com/blog/merfolk-mythology-from-around-the-worldhttps://www.animatorisland.com/what-is-mermay/#:~:text=The%20legendary%20animator%20Tom%20Bancroft,drawing%20every%20day%20in%20May.%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Sirens/sirens.htmlhttps://wakingbear.org/la-sirene-the-mermaid-of-vodou/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-goddess-of-the-sea-the-story-of-sedna#:~:text=Sedna%20is%20a%20centrally%20important,from%20an%20angakok%20(shaman)https://www.majesticwhaleencounters.com.au/fairytales-myths-legends-and-fantasythe-three-most-famous-mermaids-in-history#:~:text=Atargatis%20caused%20the%20death%20of,had%20now%20become%20a%20mermaidhttps://www.newyorklatinculture.com/yemaya-mother-orisha-of-the-sea/#:~:text=Yemay%C3%A1%20is%20the%20Yoruba%20orisha,a%20powerful%20influence%20on%20womenhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Oshunhttps://www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/cargo-cults#:~:text=A%20southwest%20Pacific%20example%20of,would%20induce%20ancestral%20spirits%20orhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/4351817?mag=mermaids-myth-kith-and-kin&seq=1If you have your own tales to tell, you can email creepycoreandfolklore@gmail.comArtwork: @lokdunkMusic: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comSupport the show

Happy last few days of Mermay! This interview is with Mermaid Syphira. We instantly clicked! It was like chatting with an old friend.

Mayo es el mes de las sirenas. ¿Por qué? Porque en inglés "mermay" suena como "mermaid". Usamos esto de excusa para hablar de estos seres mitológicos. Síguenos en Facebook, Twitter e Instagram: @fantasficpod. Edición: Sergio Ursúa

May is a lot of things; Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and very importantly to the illustration and animation communities, MerMay. Started in 2016 by Tom Bancroft, MerMay has become the highlight for many artists to create art of mermaids in different styles, situations, shapes, and sizes all month long. And the visual artists aren't the only ones who get to have fun this month. In the month of May, this is the time for fanfiction authors to get as close as they can to that wedding scene in Pirates of the Caribbean 3. We're talking pirate, we're talking mermaids, we're talking 'I'll cut off your hands if you touch her,' we're talking 'I finally understand why men write poetry of beautiful sea monsters.' Join us today as we take everyone's favorite ladybug and black cat and throw them into the world of sea monsters, pirate ships, and sacrificing your soul for the love of your life. As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at canonicallyincorrectpod@gmail.com Go support the author and give them a kudos over on AO3: Turn Loose the Mermaids by bookskitten Like the episode? Like us and what we do? Donate to help us do more fun things at ko-fi.com/canonicallyincorrect

Tu en as marre de créer tout.e seul.e dans ton coin? Tu as du mal à te renouveller et à trouver de nouvellesidées pour créer autrement? Je te présente 8 (enfin 9, 10) challenges créatifs à intégrer pour changer! Du challenge seul.e dans ton coin à celui qui regroupe des deizaines e milleirs de créateurs.trices, il y en a pour tous les gouts! Comme je suis sympa je te les note ici (surtout avec mon accent pourri en anglais!) 1- 100 day project 2- Inktober 3- Draw this again 4- art VS artist 5- Draw in your style 6- Mermay  (et Junicorn) 7- Slowvember 8- 100 heads challenge Viens me raconter ce que tu penses de tout ça! Sur Instagram  ou sur mon site .

On this week’s episode, Alan and Joey are talking to veteran animator, and CEO of Pencilish Animation Studios, Tom Bancroft. Tom worked as an animator at Disney for over 10 years and is the man responsible for one of the most beloved Disney characters of all time: MUSHU from Mulan! He talks about his journey with this character and what it was like working with Eddie Murphy (oh, and you’ll never guess which two actors almost got the role.) Tom is the perfect guest for our theme this week: Hello Art, Meet Social Media, as he’s launched a viral drawing / animation challenge called #MERMAY with over 28 million participants via his company Pencilish, which challenges artists across the globe to create a mermaid everyday for the month of May, with one winner selected at the end. Tom understands the importance of incorporating social media into his work and his company, and has found new and interesting ways to do so, even beyond the #MERMAY2021challenge. Tom has set up one of the first crown-funded animation studios and he goes into detail about all of this in the episode - you don’t want to miss it. Anyone out there who has ever thought about a career in animation, or is curious about how it all works...listen up! As always, we have a guest-inspired cocktail of the week! This week enjoy the MICKEY & MINNIE. Find the full recipe and more on @twoguysfromhollywood on Instagram, and @TGFHPodcast on Twitter and Facebook. Cheers! To learn more about Tom and Pencilish Animation Studios, visit: https://wefunder.com/pencilish http://www.pencilish.com/ @pencilishstudios @tombancroft1 Follow @mermay_official on Instagram and @mermayofficial on TIK TOK! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What lies ahead if you're the seafaring type? Mermaids, Sirens, Nereids, the mighty Kraken and more, as we celebrate MerMAY. Special Guest for Shitty Cryptid: Mike of the Adding Context Podcast, find his show at the following link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/adding-context-1435388 Correction: *Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand, not connected at all with Aboriginal Australians. CONTENT WARNING: Para-Nerds Podcast is a spooky, gross, fun, but also extremely graphic podcast for adults. CURRENT EVENT ALERT! Come visit us in Raleigh, NC this weekend, at Carolina FearFest! We'll be repping FleshBabies, selling the goods- t-shirts, ceramics, photo prints & grotesqueries. If you come see us and mention our podcast, you'll get 5% off your purchase! https://www.carolinafearfest.com/ Here at Para-Nerds, we care about the look and health of our listeners' genitalia. Never nip your naughty bits again with a trimmer from Smooth My Balls. Use the code PARANERDS to get 15% off your purchase! Go to smoothmyballs.com/paranerds Follow us on Instagram @paranerdspodcast, on Twitter @paranerdspod and like us on Facebook- www.facebook.com/paranerdspodcast Thank you for following us on Instagram! We hit 500 followers this month! Keep em' coming, tell your friends! Any questions, thoughts, sponsorship inquiries or stories of your own? Send em' to paranerdspodcast@gmail.com because we're all out of love and we're so lost without you. Para-Nerds Theme by Dustin Wyrick We are a proud member of the Podmoth Podcasting Network! Check out our sister pods at podmoth.network This weeks Ad: Twisted Listers https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/twisted-listers/id1529947596 Sources: https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2021/05/19/barack-obama-talks-ufos-late-late-show-int-orig-bdk.cnn https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75471/9-mermaid-legends-around-world https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheLittleMermaid_e.html https://www.wired.com/2014/10/fantastically-wrong-strange-murderous-sometimes-sexy-history-mermaid/ https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/the-nereids.html https://www.icysedgwick.com/mermaids-folklore/ https://www.livescience.com/39882-mermaid.html https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/mermaids.html https://www.gods-and-monsters.com/sirens-mythology.html https://theconversation.com/the-real-life-origins-of-the-legendary-kraken-52058 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67371/15-kraken-facts-and-myths-unleash-conversation

Introducing the final episode in a special series of original mermaid stories by Laura von Holt, inspired by #MerMay artists.   The Last Mer-Child is an original story by Laura von Holt, inspired by artwork by @duelartista, @frankly_gram, and @littlewingstudios. On a wide and desperate planet, The Sirens have gone to war with The Mermaids. A pirate rescues a mermaid orphan, The Sirens search for a child, and an outcast discovers the key to her revenge. The Last Mer-Child  is copyright 2021 by Laura von Holt. All rights reserved.   ♡  To receive a pdf of the original stories inspired by the Mermaid Podcast’s #MerMay Chalenge, please join our email list: https://mailchi.mp/cinderly/mermaid-podcast-newsletter Important Links The artwork that inspired this story: Part 1: Pirate + Orphan by @duelartista - https://www.instagram.com/p/CA-TR0YnuRP/?igshid=16fuxv59i9y3g Part 2: Siren Syphira by @frankly_gram - https://www.instagram.com/p/CAQoZacHSFL/?igshid=cfrsqqk75d91 Part 3: Siren by @littlewingstudios https://www.instagram.com/p/CAfjw31HP6T/?igshid=7ucuedw28bd8 Read more books by Laura Lovely: lauralovelybooks.com Not Your Mom’s Romance Book Club Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/notyourmomsromancebookclub/     Keep in Touch! Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes.    Support the podcast! Leave a review, buy merch or shop our Amazon recs! Get your Mermaid Merch!  Get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Use this link to shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations. Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com.   Follow us! Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook.   The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    ♡ ♡ ♡  MORE PRODUCTS FROM CINDERLY ♡ ♡ ♡    Bake the rainbow with our Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook at unicorncookbook.com   YOU’RE DOING GREAT!! Do you have a dream in your heart that you’d like to make real?Join us for “You’re Doing Great!”  - a new video course and podcast to revitalize your creativity and business! Check it out at fairybossmother.com. 

Introducing the second episode in a special series of original mermaid stories by Laura von Holt, inspired by #MerMay artists. The Mermaid’s New Scoot is an original story by Laura von Holt, inspired by artwork by @halloran_illustrations. In a town full of eccentrics, the biggest gossip is about a mermaid witch who learns how to fly.  This episode is brought to you by Kensington Books, publisher of If The Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon. The Mermaid’s New Scoot is copyright 2020 by Laura von Holt. All rights reserved. Important Links The piece that inspired this story: Maighdean Mhara, the Mermaid Witch https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1YkZqDPP_/?igshid Read more books by Laura Lovely: lauralovelybooks.com Too Stupid To Live Podcast: https://www.tstlpodcast.com/ An Mhaighdean Mhara - Irish Mermaid Ballad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpv5DQdgPDk   Keep in Touch! Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes.    Support the podcast! Leave a review, buy merch or shop our Amazon recs! Get your Mermaid Merch!  Get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Use this link to shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations. Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com.   Follow us! Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook. The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!  ♡ ♡ ♡  MORE PRODUCTS FROM CINDERLY ♡ ♡ ♡  Bake the rainbow with our Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook at unicorncookbook.com YOU’RE DOING GREAT!! Do you have a dream in your heart that you’d like to make real?Join us for “You’re Doing Great!”  - a new video course and podcast to revitalize your creativity and business! Check it out at fairybossmother.com. 

#005 - Ever considered the life of an Instagram artist? Join Connor as he interviews Anna "LuxuryChoccie" Williams Harrison (pet portrait artist), about all things creative.You'll learn about what it's like being known for wonky pet portraits, as well as how Anna juggles a much larger side project on the side (an art book centered upon Japanese street fashion). We talk about beating burnout, keeping practice fresh, bouncing between projects, and finding entertainment in your art. Anna tells of her brief time in Switzerland, how online challenges like Mermay and Inktober have helped shape her, and how she found her audience in the first place. She shares her thoughts about capturing people's attention with eye-catching shots, and we discuss the careful line of pandering to your audience's expectations or trends. You'll learn how to find a niche and ideas which resonate and build the right audience for your long-term goals and how to maintain momentum with batching and navigate a self-imposed posting schedule as crazy as hers (1-2 times a day!). Be sure to stick around, because we'll close by asking Anna what one piece of advice she would ask herself if she were to start all over again. This will be a creative break like no other!You can learn more about the community behind Create With Us Productions here:https://www.cwupcommunity.comJoin the community, hit subscribe, and keep creative!You can find this episode's show notes at:https://www.cwupcommunity.com/keepcreative/annawilliamsharrison

Introducing the first in a special series of original mermaid stories by Laura von Holt, inspired by #MerMay artists. The Mermaid and the Crystal Ball is an original story by Laura von Holt, inspired by artwork by @zhanadarte. While on a roadtrip to a new life, a woman discovers a mysterious crystal ball in a deserted gas station.  This episode is brought to you by Kensington Books, publisher of The Siren and The Deep Blue Sea by Kerrelyn Sparks. Important Links The piece that inspired this story: Voodoo Mermay by Zhanadarate https://www.instagram.com/p/B_w2XKBJ_5h/ Read more books by Laura Lovely: lauralovelybooks.com The Dinner Sisters Podcast: http://dinnersisters.com/ Keep in Touch! Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes.  Support the podcast! Leave a review, buy merch or shop our Amazon recs! Get your Mermaid Merch!  Get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Use this link to shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations. Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com. Follow us! Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook. The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!  ♡ ♡ ♡  MORE PRODUCTS FROM CINDERLY ♡ ♡ ♡  Bake the rainbow with our Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook at unicorncookbook.com YOU’RE DOING GREAT!! Do you have a dream in your heart that you’d like to make real?Join us for “You’re Doing Great!”  - a new video course and podcast to revitalize your creativity and business! Check it out at fairybossmother.com. 

Time passed, and as happens with some, the star and the mermaid fell in love. Content Warning Loss of senses, falling ComeOnInPod Creator and Storyteller: Shade Oyemakinwa Come On In, The Water’s Fine is a yearly fiction anthology made to celebrate and explore the mermaid. It’s in May because that’s when #MerMay is. Transcripts for the rest of the series are available at crownprincessproductions.wordpress.com Support me on patreon: https://patreon.com/lovelymissoye Support me on ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lovelymissoye Music Theme song is “Bittersweet” by Kevin MacLeod Bittersweet Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Falling Sequence music is “Light Thought, var 1” by Kevin MacLeod Light Thought var 1 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ RSS Feed for Come On In https://pinecast.com/feed/come-on-in IPM Find transcripts on our website: internationalpodcastmonth.com/transcripts Follow us on Twitter: @podmonth Support us: Via Ko-Fi Via Paypal.me The IPM theme was composed by Benny James

We love #MerMay - a monthlong celebration of artwork and mermaids. Seeing all of the beautiful posts on social media gave us a fun idea for a collaboration. So if you’re a #MerMay artist, we want YOU!    Tag @mermaidpodcast in any of your #mermay posts, and we may choose to write a short story inspired by your mer character! Your artwork and the short story will be featured on our social media channels and in an episode of The Mermaid Podcast. Please share this post with your friends or tag them in the comments if you think they’d want to participate! Any questions? Just ask! ~ HOW IT WORKS: To enter, tag @mermaidpodcast in your #mermay post(s) on Instagram. You may tag us in the comments, caption or image. You may also email your entry to podcast@cinderly.com. Tag @mermaidpodcast in your #mermay posts between May 21, 2020 through June 1, 2020. You may tag us in as many posts as you like. We’ll select at least 5 (five) posts and our host @lauravonholt will write a short story (no longer than 500 words) inspired by your #mermay artwork. The winning posts and stories will be featured on our social media channels and on a special #MerMay episode of The Mermaid Podcast in Summer 2020. Fine print: By participating in this collaboration and tagging @mermaidpodcast, the artist agrees that the artist will retain all rights to their artwork. The artist also agrees to allow their artwork to be re-posted with credit on The Mermaid Podcast’s social media channels and at mermaidpodcast.com. The Mermaid Podcast/Laura von Holt retains all rights, renumeration and royalties to the derivative work. Artwork may appear in promotional purposes for The Mermaid Podcast, including print, media and online. This contest is in no way associated with or endorsed by Instagram. #mermay2020   Important Links   https://www.mermay.com/   Get your Mermaid Merch!  Get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Use this link to shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST The Mermaid Podcast Recommends! Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations. Keep in Touch! Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes.  Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com. Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook. The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!  ♡ ♡ ♡  MORE PRODUCTS FROM CINDERLY ♡ ♡ ♡  **Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook** Now on sale: http://bit.ly/Easy2BakeUnicorn YOU’RE DOING GREAT!! Do you have a dream in your heart that you’d like to make real?Join us for “You’re Doing Great!”  - a new video course and podcast to revitalize your creativity and business! Check it out at fairybossmother.com. 

We are introduced to some of the Merfolk of Irthos in a one-shot quest! This quest was inspired by the creative prompt MerMay.  Also we lost part 2 of the audio, so we are going to have to redo that part of the quest. Note: This episode will serve as a bridge to introduce a brand new arc, so stay tuned!

A sea witch makes Julius an offer he can't refuse.

Fasten your seatbelts! Mike, Mike, and Darren hop from the Rainbow Room to the Cub Room of the Stork Club for this bumpy look into the backstage drama of the theatre. All this, Angela's A Geek Girl's Take, Ashley's Box Office Buzz, Michelle's Iconic Rock Moment, and Shout Outs. We want to hear from you. Please write us at earthstationone@esonetwork.com. Feedback is always welcome, and please subscribe and rate the show up on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Plus, or wherever fine podcasts are found. We want to hear from you. Please write us at earthstationone@esonetwork.com. Feedback is always welcome, and please subscribe and rate the show up on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Plus, or wherever fine podcasts are found. Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open /Rans & Raves 0:19:49 Ashley's Box Office Buzz 0:22:59 An LGBt Look at All About Eve 1:21:45 Michelle's Iconic Rock Moment 1:26:36 A Geek Girl's Take 1:28:39 Show Close Links ESO Amazon Link Earth Station One on Apple Podcasts Earth Station One on Stitcher Radio Earth Station One on Spotify Past Episodes of The Earth Station One Podcast The ESO Network Patreon The New ESO Network TeePublic Store ESO Network Patreon Angela's A Geek Girl's Take Ashley's Box Office Buzz Michelle's Iconic Rock Talk Show The New Earth Station One Website The New Dragon Con Report Website Ashley's Box Office Buzz Charles Pierce as Bette Davis MerMay Scenic Drives on YouTube If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please feel free to email us @ earthstationone@esonetwork.com

Mer Memories with Taylor the collector Published on: May 01, 2020 at 12:52 AM Happy Friday and Happy MerMay 2020! Here is part three in the "mer memories" series. I talk to my friend Taylor, the collector. We talk about mermaids,collecting, a little bit about pop music and life. Be sure to tune in on May 2nd at 2pm EST for my live interview with Merman Christian. Mermay website: https://www.mermay.com/ Merman Terter_b's personal instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terter_b/ Taylors Social Media Links Personal Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/_taylorryan30/ Collector Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_collector_30/ Social Media Links for The Merman Podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_merman_podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMermanPodcast Anchor: https://anchor.fm/themermanpodcast Email: themermanpodcast@gmail.com

Inktober, Mermay, Drawing August, 100 days project, 36 days of type... there's no shortage of art challenges, and many of us are asking ourselves "Should I do one this year?" If you've never done an art challenge, in this episode of Nela's Art Chat I give you some of my tips on how to decide, and how to prepare if you do end up doing one. In the video (link below), you can watch a time lapse of my ink mermaid drawing from start to finish. Video & Transcript: http://neladunato.com/blog/should-you-do-art-challenge-mermaid-drawing-process/ Music from filmmusic.io "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The first week of June was Rusalka week. May is considered Mermay in the art community. Coincidence? We don’t think so! If you take away one thing from this episode about Murderous Slavic River Wenches, it’s that they are always down to party. Drunk Mythology is a podcast created by Krista and Christian, recounting the feats and failures of world Mythology, with a few drinks along the way.

The Chargen Challenge is back with Uncle Olaf! This episode's colorful character is one who changed his stripes (or did he?!?) and just in time for MerMay, we visit a state park in Florida!All three seasons of The Almighty Johnsons are available on Amazon Prime Video.Download mp3 (22.3MB)Show linksThe Almighty JohnsonsOtto SkorzenyNight's Black AgentsThe Fall of Delta GreenWeeki Wachee Springs State ParkAGC's DriveThruRPG Picks for this episode!Mark: Reimagined: Fanfic Role-Playing Game (Game Machinery)Brian: Part-Time Gods (Third Eye Games)Purchasing through our Affiliate Links help support the show and future AGC Studios projects!Email: armorgoesclank@gmail.comFacebookTwitter: @armorgoes

Have you ever felt stagnant in your life or your career? We all encounter roadblocks and in this episode we go over some very common roadblocks that are encountered by everyone from the most beginning student to the most seasoned pro. We talk about how to get those roadblocks out of your way and how to be great and reach your full potential. Roadblocks to Success We give a lot of critiques to students and also to pros. It’s interesting how many times the same things come up in a critique. That is what we want to talk about today, “Roadblocks to Success.” Lee has seen a lot of the same things happening, not necessarily in an art piece, b in different artist’s growth. What gets in the way? Why don’t people logically improve consistently over time? If you look at an artist’s growth and career it looks like a stock chart with ups and downs. You see some of the same things happen from the most beginning student to the most seasoned pro. We want to talk about those things and how to get those roadblocks out of your way, how to be great and how to reach your potential. Roadblock #1, No clearly defined goals or understanding of where they are going; they are trying to do everything all at once. There are a lot of students who are working really hard but might not be as focused as they could be. They are going to life drawing, doing Inktober, and taking 3 classes in school, they are trying to do everything, or there is the early professional with everything in their portfolio. Art schools are often patterned after the 4 year university curriculum, and they have all of these different skills and classes they require students to take and sometimes it just isn’t set up in the best way possible. You need a target to be shooting for. Sometimes in school we have to do a character design, then a book cover, then a concept piece. You can’t do all things. Lee would have students bring their business cards in and work on branding at the beginning of one of his classes, and students would bring cards up and they would say, “John Smith: Illustration, Concept Design, Storyboarding, Graphic Design, 3D Modeling.” you may have done each of those things but that doesn’t mean that you are able to produce at a professional level in each of those fields. Sometimes that thinking continues after people graduate and they can flounder with their portfolio. They haven’t picked their market yet. Art is very business related. Lee was judging January's SVS Monthly Art Contest just recently and got a great question. There was an honorable mention, for the topic “Big”, and in the illustration the artist (Aleksey Nisenboym) drew these leprechauns or gnomes around this giant glass of beer and they were all knocked out from drinking so much; the illustration was done in a children’s book style and the great question came: “Is this okay for a children’s book portfolio?” This was such a good question because this artist knew the market and target that they wanted to hit. Look at how you can fit in a field. There are two things here: There is focus and there is goals. We sympathize with the young 20 something year old artist who is kind of good at everything, when you are kind of good at everything you could go in any direction that you want. So you tend to try it all out. You try everything, you try some modeling, you do some illustration, some comics, etc. Jake’s advice is: Have fun, try as much as you can, but see where there’s opportunity, and follow that opportunity if it aligns with your goals. If you don’t have a clear goal for where you want to see yourself at age 30 or where you want to see yourself at age 40, then you aren’t going to focus in on the right things. Go out and experience those things and see what you are good at and see what you like, you may not be as good at that thing but if you enjoy it then that could mean a better level of success for you, in the long run. Then lean in on the thing that you like the most, the thing that you’re good at, the thing that you like and the thing that has those opportunities there for you. Jake’s Venn Diagram: What You’re Good At, What You Like to Do, Where the Opportunities Are. How do you figure out what you’re good at? First, do it. Then see how people respond to it. Show it to a mentor, post it online, see how people respond to it. Being good at something you don’t really care for. Lee did a bunch of architectural design to make money, even though he didn’t love it, but then was totally focused on children’s books and was always doing that on the side. Short term goal: pay your rent this month. Long term goal: where do I want to be as an artist in 10 years? Focus Some businesses in Japan have like 100 year business plans (that’s just a ballpark number, it’s some big number like that). We need to do more of that. A lot of artists are kind of just doing their next piece and go from piece to piece not thinking about the underlying reason and how it fits with their portfolio. Sometimes we just go with the flow and draw whatever is most convenient and what we feel like rather than really being deliberate and focused on what we need to do for our portfolio. 11:40 Jake has this assistant (Tanner Garlick) and he was going to school and had classwork and part of that is making a portfolio to get a job and part of that is to get a degree. There were these different goals laid out in front of him: graduate and create a portfolio. Tanner worked with me and saw the projects I was doing and he came in one day after we had talked about the Draw 100 Somethings Project... The Draw 100 Somethings project is great at helping younger artists discover their style, and it is a great project for really tapping into your creativity and really flexing your creative muscles. Pick an object where there is room to find variations in it. You don’t want to be too broad though, you want to be specific. You wouldn’t say draw 100 space ships, but maybe it’s 100 single seat fighter jets. It’s not a TIE fighter one day and a star destroyer the next day, but maybe you do 100 different TIE fighters. How many variations of TIE fighters could you design if you did 100 of them? Jake did this project with these little robots, who all had the same face, but they had different bodies and were all meant to do different jobs or tasks. They pushed him creatively and he learned so much from this project. You do the first 20 and you really feel like you are all out of ideas, so you put it on the backburner for a month and then you’ll have another idea that will spark another 10 drawings, and by the time you reach 100 you will have really grown a lot and learned so much about creativity. (Sidenote: Jake ended up doing 200 of those guys.) So Tanner saw this and said that he wanted to do 100 Pirate animals, Jake thought the idea was cool and gave him his stamp of approval. And then as he started working on it and was planning out his year and seeing how he could fit this in, Jake said, “hold on, let’s take a step back for a minute, you have some important goals in front of you. You need to graduate, and you need to get a portfolio that is good enough to get a job. Is this project applicable to those things? Will it help you accomplish those goals?” And his assistant realized that Jake was right, and that working on this project would actually put off him getting his portfolio ready to get a job and would put off him being able to finish assignments in order to graduate. So he took a step back and realized that this wasn’t the time for him to do this and that he could do it later when he had more time to focus on it. So now he has zeroed in on his portfolio and schoolwork, and actually had an interview and accepted a job offer to work at a cool startup studio here in Utah. So it comes down to what is your focus? Just because it is something that you are good at, or interested in, or is fun, doesn’t mean that is the thing you should focus on to achieve your goals. We gravitate towards easy. Some of the things we ask you in this project are not easy. Like what is your focus or what do you need to do for your portfolio, those things are harder and take a lot more thought. While on the other hand doing a Mermay drawing is easy, it is a concrete thing, the subject matter is already spelled out for you, it’s not abstract, you don’t have to worry about it. I’m going to go and do the easy thing, it’s not necessary easy but it is a more concrete and more spelled out and you can veer off of what the path should have been. Sometimes you have to choose the harder right, instead of the easier wrong. Lifestyle and Focus You can get sidetracked with a different project. There are many sidetrack distractions. I.e. Video games. Downtime is good in moderation. Will has had students who were focused and students who were not focused, and he likes to make analogies to non art people, because they are relatable but maybe not hitting too close to home. Recently Will watched the documentary Free Solo, and in it, Alex Hammel, this incredible rock climber, has spent his whole life climbing and is living in a van (probably down by a river) and that is so he can travel and be closer to the rock faces that he climbs. His dedication to his craft, that pure dedication and what you have to sacrifice is one of the most inspiring things. The documentary is all about his climb of El Capitan, that he climbed without ropes in Yosemite. People in that community are calling it, “the moon landing of rock climbing.” When he started rock climbing, there was no contract saying that if he did this he would get paid. Sometimes as artists we say that we won’t do anything unless we have contracts. Although it is good to set up contracts to protect ourselves. If you are an artist you do need to unwind sometimes. But for most successful artists, they have a period of their lives where their lives were maybe not quite balanced. There are usually a couple of years where you really have to lean into it, it’s not just a 9-5 in the beginning. You have to really sacrifice and “bleed” for your art. This guy, Alex Hammel literally bleeds for his work. Endorsements, and the money all came secondary to the sacrifice. He had the goal and was already doing it before all of that. Prior to doing the Solo climb, he completely removed himself from social media and decided he could not do anything that could become a distraction. Maybe you need to zero in and finish your project and maybe for the next 6 months, it’s only once a week I am going to go out with friends, or once a week watch a movie, or play a video game. And the rest of the time it’s eat, sleep, and draw. If you go to a skate park you see these kids doing amazing things on a skateboard. They were not born that way but they love it and they skate all the time and make plenty of mistakes in the process, and that’s where the real learning happens. When you go into a college art class that should be our skatepark. Sometimes it seems like people are avoiding it, when that is their time to experiment, have fun, and really learn. Those kids in these skateparks, more often than not they fall, they fail. These guys pay for it, for us as artists we just throw a bad drawing away. Lee had a critique with the artist, Anna Daviscourt, one of the Adobe resident he mentors. They were talking about getting some quicker work because the children’s book industry can be so slow moving. They decided to focus on adding some book covers to her portfolio. They wanted to choose something that art directors would recognize, and she said she wanted to do Harry Potter covers. Probably the hardest thing possible, it’s been done twice recently and both times has been done really well, so it will take a lot to stand out. She did a bunch of thumbnails and showed them to Lee and he told her that they looked like Harry Potter covers, they weren’t great yet, she was imitating the look that was already there. He told her, “Here’s the story, but who are you in relationship to Harry Potter, what are you going to do to really stand out?” They had to really fight for it, she did some pretty good ones, but they weren’t as aligned with the nuance of the story. They kept working at it and eventually she ended up with something fantastic. It was great because they knew where they were going and they knew where this thing was going to live. It was so interesting as they talked and got into what works and what doesn’t, the work was good but it needed to be better. In school they want to keep you in the generalist category, they don’t want you to follow a specific style or artist too much. Will had this student he taught in a workshop, who had worked at Disney and left California because he didn’t have enough to support his family. He was totally supporting his family but they really wanted to be able to get a house with a yard and stuff. He wanted to “undisneyfy” himself. Everything he did looked like Disney. He had been there for 15 years, and he really struggled with that. The school are afraid of creating clones of another artist or of a teacher. That’s why in school we say to not do anime and want to help you see objects and shapes in a new way and see how to interpret them. It’s okay, early on to have some floundering. There is a certain amount of time for finding. If you are in that mode, then enjoy it and soak it up. The problem is when you are considering quitting your job but don’t know what you are going to do yet. Experiment, try things out, find that thing that you are good at but also where there is opportunity. Roadblock #2, Too much downloading, not enough uploading. Over conferencing, too many tutorials, looking too much, and not doing enough actual work. Everyone deals with this. You spend an hour on Art Station, Instagram, Pinterest. You find and save things that you like. You are triggering some of the same neurons that you do when you actually create art but at the end of the day you haven't created anything. You are spinning your wheels. Where you actually learn and improve is from doing the work; creating work and sharing it, putting it out there for people to see, that’s where the actual learning and growth happens. Lee’s Red Light System This is a system that Lee has developed to help him make sure he is maximizing productivity while minimizing distractions. Green light, you are good to go, you have pen to paper. Red light, you are reading the news, looking at Facebook, being distracted, or playing games. You shouldn't go there. If you catch yourself wasting time or being distracted, then head back to the green. Yellow light, that is tricky. Often, you do need to find reference and gather images. The yellow light is flashing, and you don’t want to spend too much time in this zone; you need to speed up or stop and go back to what you were doing. Avoid Over Conferencing How do you avoid overdoing it with that stuff? Critique groups and conferences, etc. “Terry’s Law”: The more you talk about doing work the less work you have actually done. Will sees some groups of people who go to SCBWI who go more for the social aspect than for the work aspect. They go year after year but don’t really progress much. Likewise, Will plays his bass for fun, but is honest with himself about it, he isn’t planning or hoping on going super pro because of it. Lee’s wisdom for conferences: Nothing worse than seeing the same person at conferences for 2-3 years in a row and they have the same manuscript or the same work. If you aren’t a professional tied up with lots of work, but if you are a student, you should have a new portfolio every 6 months. If you have a new portfolio every 6 months go to the conference and show that work off, you’re showing off an updated version of yourself. If you are bringing the same tired work year after year, then you need to work on creating new work, then when you are going to the conference you are really able to show off new work. What about the person who is taking care of their family and doesn’t have the time to generate that portfolio every 6 months? Like we mentioned before if you are that family guy and don’t have as much time, just be honest with yourself, realize that it will take longer and chip away at it. Long story short: Don’t replace real work with conferencing and tutorials. Regardless if it’s your portfolio or if you are also professional or semi professional, don’t let a year go by without you doing some sort of actual project, whether it you paid for, or if it is a personal project or some research and development and see how people and the market like it, how did they respond to it. If it’s a year or every 6 or 3 months. A year should be enough time to finish some sort of project and put your stamp of approval on it. If gives you something that will ensure you are actually spending time working on it and making sure it gets done, you’re creating something you can point towards, you can put it on your portfolio or your resume, it shows your latest work, or it can be a calling card. 42:30 Be Student B Please be student B, not student A. Will would have these classes where he would set up a still life and it was a class for beginners. Student A, would get set up, and they might be painting an apple or a lime or something. Will would ask them to spend the whole 2.5 hours working on the painting. Usually student A would only paint for half an hour and spent the rest of the time talking and visiting with others. Will would have explained and showed the students things to look out for and things to focus on during the class. They were more concerned with being done. They wanted him to tell them what to do. If you are going to play it smart, try to understand more of what is being asked of you. That is student B.Don’t just go through the motions and focus on just getting done, be willing to experiment, Be a tinkerer, be an inventor. Challenge yourself and always do your best work. If you have teachers who don’t do demos, you need to go find another school. There is nothing worse than a teacher who isn’t willing to step up to the plate and swing. Some teachers are either scared of their inadequacies, or they are just lazy. You should have teachers who are willing to demonstrate and show you what you need to do or possible solutions or ways of approaching a problem. Lee always did demos and all of his favorite classes included teacher demonstrations. Shoutout to Perry Stewart! Whenever Will had a class after him, Perry would still be in the room helping students and sometimes would still be helping students even after Will had started his class. He was not getting paid extra, he was dedicated. 49:03 Don’t Only Practice Another addendum to the over conferencing roadblock: students get into the practice mindset. Practice is good. But it’s not the best when you never really put it on the line and create something of consequence or something that is meaningful to you. If you never put something out there, you never risk failing. Sometimes you need to say, “This is the best that I could do, I hope you guys like it.” 50:13 Getting Around Cliches Lee sees cliches all the time, even at big conferences like CTN. Stuff like, “Monster Under the Bed”. Sometimes portfolios and things are just way to generic. You see this with style too, there is this LA animation style that is a modernized version of Marie Blair. When 100 people are doing the same thing, how can you set yourself apart? A good example of standing out is Cory Loftis. He is in this scene but he doesn’t do that flat painted style like a lot of other artists are doing. He’s got this classic Bugs Bunny, Looney Tunes, Chuck Jones style, mixed with the stuff that Disney does, mixed with this edgy modern style that comes from his time working on video games. He played a big part in Wreck it Ralph and Zootopia. He is really respected and looked up to. He is putting together dots. We all have these dots that we collect whenever you talk with someone, have an experience, or learn something new you have a new dot that you can connect to other dots. Whenever you create anything you are connecting dots. You can see the same pattern that someone else has created with their dots, and you take those 10 dots and add or switch out a couple of dots. But sometimes it can still feel derivative. A way to separate yourself is to find dots that others are not using. Anytime Loftis does personal work it is always super out there and different from what everyone else is doing. When Lee sketches out a concept in his sketchbook or on his iPad before painting it, there always this gap and he’ll spend a couple of days doing other stuff and then come back to it. He has this little list and he runs his concepts by this list before deciding to paint something. Lee always asks himself these questions: What about this is interesting? Has this been done before, and if so, am I adding any new information to this? If I answer yes to both of those, nothing is interesting and it’s been done before. Then the only place to go is, “Am I trying some really experimental painting technique that will add something different to it?” Monster under the bed? Yes, kids can relate to it. Has it been done before, yeah, a million times! Jake’s friend calls this the Pixar Pass, when something has been done a hundred times but you can do it and make it cool and refreshing, then people will give you a pass for it. So, Monsters Under the Bed? They did Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University. If you really knock it out of the park and do it in a really creative and interesting way, people will give you a pass. The Incredibles is like the Watchman meets the Fantastic 4 with a fun modern art style. If you do it right, you can make cliches feel really fresh. Add Irony Cliche topics, look and see what is out there and then add some kind of twist to it. In one of Lee’s character design classes they looked at different portfolios and realized that all of the monsters looked angry. So Lee gave them an assignment to make the scariest monster that you can and make it embarrassed or nice. Another was a prop assignment where they were to take some benign innocent looking object that would turn into some dangerous mechanism. Irony is really powerful to create fantastic stuff. Sometimes people just have poor tastes. Will saw how people drew faces, but wanted to do something original, and give people more geometric faces. Some sort of cubism. Upon sharing his idea with his professor, his professor told him, “I’ve seen people try to pull this off before (Lesson 1, You are not original) and it never works (Lesson 2, because it is not appealing).” Will was just trying to be different. Yes, it’s unique in a way, but it also has to be appealing. Appeal is an “X-Factor.” It’s very important but can be hard to teach. “Don’t be basic.” In Review: Roadblocks to Success: You don't have focus, and you don’t have specific goals. You are spending too much time going to conferences and watching tutorials, spinning your wheels and not enough time making actual work and progress on those goals. You aren’t digging deep enough to be original. You’re taking too much of a surface level approach to your work. Today’s episode is sponsored by SVS Learn.com. We’ve got a 7 day free trial, try it out and see if it’s the right thing for you and if you like the teachers and the teaching style. LINKS Svslearn.com Jake Parker: mrjakeparker.com Instagram: @jakeparker, Youtube: JakeParker44 Will Terry: willterry.com. Instagram: @willterryart, Youtube: WillTerryArt Lee White: leewhiteillustration.comInstagram: @leewhiteillo Alex Sugg: alexsugg.com Tanner Garlick: tannergarlickart.com. Instagram: @tannergarlick If you like this episode, please share it, subscribe, and we’d love it if you left a review! These podcasts live and die on reviews. 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Every generation a new slayer is born though some are reborn after five years. Mike, Mike, JD, and Wil Nix discuss the original film that introduced the world to Buffy Summers. Plus, illustrator Jenevieve Broomall finds herself drawn to the Geek Seat. All this, along with Rants and Raves, Angela's Geek Girl Take, Michelle's Iconic Rock Report, Khan Report, and Shout Outs! Earth Station One wants to hear from you. Please write us at earthstationone@esonetwork.com. Feedback is always welcome, and please subscribe and rate the show up on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, or wherever fine podcasts are found. Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:18:37 Box Office Buzz 0:21:20 The Geek Seat w/ Illustrator Jenevieve Broomall 0:43:46 Michele's Iconic Rock Blog 0:46:29 Buffy The Vampire Slayer 1:34:52 A Geek Girl's Take 1:36:56 The Khan Report 1:39:37 Show Close Links ESO Amazon Link Earth Station One on iTunes Earth Station One on Stitcher Radio Earth Station One on Spotify Past Episodes of The Earth Station One Podcast The ESO Network Patreon The New ESO Network TeePublic Store Suicide Prevention Hotline – 1-800-273-8255 Angela's A Geek Girl's Take Ashley's Box Office Buzz Michelle's Iconic Rock Talk Show Red Cross Earth Station One: Tales of the Station Volume 2 ESO Network Patreon American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Raices Texas The 2018 Dragon Con Preview Tour The ESO Network on iTunes Earth Station One Tales of the Station Vol. 3 on Amazon.com Mermay 2018 Art Book Jenevieve Broomall The Geeky Side Podcast ESO Network Upcoming Appearances Jan 25-27 ChattaCon (Chattanooga, TN) VITAMIN GEEKS (Cory) Feb 15-17 Gallifrey One (Los Angeles, CA) FLOP (Felicity) Feb 15-17 Inuhele (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeG) Mar 1-3 MarsCon (Bloomington, MN) FLOP (Kornflake) Mar 9-10 SC Comicon (Greenville, SC) ESO (MikeF, MikeG) Mar 22-25 Metrotham Con (East Ridge, TN) ESO (MikeG) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ earthstationone@esonetwork.com

We're closing out MerMay with legends of sea monsters in this week's episode! Learn about the elusive Kraken, a variety of sea monsters both real and mythical, and then kick over to a freshwater loch for the end all and be all of loch monsters: Nessie. With a listener story about arsonist pirate ghosts, terrible pronunciation of Gaelic and Norwegian words, and real talk about deep sea bloat, it's an episode you don't want to miss.

We swim back to MerMay in this episode, checking out sunken civilizations of both myth and reality! Learn where and when the myth of the lost city of Atlantis began, hear about how we're all secretly from Mu, and take a dive off a tiny island in Japan to discover the Yonaguni Monument.

You awaken with your guide trying to hide a large fork behind her back. Are Hydra really that bad? Should they be this bad? Which comic book character died? Why are you in this watery dungeon during Mermay? These are all questions your guide is eager to provide you with answers about....Except maybe the reason you're in the dungeon. But trust her, it's a HILARIOUS story (it's not a hilarious story). And also Jedi are scum. Let's roll, Player 2.

This week's #BookendBaldies comes to you from the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA. Buddy and Eddie share their encounters with the one and only, Patrick Swayze, they revisit Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at the Met Gala, and Eddie tells of how he dyed himself blue as a child mermaid. This week's "Baldie Buzz" includes Maroon 5 and a game of naked hide and go seek gone wrong. "Quotes" go awry (as per usual) with a discussion on Kenny Loggins that is a total riot and hear how Andrew W.K. almost gave Eddie a heart attack this week. So sit back and enjoy Episode 3 of #BookendBaldies.   Important links from this episode: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bookendbaldies/id1111792705 https://www.instagram.com/martinolasvegas/ https://www.instagram.com/sunsets_aroundthe_world