Maybe no one ever told you to stop making art.

They just told you to be realistic, to choose something stable, to be responsible, to keep creativity on the side.

And so you did.

You built a career, you showed up for your family.

You have filled your life with responsibility.

And still, something never quite went away.

Foreign.

This is Timothy Keem o', Brien, your head instigator for Create Art Podcast, where I take my 30 years of experience in the arts and education and help you tame your inner critic and create more than you consume.

So I'm starting a new series and I'm calling it Create Anyway.

You're allowed to make art, and this is a series for people who chose responsibility and still want something more.

Not more hustle, not a traumatic life overhaul, just permission.

Permission to create in small moments.

Permission to start again without starting over, and permission to make art without needing it to justify itself.

You're not late, you're not broken.

And you weren't wrong to want this.

If art keeps calling you, even quietly, this series is going to be for you.

Create anyways.

You're allowed to create art now.

This is a.

This is going to be a series for adults who want to make art but feel, hey, maybe it's too late or they're too busy.

It's for those that were told they're not artists or can't make a living by creating art.

And that's why Create Art Podcast was initially started up many years ago, because I was working with people that were going through art therapy to help them transition from life in the military to civilian life.

And I had a bunch of those people tell me that, you know, they were told that they, they couldn't make a living by doing art.

And I thought, no, you can make a living doing art.

You can do things.

And some of them did.

And I think that is fantastic.

Maybe you're a professional or a parent and you're craving meaning, but not the hustle.

Or if you're just anybody who feels creativity relentlessly but you don't want to blow up your life.

This is going to be 15 episodes, and again, I'm calling it Create Anyway.

And it's going to explore the emotional, psychological and practical struggles new and returning artists face, especially those after creating responsibility, not before it.

So I can't wait to get this series started up for you here.

You'll get started up in mid March of 2026.

Now, if you've heard my other series, this one is going to be a little bit new.

This one's going to be directed at you who thinks I'm too busy, or who thinks I can't make a living at this, or who thinks I have too many responsibilities.

I just don't have time for this.

You have time, and I'm going to show you how.

And I can't wait to get started to do this for you.

That's right, I'm talking to you.

You're the one listening to this podcast, or you're watching it on YouTube.

And I want to let you know you have permission to be creative.

If you're waiting for permission, you have it.

And I'm going to show you how to do it again.

Can't wait to get started.

Or create anyways, because you are allowed to make art.

Sam.