1 00:00:00,919 --> 00:00:07,710 Create art podcast, commentary, bare necessities. 2 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:13,150 Hello friend. 3 00:00:13,150 --> 00:00:18,129 This is Timothy Kiem O'Brien, your head instigator for create art podcast, 4 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,220 where I bring my over 30 years of experience in the arts and education 5 00:00:22,220 --> 00:00:26,960 world to help you tame your inner critic and create more than you consume. 6 00:00:27,810 --> 00:00:29,990 So I'm continuing on with the make. 7 00:00:30,494 --> 00:00:32,155 Fun A Habit series. 8 00:00:32,564 --> 00:00:37,145 And it's a 30 day workbook and it's put on by Michael Brennan. 9 00:00:38,005 --> 00:00:40,345 And the book is called Make Fun A Habit. 10 00:00:41,045 --> 00:00:45,675 And what it does is it gives you different things each day 11 00:00:45,905 --> 00:00:48,785 that you can utilize to put fun. 12 00:00:49,345 --> 00:00:52,755 Back into your life and make fun a habit for yourself. 13 00:00:53,245 --> 00:00:56,545 Now I heard about it from his podcast, creative chats. 14 00:00:57,065 --> 00:01:02,035 And again, links to the book into the podcast will be in the show notes for you. 15 00:01:02,595 --> 00:01:06,615 I was reading through the book and I really enjoyed everything 16 00:01:06,615 --> 00:01:07,875 that he was trying to do. 17 00:01:08,355 --> 00:01:14,585 And so I thought, well, Why don't I just do an episode for each day? 18 00:01:14,655 --> 00:01:16,945 So that'll give me 30 episodes for this. 19 00:01:17,375 --> 00:01:20,255 And we're just about halfway through the book here. 20 00:01:20,265 --> 00:01:24,805 So if you've missed the other episodes, definitely check them out. 21 00:01:25,295 --> 00:01:33,395 And learn from Mike and myself and how you can put fun back into your life. 22 00:01:35,295 --> 00:01:38,765 So today we're talking about the bare necessities. 23 00:01:39,255 --> 00:01:44,325 Now I'm not talking about, you know, the the song in the jungle book, you know, 24 00:01:44,375 --> 00:01:48,875 the bare necessities, although I'm a big bear and I love that love that show. 25 00:01:49,365 --> 00:01:52,235 But we're, what we're talking about is what are the bare 26 00:01:52,235 --> 00:01:56,025 necessities for you to do your art. 27 00:01:56,475 --> 00:02:01,175 Whatever that art is, whether it be composing music, writing. 28 00:02:02,755 --> 00:02:05,805 Sculpture, painting, whatever you're interested in. 29 00:02:06,125 --> 00:02:09,205 What are the bare necessities that you need? 30 00:02:09,555 --> 00:02:12,895 And that's going to be different with each and every artistic discipline. 31 00:02:13,805 --> 00:02:17,205 Now, a lot of times we think, man, this is going to be really expensive. 32 00:02:17,335 --> 00:02:22,335 You know, it's going to be really expensive to to start a painting or, 33 00:02:22,995 --> 00:02:28,785 you know, to get my book published, but there's ways around that. 34 00:02:29,715 --> 00:02:34,075 You can use the materials around your house that you currently have right 35 00:02:34,075 --> 00:02:36,935 now to paint a wonderful picture. 36 00:02:37,315 --> 00:02:41,915 You don't have to go to the art stores, which Hey, you know, I love 37 00:02:41,915 --> 00:02:43,735 going to the art stores as well. 38 00:02:43,735 --> 00:02:47,235 We have a Michael's locally here and I love to take my 39 00:02:47,355 --> 00:02:49,345 wife and my kids to the store. 40 00:02:49,345 --> 00:02:54,025 And then when we you know, check out, it's just like, Oh, ouch, that hurts. 41 00:02:54,275 --> 00:02:56,355 And a lot of times we can get. 42 00:02:56,770 --> 00:02:59,860 Stopped by how much it's going to cost us. 43 00:03:00,730 --> 00:03:04,850 But you can always like for paintings, you can always reuse canvases. 44 00:03:05,450 --> 00:03:10,410 You can always, you know, there's, I'm sure there's junk around your house, quote 45 00:03:10,410 --> 00:03:16,300 unquote junk, and you can put it together and make a sculpture out of it, or like 46 00:03:16,300 --> 00:03:18,130 me, I'd like collecting comic books. 47 00:03:18,250 --> 00:03:24,030 I made a collage a couple of years ago, just by cutting out some comic book 48 00:03:24,830 --> 00:03:30,110 things It was a book that was promoting comic books coming out in the new year. 49 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,340 So I took out some of those pictures, cut out some of those 50 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,980 pictures and slapped it together and made a made a collage out of it. 51 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,300 So I'm sure you have something like that in your house. 52 00:03:41,470 --> 00:03:47,590 A couple of years back, I did a sculpture of a door and deadbolt. 53 00:03:47,860 --> 00:03:51,670 I tore it apart and then I put it together in a different way 54 00:03:52,090 --> 00:03:53,400 and I made a sculpture out of it. 55 00:03:54,185 --> 00:03:54,965 Why not? 56 00:03:55,475 --> 00:03:58,555 You know, you're only limited by your imagination. 57 00:03:58,985 --> 00:04:04,435 So your artwork does not have to the materials for your artwork 58 00:04:04,805 --> 00:04:06,905 don't have to be that expensive. 59 00:04:07,305 --> 00:04:11,745 When we're talking about music creation, you can go, let's say 60 00:04:11,745 --> 00:04:15,815 you want to you know do a guitar song, you know, a song on guitar. 61 00:04:16,605 --> 00:04:21,535 You can go to your local Salvation Army or or thrift store or 62 00:04:21,535 --> 00:04:22,505 something, something like that. 63 00:04:22,985 --> 00:04:26,175 And go get an old guitar and start strumming on it. 64 00:04:26,595 --> 00:04:29,785 And then once you get better, you get better strings. 65 00:04:29,825 --> 00:04:34,285 Maybe you go to a guitar store and get a better guitar, get a beginner, you 66 00:04:34,285 --> 00:04:36,045 know, get a brand new beginner guitar. 67 00:04:36,445 --> 00:04:40,015 Once you start making money from your art, doesn't matter. 68 00:04:40,355 --> 00:04:41,995 We all have to start from somewhere. 69 00:04:42,475 --> 00:04:46,375 With podcasting, we all start with zero audience. 70 00:04:46,705 --> 00:04:50,275 I know when I started my podcast journey back in 2006, I 71 00:04:50,275 --> 00:04:52,235 started off with zero audience. 72 00:04:52,715 --> 00:04:55,675 Now I have people in Singapore listening to this podcast. 73 00:04:55,745 --> 00:04:59,945 I have people in Romania, a ton of different countries. 74 00:04:59,975 --> 00:05:05,315 Canada is a huge country for me, France, Germany, the UK. 75 00:05:06,145 --> 00:05:09,555 People are listening to this podcast from all over the world, and I want to thank 76 00:05:09,555 --> 00:05:16,205 you all for doing that, but it all started with me Using what I had available. 77 00:05:16,225 --> 00:05:22,185 I used a media host called blog talk radio and My cordless phone and I 78 00:05:22,235 --> 00:05:26,670 did it that way and I put out You know, about 60 episodes that way. 79 00:05:27,340 --> 00:05:31,420 Now, when I got better at it and when I became more serious about podcasting 80 00:05:31,420 --> 00:05:35,990 and about 2016, that's when I started to add microphones and different 81 00:05:35,990 --> 00:05:39,000 software and started investing in it. 82 00:05:39,020 --> 00:05:41,330 So I took my hobby. 83 00:05:41,635 --> 00:05:46,545 Which was podcasting, and I got serious about it, and that's when I started 84 00:05:46,545 --> 00:05:50,845 spending a little bit of money here and there and to have the setup that I 85 00:05:50,855 --> 00:05:54,655 have right now, but you can start with. 86 00:05:55,455 --> 00:05:56,755 Let's say you want to do drawing. 87 00:05:57,055 --> 00:06:02,615 You can start with the pencil that may be in the junk drawer and a piece of 88 00:06:02,615 --> 00:06:05,445 paper and just start sketching every day. 89 00:06:05,525 --> 00:06:08,655 You know, you can set up your own still life. 90 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:09,860 Every day. 91 00:06:10,390 --> 00:06:16,240 One of the things that I did back in in college, we had a intro to 92 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:21,070 drawing class and our instructor there loved techno music. 93 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,360 He was from the UK, loved techno music. 94 00:06:23,670 --> 00:06:25,900 So he would have that blaring. 95 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:27,550 throughout the whole class. 96 00:06:28,660 --> 00:06:35,760 And his first assignment was in your book bags, pull everything out, put it in front 97 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,400 of you, draw it, just draw how it looks. 98 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:40,260 You know, I had a pack of cigarettes. 99 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,070 I had a lighter. 100 00:06:42,070 --> 00:06:43,290 I had my keys. 101 00:06:43,830 --> 00:06:46,805 I had my wallets and that's all I had. 102 00:06:47,435 --> 00:06:51,205 But it was stuff that I already had, so I didn't spend a dime on it. 103 00:06:51,215 --> 00:06:53,195 Now, did I spend money for the class? 104 00:06:53,245 --> 00:06:54,215 Yeah, absolutely. 105 00:06:54,215 --> 00:06:56,755 I did, you know, and I'm still paying for it these days. 106 00:06:56,805 --> 00:07:01,045 I'm still paying, you know, college tuition for it these days, but. 107 00:07:02,395 --> 00:07:06,225 The objects that I had right then and there are what I 108 00:07:06,235 --> 00:07:08,985 first started to learn with. 109 00:07:09,865 --> 00:07:14,965 And you don't have to, you know, go to Michael's or go to Blick's and, 110 00:07:14,965 --> 00:07:17,025 and, and buy stuff left and right. 111 00:07:17,265 --> 00:07:19,725 You can use what you have right there in front of you. 112 00:07:20,755 --> 00:07:24,965 So I definitely, you know, challenge you to take a look around your house. 113 00:07:25,055 --> 00:07:28,995 You know, you have an idea of what you would like, you know, in a perfect world, 114 00:07:28,995 --> 00:07:33,065 I could wave my magic wand and I could give you all the supplies that you needed. 115 00:07:34,535 --> 00:07:37,435 But really what would you learn from that? 116 00:07:37,435 --> 00:07:41,405 You would learn to rely on me to wave my magic wand, which I'm not going to do. 117 00:07:41,495 --> 00:07:41,965 Okay. 118 00:07:41,975 --> 00:07:43,715 I'm not going to wave my magic wand. 119 00:07:43,765 --> 00:07:45,785 I need it for myself that I mentioned. 120 00:07:45,785 --> 00:07:47,625 I have wife and kids that like to go to Michael's. 121 00:07:48,225 --> 00:07:49,995 So I need that magic wand for myself. 122 00:07:49,995 --> 00:07:56,495 Maybe one day it'll pay for our Michael's trips, but just look around your house. 123 00:07:56,885 --> 00:08:03,100 If, if you want to do sketching or painting or even photography, You 124 00:08:03,100 --> 00:08:04,400 probably have a phone right now. 125 00:08:04,410 --> 00:08:07,480 You probably have a smartphone right now that has a fantastic camera on it. 126 00:08:07,780 --> 00:08:13,580 We've talked to professional photographers on this show that have said your camera 127 00:08:13,590 --> 00:08:17,010 on your phone is better than most of the cameras that are out there. 128 00:08:17,470 --> 00:08:22,070 So you already have something that you can use in your hands right now. 129 00:08:22,590 --> 00:08:24,040 Go ahead and utilize it. 130 00:08:24,870 --> 00:08:27,025 And Make art with it. 131 00:08:27,585 --> 00:08:31,205 You know again, your music, you want to be a musician, you want to play 132 00:08:31,205 --> 00:08:37,285 guitar, go to the thrift store, grab an old guitar, or you can go on to 133 00:08:37,285 --> 00:08:41,595 like Facebook marketplace or next door and somebody will have something 134 00:08:41,595 --> 00:08:43,025 that they're trying to get rid of. 135 00:08:44,005 --> 00:08:48,045 Utilize that for yourself because that's the bare necessity. 136 00:08:48,045 --> 00:08:49,095 You just need something. 137 00:08:49,695 --> 00:08:50,815 It doesn't have to be perfect. 138 00:08:50,815 --> 00:08:52,135 It doesn't have to be beautiful. 139 00:08:52,405 --> 00:08:54,865 It doesn't have to be, you know, finished. 140 00:08:55,725 --> 00:08:57,045 It just has to be something. 141 00:08:57,055 --> 00:08:58,455 And that's where you start. 142 00:08:58,945 --> 00:09:01,065 And then you get better at drawing that. 143 00:09:01,415 --> 00:09:03,765 And then you move on to new things and better things. 144 00:09:03,855 --> 00:09:05,155 And that's where you go with that. 145 00:09:06,645 --> 00:09:09,155 So getting back to making fun, I have it. 146 00:09:09,775 --> 00:09:12,785 Mike gives us questions, action items, and tips. 147 00:09:14,045 --> 00:09:16,985 So let's go ahead and jump into the questions. 148 00:09:17,450 --> 00:09:22,030 First question is what ordinary objects already around you can 149 00:09:22,050 --> 00:09:24,130 you repurpose in your process. 150 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,210 So I'm into a lot of different arts. 151 00:09:28,260 --> 00:09:33,250 You know, I love to draw, I love to paint I love to write I love to make music. 152 00:09:33,900 --> 00:09:35,600 So what do I have right here? 153 00:09:35,630 --> 00:09:40,290 Well, I do have a bass guitar that needs to be restrung so I could use that. 154 00:09:40,590 --> 00:09:43,940 I have a couple of keyboards here that I can use to make music. 155 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:45,350 I have a. 156 00:09:45,620 --> 00:09:50,950 Uh, music making program called magics that the intro music that 157 00:09:50,950 --> 00:09:53,020 you heard used it with that. 158 00:09:53,340 --> 00:09:59,390 Now that cost me 50, 30, I'm sorry, 20 a month to do that, but they have free 159 00:09:59,390 --> 00:10:00,990 versions of that kind of stuff too. 160 00:10:01,940 --> 00:10:07,180 So find out what is free, do a little bit of research on that. 161 00:10:07,935 --> 00:10:12,525 And I'm sure you're going to be able to find objects in your house that 162 00:10:12,525 --> 00:10:14,595 you can use to start a project with. 163 00:10:15,985 --> 00:10:19,655 Next question is, are there other systems or structures that can 164 00:10:19,655 --> 00:10:21,975 be adapted into a new process? 165 00:10:23,175 --> 00:10:28,345 So, 1 thing that I really have wanted to work on in the past year is my 166 00:10:28,345 --> 00:10:37,305 drawing and I recently went out to Michael's and I got some some specialized 167 00:10:37,305 --> 00:10:42,575 markers because I had an idea of something that I had saw on Tik TOK. 168 00:10:43,065 --> 00:10:45,125 And I thought, well, let me go ahead and give this a shot. 169 00:10:45,225 --> 00:10:46,875 You know, let me, let me try to do this. 170 00:10:46,875 --> 00:10:50,055 At first I tried it with colored pencils and looked okay. 171 00:10:50,625 --> 00:10:53,745 But then I got these specialized markers, which cost a little bit of money. 172 00:10:54,755 --> 00:10:58,015 The first thing I did as I tried it with what I had it in 173 00:10:58,015 --> 00:10:59,915 hand, which was colored pencils. 174 00:11:00,645 --> 00:11:04,880 And then I moved up from there and to create something that, You know, I was 175 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:06,530 pretty happy with my first time out. 176 00:11:06,540 --> 00:11:11,810 It was a watercolor markers and they didn't cost that much. 177 00:11:11,850 --> 00:11:18,330 And, you know, there was, you know, you could get, you know 12, 18, 32, 64. 178 00:11:18,330 --> 00:11:22,400 I went with the 32 because I wanted to have a lot, a lot of choices and colors. 179 00:11:23,130 --> 00:11:24,610 And they were double ended. 180 00:11:24,610 --> 00:11:27,770 So one was a fine point tip and one was more of a brush tip. 181 00:11:28,530 --> 00:11:30,780 And I found that that worked great for me. 182 00:11:30,780 --> 00:11:34,800 So I use that in the process, made a piece of art that I really enjoyed, 183 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:39,120 made a little sketch that I really enjoyed and really got me excited. 184 00:11:39,370 --> 00:11:43,910 And I showed it to the online groups that I'm with and they really liked it 185 00:11:43,910 --> 00:11:45,170 too, they were very supportive of it. 186 00:11:45,180 --> 00:11:47,010 So think about. 187 00:11:48,210 --> 00:11:55,010 You know, the final goal or the, you know, the final project may be huge, 188 00:11:55,450 --> 00:11:58,100 maybe outside of your reach monetarily. 189 00:11:58,690 --> 00:12:02,580 Well, what can you do that's similar to that, that can be 190 00:12:02,580 --> 00:12:03,700 done a little bit cheaper? 191 00:12:05,710 --> 00:12:09,500 Next question is what objects draw your attention and why? 192 00:12:09,510 --> 00:12:12,190 And how can you use them in your current projects or processes? 193 00:12:13,860 --> 00:12:15,600 What objects draw my attention? 194 00:12:15,730 --> 00:12:17,070 Everything draws my attention. 195 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,290 I'm looking at everything. 196 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:24,890 So right now I'm looking at a lot of geometric patterns and different 197 00:12:24,900 --> 00:12:26,480 ways to do that kind of stuff. 198 00:12:26,500 --> 00:12:32,210 So that's what's, what really draws my eye and what I did to kind of, make 199 00:12:32,210 --> 00:12:37,440 those pop is to get these watercolor markers and give them, give them 200 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,470 a try just to give them a shot. 201 00:12:39,850 --> 00:12:42,370 And it actually worked out really well for me. 202 00:12:43,030 --> 00:12:48,740 So I challenge you to go ahead and figure out what objects are drawing your 203 00:12:48,740 --> 00:12:55,540 attention and then use them, use those objects or those processes to go ahead 204 00:12:55,560 --> 00:12:59,270 and update your, update your process. 205 00:12:59,290 --> 00:13:02,330 Because we're always, Learning, growing, and evolving. 206 00:13:02,340 --> 00:13:03,390 At least we should be. 207 00:13:05,810 --> 00:13:07,060 So action items. 208 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,930 First one, make a birdhouse out of milk cartons. 209 00:13:11,910 --> 00:13:15,930 Now, back in my day, you know, the milk cartons are made out of cardboard, 210 00:13:15,930 --> 00:13:17,960 but now they're made out of plastic. 211 00:13:18,260 --> 00:13:21,950 I've seen people cut them in half and turn them into candles, you know, 212 00:13:21,950 --> 00:13:26,030 or to turn them into luminaries, but why not make a birdhouse out of it? 213 00:13:26,550 --> 00:13:27,450 That would be great. 214 00:13:27,490 --> 00:13:29,090 You know, bring birds to your house. 215 00:13:29,430 --> 00:13:33,580 Maybe you cut off the top of and just leave the bottom and 216 00:13:33,590 --> 00:13:34,700 fill it up with bird seed. 217 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:35,370 Boom. 218 00:13:36,020 --> 00:13:40,830 There's a birdhouse or you cut it in half and put some sticks in there. 219 00:13:40,830 --> 00:13:44,600 So that way they can have some cover at the top and the birds 220 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,015 can go in there and get the food. 221 00:13:46,885 --> 00:13:47,685 That's an idea. 222 00:13:47,805 --> 00:13:48,335 There you go. 223 00:13:48,355 --> 00:13:49,195 Steal it, take it. 224 00:13:49,435 --> 00:13:51,665 And then you paint the outside a different colors. 225 00:13:52,225 --> 00:13:52,765 Go for it. 226 00:13:53,065 --> 00:13:55,935 You know, if you're drinking milk, I don't drink milk, but if you're 227 00:13:55,935 --> 00:14:00,235 drinking milk, what better way to use it or laundry detergent. 228 00:14:01,350 --> 00:14:04,360 I would say even, you know, take those laundry detergent and plastic bottles 229 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:08,670 that, you know, we throw in the recycling and, and, you know, are so difficult 230 00:14:08,680 --> 00:14:12,510 to get rid of and do something with them, you know, cut them up in different 231 00:14:12,510 --> 00:14:14,670 ways and make something out of it. 232 00:14:16,260 --> 00:14:18,680 Another thing is turning an old t shirt into a tote bag. 233 00:14:18,700 --> 00:14:20,340 Now I'm guilty about tote bags. 234 00:14:20,590 --> 00:14:25,290 I just recently went on Canva, made a design for my podcast and threw 235 00:14:25,290 --> 00:14:29,140 it on a tote bag and brought it with me to a podcast conference. 236 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,350 But, you know, you can take an old t shirt. 237 00:14:32,550 --> 00:14:36,320 I'm not wearing an old t shirt right now, but I have plenty of t shirts. 238 00:14:36,770 --> 00:14:38,740 Why not turn that into a tote bag? 239 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,100 You know, especially if it's got a little rip or something like 240 00:14:41,100 --> 00:14:44,480 in it that, you know, you don't want to use the t shirt anymore. 241 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,010 You don't want to wear it out anymore, or it's really faded. 242 00:14:47,630 --> 00:14:48,520 Boom, tote bag. 243 00:14:48,540 --> 00:14:52,510 You can take that to the grocery store to pick up the milk and. 244 00:14:53,045 --> 00:14:56,965 The laundry detergent that you're going to, as soon as you use up, you're going 245 00:14:56,965 --> 00:15:02,075 to turn it into something else, create a sculpture out of recycled materials. 246 00:15:02,445 --> 00:15:06,875 I actually did that with a door and a deadbolt set. 247 00:15:07,975 --> 00:15:11,165 You know, you just tear it apart and grab a screwdriver and tear that 248 00:15:11,175 --> 00:15:16,215 bad boy apart and put it together differently with some super glue. 249 00:15:16,695 --> 00:15:17,435 And there you go. 250 00:15:17,445 --> 00:15:18,095 Why not? 251 00:15:19,695 --> 00:15:20,785 Who else is doing that? 252 00:15:20,935 --> 00:15:21,725 Not a lot of people. 253 00:15:22,670 --> 00:15:24,790 You can write a poem about an ordinary object. 254 00:15:24,810 --> 00:15:25,830 I do that all the time. 255 00:15:25,990 --> 00:15:29,350 I, I'm usually when I'm out and I'm feeling in the mood, 256 00:15:29,380 --> 00:15:30,440 I want to write a poem. 257 00:15:30,890 --> 00:15:34,040 I'll just take a look at something or I'll notice something happening. 258 00:15:34,540 --> 00:15:38,820 Maybe it's, you know, I'm writing a poem about the coffee cup that I have, or 259 00:15:38,820 --> 00:15:42,520 maybe it's about the couple that's you know, just sitting a few tables down 260 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:47,530 from me, or maybe it's the table that I'm sitting at and it has different things 261 00:15:47,550 --> 00:15:49,420 underneath the glass on top of the table. 262 00:15:50,305 --> 00:15:51,895 You can write a poem about that. 263 00:15:53,205 --> 00:15:57,205 Jumping off of that tangent, compose a song about an ordinary object. 264 00:15:57,965 --> 00:16:00,905 You know, write a song about the time you went down to the coffee shop, write 265 00:16:00,905 --> 00:16:04,575 a song about the time you went down to the library or to the fast food 266 00:16:04,585 --> 00:16:06,865 place, you know, what happened there? 267 00:16:07,635 --> 00:16:08,935 Was there a reason that you went there? 268 00:16:08,935 --> 00:16:09,575 Were you hungry? 269 00:16:09,575 --> 00:16:12,065 How, you know, how was your stomach rumbling? 270 00:16:12,455 --> 00:16:13,805 Compose a song about that. 271 00:16:14,135 --> 00:16:18,025 If you're into movement and dance, do movement and dance about that. 272 00:16:20,305 --> 00:16:22,365 So, Mike's tips. 273 00:16:22,415 --> 00:16:23,405 There's four tips here. 274 00:16:23,715 --> 00:16:26,115 Use everyday objects as inspiration. 275 00:16:26,715 --> 00:16:30,505 Going back to my drawing class, my intro to drawing class, what 276 00:16:30,505 --> 00:16:32,325 was in my book mag at that time? 277 00:16:33,595 --> 00:16:37,805 Cigarettes, lighter, keys, wallet, pens, and pencils. 278 00:16:38,100 --> 00:16:42,510 Erasers, use that and then draw that. 279 00:16:42,910 --> 00:16:47,590 So, you know, look at your nightstand, you know what's on your nightstand. 280 00:16:47,610 --> 00:16:48,920 Is it just a clock? 281 00:16:49,210 --> 00:16:50,700 Do you have a picture on your nightstand? 282 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,340 Snap a picture of it and then draw it. 283 00:16:54,340 --> 00:16:57,040 And that way you can, you know, have that picture right in front of you. 284 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,900 And you can copy from that drawing and then add to it. 285 00:17:00,460 --> 00:17:02,770 Maybe you want something else at that nightstand. 286 00:17:02,780 --> 00:17:04,600 Maybe you want a vase of flowers. 287 00:17:05,620 --> 00:17:08,950 You know, so make that drawing into something that you 288 00:17:08,950 --> 00:17:10,560 wish was on your nightstand. 289 00:17:11,230 --> 00:17:13,160 Experiment with different materials. 290 00:17:14,360 --> 00:17:19,200 Again, who makes a sculpture of doorknobs and a deadbolt? 291 00:17:19,770 --> 00:17:21,080 This guy right here does. 292 00:17:21,630 --> 00:17:24,540 So, you know, try different materials that you have. 293 00:17:25,010 --> 00:17:30,020 Right now I am in the process of making some clocks and what I'm going 294 00:17:30,020 --> 00:17:34,500 to do is I'm going to take do, do it with a laser cutter to, to cut out. 295 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:41,240 The body of the clock and you know, make it so it's kind of finger jointed in there 296 00:17:41,860 --> 00:17:44,060 and that's the first time I've done it. 297 00:17:44,180 --> 00:17:44,830 Why not? 298 00:17:44,890 --> 00:17:46,480 I need a clock in my room anyways. 299 00:17:46,490 --> 00:17:47,870 So one that actually works. 300 00:17:47,870 --> 00:17:51,060 I have one here that has a map of the world like an old timey map 301 00:17:51,060 --> 00:17:52,820 of the world clock doesn't work. 302 00:17:53,050 --> 00:17:56,700 So it's constantly at 2 10. 303 00:17:57,270 --> 00:17:59,300 So it's always 2 10 here in my office. 304 00:18:00,405 --> 00:18:02,075 Try different materials with that. 305 00:18:02,325 --> 00:18:04,645 I've made clocks out of books. 306 00:18:06,215 --> 00:18:07,545 Give that a shot for yourself. 307 00:18:08,935 --> 00:18:11,555 Next tip is to be creative with your use of colors. 308 00:18:12,455 --> 00:18:15,045 And I did that with one of my latest drawings. 309 00:18:15,375 --> 00:18:16,525 I was. 310 00:18:16,935 --> 00:18:19,305 Using different colors that I don't normally use. 311 00:18:19,305 --> 00:18:25,135 I don't normally gravitate to, and it really added some spice to this drawing. 312 00:18:25,545 --> 00:18:26,805 Really made it pop. 313 00:18:27,225 --> 00:18:31,715 So definitely use the different colors that you have available for you. 314 00:18:32,555 --> 00:18:33,835 The last and certainly not least. 315 00:18:33,895 --> 00:18:34,715 I have kids. 316 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:37,040 Don't afraid to get messy. 317 00:18:37,490 --> 00:18:44,120 When I was gluing together the deadbolt and the and the doorknob, I ripped the 318 00:18:44,120 --> 00:18:48,640 skin off my hand a couple of times, but you know, don't be afraid to get messy. 319 00:18:48,650 --> 00:18:51,790 Who's going to, nobody's going to see the messy part unless that's, 320 00:18:52,660 --> 00:18:55,190 you know, unless you're taking the picture of you getting messy, 321 00:18:55,660 --> 00:18:57,410 nobody's going to see that messy part. 322 00:18:57,860 --> 00:18:58,720 They're going to see. 323 00:18:59,070 --> 00:19:00,800 the final object. 324 00:19:00,990 --> 00:19:04,580 You know, when I'm doing paintings, I get paint all over my hands. 325 00:19:04,850 --> 00:19:05,840 People don't see that. 326 00:19:06,140 --> 00:19:07,950 They see what I put on the canvas. 327 00:19:08,540 --> 00:19:10,870 So we don't need to worry about that. 328 00:19:11,530 --> 00:19:15,090 Basically what, what, what I'm trying to tell you here 329 00:19:15,090 --> 00:19:17,050 is don't worry about the cost. 330 00:19:17,050 --> 00:19:18,450 Don't worry about the messiness. 331 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,090 Don't worry about the mistakes. 332 00:19:21,830 --> 00:19:25,060 Just get out there and go ahead and do it for yourself. 333 00:19:25,110 --> 00:19:26,530 And you're going to feel wonderful. 334 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:31,830 Heck, you're They're great gifts to give for holidays, for birthdays. 335 00:19:32,260 --> 00:19:38,470 You don't have to go to the big box stores and get somebody a 45 inch screen TV. 336 00:19:38,990 --> 00:19:40,060 It would be nice. 337 00:19:40,090 --> 00:19:41,350 You could do that for me. 338 00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:43,170 I already have one, but. 339 00:19:43,525 --> 00:19:47,525 By all means, do that for yourself and do it for your loved ones. 340 00:19:47,905 --> 00:19:52,725 And you can give those gifts or you can, you know, create something online where, 341 00:19:52,735 --> 00:19:59,935 you know, with Etsy or with eBay or Redbubble, what have you, and create that 342 00:19:59,935 --> 00:20:01,925 art so that way you can sell that art. 343 00:20:02,395 --> 00:20:03,415 To your audience. 344 00:20:09,855 --> 00:20:10,355 Okay. 345 00:20:10,355 --> 00:20:13,095 Well, we've reached that time of the show where I'm going to let you 346 00:20:13,095 --> 00:20:14,795 go ahead and get on with your day. 347 00:20:14,795 --> 00:20:16,475 I'm going to go ahead and get on with my day. 348 00:20:16,475 --> 00:20:20,595 But first and foremost, I want to thank you for listening 349 00:20:20,605 --> 00:20:22,815 and definitely appreciate it. 350 00:20:22,815 --> 00:20:24,565 No matter where you are in the world. 351 00:20:25,510 --> 00:20:29,390 Definitely appreciate the time that you've taken here with me to go ahead 352 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,690 and listen to my ramblings about art. 353 00:20:31,780 --> 00:20:32,880 Really appreciate that. 354 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:38,150 I've been doing this since 2006 and you know, every time I take a look at 355 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:42,320 my numbers, I always see people from different countries people from all 356 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,620 around the 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00:21:52,140 --> 00:21:55,900 So I do appreciate that in advance of you doing that. 382 00:21:55,900 --> 00:22:00,700 I want to also let you know that I do have a newsletter that I do 383 00:22:00,710 --> 00:22:05,210 about once a month and that is on Substack and you can get to it. 384 00:22:05,730 --> 00:22:08,900 Timothy Bryan, Bryan is spelled B R I E N. 385 00:22:09,660 --> 00:22:10,910 substack. 386 00:22:10,940 --> 00:22:14,730 com and in that newsletter comes out once a month. 387 00:22:14,790 --> 00:22:18,180 I give you some ideas for what you could do for that month. 388 00:22:18,450 --> 00:22:22,060 I also let you know the episodes that I've done for that month. 389 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:24,100 So definitely check it out for yourself. 390 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:25,320 Only comes out once a month. 391 00:22:25,970 --> 00:22:30,250 You can always unsubscribe if you're getting too many emails, but it's a way 392 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:34,670 that I can, you know, between 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stuff, it's nice to have a 403 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,930 podcast on in the background. 404 00:23:19,340 --> 00:23:22,930 So I'll let you know which podcasts that I have in the 405 00:23:22,930 --> 00:23:24,810 background happening all the time. 406 00:23:25,510 --> 00:23:26,740 So check me out over there. 407 00:23:27,850 --> 00:23:28,350 All right. 408 00:23:28,725 --> 00:23:29,685 It's that time. 409 00:23:30,175 --> 00:23:35,255 So again, thank you for listening and thank you for being a part of this 410 00:23:35,265 --> 00:23:38,775 because you definitely are a part of this and you are the reason why I do this. 411 00:23:39,915 --> 00:23:41,335 I hope you got something out of it. 412 00:23:42,635 --> 00:23:48,405 Now go out there and tame your inner critic, create more than you consume. 413 00:23:49,315 --> 00:23:56,165 Go around your house, find some stuff to repurpose into art and go and make 414 00:23:56,165 --> 00:23:58,605 some art for somebody you love yourself. 415 00:23:59,105 --> 00:24:00,045 I'll talk to you next time.