In this episode, we’re joined by Stacey McKenna—a dedicated mother, teacher, and self-taught artist who believes that creativity is essential for personal well-being. Despite having no formal arts education, Stacey has cultivated her own art practice and is really interested in looking at ways that we can make the arts accessible and support everyone to engage with their creativity, regardless of background or experience. Stacey shares her journey of establishing and maintaining a regular creative practice amidst the demands of work and family life. We discuss the challenges she faced in finding time and space for art, and the strategies she uses to keep her practice alive and evolving. Stacey also delves into her vision for how workplaces and educational institutions can better support individuals in expressing their creativity and integrating it into their everyday lives. Whether you're a working mother, an aspiring artist, or anyone who wants to make more room for creativity, this conversation will inspire you to start building your own artful routine. 🧠 Join our Creative Minds Lab Facebook group to share and grow your creative practice: / creative.minds.lab 📢 Interested in being our next guest? Apply on our website: https://www.bfreakcreativity.com/cml-podcast #Creativity #Podcast #WorkingMothers #ArtfulLiving #CreativePractice #CreativeMindsLab

Have you ever dreamed of turning your expertise into a creative business? 💡 Explore the first essential steps with the founders of Fleur de Lis Theatre ⚜️ - Megan Barnes-Rolf and Christian Reid. We were talking about their journey from the initial idea to delivering group combat workshops and more. You'll hear from them a lot of valuable advice on: -👁️ turning your vision into reality -🤝 finding people to work with -📑 making market research -🧠 mindset and asking key questions -🌍 long term thinking and planning -📈 ensuring you make a profit Megan Barnes-Rolf is the Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director of Fleur de Lis Theatre. Megan is also an actor, fight director and performer. Meg has a vast knowledge and understanding of over 12 weapon systems and unarmed combat. With over three years’ experience working professionally in commercial, film and theatrical performances. Meg has worked with some renowned companies, such as White Horse Theatre, Luna Cinema, Bedouin Shakespeare Company and Somesuch Productions. Christian Reid is an actor-combatant specialist, actor-career coach and the Chief Strategy Officer of Fleur de Lis Theatre. During his training at the prestigious East 15 Acting school Chris developed an advanced understanding of several weapons systems, as well as various unarmed stage combat techniques, for use in the creative industries. Chris is also an experienced fight choreographer, director, writer, combat instructor and has worked as part of several fight teams in his career. Follow Fleur de Lis Theatre: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fleurdelis_theatre/ Website: https://fleurdelistheatre.co.uk/ 🧠 Join Creative Minds Lab facebook group and share your creative practice: https://www.facebook.com/groups/creative.minds.lab 📢 Would you like to suggest the next speaker? Go to our website: https://www.bfreakcreativity.com/cml-podcast #CreativeCompany #Business #FleurdeLis #Theatre #Creativity #Podcast #CreativeMindsLab

Ryan the Designah is a graphic designer, illustrator and artist based in South Shields in the North East of England. With his design work, his primary goal is to help making the world a better place by working with companies that align with his values. His art is a separate part of his life. Under the name ryansnorth, he uses his digital art to depict his experience living in South Shields. Follow Ryan: @ryans.north @ryanthedesignah www.ryanthedesignah.com https://ryansnorthart.etsy.com/ 🧠 Join Creative Minds Lab facebook group and share your creative practice: creative.minds.lab 📢 Would you like to suggest the next speaker? Go to our website: https://www.bfreakcreativity.com/cml-podcast #GraphicDesign #Art #Creativity #Podcast #CreativeMindsLab

Dr. Nicholas Cooke is a Creativity scholar, musician and music producer. He did his masters in Fine Art and recently finished his PhD focusing on Creativity in Electronic Music Production.Would you like to connect with Nick? Just text me and I'll put you in touch. 🧠 Join Creative Minds Lab facebook group and share your creative practice: creative.minds.lab 📢 Would you like to suggest the next speaker? Go to our website: https://www.bfreakcreativity.com/cml-...#Creativity #Podcast #CreativeMindsLab #Philosophy

This time I had a pleasure to interview Dean Jolly - a former funeral director, self-published poet, author and occasional events organiser. Dean was born in North Shields where he still resides with his family. He has self-published several poetry pamphlets, a full collection, and more recently a novelette titled Nirvana: A Tale of Poets & The Beautifully Mad. This book is an experimental attempt at showcasing his original poetry in a new and unique way by embedding them into an overarching framing narrative. Despite the sombre nature of his professional background, Dean's writing ultimately celebrates life in all its complexity. He strives to encourage readers to embrace life and find beauty in fleeting moments. Through his evocative poetry and prose, he hopes to touch the hearts and minds of readers, leaving an indelible mark on the literary world. Follow and connect with Dean: https://linktr.ee/deanjolly 🧠 Join Creative Minds Lab facebook group and share your creative practice: creative.minds.lab 📢 Would you like to suggest the next speaker? Go to our website: https://www.bfreakcreativity.com/cml-podcast

This time, I had the great pleasure to talk with Michał Larysz - an Architecture graduate and founder of the "Get2Art" start-up. Michał talks about the principles of a good design and his designing process. Learn from the man with the big vision and bring more innovation to your projects! You will also see an example of his successful portfolio that allowed him to get into university in the USA! We are talking specifically about the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles. Michał started a fundraising and it would be great if you could help to make this dream come true: https://zrzutka.pl/4pr3b7 Connect with Michał Larysz: Instagram: @michaellarysz LinkedIn: michallarysz Join Creative Minds Lab facebook group and share your creative practice: 🚀 creative.minds.lab Would you like to suggest the next speaker? 📢 Go to our website: https://www.bfreakcreativity.com/cml-podcast

This is a Creative Talk with Aleksandra Karpiuk - musician, songwriter and composer. We discussed contagious passion and how everyday creative actions can transform our lives. Aleksandra recommended to me "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron and shared practical tools anyone can use daily to boost their creativity. These techniques influence her recent 12 music projects that will be published as an album soon.

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ola.piesnserca/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-karpiuk-8375b721b/

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/6BNUs5w7Ed36yxzwjQew4b?si=YOpe0A9ARpuvLMbuyLBLAQ