LIA Cast 126 - Getting Out in Front, with Lee Cherolis and Samantha Kyle

Must all visual artists be public performers?

It was never enough to simply make things and wait for the public to show up and love it, but more and more it seems that creative people need to get out in front to promote their work.

This “performance” aspect can be daunting to many in the creative arts. Illustration, design, and coding are often solitary efforts, attracting the introverted or shy. So what can we learn from artists in more performance-based media about how to get out in front of our work?

On this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast we're joined by Lee Cherolis of the Little Guardians webcomic, and Samantha Kyle, cartoonist, designer, and Valkyrie. Samantha and Lee are also members of rock band The Shake Ups in Ponyville. Together we pick apart how things change for a visual artist once they begin thinking of themselves as a performance artist.

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LIA Cast 125 - A Dungeon Crawl for Narrative, with Kohl Glass

Talking about preparing for projects on the LIA Cast!

Creating something to express a narrative can often feel like embarking on a dungeon crawl. You might have a general idea of where you’re headed--maybe you even have a map that some older, wiser person gave you. But it’s not until you’re on the journey that the narrative part of your project begins to take shape. In the dungeon there is little to aid you beyond what you’ve brought, and unknown terrors hide in every shadow. But if you persevere and survive, there’s often some pretty awesome stuff at the end of that dungeon!

So how much do you prepare for these journeys? Are you strategic and tactical, prepared for every eventuality, or do you like to pack light and improvise?

We're joined by film maker and writer Kohl Glass, who helps us discover how we might pack better for our narrative project journeys.

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LIA Cast 124 - Asking Tough Creative Project Questions, with David Seah and Kate Shields Stenzinger

Asking ourselves tough questions about our creative projects on the LIA Cast!

As rewarding it is to make things that are of service to others, the path to developing and shipping the thing is littered with challenges and questions. Two tough questions, when it comes to your projects: - How much of yourself do you give away? - How you want to provide a service vs. how people need the help?

We're thrilled to have Dave Seah back on the show to help us navigate the tough questions that one confronts when making things.

We'll also be joined by special guest co-host Kate Shields Stenzinger!

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LIA Cast 123 - Reading, Watching, Playing

What are we doing when we’re not making stuff and hustling to make stuff?

Whether it’s entertaining, educational, or both - it helps to soak in interesting things to enrich the mine of experience we delve into when we make things.

Join us for a discussion on the things that provide fuel for the things we make--what we're reading, watching, and playing.

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LIA Cast 122 - Creative Work and Business, with Tyler James

Talking about creative work and business on the Lean Into Art Cast!

We all know how much work goes into just making a project. But if you want the project to be sustainable get ready to open up some bandwidth for Marketing, Business Development, and Operations. How do jump back and forth between all of these roles? Is thinking about business puzzles just something that artists kind of stink at?

We're be joined by comics creator, publisher, and instructor Tyler James of ComixTribe, who will help us understand the how the creative thinking you're applying to your project can also be used to develop your business.

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