How To Be An Artist

Jan 20 2022 7

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A podcast that explores the question of art that expands beyond the canvas. How do we live our lives, commune with each other and build a world of generosity, collaboration and creativity? Discussions with artists that paint, make music and tells stories, and others whose mastery is in the mind, community, urban form or any other container that shapes who we are and what we have the possibility to become. Support H2BNA at patreon.com/h2bna

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Step 38: Maybe You're An Artist

Jan 20 2022 20 mins

The final episode of How To Be An Artist. A recap of the journey and some conclusive thoughts. I also finally answer the question posed in the title. Read the Essay, Maybe You're An Artist on my Medium page: https://brandondayton.medium.com/maybe-youre-an-artist-76ea9e54f620

Step 37: Arran Rogerson -- The Golden Shadow

Dec 01 2021 67 mins

Arran Rogerson is an artist, musician and co-host of the Golden Shadow podcast along with Alyssa Polizzi. In this episode we discuss Arran's artistic background and the urge to create, what the shadow is and the various methods and practices Arran explores for coming in contact the shadow, the dangers of shadow work, the limits of the internet and why Sensemaking needs art. h

Step 36: Phillip Sevy -- Who Am I?

Nov 05 2021 71 mins

Phillip Sevy is a prolific artist and writer in the comic book world having worked on various titles and with various publishers such as Top Cow, IDW and most notably, Dark Horse as the artist on Tomb Raider and on the creator-owned title Triage. In this episode we discuss Phillip's experience working with Dark Horse, pitching Triage and producing the book as a one-man wrecking cre

Step 35: Doug Wagner -- Writing For Yourself

Oct 25 2021 68 mins

Doug Wagner is a comic book writer with a career stretching back to Malibu Comics and passing through almost every publisher since then. Most recently he is known as the writer and co-creator of Plastic and Vinyl from Image Comics. In this episode we discuss Doug's career, finding his voice with Plastic, the benefits of collaboration, when and how to veer away from formulas, the li

Step 34: Jason Young -- Show Them What They Can't See

Oct 08 2021 127 mins

Jason Young is the co-creator and co-writer of Pretty Violent with Derek Hunter and one my Draw Night chums. Today he returns to discuss psychedelics, meditation, if life is worth living and what Jason thinks the purpose of art is.

Step 33: Chuck Marohn -- Why Cities Need Artists

Jul 19 2021 72 mins

Chuck Marohn is the president and founder of Strong Towns, and the author of the book by the same name. Chuck gives a brief introduction to the work of Strong Towns and then we discuss the myriad ways we shape our human habitat and how our human habitat shapes us. We discuss how humans are like bees and chimpanzees, why everyone should read Daniel Kahneman and Nassim Taleb, the rhe

Step 32: Ben Simonsen -- Discovering Your Voice

Jul 12 2021 89 mins

Ben Simonsen is a master illustrator and concept artist that I've had the privilege to collaborate with from the earliest phases of my career. Ben and I discuss our early days working together at the legendary 8fish as well and his discovery of illustration as a career. We also the benefits of playing with new tools, respecting the idiosyncrasies of the individual artist, the disci

Step 31: Peter Limberg -- The Call of the Daemon

Jun 22 2021 79 mins

Peter Limberg is founder and steward of the Stoa, a Covid-born "hill on the noosphere" where all the most interesting conversations on the internet seem to be happening. In this episode, Peter shares some delightful and energizing concepts for artists including the idea of the Daemon as an artistic guide, the concept of deathwork and lifework, treating your life as an artistic proj

Step 30: Michael Eliason -- The Home of the Future

Jun 16 2021 61 mins

Michael Eliason is a Seattle based architect advocating for housing reform across multiple dimensions. In this episode we discuss the various technologies, standards and systems that are quickly being adopted in Europe but are still seen as a novelty in the US. We discuss the German model of cooperative housing (Baugruppen), the energy efficiency standards found in Passive House, t

Step 29: Jerzy Drozd -- The Forest Adventurous

Jun 08 2021 89 mins

Jerzy Drozd is a cartoonist, teaching artist and prolific podcaster. In this episode, Jerzy returns to talk about the art of podcasting among other things. We spend the first half talking about podcasting and Jerzy's podcast roll call including Lean Into Art and 4 million Years Later. We talk about Jerzy's approach to teaching and how that informs podcasting, engaging with a podcas