480- Creating Wonder Rituals, with Katherine May

Creative Pep Talk

Education, Business, Arts, Design

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Sometimes the most simple act of presence can lead us from exhaustion, to recovery and back onto the path towards inspiration. Katherine May, author of The Electricity of Every Living Thing and Wintering joins us to talk about the inspiration behind her newest book Enchantment. In this episode we discuss the fog, the magic, the journey, and how we can nudge ourselves and others forward by: Reconnecting to a child-like sense of awe and wonder Trusting what comes natural Leaving a post-it note ----------------- SHOW NOTES: Web https://katherine-may.co.uk/ 'The Clearing' https://substack.com/@katherinemay Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katherinemay_/ MENTIONS: John Yorke: 'All tales, then, are at some level a journey into the woods to find the missing part of us, to retrieve it and make ourselves whole.' Richard Dawkins 'The Artist's Way' Book Picasso: 'Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working' Julian James- Origin of Consciousnessin the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Kristin Hersh- The Future of Songwriting Mike Birbiglia podcast Co-Writing/ Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co Audio Editing/ Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co Soundtrack/ Theme Song: Yoni Wolf/ WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com SPONSORS: Uncommon Goods Check out Uncommon Goods and use my code PEPTALK for a great deal: http://uncommongoods.com Miro Miro is a collaborative virtual workspace that syncs in real time for you and your team so that you can innovate an idea into an outcome seamlessly http://miro.com

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0:00.0	On the creative journey, it's easy to get lost, but don't worry, you'll lift off.
0:10.9	Sometimes you just need a creative pep talk.
0:27.1	Hey, you're listening to Creative Pep Talk, a weekly podcast companion for your creative journey.
0:28.7	I'm your host, Andy J. Pizza.
0:31.6	I'm a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator.
0:37.7	And this show is just everything I'm learning about building and maintaining a thriving creative practice.
0:38.8	Let's get into it.
0:57.7	I'm a believer in the idea of dressing for the job you want, not the job you have, and I have applied this to my creative practice too, which means if you want professional results, you need
1:02.9	to present online like a pro, and that means going beyond social media and having a professional
1:09.3	website that reflects your style and looks legit.
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1:42.2	Thanks goes out to Squarespace for supporting the show and supporting
1:45.9	creators all over the world.
1:51.0	Hey, in case you don't know, we have a monthly live virtual meetup every last Monday of the
1:57.1	month with supporters of the show from Patreon and Substack. We have so much fun on these
2:03.3	calls and they are the warmest, most encouraging creatives that I have ever met. And we also talk
2:10.1	real creative practice stuff. We have authors, illustrators, lettering artists, picture bookmakers,
2:16.1	fine artists, musicians, and folks that work
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