In this episode:
Lessons from Brian Jay Jones’ biography of Jim Henson — including that our creative gods are just people, too.
Finding the balance between knowing what you need (physically, mentally, organizationally) to create well and making it happen, and creating anyway, even if you’re not there yet.
The pressure of deciding which project to focus on next — and why that might be so hard
Getting energy from letting your work be seen, even unfinished
Being less precious about creative projects
Things I mention:
Neurokind (an online publication and exhibition space for neurodivergent creators to share their experience)
A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll
Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones
I’ve been busy renovating my future studio, and it’s done enough for me to be doing some work (and recording this coffee chat) in it today:
Not Even Jim Henson