The Spark & The Art

I’m your host Tucker and this week is an interview with me for another podcast called Every Speaker Has A Story. It’s a podcast made, and hosted, by Dr. Steven Vrooman. Steve is a professor Texas Lutheran University where is chair of the Department of English and Communication Studies and director of General Education. He’s also done a TEDx talk and published the Zombie Guide to Public Speaking. Steve’s a smart guy.

Hello and welcome to the The Spark & The Art creativity podcast. Thank you for subscribing to our weekly podcast, where we alternate between interviews with creative folks from all different career levels and insight and inspiration episodes. All with the intention you’ll get what you need to get your creative projects started and, more importantly, finished. I’m your host Tucker and this week is an interview with Crystal Salamon. Crystal is an artist who took a leap of faith a few years ago and did a print run of 2000 colouring books. The story she tells of what happened when she checked her sales the next day is filled with emotion. Before Crystal started making colouring books she started off in University to be a doctor. During pre-med she took a single art class to, as she puts it “Get it out of my system”. I think you can guess how the story goes from there. Well, you can guess the ending at least. There is more school and ‘A boy’ and teaching and finding her self. I’m sure you’ll enjoy today’s chat with Crystal Salamon Get me on twitter @sparkartpodcast or by email Tucker@thesparkandtheart.com Thanks for listening and remember: you won’t get the art without the work and you won’t do the work without the spark.

In today’s chat Melissa talks about her 15 year break from making art and how she came back to art because she was procrastinating while working at becoming a writer.

http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/149 - Troy is a songwriter but as you’ll learn he does more than just write songs. Recording demos and working as a producer for other artists and more. Works well with our episode about Streams of Income. **- Links for this episode -**<br/> Troy Kokol - https://www.troykokol.com/<br/>Jim Unger’s Herman - http://www.gocomics.com/herman<br/>Sylvester Stallone’s Dog - http://www.snopes.com/stallone-sold-his-dog/<br/>Colin James - http://www.colinjames.com/<br/>MTV Cribs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Cribs<br/>Socan - http://www.socan.ca/<br/>Tom Cochrane - http://www.tomcochrane.com/<br/>Tom Cochrane Life is a highway - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3sMjm9Eloo<br/>Finger 11 - http://www.fingereleven.com/<br/>Finger 11 Paralyzer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJk6gZuPKRE<br/>Pickup Truck - Shane Yellowbird - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqcKbGC4T1s

http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/147 - I’m taking away the piece on how to reframe my concerns about what others think of either me or my actions. My biggest struggle isn’t always finding the time to do something it’s when my brain justifies the reasons I shouldn’t do something based on what I think others might think. Thanks Jerusha. ** Links for today's episode **<br/><br/>Jerusha and her Studio - http://www.yogadown.ca/teachers--staff.html<br/>Big Rock Singers Okotoks - http://www.bigrocksingers.com/

http://thesparkandtheart.com/145 – This week we talk with Improviser, Actress, Producer and professional breath recording artist Rebecca Northan. In today’s chat Rebecca reflects on a yearbook quote and how it relates to her life now and the interesting work that actors do that you didn't even know were jobs. **- Links for this episode -**<br/><br/>Rebecca Northan - http://www.spontaneoustheatre.ca/<br/>Rebecca Northan Twitter - https://twitter.com/RebeccaNorthan<br/>Rebecca Northan IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720123/<br/>Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457419/<br/>Kathleen Foreman - http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/september5-2013/drama-community-mourns-passing-of-respected-professor<br/>Spiegeltent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegeltent<br/>Blind Date Play - http://www.spontaneoustheatre.ca/blind-date.html<br/>Kevin McCollum - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McCollum<br/>HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonized_sales_tax<br/>Vertigo Theatre - http://www.vertigotheatre.com/

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/143 - We talk about what led Samantha Duff to start her own theatre company and specifically a family theatre with a mandate to ensure theatre is financially accessible to all. **- Links for this episode -** <br/>Goodger-Pink Productions - http://www.goodgerpinkproductions.com/<br/>Samantha Duff & Holleay Rohm - http://www.goodgerpinkproductions.com/our-team.html<br/>Mount Royal University - http://www.mtroyal.ca<br/>University of Alberta - https://www.ualberta.ca/drama<br/>The year of The Flood - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Alberta_floods<br/>Dan Gibbons Playwright - http://www.talesfrompartsunknown.com/?page_id=6<br/>Ellen Chorley Playwright - http://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/theatre/nextfest-has-a-new-festival-director-multi-talented-ellen-chorley<br/>Telus Spark Science Centre - http://www.sparkscience.ca/experience-telus-spark/<br/>Jurassic Attack Monster Truck - http://www.jurassicattack.com/trucks.html<br/>The episode where I talk about not understanding kids - http://thesparkandtheart.com/48

http://thesparkandtheart.com/141 – With over 900 audiobooks under his belt Sean Pratt is one of the most sought after book narrators today. **- Links for this episode -**<br/><br/>Sean Pratt - https://twitter.com/SPPresents<br/>British American Drama Academy - http://www.bada.org.uk/<br/>Cabbages and Kings - O’Henry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbages_and_Kings_(literature)<br/>Cabbages and Kings - Audiobook - http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Cabbages-and-Kings-Audiobook/B002V59Y3Q<br/>Seasteading - Joe Quirk - https://www.seasteading.org/author/joequirk/<br/>Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic - http://amzn.to/2niAk14<br/>Creativity - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - http://amzn.to/2nNQ7ZI

http://thesparkandtheart.com/139 – Chris Barton is a Chef who’s restaurant creates a new menu each week. Chris recognizes the drain creating a new menu each week would be on him if he had to do it all alone. We talk about how important his team members are to both the creating of the dishes but also the success of the restaurant itself. We talk about the challenges of being in charge charge of this shared creativity and not wanting to say ‘no’ too often. <br/><br/>**- Links for this episode -**<br/>Anew Table Restaurant in Calgary - https://www.anewtable.ca/<br/>Mount Royal University - http://www.mtroyal.ca/<br/>SAIT Culinary Campus - http://culinarycampus.ca/

http://thesparkandtheart.com/137 – We talked to animator Andrew Ford a couple years ago and the theme of that episode was Reach your goal and keep learning. Andrew’s goal was to work at Disney and now that he’s done it you can hear how his philosophy hasn’t changed. Even after getting to Disney he still want to just get better. **- Links for this episode -**<br/><br/>Andrew Ford - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatchewan-animator-andrew-ford-disney-1.3936095<br/>Glen Keane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Keane<br/>Milt Kahl - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milt_Kahl<br/>Eric Goldberg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Goldberg_(animator)<br/>Mark Henn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Henn<br/>Randy Haycock - http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Randy_Haycock<br/>John Musker - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Musker<br/>Mari-Mac by Great Big Sea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AT07v9V4-w<br/>Patio Lanterns by Kim Mitchell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbSuEQXX2C0

http://thesparkandtheart.com/135 – Jackie was a guest on the show a couple years ago as she had just finished up as lead animator on the film Book of Life. Her goal through everything she’s done was to one day work at Disney. Well, she made it and now we talk about if she feels like she’s ‘Made it’. **- Links for this episode -**<br/><br/>Jackie Koehler - http://www.jackiekoehler.com/about-me-and-this-site.html<br/>Jackie’s First visit - http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/30<br/>Matt Roberts (Disney) - https://about.me/gouletniac<br/>Disney Internships - https://www.disneyanimation.com/careers/interns-apprentices<br/>Emily Carr - http://www.ecuad.ca/<br/>Nerd Corps - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHX_Studios_Vancouver<br/>Animation Mentor - http://www.animationmentor.com/

http://thesparkandtheart.com/133 – David is very busy as a musician, entrepreneur and writer but we talk about how he handles that workload and some things he does to help keep overwhelm at bay. **- Links for this episode -**<br/><br/>David Andrew Wiebe - http://davidandrewwiebe.com/<br/>Music Entrepreneur HQ - http://www.musicentrepreneurhq.com/<br/>Jonathon Ferguson - http://www.longjonlev.com/<br/>Django Reinhart - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt<br/>Django Reinhart 3 hours of music -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szNJ6DqrqoA<br/>Adrenalize - http://adrenalize.ca/the-band/ <br/>Deanne Matley - http://www.deannematley.com/<br/>Vern’s Bar - http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/calgary+dive+music+lover+paradise/7828548/story.html<br/>Maveen Kaura - https://twitter.com/1MKAURA<br/>Using Your Power - http://usingyourpower.com/

http://TheSparkAndTheArt.com/131 - In today’s chat we learn about Amy’s path through business school, culinary school, art school and how she came to work with me at the large unnamed communications company here in Canada. **- Links for this episode -**<br/>Amy Pon - http://amypon.com/<br/>Inktober - http://mrjakeparker.com/inktober<br/>Macewan University -http://www.macewan.ca/wcm/index.htm<br/>Northern Alberta Institute of Technology - http://www.nait.ca<br/>Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - http://www.sait.ca<br/>Alberta College of Art and Design - https://acad.ca/<br/>80% Perfect t-shirts - https://tucker.threadless.com/