Mark Stein: If It Kills Me

About this episode

Mark Stein discusses the challenges and costs of fully committing to one's artistic work.

Mark Stein (artist, illustrator) joins Aaron McCall to talk about what it takes to go all in on your work and the cost of pushing too hard. He gets into growing up on cartoons, punk and skate culture, the wake-up calls that changed everything, and why being a lone wolf will only get you so far. They talk about finding creative community, imposter syndrome, getting out from behind your desk, and why if it’s not hard, you’re probably not trying hard enough. This is a conversation about the slow...

People in this episode

Host: Aaron McCall

Guest: Mark Stein

Topics covered

• creative community
• imposter syndrome
• artistic process
• personal growth
• work ethic

Keywords

• artist
• illustrator
• punk culture
• skate culture
• creativity
• hard work
• community

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