A conversation with James Martin about conversations, craft, and why a logo was never really the point.

Christine Hillis, aka Chris P Corpse, shares how drag, therapy, dogs and creativity come together through advocacy, community and queer joy.

Amanda Kind shares what years of teaching singers have taught her about finding your voice, confidence, creative seasons, and the surprising ways people grow.

Designer, author and Design Matters host Debbie Millman reflects on curiosity, character and the questions that shape a creative life.

Cake artist and entrepreneur Rochelle Williams shares how creativity, community, and authenticity helped her build a business and redefine success on her own terms.

Creative pressure builds when everything is expected to do everything. Separating paid work from exploratory work can protect energy, improve focus, and allow both to thrive.

Allison Vidug shares how seasonal ingredients, wine pairings, and thoughtful hospitality create dining experiences that bring people together.

You don’t need a big idea to start. Paying attention to small, meaningful moments can become a powerful foundation for creative work that resonates with others.

One year ago, I started asking creative people a few simple questions. I wanted to know how they got started. What inspires them. What they do when they're stuck. What keeps them going.

Connection is not a byproduct of the work. It is the work. Hilary’s approach shows that when people feel comfortable and seen, the outcome changes. The image becomes more than a record. It becomes a reflection of something real.

A Zentangle artist shares how pattern and repetition became a steady creative practice.

Sarah Badran’s work blends playfulness with depth, using wool to explore connection, imperfection, and creative instinct. A conversation about process, pressure, and letting ideas take shape as you go.

Jill Mather doesn’t rush to correct the work. She lets it shift. Adds to it. Scrapes it back. Leaves it alone for a while. There’s a kind of patience in that. Not forcing it into something too early.

Susannah didn’t set out to become an artist. It took time, and a few hard turns, to come back to it. She’s always been drawn to creative work. Design, storytelling, theatre, colour. But painting didn’t feel like a real path until much later, when she returned to it looking for something more. Now it’s not optional. It’s part of who she is.

Susanna Harrison shares how she stopped dancing around illustration, why colour leads every piece, and how everyday city life fuels her joyful visual world.

There is a moment in creative work where trying to define your style too clearly starts to limit it. Kinga’s shift came when she stopped choosing between abstraction and recognizable forms. Letting both exist created tension, and that tension became the work.

Her smoke firing process involves wrapping vessels in organic materials and placing them in fire.

Creative leadership isn’t control. It’s space. Yves talks about not being overly prescriptive at the beginning, because early rough ideas are where the unexpected brilliance lives. Good leaders guide without stifling. They trust without disappearing. They protect time for exploration. That’s where the best work starts.

Ruchika is a community mural artist based in Canada who has always known she wanted to pursue art.

Pottery interview with Jessica Brabant on ergonomics, clay, community, and why a great mug is far more technical than most people realize.