Design Recharge

Connect with Steph: https://theartistsgreenhouse.com/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_fYMzf2VwGc3IEBSRpkJJg Insta: https://www.instagram.com/artistsgreenhouse Insta: https://www.instagram.com/stephfizercoleman/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/sfc_paints/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/theartistsgreenhouse/ Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/sketchbook-experiments-with-steph-fizer-coleman/ Episode 475 LIVE on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 _______________________ Creatives Ignite provides creative solopreneurs with weekly inspiration & honest insights about running a creative business. We encourage creatives to keep their creativity ignited by exploring new tools and techniques, making messes, and connecting with people all around the world. Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs through the weekly live podcasts, community challenges, courses, and one-on-one & group coaching. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneur

This week we have my good friend Dameon Williams on to wrap this series up and share who and what has been inspiring him and how his work has changed and how he has grown as an artist. We find out where he does his research, where he finds his tools and brushes, and how his process has been shaped by the illustrator's he's studied. Connect and Follow https://www.instagram.com/dameon_williams Https://dameonwilliams.com Links shared during episode: Https://retrosupply.co https://www.glitschkastudios.com/ Find full show for Episode 473's notes at: https://creativesignite.com/inspiration-in-action-with-dameon-williams/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entr

The Power of Enthusiasm & a Sketchbook Connect with Katie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/communikate-design-limited/ Https://www.communikate.design Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/the-power-of-enthusiasm-a-sketchbook/ Our guest this week is Katie Merrien, her story is fascinating and her personality is contagious. Katie is a graphic recorder, she picks things up so fast, and she loves serving others. We dive into Katie's story and her sketchbooks. We find out how her enthusiasm and amazing personality combined with her sketchnotes led to career opportunities she wouldn't have imagined. _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their

I felt like I had to get back to basics as I focused in last week on making art. I felt awkward and out of practice even though I have a daily sketchbook practice. Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/summer-art-party-begins-2024/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey. Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals. Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording. Sign up at http://www.creativesignite.com/signu

Connect with Marius To Buy Art: www.joyouscreatures.com www.mariusvaldes.com @zoovaldes on Instagram and Twitter https://instagram.com/@zoovaldes Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/inspiration-in-action-with-marius-valdes/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey. Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals. Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording. Sign up at http://www.creativesignite.com/signup Wh

Connect with Ryan Website: https://ryankough.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan.kough/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankough/ Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/ryan-kough/ This Inspiration in Action series is all about what designers, artists, illustrators are making. But also what got them to this spot in their career. I love seeing where some of my favorite creatives are garnering their fuel and how their process changes over time. This week I get to introduce you to a new face. Ryan Kough believes in design as a tool for social activism. And we'll talk about being creative under pressure. She created a show on this topic last year. Driven by the power of personal conversation and interaction, she imagines every association within a community as part of the Community Design Ecosystem. A system where all stakeholders have an equal say in the conversation and work collaboratively. Ryan’s passion lies in creating situations for community members and designers to

Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/what-i-learned-from-my-bird-project That's a lot of birds. Why geese or ducks? Why flamingos? Why this process? I introduced you to the birds back in February. But now I have had time to finish, process it in my mind, and reflect on how to use this process in the future and how to use these birds in more of my work. Mentioned in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/ @artwithem6635 I will answer a lot of the why's behind this project this week on the show. As they are assembled here it really is a LOT of birds. Last year I did a 100 faces challenge in eight days and it was great but I saw where the limitations of zooming through and not having enough depth in the project. There was also not enough limitations. Limitations help me to solve problems better, quicker, because if all the tools are at my disposal I will keep pushing pixels and trying to make it right. This challenge I was working as a professor full time so I could not do 100 in eight

Honoring Your Neurotype and Embracing Your Unique Creative Brain without Throwing Ourselves Under the Bus of Shame with Amy Bryant Do you know traits that are linked to your neurotype? I used to think it was just me, but I have found out it is a trait of my ADHD. There are some eye openers in this episode with Amy Bryant. Amy is a licensed therapist and has been one of my best friends since I was 13. She has helped many people who are neurodivergent like me understand how to shine and how to navigate this world. Connect and Follow Amy Website: WildChildCounseling.com IG: @WildChildATL FB: https://www.facebook.com/wildchildcounseling/ Email: amy@WildChildCounseling.com Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/honoring-your-neurotype/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing works

Teaching Design Studio with professor Stephanie Nace. Stephanie teaches graphic design at the University of South Carolina. My favorite part of looking back at my growth as a designer and entrepreneur is when I am learning and I can pass it on to my clients and students. Stephanie has been running her design business, teaching classes, and began teaching Design Studio a few years ago and has gotten excited about design all over again. Connect and Follow https://www.designofthefirst-yearreadingexperience.com/ https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/about/news/2024/svad_student_design_studio.php https://www.webelievewomen.org/ Https://froglegstudio.com Instagram.com/snace75 Instagram.com/frogleg_studio Instagram.com/uofsc_design Instagram.com/uofsc_thedesignstudio Instagram.com/uofsc_designofthefyre Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/teaching-design-studio/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite

Telling the Founder's Story, your founder's story can be hard. It is hard to repeat the same thing over and over. But the founder's story is important and can't change. It needs to be told the same each time. It needs to be able to be taught by you or by someone on your team. This workshop discusses what gets in the way of telling your founder's story and how to find the nuggets that your customers remember and can relate to. Founder's Story Workbook PDF: https://creativesignite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Creatives-Ignite-GIBBS-Workshop-Founder-Story-042524v1.pdf Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-part-3-the-founders-story/ Part 1 Episode link is: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-p1/ Part 2 Episode link is: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-the-value-story-workshop-2/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives

This is the Tell Your Value Story Workshop. This is part 2 of the Telling Compelling Stories Workshop series. We help our customers solve their problems. That is the value you bring. Watch the Pre video Lesson 2: https://youtu.be/1WNq_8jdGRw Download the Workshop 2's pdf here: https://creativesignite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Creatives-Ignite-GIBBS-Value-Story-Lesson-2-Tell-Compelling-Stories-032724.pdf Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-the-value-story-workshop-2/ Episode 464 Aired live on March 27, 2024 _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey. Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepre

Tell Compelling Stories Workshop download the PDF to follow along here: https://creativesignite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Creatives-Ignite-GIBBS-Tell-Compelling-Stories-to-Connect-Workshop-1-032024-w1-3.pdf Find full show notes and transcript at: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-p1/ This workshop helps you to tell clear, concise stories quickly. This allows your audience to more quickly understand what you do and how it helps them to improve their life, their work, making both better. We analyze why it is hard and get through some of the blockers in this week's live workshop. Episode 463 aired live on March 20, 2024 _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one eve

Do you know how to tell your story? We want to connect with more customers but struggle to succinctly explain our value to new potential clients. Being able to tell your Value Story is key to connecting with your audience. I walk you through the components a strong Value Story has. Your Value is not a list of features and benefits. But what makes up a good value story? We will walk through this together. Links: Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-the-value-story-workshop-2/ Chris Martin Studios (my friend and podcast editor): https://www.chrismartinstudios.com/ Rafi Hopkins (my friend who knows how to make things that solve problems): https://sectionsign.com/ Value Story Worksheet: Lesson 1 is here: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-p1/ Stories that Stick by Kindra Hall: https://amzn.to/3IMtDAM Choose Your Story, Change Your Life by Kindra Hall: https://amzn.to/3VrA7wp Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller: https://amzn.to/4ao15cq Mar

Links to books and downloads: Worksheet: https://creativesignite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Creatives-Ignite-GIBBS-Tell-Compelling-Stories-to-Connect-Workshop-1-032024-w1-3.pdf Amy Cuddy Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Amy Cuddy's book Presence: https://amzn.to/3x3kmBT Stories that Stick by Kindra Hall: https://amzn.to/3IMtDAM Choose Your Story, Change Your Life by Kindra Hall: https://amzn.to/3VrA7wp Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller: https://amzn.to/4ao15cq Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller & JJ Peterson: https://amzn.to/3TI8zlg Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-p1/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops,

Connect and Follow Pippa https://www.instagram.com/andpip.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/pippatanko-brand-photographer/ Website: https://andpip.co.uk Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/collaborate-to-stand-out This week we are talking about collaboration and the benefits of hiring people you know well to help you stand out. Pippa Tanko is a branding photographer in the UK who has three areas of photography she works in, brand photography for creative business owners, product photography (wellness & home decor), and Architectural (construction & interiors). We have been working together on her website which will launch next month and we are chatting about what to look for in a collaboration partner amongst other things. _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops,

Find full show notes at and see all the birds here: https://creativesignite.com/the-benefits-of-side-adventures/ I am making 75 birds out of paper to create a new illustration style, find a process, refine that process, and then figure out what to do with what I have made. I am diving into birds and only a few different birds (for now). I want to get better at them and that takes looking at the same kind of bird a lot. You'll see a lot of geese, ostriches, flamingos, and seagulls. Lots of birds with long necks, and some short neck birds too but not as many. If you would like to give to the Save the Ta-Ta's which is for Medical Expenses for Julie Reed's Cancer that returned: Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-The-Ta-Tas-Again _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coa

Connect and Follow Meaghan Website: https://meaghand.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meaghandee LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghandee (not always good at checking) Email: Meaghan.dee@gmail.com New Book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/working-with-design-clients-9781350358843/ Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/inspiration-in-action-with-meaghan-dee/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey. Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals. Join us live each week and become p

Connect with Colin: https://www.pressuresandperspectives.com/ Website: https://www.few-far.co Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/panic-attack-or-heart-attack/ We close mental health awareness month with Colin Grist and a story about making a change in your life for your mental health and physical health. Colin's going to share about feeling like he was having a heart attack and going to the doctor to find out he had a different diagnosis. Panic attacks are seriously scary. Many people feel like they are having a heart attack when they actually are experiencing a panic attack. Colin took it seriously and made some immediate changes. Listen in to find out the rest of the story. We close mental health awareness month with Colin Grist and a story about making a change in your life for your mental health and physical health. Colin's going to share about feeling like he was having a heart attack and going to the doctor to find out he had a different diagnosis. Panic attacks are seriously sc

Follow Nat Nat's Substack: https://natkalbach.substack.com/ Nat's insta: https://www.instagram.com/natkalbach/ Nat's Website: https://nathaliesstudio.com/ Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/the-truth-about-a-sabbatical-with-nathalie-kalbach/ Pick your email preference for delivery for the weekly show emails Email choice: https://creativesignite.com/show-email-preference/ When you're running a business and trying to keep up a creative practice as well as always be growing and innovating it can be tiring. Exciting but exhausting. Nathalie (Nat) Kalbach has been someone who has been inspiring me from her art to her business for over ten years. Nat took a sabbatical. There are a lot of expectations of a sabbatical. I know because I had one in January of 2018. We are going to hear the good and bad about taking a sabbatical. _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or em

Connect with Amy: wildchildcounseling.com instagram.com/wildchildATL Facebook.com/wildchildcounseling amy@WildChildCounseling.com Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/asking-for-help/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey. Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals. Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording. Sign up at http://www.creativesignite.com/signup I am excited to connect you with my one of my