The Creative Pulse podcast

Jessica Marro has an unwavering belief in fairies, a serious love for architecture and is passionate about spending time in nature. Throughout her life, she has worked as an architect, an interior designer and a design instructor. Over the last few years, she followed her creative passion and became a fairy house architect! Her company is called Little Wonders and it’s where all the things that make her happy come together in one place. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Jessica about how she shifted from traditional architecture to designing fairy houses, why using natural materials is so important to her, how she collaborates with clients to personalize their creations, and her favourite thing about being a fairy house architect. Say hi to Jessica: Website - littlewondersnthings.com Instagram - @littlewondersnthings Facebook - /little wonders things TikTok - @littlewondersnthings Etsy - /littlewondersnthings ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter: @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Lorna Dandy is an artist with a studio assistant - her beloved dog Axle - who inspired her creative journey in a big way. Her specialty is creating realistic, detailed, hand-drawn pet portraits using coloured pencils. She started out on a very different career path, studying and completing a bachelors and masters degree in law. But during her years at university she found herself turning to drawing to help reduce her stress level. And the rest is history. She’s now an award-winning, highly skilled artist with a dedicated following of fans who love her personality-filled pet portraits. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Lorna about how she rediscovered her love of drawing, why creating pet portraits is so special to her, how she uses her talent to support causes she cares about, and the experience of her videos going viral. Say hi to Lorna: Website - lornadandyart.co.uk Instagram - @lornadandyart Tiktok - @lornadandyanimalart Facebook - /LornaDandyAnimalArt YouTube ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter: @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Brittani Locke specializes in creating unique hand-marbled silk scarves and other accessories. She also applies marbling designs on paper and canvas to create one-of-a-kind items. Brittani is actively involved in her local community, creating partnerships and working relationships with community groups, art centres and other artists to reach as many people as she can, sharing her love for many different types of creative arts. Through her company, The Soft Asylum, she features her work, highlights upcoming workshops and an online shop. She also shares process details through videos and posts on her social media channels. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Brittani about how she discovered and fell in love with hand-marbling, the art of embracing the uncontrollable elements of her work flow, why she loves teaching and her strong connections to a creative community. Say hi to Brittani: Website - brittanilocke.com Instagram - @thesoftasylum Facebook - /thesoftasylumshop YouTube - @thesoftasylum ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter: @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Ivy Karlsgodt specializes in creating handmade, hand stitched, vintage-inspired lampshades that are works of art. What started as a hobby is now her full-time, Brooklyn-based business, with happy customers, over a million followers on her social media channels, and well over 10 million views of her content. You might have even spotted her work in the set design for Stevie Nicks’ recent concert tour! Ivy’s background is in the costume fabrication field and she began her career cutting and sewing custom costumes as well as tailoring for broadway, film and television. When productions shut down during the global COVID pandemic she found herself with time on her hands and began experimenting with making a lampshade for her home. It was a hit! On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Ivy about how she got started making lampshades, the development of her unique design style, and the meant-to-be inclusion of her lampshades in Stevie Nicks’ concert stage design. Say hi to Ivy: Website - aceofshades.co Instagram - @aceofshadesshop Tiktok - @aceofshadesshop ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter: @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Isobelle Ouzman alters books to create an alternate reality for what goes on between the front and back covers. She creates detailed three-dimensional scenes that unexpectedly but instantly capture your imagination. She uses multiple techniques including paper carving, drawing and colorizing the pages. To create the 3D aspect, she has to think about the many layers of paper within the book and how she can sculpt them to reveal the scene she knows lies within. That might be an enchanted garden, or an owl tucked into a hollow in a tree. They are magical. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Isobelle about how she developed her considerable skills, the stories she tells through her altered book designs, her creative process when making a new piece, and why she loves being an artist. Say hi to Isobelle: Website - isobelleouzman.com Instagram - @isobelle.ouzman YouTube - IsobelleOuzman YouTube - Why I Love Being an Artist ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter: @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Kelsey Powless had never touched, let alone operated, a power tool in her life but one day she found herself inspired by artworks that had been made with a scroll saw. That was the moment that changed everything for her. With a supportive family and the ability to learn from people who shared their techniques online, she dove right in and the rest is history! She began creating signs for herself as a hobby but after sharing photos on her personal social media accounts of the pieces she had made, it wasn’t long before people started asking her to create custom signs for them too. With that, her entrepreneurial life as a custom signmaker began! Her company has a very important mission too, which is “revitalizing Indigenous art and languages through handcrafted decor” so that’s a big focus in her work as well. She often includes words from Indigenous languages as well as Indigenous imagery in her pieces, helping to share her culture with everyone who sees and enjoys the signs she makes with such care. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Kelsey about how she initially developed this creative passion as a means of self-care, how it blossomed into a business, the power of community, and how she is revitalizing Indigenous art and languages through handcrafted decor. Say hi to Kelsey: Website - powlessandco.ca Instagram - @powlessandco Tiktok - @powlessandco Facebook - @powlessandco ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter: @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

From an early age, Eva Luna Kodera dreamed of becoming a ‘book doctor’, inspired by a character in one of her favourite stories. Now, as a master bookbinder, she is living that dream. She developed her bookbinding skills over many years, most recently becoming a master bookbinder after a three-year apprenticeship in the craft. Her final project was complex, using a combination of materials and techniques, along with a unique presentation. Eva is creatively developing partnerships with authors and has been invited to work with a literature awards ceremony to custom-design and make the prizes that will be presented to winners. In addition to novels, she can also create many other, similar things for her clients - such as personalized journals, notebooks, envelopes and portfolios. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Eva about how she discovered the art and craft of bookbinding, the journey she’s taken to develop her skills, the relationships she’s creating with authors and why she’s excited about the doors opening in front of her. Say hi to Eva: Instagram - @wortschmuggler Etsy ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter: @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Hi everyone, it’s your host Angela de Burger here and today’s episode is a little bit different than usual. I usually welcome a guest and get to hear all about their unique ways of being creative. But this time, I’m turning the microphone towards YOU! Do you have a tip for staying creative? For moving forward when you feel a little stuck? For getting the creative energy flowing again? I’m asking you the same question I ask my guests on every episode: What are your tips for starting up, or keeping up, the creative energy in your life? To send me a tip, you can: speakpipe.com/CreativePulse @creativepulsepodcast@CreativePulseTWOn that note, summer is officially here and so it’s time for a short break in new episodes. I’m hard at work behind the scenes, recording and preparing lots of new episodes. They’ll be back in September and I can’t wait to share them with you. Throughout July and August, I’ll be sharing the tips you send me on Instagram and Twitter, so be sure to keep an eye on those for more creative inspiration. I hope to hear from you soon! ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Charlotte Pleasants is bringing Shakespeare’s classic works to modern audiences and forging her own creative path as an actor, producer, director and theatre company founder. Not only that, but she has taken on an additional challenge for herself by focusing on presenting English-language theatre productions in a French-speaking city: Paris, France. Born in Australia and raised in New Zealand, she earned a university degree with a double major in theatre and anthropology. After a family trip to Europe she made her way to Paris, settled in, and has been involved in the live theatre scene in the city ever since. Charlotte has served as a producer at Paris Fringe, as the artistic director of the Tapis Théâtre, as well as a producer and performer at Cygnet Theatre. There, she participated in productions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (2021), Lear (2020), Twelfth Night (2019), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (2018). Most recently, she became a founding member of Alchemy Theatre and is co-directing and co-producing The Taming of the Shrew, which will be performed in a French château this summer. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Charlotte about her approach for telling a story written hundreds of years ago in a fresh way, her creative process when directing a play, and her focus on high levels of collaboration while working with an international cast. Say hi to Charlotte: Website Instagram - @alchemytheatre_ Facebook YouTube - @AlchemyTheatre IndieGoGo ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter: @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Lucy Butler is a sculptor who handmakes pieces that are inspired by the ruins of Irish churches, abbeys and houses that capture her imagination. She studied Model Making for Film and Media at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology and worked in that field for several years. Then, she felt a call to return to her roots. Today, Lucy specializes in historic sites and the details they offer up as she gives them time to reveal themselves. She says she is constantly drawn to fantasize about places and life, to a world without limits and a world of ‘what ifs’. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Lucy about why she made a big shift in her creative career to become a sculptor, why she is so captured by these places from the past, her creative process when designing a new piece, and how she connects with people about her work, both online and in person. Say hi to Lucy: Website - lucybutler.ie Instagram - @lucybutlerartwork TikTok - @lucybutlerartwork Facebook - /butlerartwork YouTube - @lucybutlerartwork ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter: @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Liza Zhurkovskaya has built a career that allows her to create multiple collections of artworks - she’s a fine art curator. She develops collections for her clients, indulging in her love of finding artists, getting to know their artwork, and matching pieces to the tastes and desires of her art-collecting clients. She’s worked in galleries, provided advice and guidance to private clients, and established her own online, contemporary art gallery called Kefi Art Gallery. Liza also shares her knowledge and provides guests an opportunity to share their experiences and tips on her podcast, called Curator on the Go. It’s a show for artists and art professionals who are ready to build a thriving art career and business. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Liza about her lifelong love of the arts, what exactly a fine art curator does, how she established her own online art gallery, why she created her podcast, and her passion for helping people make a living through their creative work. Say hi to Liza: Website - curatoronthego.com Instagram - @curatoronthego Facebook - Curator on the Go Podcast - Curator on the Go Website - Kefi Art Gallery ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Nic Redman is a spoken voice coach and voiceover artist who uses her many talents to help professional voice users explore their vocal potential so they can reach their speaking, recording and performance goals. She has a Master’s degree in voice studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Nic has taught voice, voiceover and accents at some of the top drama schools and theatres across the UK. She has her own podcast called the Voice Coach Podcast, and is a co-host of The VO Social Podcast. Nic has created tools that you can use to support your at-home vocal health practice, like a deck of cards that offers tons of exercises to help warm up the voice, and her brand new book, On the Mic, which details her 4-step voice training structure for fully connected, expressive and easy speaking. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Nic about how she got into voiceover work, the power in sharing your voice, how she began creating tools to help people with their vocal practice, and the community she’s brought together through her online group and podcasts. Say hi to Nic: Website - nicolaredman.com Instagram - @nicredvoice Facebook - Voice & Accent Hub Twitter - @NicRedmanVoice Book - On the Mic ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Mike Rohde is the creator of Sketchnotes, a method of note-taking that uses a combination of handwriting, drawings, hand-lettering, shapes, and visual elements like arrows, boxes, and lines. The focus is on capturing ideas, not art, and you don’t need any special drawing ability to do it. In fact, Mike has been known to issue “permission to suck at drawing” certificates, encouraging people to practice and develop at their own pace. He’s a designer, author, teacher, podcaster and illustrator with a passion for not only visualizing ideas, but for teaching people how to think visually and be more creative. He’s fostered a community of enthusiastic sketchnoters, known as The Sketchnote Army, who support and encourage each other online and at in-person events. Mike’s bestselling book that introduced his technique to the world, The Sketchnote Handbook, just celebrated its ten year publication anniversary and it’s more popular than ever! His follow-up, The Sketchnote Workbook, shows how you can use sketchnotes in your everyday life to capture ideas, plan projects, document processes, and capture memorable experiences. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Mike about how he developed his sketchnoting approach for note-taking, the benefit of adding constraints to his process, why the approach is about capturing ideas, not art, and how he fostered the development of a global community of sketchnoters. Say hi to Mike: Website - rohdesign.com Instagram - @rohdesign Twitter - @rohdesign Mastodon - @rohdesign Sketchnote Army website - sketchnotearmy.com Sketchnote Army podcast - sketchnotearmy.com/podcast ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

A couple of years ago, due to the sweeping changes to daily routines that came about because of the global pandemic, Travis Grant decided to try his hand at writing fiction - and wow was that a good thing! He has a talent for writing scenes that ring true, creating believable, authentic characters that reflect the world within which he situates them. Those locations often resemble the places he knows and loves best - northern Canadian communities where wilderness surrounds you and influences who you become. He’s been focusing on short stories and that’s working out well for him - his short story, “Angel”, was published by Cowboy Jamboree Magazine & Press in Issue 8.1 (Fall 2022). And recently, his novelette, “Winners & Losers” was published by ELJ Publications. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Travis about what he loves about the craft of storytelling, how he developed his skill set, his creative process when writing a new piece, the creative inspiration provided by the place where he lives, and how he’s developing his unique voice as a writer. Say hi to Travis: Twitter - @travisjudegrant Facebook - @TravisGrant2022 ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Corkie Bolton started making jewellery in high school, then went on to graduate from the Pratt Institute with a degree in metalsmithing. She loved it. But then life happened and she found herself setting jewellery-making to the side. Years later, she had an experience that drew her right back, thanks to a chance encounter with a woman whose grandmother had also been a metalsmith. She was generously offered this kindred spirit’s beloved jewellery-making tools and that sparked her passion once again. She started her own jewellery line in 2016, making heirloom quality, handmade products. Embracing the spirit of "community over competition", she launched the Metalsmith Society in 2018 to connect jewellers globally. That led to her writing the “Metalsmith Society's Guide to Jewelry Making”, which has received rave reviews from all over the world. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Corkie about her winding path to becoming a jewellery maker, the value she finds in community and collaboration, why she founded the Metalsmith Society, and the creative process of writing her book. Say hi to Corkie: Website - corkieboltonjewelry.com Instagram - @corkieboltonjewelry Pinterest - JewelryByCorkieBolton and the Metalsmith Society: Website - metalsmithsociety.com Instagram - @metalsmithsociety TikTok - @metalsmithsociety Pinterest - metalsmithsociety ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Chavah Lindsay dreamed about what she wanted to be from a very early age and those dreams have come true! She is a fashion designer who specializes in special occasion womenswear and her designs are incredible! Chavah’s been having a lot of success - she debuted her new collection at Toronto Fashion Week, has been featured in HELLO magazine, and opened her own shop in Saint John, New Brunswick. She is also one of 16 designers who were selected to create a gown made entirely out of bathroom tissue (also known as toilet paper) as part of the Cashmere Collection show. The gown she made will blow your mind! And recently, she entertained the world with a video she shared on social media, showing how she pranked her daughter with a custom-made skirt. The video has over 20 million views so far! On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Chavah about how she became a fashion designer, what it was like to create a gown using bathroom tissue as fabric, and the beyond-the-scenes story of her viral prank video. Say hi to Chavah: Website Instagram TikTok Facebook ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

He started his career in a different field but over time Andrew Prior found himself drawn to cooking and travelling more and more. He can pinpoint the experience that changed his life: appearing on MasterChef Australia. By the time the show was over, he realized that food and travel were his true passions and he wanted to pursue them professionally. He went on to create a successful walking food tour business in Melbourne, welcoming over 3,000 clients in 4 years! But, Andrew says, France was calling his name. So with his husband and two golden retrievers, he took the bold step of packing up and moving internationally. Since then, he’s completed Le Cordon Bleu’s Patisserie course, hosted food tours of regional France and the Cote D’Azur, established a YouTube channel to share his adventures, offered cooking classes, and launched a podcast called Fabulously Delicious. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Andrew about how food and flavours have inspired his creativity in many different ways, his experience on MasterChef Australia, how that competitive environment impacted his creative process, and why he started a podcast to share stories about French foods and flavours. Say hi to Andrew: Website Instagram Facebook YouTube Podcast ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Hi everyone, it’s your host Angela de Burger here. I can’t believe that the end of the year is approaching already! It’s incredible to me that another year of welcoming talented, fascinating, creative people to the podcast is coming to a close. So I’m taking this moment to say thank you. And to let you know that it’s time for a short winter break. Over the next couple of months I’ll be preparing more great episodes for you, and getting ready to share even more conversations with the amazingly creative people out there! I will be back in the early part of the new year, with lots of awesome new episodes. In the meantime, with 80 conversations in this series so far, it’s a perfect time to catch up on any episodes you may have missed, or revisit ones that might inspire you all over again! ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

For the first time ever, a guest has returned to the podcast! Drew Hill is here to share all about his latest exciting projects, including a brand new book. Drew is a talented crochet artist who specializes in creating fun, adorable characters to add to a collection he calls “Drewbie’s Zoo”. Back on episode 28, we talked about how he learned to crochet, what inspired him, and how he dreamed up all of the cute characters he could bring to the world. Since then, he’s created an even bigger creative community for himself, made tons of fun videos and hosted livestream chats to share his love of crocheting, and he even wrote a book! It’s called “Crochet Magical Creatures” and includes 20 patterns for how to crochet your own stuffed animals. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Drew about what intrigued him about using videos to share projects and connect with new people, the creative challenge he took on by writing a book, why he’s been doing so many more collaborations, and how his own creativity has been influenced by friends and family members such as his uncle, Pete Souza (a renowned photojournalist and former Chief Official White House Photographer for two Presidents of the United States - Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama). Say hi to Drew: Website Instagram TikTok Twitch Facebook ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Brendan Rawlings spots driftwood and sees the possibility for sculptures. He’s able to breathe new life into reclaimed wood too, creating new ways for it to be enjoyed and valued. After a successful career in another field, he discovered his creative passion while making a driftwood sculpture of a shark for his brother-in-law as a gift. During that process he says he finally, in his mid-thirties, realized what he wanted to be when he grew up. He shared a photo of the shark sculpture online and very quickly had requests for commissioned work, and with that his company Zen Wood Design was officially in business. He believes that sustainability should be at the heart of all business practices and protecting our beautiful planet is a responsibility we should all take seriously. Along with rave reviews from his clients, he’s also an award winner, named Sculpture Artist of the Year in 2021 at the Corporate LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Awards. On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Brendan about what drew him to artful woodworking, how he combines sustainability efforts and his business practices, and why he uses his talents to support local charities. Say hi to Brendan: Website Instagram TikTok Facebook Twitter ---- Creative Pulse Podcast socials: Instagram: creativepulsepodcast Twitter @CreativePulseTW Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.com