HeyJaredThe Creative Train Podcast
Explore and enhance your creativity and teaching abilities on the CreativeTrain.ca podcast! For over 30 years I have worked as a performing and visual artist and educator, I understand the creative mind and the obstacles we all face.
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Moving On, with Gratitude and Grace. (opens the original)
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I had to submit a letter of resignation last week, to one of the best gigs I have had as a music teacher. It was surreal, as a typically self-employed person, to first find myself as an employee, then thriving in that environment, and then having to choose to leave. Here's my story. Have a listen, it may help you with a difficult decision like I just had to make.
A.I. Therefore I Am- Revisited...Again?! (opens the original)
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This is not just another old guy shaking his fist at the clouds, frustrated with the internet... This is a positive story about how the online community can work together and support actual humans making real art in this age of artificially intelligent "creators".
Knowing Your Value (opens the original)
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Some of us have a hard time putting a dollar value to our creations. It's not like we don't think our stuff has value, but the "vibe factor" of art is much more than just the cost of materials and a modest "wage" for us to pay ourselves. In this episode I take a look at this from two perspectives- knowing the value of your services (if you are an instructor) and letting the actual piece of art you are selling be the determining factor in its eventual cost in dollars to someone. Too often, we are
That "Sketchy" Artist... (opens the original)
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I'm speaking from my own experience, as always, about folks who have deceived their audiences, co-creators and those who are seen as being against-the-grain and maybe you want to steer clear of them! Maybe this just sounds like I'm bitter and trying to "diss" certain folks, but no, names have been omitted but the stories you are about to hear are all true!
How To Ruin your Art- a two step process! (opens the original)
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I get it, you're an artist struggling to find your place in a sea of other artists. What sets you apart? What keeps you feeling stuck? Well, here are some tips from my life as a musician and glass artist that may just help you out- it all starts with NOT getting in your own way! Enjoy, listen, like, sub and share, it's a wonderful form of social media currency!
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