Your Creative Push
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
089: Let your creativity do the talking (w/ Ben Lopez)
13 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Lopez is an artist/illustrator/tattooer from Melbourne, Australia, who creates amazing, visionary work. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush....
088: Do the Cha-Cha and PUSH THROUGH THE VULNERABILITY (w/ Tess Alley)
12 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tess Alley is the author of The Divinity Bureau and a Finance Manager for Vacasa Vacation Rentals. She spends most of her days writing and crunching n...
087: STRETCH YOUR FEARS! (w/ Stephen)
11 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen is a singer/songwriter who has just released his first album, "Sincerely."Â In his own words: "My album is a story of triumph, of letting go ...
086: Do what's DEAR TO YOUR HEART and others will follow (w/ Cinzia Angelini)
10 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cinzia Angelini is a veteran story artist, animator and director with more than 20 years working in the animation industry. She has worked both in 2...
085: Put in the time and REAP THE BENEFITS (w/ Stef Azevedo)
09 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stef Azevedo is a nature-trippin' self-taught artist from Seattle, Washington, who has been gracing the internet with her beautiful art for the past t...
084: Have creative GOALS instead of creative WISHES (w/ Sergio Lopez)
06 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sergio Lopez aka The Main Loop is a North Bay Area based fine artist who specializes in oil landscapes, contemporary nude figures, plein air paintings...
083: You can SURVIVE CREATIVE BURNOUT (Li Chen Part 2)
05 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hailing from New Zealand, Li Chen is the creator of Extra Ordinary Comics (or Exocomics) which is a weekly slice-of-life webcomic based on her life wi...
082: The "authority figures" AREN'T REAL (Li Chen Part 1)
04 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hailing from New Zealand, Li Chen is the creator of Extra Ordinary Comics (or Exocomics) which is a weekly slice-of-life webcomic based on her life wi...
081: Shun comfort and take a MIND-DISSOLVING VACATION (w/ Karan Bajaj)
03 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Karan Bajaj is a #1 bestselling Indiannovelist with more than 200,000 copies of his novels in print, bothoptioned into major films. Karan'sfirst worl...
080: Plant your CREATIVE SEEDS! (w/ Emily New)
02 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Emily is a humble illustrator currently wandering Brooklyn. She was featured in CMYK Magazine as an up and coming illustrator once, and she thinks tha...
079: It doesn't have to be perfect. Just GET IT FINISHED! (w/ Jake Parker)
29 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Parker is an illustrator who has worked for 15 years on everything from animated films to comics to picture books. He is the creator of the Mis...
078: Take the first step, then ask WHAT'S NEXT? (w/ Blanca LaCortiglia)
28 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Blanca is an artist from the Bronx, New York, but currently residing in Clarksville, Tennessee. She is a RAW Artist and a member of DAC (downtown ar...
077: You're IMPOSSIBLY RARE. So DO SOMETHING! (Alex Hofeldt Part 2)
27 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Hofeldt is a high school science teacher from Illinois and is the creator and host of Beautiful Dust Specks, a podcast designed to show the world...
076: What singularity are you going to KICK INTO MOTION? (Alex Hofeldt Part 1)
26 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Hofeldt is a high school science teacher from Illinois and is the creator and host of Beautiful Dust Specks, a podcast designed to show the world...
075: DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF from anything you want to create (w/ Yliana Paolini)
25 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Yliana Paolini is a constant doubter, doubting from herself to the universe itself. She is an artist from Luxembourg who likes to create, but doesnâ...
074: Can't you give your art just FIVE MINUTES A DAY? (w/ Pierre Antoine Moelo aka PĂ©ah)
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Pierre is a concept artist born in Paris and currently living in Montreal, Canada. He worked in the video game industry for five years before switch...
073: Tell your fears and critics to TAKE A NAP! (w/ Carrington Schaeffer)
21 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Carrington Schaeffer is a writer of creepy children's fiction and a member of the all-girl vintage vocal jazz quartet, The Tonettes. She is also the...
072: The more you FAIL, the more you LEARN (w/ Clay Cook)
20 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Clay Cook began his creative career in the music industry, and after 10 years, his passion had leaned towards photography, cinematography and graphic ...
071: You DO have time for your creativity! (w/ Suzanna Schlemm)
19 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanna is a painter who lives and works in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where her husband, daughter and dog hang out on the first floor, while she, her paintin...
070: Choose to work hard on SOMETHING YOU LOVE (w/ Ron Pope)
18 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ron has stood at the crossroads where so many musicians find themselves â at the intersection of record label and independence. In an ever-evolvin...
069: Work twice as hard and worry half as much (w/ Andrew Salgado)
15 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Salgado is a Canadian figurative painter who lives and works in London and has exhibited his work around the world. His paintings are large-s...
068: Go forth on your HERO'S JOURNEY! (Philip Ruddy Part 2)
14 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Ruddy is a Los Angeles-based depth psychotherapist, who previously spent fifteen years as a writer, producer and development executive in Holly...
067: BEFRIEND your blocks so you can TRANSCEND them (Philip Ruddy Part 1)
13 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Ruddy is a Los Angeles-based depth psychotherapist, who previously spent fifteen years as a writer, producer and development executive in Holly...
066: FORGE YOUR OWN PATH -- others will follow in your footsteps (w/ Brooke Shaden)
12 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Brooke Shaden is a fine art photographer, author, and motivational speaker from Lancaster, PA. She grew up near the "Amish Country" until attending ...
065: If something isn't working, ASK FOR HELP (w/ Jessie Rosen)
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jessie is an award-winning blogger, screenwriter, and freelancer who just published her first novel DEAD RINGER. She also created and runs the monthly...
064: "Someday" is a dangerous word. START TODAY! (David Talley Part 2)
08 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
David Talley is an internationally recognized photographer, director, and producer operating out of Portland, OR. His works exhibit the darkest moment...
063: What is your SINGLE SENTENCE? (David Talley Part 1)
07 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
David Talley is an internationally recognized photographer, director, and producer operating out of Portland, OR. His works exhibit the darkest moment...
062: Your art is your SANCTUARY so go and RELAX! (w/ Mattias Adolfsson)
06 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mattias is an incredible artist and illustrator from Sweden whose drawings feature infectious characters, fantastical worlds, sci-fi elements, and gen...
061: Make it clear in your own head so you can DIVE IN (w/ Rik Garrett)
05 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rik Garrett is a photographer and artist from Chicago who utilizes analog photographic processes to explore themes surrounding the invisible. His la...
060: Discover WHO YOU ARE and then BE YOURSELF! (w/ Pascal Campion)
04 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Pascal Campion is a prolific French-American illustrator and animator from the San Francisco whose clients include: DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pi...
059: Get your "SECRET HOBBY" out into the open! (w/ Bo Belanger)
01 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Bo is a television writer who got his start and first two scripts on the Disney Channelâs hit show âGood Luck Charlie.â His next writing job c...
058: From 30 viewers to ESPN's 30 for 30 (w/ Brian D'Ostilio)
31 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Brian D'Ostilio is a two-time Sports Emmy award winning associate producer for ESPN Films. His work includes documentaries like 30 for 30, 30 for 30 S...
057: PERSISTENCE is better than TALENT (w/ Michael Vash)
30 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Vash makes his living by drawing funny cartoons, irreverent greeting cards to be more precise. Vash Designs officially began its foray into th...
056: Bring that STRANGE, WEIRD VOICE out from inside of you! (w/ Bill Carman)
29 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Carman has worked as a designer, illustrator, and art director at universities, ad agencies, publishers, and large corporations. Since graduating...
055: Haters gonna hate, so whatever... CREATE!!!! (w/ Joel Robison)
28 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Joel is a 31 conceptual and fine art photographer from Canada, currently living in the United Kingdom. He has been creating and sharing his conceptu...
054: When the path disappears, PIVOT PIVOT PIVOT (w/ Nathan Carson)
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Carson aka "Streetarthustle" is a talented artist who has taken fate into his own hands by being creative on his own terms, vowing to fulfill a...
053: Approach your creativity with RECKLESS ABANDON (w/ J.T. Ellison)
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
J.T. is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen critically acclaimed novels, including What Lies Behind, When Shadows Fall, and All the Pret...
052: Look at life DIFFERENTLY and SHARE IT ALL (w/ Kelli Klymenko)
23 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kelli Klymenko embraces all aspects of art. He is an artist, storyteller, photographer, teacher, yogi, husband, father, science aficionado and free ...
051: BE HUMBLE and LISTEN to what your art tells you (w/ Carol Carter)
22 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Carter is a painter from St. Louis, Missouri who works primarily in large-scale watercolors and acrylics. She has been featured in books by Ro...
050: SHUT YOUR MONKEY and get to work! (w/ Danny Gregory)
21 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Gregory has spent three decades as one of New York's leading advertising creative directors and has created award-winning, global campaigns for ...
049: PULL THE TRIGGER! (w/ David Eff of Can't Stop Won't Stop)
18 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2009, Can't Stop Won't Stop has been cobbling together beats, rhymes and rhythms that call back to the early days of hip hop. Drawing on influen...
048: You'll never know if YOU CAN FLY if you don't jump off the cliff (w/ Tai Taeoalii)
17 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tai Taeoalii is an amazing artist who uses ballpoint pen to create surreal pieces of art intended to stimulate the viewerâs mind and evoke honest em...
047: Eat, Sleep, Create (w/ Michael Shainblum)
16 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Shainblum is a professional photographer/filmmaker whose work consists of Fine Art Landscape Photography, Aerial Photography, Aerial Filmmakin...
046: GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION to create your ideas (w/ Adonna Khare)
15 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Adonna Khare is an artist mainly focused on large-scale pencil drawings. Her work has been collected by prestigious public and private collections t...
045: Hip Hop, Hollywood, and how to CARVE YOUR OWN LANE (w/ Adam Gaines)
14 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Gaines was a Staff Writer on NBC's drama State of Affairs and his work on the FX drama The Bridge included co-writing the penultimate episode...
044: LEVEL UP with every creative thing you do (w/ Oscar Gregeborn)
11 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar Gregeborn is a 17-year-old artistic phenom from Oslo, Norway who has a distinctive style of painting that you might confuse with that of a paint...
043: Share your work without fear (w/ Natasha Wescoat)
10 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Natasha Wescoat has been a full time acrylic painter since 2004 and has sold over 1000 original works to private and corporate collections worldwide. ...
042: FORGET that you don't know how -- JUST START! (w/ Suresh Thakoor)
09 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Suresh is a gifted public speaker, the host of the daily podcast BlissHacker Radio, and the author of the upcoming book âBeâ. He is also a contrib...
041: Nurture your GREENHOUSE of creativity (w/ Aunia Kahn)
08 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Aunia Kahn is figurative artist, photographer, creative entrepreneur and inspirational speaker. She has created a hybrid art form combining many disc...
040: Own your craft -- IT IS A PART OF YOU! (w/ Julie Zantopoulos)
07 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Zantopoulos is the author of Shoot Down the Wendy Bird. Before she published her first book she was Editor-in-Chief, creating content for a nat...
039: Don't get it drawn, get it DOODLED (w/ Martin Aveling)
04 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Martin is an English artist with an African heart. Born into a family of zoologists in 1982, he grew up amidst forest and savannah creatures of centra...
038: PUKE IT OUT, then polish it! (w/ Kent Gustavson)
03 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
You might know Kent Gustavson as an award-winning author, for his biography on musician Doc Watson called Blind But Now I See. Or you might know him...
037: Use TIME to your ADVANTAGE (w/ Nick Gentry)
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Gentry is an artist from London who paints on recycled and obsolete technological materials such as floppy discs, 35mm film negatives, VHS casset...
036: How OUTLANDER started as just PRACTICE (w/ Diana Gabaldon)
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Diana Gabaldon is the author of the award-winning, #1 NYT-bestselling OUTLANDER novels. Diana has written eight books in the series, with more than ...
035: Be prepared to POUNCE on your lucky breaks (w/ Marc Allante)
29 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Marc is an artist whose work is inspired in both form and style by western and eastern influences. He was born in Hong Kong, but has also lived in Syd...
034: BONUS! Be PATIENT for the perfect moment (w/ Chan Dick)
27 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Chan Dick is a Hong Kong photographer whose personal works have caught as much as, if not more, public attention as his commercial works.  In 2015,...
033: Does alcohol hold back your creativity? (w/ Victor Yocco)
26 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Victor is a Research Director at a Philadelphia-based digital design and development firm. He regularly writes and speaks on the application of psycho...
032: PAY. YOUR. DUES. (Jon Contino Part 2)
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jon is an artist and graphic designer from New York. His designs, typography, and illustrations have graced magazine covers, t-shirts, album jacke...
031: Creativity doesn't have a finish line (Jon Contino Part 1)
24 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jon is an artist and graphic designer from New York. His designs, typography, and illustrations have graced magazine covers, t-shirts, album jacke...
030: Swing the bat! Figure it out THROUGH ACTION (w/ Brett Gajda)
23 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Brett Gajda has launched two multi-million dollar businesses, studied with some of the worldâs leading self-development teachers, visited 40 countri...
029: Get off your TUSH and DO IT! (w/ Ronnie Allen)
22 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Ronnie Allen is a New York City native, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York, where she was a teacher in the New York City Department of Educati...
028: Draw INSPIRATION from your distractions (w/ Kelly McKernan)
19 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly McKernan is a fine artist and illustrator from Atlanta, Georgia, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelly has been exhibiting her work wit...
027: Stew in the SELF-LOVE for what you do! (Gwenn Seemel Part 2)
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gwenn is a full-time artist, portraitist, and free-culture advocate. Her beautiful, unique portraits as well as all of her other work is intentionally...
026: You ARE special and you ARE allowed to do this (Gwenn Seemel Part 1)
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gwenn is a full-time artist, portraitist, and free-culture advocate. Her beautiful, unique portraits as well as all of her other work is intentionally...
025: Share what inspires you... AND GROW! (w/ Baber Afzal)
16 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Baber Afzal is an award-winning fine art photographer and film maker based in Dubai who specialises in creating surrealistic Worlds.  His work has ...
024: You never know where your SELF-MOTIVATION will lead (w/ Mikey Burton)
15 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mikey Burton is a part time designer and a part time illustratorâwhich adds up to a full time Designy Illustrator. Heâs been working professionall...
023: Celebrate the difference! (Alex Cherry Part 2)
13 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Cherry is an LA-based digital artist who blurs the lines between art and design. He draws his inspiration from film, music, and pop culture to ...
022: Create your separate self: You 2.0 (Alex Cherry Part 1)
12 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Cherry is an LA-based digital artist who blurs the lines between art and design. He draws his inspiration from film, music, and pop culture to ...
021: Turn off the noise and DO YOUR WORK (w/ Lisa Call)
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Call is a self-taught artist who creates bold, geometric contemporary textile paintings composed of richly colored hand-dyed fabric. Her work i...
020: DON'T BE SCARED! Fight for your creative life! (w/ Lostkeep)
10 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew G. Lewis (aka Lostkeep) is an artist whose work is both terrifying and beautiful and mesmerizing. Born in the Deep South, entangled in the k...
019: Art is a conversation with yourself (Thomas Dodd Part 2)
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas is a visual artist and photographer based out of Atlanta, Georgia who has developed a style that he calls "painterly photo montage" - a method ...
018: Tap into the INFINITE wellspring! (Thomas Dodd Part 1)
08 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas is a visual artist and photographer based out of Atlanta, Georgia who has developed a style that he calls "painterly photo montage" - a method ...
017: Skulls & Crossbones, Lilies & Azaleas (DTM Part II)
05 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Flores aka DTM aka Da Creative Genius, is not just a man of many names, but a man of many talents. These talents include graphic design, draw...
016: Snowballing your creativity (DTM Part 1)
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Flores aka DTM aka Da Creative Genius, is not just a man of many names, but a man of many talents. These talents include graphic design, draw...
015: Stop worrying what other people think and BE YOURSELF (w/ Patty Lesser)
03 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Patty Lesser is a writer and world traveler, and frankly I donât know if I should put those two in reverse order⊠world traveler first and writer ...
014: Activate your brain with new experiences (Yuko Shimizu Part 2)
02 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Yuko Shimizu is a Japanese illustrator based in New York City and instructor at School of Visual Arts. Â Newsweek Japan has chosen Yuko as one of â1...
013: Art is not black & white (Yuko Shimizu Part 1)
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Yuko Shimizu is a Japanese illustrator based in New York City and instructor at School of Visual Arts. Â Newsweek Japan has chosen Yuko as one of â1...
012: BONUS! Explore the noosphere! (w/ DZO)
30 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
DZO Olivier is a self-taught painter and illustrator from France. The simple, three-letter alias of DZO represents a divergence from his career in gra...
011: Don't let FEAR OF SUCCESS hold you back (w/ Hjalmar Wahlin)
29 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hjalmar WĂ„hlin is a Swedish artist who loves to create. His background is in commercial retouching, and he has worked with clients such as Ford, Coca...
010: JUST BE THERE to take the shot (w/ Richard Gaston)
28 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Gaston is a 26-year old photographer from Glasgow, Scotland. His landscapes are completely breathtaking are some of the most inspiring that yo...
009: Nervousness is just EXCITEMENT (Angela Treat Lyon Part 2)
27 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you missed Part 1 with artist Angela Treat Lyon, click here. Angela Treat Lyon is a prolific sculptor, painter, and writer who lives and works in ...
008: If you died today, would you be happy with the life you created? (Angela Treat Lyon Part 1)
26 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Treat Lyon is a prolific sculptor, painter, and writer who lives and works in Hawaii. She is an EFT trainer and practitioner, as well as the ho...
007: Be a Sponge! Listen and collaborate! (w/ Strange Talk)
25 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Docker and Gerrard Sidhu are two amazing musicians who, together, make up the electronic duo from Melbourne, Australia known as Strange Talk. ...
006: BONUS! Anonymity is sexy (w/ Veorra)
23 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Full interview/shownotes at http://yourcreativepush.com/veorra Welcome to the first written âepisodeâ of Your Creative Push! A podcast episode? ...
005: The world doesn't care that you START, they care that you FINISH (w/ Justin Gray)
22 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Gray is an artist and writer who has worked with top tier comic book publishers, video game developers as well as animation and film studios on...
004: Be ABUNDANT with your creativity (w/ Cory Huff)
21 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cory is an actor and storyteller who fell into a career in Internet marketing and has worked on marketing and software programs for some of the worldâ...
003: Never never never NEVER give up (w/ Ari Leff aka Lauv)
20 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ari Leff, aka Lauv, is a New York based singer, songwriter, and producer who hit the ground running when he released his debut âThe Other,â which ...
002: Approach the first brush stroke with ENERGY (w/ Karl MĂ„rtens)
20 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Karl is a painter from Sweden with a special interest in nature⊠specifically birds. Karlâs style comes from his interest for the forms of meditat...
001: Be the SKETCHER, not the non-sketcher (w/ Chris Riddell)
20 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Chris Riddell is a prolific writer and illustrator whose work is familiar to both children and adults. He is known especially for his distincti...
000: Intro & What to Expect (w/ Youngman Brown)
16 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Youngman Brown picks up the microphone for the first time to tell you a little about himself and why he is starting "Your Creative Pu...