Creativity in Focus - Curious Mondo: Recent Episodes
Creativity in Focus - Curious Mondo
Come with us to have a super cool and relaxed chat with the artist Scott Astin! Get access to his work on https://www.blackowlartistry.com Stay tuned to curiousmondo.com to find out when our next chat will be!
with Cheryl Dixon
This course will consist of many segments! This will be a course for an experience level or beginner ready for some different techniques. How to create and design your own basket. We will discuss needs, inspiration and design preferences. Techniques that will be taught: Filled in solid bottom, Twill weave, Triple twining, French randing, Crisscross zig zag, Cross stitch, and much more!
Learn more about the course here: https://www.curiousmondo.com/beginning-basket-weaving-course
with Jack Hoque
In this how to Carve on Glass and Stone Course online class, Jack Hoque will teach his techniques and tools he uses to cut, carve and polish semi-precious gemstones and glass into freeform shapes with polished grooves and bubbles. These cold working techniques (also known as a form of lapidary) will help you create one of a kind pieces that will definitely set you apart from the rest!
Learn more about the course here:https://www.curiousmondo.com/carve-glass-and-stone-course
with Jodi McRaney-Rusho
Learn how to make beautiful and creative fused glass art using bottle glass, molds and a kiln. Bottle glass is an inexpensive alternative to art glass that is also great for the environment. This fused glass course will take you through the absolute basics, including what tools you’ll need, all the way through multiple, increasingly complex projects. In this fusing glass course we will cover making fused glass art from whole bottles, two ways to cut bottles, how to make sheets of glass from cut bottles, fused donuts, fused bottle bottom molds with embellishments, kiln formed recycled glass beads and jewelry, Fuse and Fold animals-including two exclusive designs available only through this course. We will also explore how firing schedules work, what is happening at each stage and how to adjust your firing schedule. We will spend time reviewing common glass fusing problems and how to solve them.
Learn more about the course here: https://www.curiousmondo.com/basic-bottle-glass-fusing-course
with Melissa Terlizzi
Ever wondered how polymer artist Melissa Terlizzi sculpts her whimsical frogs and toads? Here is your opportunity to find out, as she shares with Mondo Makers all the techniques and tricks to making a big green bullfrog! In this 3 Day sculpting course, Melissa will not only demonstrate how to make the frog, but will also create a raised pond for it to sit in, elevating a simple “sculpt” into a story-telling piece of art. With swamp-tastic bonus classes also planned, this course is a must for anyone who loves creating animals out of polymer clay, and enjoys getting carried away with color and detail. Great course on polymer clay!
Learn more about the course here: https://www.curiousmondo.com/polymer-clay-frog-pond-course
with Andreea Corpodean
Get your hands on some polymer clay and learn how to make your own colorful dragonfly notebook cover. We’ll start with a white sheet of clay and we’ll go together through the entire process – from sculpting to painting – until we end up with a magical piece. You’ll learn how to make all kinds of textures, how to combine colors to create eye-catching contrasts, why small details matter and how to make a complex design out of simple things. We’ll talk about colors, play with mica powder and acrylic paints, over-use the word ‘tiny’ and also eat a lot of chocolate during this whole time! And we’re not stopping at the front cover! We’ll also create the back cover and the spine to have the whole notebook covered in magic and bright colors. We’ll work with tons of details, so don’t forget to bring your patience!
Learn more about the course here: https://www.curiousmondo.com/dragonfly-notebook-cover-course
“The same nose made of polymer clay would be heavier. Not a lot heavier because it’s, it’s such a small piece. Now I’ve stuck this on. I want you to notice anatomically what I have done here. The laugh lines on a person’s face, radiates out from the corner, the top of the nostrils. I see some people when they do dismiss a technique as they put the nose on top of these lines. All the laugh lines, all the demarcation of the cheeks goes underneath, but it should radiate from these corners down. So if we look at the photograph of George’s face, and this is true on, all people, the laugh lines radiate from the top of the nostril outward. So to get your anatomy, right, and yes, we are doing puppetry cartoony kind of things, but you have to be sort of remain true to certain anatomical, features that feature.”
Learn more about the course here: https://www.curiousmondo.com/creating-look-alike-puppets-course
“When you go buy these at a flower shop or a craft store, you have different gauge of wire, the 18 gauge. So the way I see, I just pinched the package, the packet a little bit, because you have very soft ones. So I see if there is any resistance. And there is quite a bit, so I want that because again, it’s heavy, right? The glass is happy. So I want that. Now there is the 16. The problem is, sometimes you don’t find it. The 16 is even better than this one because it’s very sturdy. It makes it easier for us to make the flowers. I need to have some weight. If I had a lighter gauge, the moment I put the flower here, it starts root, right? It doesn’t stay. Even with this one. Sometimes many times I bend them to make it sturdier.”
Learn more about the course here: https://www.curiousmondo.com/french-beading-flowers-course
“So I’m going to do a, say a stripe here, kind of like a Y shaped stripe in the middle and then another stripe, right by the tail. So I’ll start with that. Y shaped one. And just do exactly that. I know I’m not in the center of the tile, but okay. So I’m just gonna cut out a Y. This may not be long enough. Let’s let’s check it out. Actually. Hope nobody’s noticing how rusty my blades are. I was just going to go on there, kind of like that, and I’m going to trim those edges off so that it looks like it’s going around his back and then I’ll do another stripe.”
Learn more about the course here: https://www.curiousmondo.com/animal-pendants-polymer-course
During these hard times we all tend to think about many things. Our heads get full of thoughts and preoccupations that we don’t know how to deal with. What am I gonna do? What if my business fails? Can I keep going? In this series, Art Meets Business, we are gonna chat about all sorts of life challenges and specifically about how to keep art going and enlightening the world! Come enjoy this conversation with our host and owner Shahar Boyayan who has many wise insights and experiences to share!
During these hard times we all tend to think about many things. Our heads get full of thoughts and preoccupations that we don’t know how to deal with. What am I gonna do? What if my business fails? Can I keep going? In this series, Art Meets Business, we are gonna chat about all sorts of life challenges and specifically about how to keep art going and enlightening the world! Come enjoy this conversation with our host and owner Shahar Boyayan who has many wise insights and experiences to share!
During these hard times we all tend to think about many things. Our heads get full of thoughts and preoccupations that we don’t know how to deal with. What am I gonna do? What if my business fails? Can I keep going? In this series, Art Meets Business, we are gonna chat about all sorts of life challenges and specifically about how to keep art going and enlightening the world! Come enjoy this conversation with our host and owner Shahar Boyayan who has many wise insights and experiences to share!
During these hard times we all tend to think about many things. Our heads get full of thoughts and preoccupations that we don’t know how to deal with. What am I gonna do? What if my business fails? Can I keep going? In this series, Art Meets Business, we are gonna chat about all sorts of life challenges and specifically about how to keep art going and enlightening the world! Come enjoy this conversation with our host and owner Shahar Boyayan who has many wise insights and experiences to share!
During these hard times we all tend to think about many things. Our heads get full of thoughts and preoccupations that we don’t know how to deal with. What am I gonna do? What if my business fails? Can I keep going? In this series, Art Meets Business, we are gonna chat about all sorts of life challenges and specifically about how to keep art going and enlightening the world! Come enjoy this conversation with our host and owner Shahar Boyayan who has many wise insights and experiences to share!
Tune in for this amazing interview with Gwen Rousseau, an artist and artisan that have a whole lot to share! Gwen is passionate about creating and it is gonna be exiting to share all her knowledge with you in this episode! So come with us and stay tuned!
Come meet Annet Holierhoek and her amazing art work in this great episode! Beautiful statues, super tips and much more! You won’t wanna miss it!
Come meet some of the best textile artists using the textile hardener Paverpol. See some amazing pieces, city tours and quick tutorials. Live and interactive you can participate in the interviews by submitting questions while we are live. Paverpol has created many possibilities for textile artists. Using textiles and Paverpol you can create garden sculptures,Wall pieces, paintings and a lot, lot more!
Come meet some of the best textile artists using the textile hardener Paverpol. See some amazing pieces, city tours and quick tutorials. Live and interactive you can participate in the interviews by submitting questions while we are live. Paverpol has created many possibilities for textile artists. Using textiles and Paverpol you can create garden sculptures,Wall pieces, paintings and a lot, lot more!
Come meet some of the best textile artists using the textile hardener Paverpol. See some amazing pieces, city tours and quick tutorials. Live and interactive you can participate in the interviews by submitting questions while we are live. Paverpol has created many possibilities for textile artists. Using textiles and Paverpol you can create garden sculptures,Wall pieces, paintings and a lot, lot more!
Come meet some of the best textile artists using the textile hardener Paverpol. See some amazing pieces, city tours and quick tutorials. Live and interactive you can participate in the interviews by submitting questions while we are live. Paverpol has created many possibilities for textile artists. Using textiles and Paverpol you can create garden sculptures,Wall pieces, paintings and a lot, lot more!
Come meet some of the best textile artists using the textile hardener Paverpol. See some amazing pieces, city tours and quick tutorials. Live and interactive you can participate in the interviews by submitting questions while we are live. Paverpol has created many possibilities for textile artists. Using textiles and Paverpol you can create garden sculptures,Wall pieces, paintings and a lot, lot more!
Come meet some of the best textile artists using the textile hardener Paverpol. See some amazing pieces, city tours and quick tutorials. Live and interactive you can participate in the interviews by submitting questions while we are live. Paverpol has created many possibilities for textile artists. Using textiles and Paverpol you can create garden sculptures,Wall pieces, paintings and a lot, lot more!
“When you go to make something like this, that has a lot of little pointed edges. those are more easily achieved after it’s, after the clay is dry and I’ve got one here, that’s got some little ragged edges on it. And so I’m just going to start cleaning that up. And I’m just pressing down on a cutting mat with my knife.”
Learn more about the course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/dimensional-art-paper-clay-course
“With larger pieces of glass, sometimes it is easier to isolate the thing you want to cut out, before you start cutting the details, because if you have an errant run, like for example, if I were trying to run this little square right here around the edge of the head and it went wrong, it could actually take out that whole side of the glass too. So this way, if I do go right down that centerpiece, I minimize the possibility of ruining the whole piece of glass. And this is true of art glass as well. Just gives you a greater ability to maneuver around it.”
Learn more about the course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/basic-bottle-glass-fusing-course
“This is your first date with your painting? Basically I considered, if you think of the painting and you as a marriage between artist and, product, if you skip the first date, which is the drawing and the second date, which is the value study and go straight to the painting, chances are you’re, we’re going to get into a marriage where you get kind of lost and you have to figure things out when that water split much harder to do. You can make a whole bunch of decisions and understand your subject much better if you actually draw instead of trace. So there’s me off my bully pulpit plus. Okay. You just have more legitimacy as artists. If you see the drawing stage, you’re going to, be able to translate that to the brush just as well as you can to the pencil. So don’t skip this state. That’s my advice. Draw every day, get good at it and observe. This is, the first date of any piece of art.”
Learn more about the course here: https://www.curiousmondo.com/watercolour-portraits-course
“And I’ve often said basket making is like any other craft or art that you do when you do something in repetition, knitting, crocheting painting. And I once had a student who came fairly regularly and she came one evening after work. And she said, you know, I almost didn’t come. I have a splitting headache. And I said, well, you can reschedule if you’d like, Oh no, I’ll go ahead and try it. About 20 minutes into the class, I went and I asked her how her headache
was and she said, what headache? So there’s the answer to the headaches craft glasses.”
Learn more about the courses here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/beginning-basket-weaving-course
“So here’s the tip of the chin. Now, one of the things I need to see is the angle that it goes back. And I want to see what is the relationship between the tip of the nose and the chin. What is that implied line there? So the tip of the nose to the edge of the chin is almost vertical. I’m going to draw that angle so I can find this mapping point and his head is slightly tipped back. That’s why it’s looking like he’s jutting out his chin. Then we called this the Lennon pose when we took the picture. So his chin is jetting out.”
Learn more about the course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/watercolour-portraits-course
“So what I’m doing here is just putting acid etching cream on the high parts of the pattern. Now don’t worry too much if you color outside the lines with this, because when we fire it again, the parts that are acid etched, that don’t have mica, we’ll just fire polish. So they will not even be visible. So don’t really, don’t get so wrapped up in the perfection of this, that you paralyze yourself with inactivity. So, there’s the shell and we’re going to do the lighthouse and the turtle very quickly.”
Learn more about the course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/basic-bottle-glass-fusing-course
Join Colleen Reynolds and learn the basics planes of the human head and evaluate pigment choices
for a variety of skin tones. Make your next masterpiece by taking this
watercolor portrait online course.
Learn more about the course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/watercolour-portraits-course
“If you do a lot of bottles and you do have one of the little contraptions that,
does the score for you, you might want to consider a tiny propane torch,
So we’re going to put that candle flame on or close to this score, and I can, I can kind of see it through the bottle. So I know where that is. And if you listen very carefully, you can hear this little tink. So basically now you’re heating up where you scored.”
Learn more about the course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/basic-bottle-glass-fusing-course
“So you’ve got your length. So what you do is you find the good side of your read. Of course, you need to take it under, you can start anywhere. You take it under so that this is sticking out on the outside of the basket. Then my piece of round red, I’ve put the ants together and I’ve put it together like a hair, a pen, you know how a hairpin has that, that looped look that I’m going to hook it over this. This is the hardest part of this technique is getting it started. So I hooked it over there. I’m not going to push this down just yet, so you can really see the technique. So we’re going to have X’s on the outside of every other one. So I’m just going to take this. It doesn’t matter which one you take first, as long as you’re consistent with it. So this I take down this one up, so I make this X.”
Learn more about the course here: https://www.curiousmondo.com/beginning-basket-weaving-course
“So the first thing I’m going to do on my nice smooth piece of clay is I’m going to just put this off to the side here and now I’m going to trace around that actual actually that’s remind me that that’s upside down to you. So turn it around here. If I put it right in the middle of the clay, then I, then I’ve, you know, have to roll it out again. And I want to keep all that because I have all these other leaves and stems I’m going to put on there. So I’m just going to take a ballpoint pen and go over my bird with a ballpoint pen. In terms of pressure. It’s the same pressure as if you were riding on it. You’re writing on a paper, but you also, you know, you can poke through it. So, and I probably will do that a couple of times. “
Learn more about the course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/dimensional-art-paper-clay-course
For plaster of paris, we use two parts plaster to one part water. We’ll just do it that way. Let’s just regular plastic. Regular plaster paris. You can get at a home Depo or a hardware store or a craft store. Two parts class, or one day. Part water, two parts plaster, one part water. By volume. Get it in the mold before it sets up too much.
Learn more about the course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/basic-bottle-glass-fusing-course
“What we’re going to do is take one of the leaves and just place it on the clay. Actually, you know what, I’m going to place all of them right now.
And I’m going to apply some pressure to the paper. No idea why, but lately my lifts have become kind of crunchy. I’m afraid that when I tried to take them off the clay, they might break now. I really hope it will happen.
But, I know it might, so I’m going to apply, some pressure on the entire leaf and then I will just take them off the clay.”
Learn more about the course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/dragonfly-notebook-cover-course
We’re playing leap frog. So you have two friends and yourself, and you’re playing leapfrog where you jump over the people in front of you. Typically, you can only play with two people where you leap over, but we’re going to pretend like you’ve got really long legs. So I’m going to leap over these two and under this one. Okay. Now I like to teach with different explanations, different analogies, so that if you didn’t understand that you can understand a different way. So we’re going to play the train game. So we have a train here and this one is the engine. This middle one is the dining car, and this one is the caboose. So poor caboose always wants to be the big engine because the engine gets the most attention. So he’s going to jump over the dining car and that one in there he is. He’s now the engine.
Learn more about the course here: https://www.curiousmondo.com/beginning-basket-weaving-course
To get started here, we’re going to just make a simple flour. And when you roll the clay out, it’s really important to always lift it first, before you start doing anything, because it’s so sticky that it’s going to want to stick to this plastic piece. And if you start cutting things out and you haven’t lifted the clay, they’re going to be stuck. So you want to always pull the clay away from the plastic. I’m just going to use a little, a little box top here to cut a circle, and I’m going to make a little flower shape out of this circle, going to actually do two. I’m going to take the top of, of a glue stick, which just happens to be about the right size for a smaller circle. It’s going to go inside. So there we have these two little pieces.
Learn more about this course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/dimensional-art-paper-clay-course
I used two firing schedules. I used a slump schedule. And a slump schedule is hot enough to take a bottle from this to this. So that is, it’s hard enough to bend the glass based on gravity and heat.
It’s going to get a little, a little squishy and gravity is going to pull it flat,
But not hot enough to go all the way flat. So let me show you, this is a fuse schedule and this is the other one I use frequently. Okay. So that same bottle, that’s the difference between a slump and a fuse. And interestingly enough, that is only 150 degrees difference. So a lot of stuff is happening in that 150 degrees.
Learn more about the course here:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/basic-bottle-glass-fusing-course
Join us for this episode of Creativity in Focus as we interview Michael Marx.
Want to learn from Michael? Check out his course:
https://www.curiousmondo.com/kinetic-metal-clay-course
This week Shahar Boyayan has a candid conversation with Susan Epperly about One-of-a-Kind, Lovely Crafted, Hand Painted, Upcycled Garments, creating art, life as an artist and much more!
This week Shahar Boyayan and Robert Imbriale have a candid and timely conversation about how to navigate troubled waters with creativity.
This week Shahar Boyayan has a candid conversation with Jenny Roemmich about Fantasy Creatures, creating art, life as an artist and much more!
This week Shahar Boyayan has a candid conversation with Nikolas Kienitz on Wire Wrapping and Silversmithing, creating art, life as an artist and much more!
This week Shahar Boyayan has a candid conversation with Renee Nelson about encaustic art, creating art, life as an artist and much more!
Beauty in Beeswax The Art of Renée Nelson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PENpMN6XYE
This week Shahar Boyayan has a candid conversation with Randall Royter about the art of carving, creating art, life as an artist, wood burning, and much more!
This week Jodi McRaney-Rusho has a candid conversation with Sarinda Jones about glass fusing, creating art, life as an artist, silk art, and much more!
This week we have a candid conversation with Angie Halford about glass mosaics, creating art, life as an artist, glass art, and much more!
This week we have a candid conversation with Laura Sommer about drawing, creating art, life as an artist, wildlife, and much more!
Tune in as we have a candid conversation with Joshua Von War-Bear about leather work, creating art, life as an artist, cosplay, playing with tools, and much more!
Tune in as we have a candid conversation with Roxanne Vigos about natural dyeing, creating art, life as an artist, eco-dyeing, playing with fibers, and much more!
Tune in as we have a candid conversation with Lisa Pavelka about making jewelry with resin, creating art, life as an artist, mixed-media jewelry, and much more!
Lisa produces beautiful pieces with Polymer clay and her branded techniques and Magic-Glos. She has taught several classes on Curious Mondo!
Check Out Lisa Pavelka’s Classes
Tune in as we have a candid conversation with Asia Raine about jewelry making, creating art, life as an artist, organic jewelry, and much more!
Asia is also one of our instructors at Curious Mondo, Check out her How to do Etching with Electricity class!
Today it’s all about polymer clay mushrooms with Jana Benzon! Tune in as we have a candid conversation with Jana about sculpting, creating art, life as an artist, polymer clay, and much more!
Jana’s work is so realistic, and and can be widely incorporated in the polymer clay sculpting work or used as Jewelry! She has taught a class showing how to make her realistic mushrooms on Curious Mondo!
Check it out!
Today it’s all about upcycled art from computer keys with Erik Jensen! Tune in as we have a candid conversation with Erik about upcycling, creating art, life as an artist, and much more!
Today it’s all about teddy bears and friends Michele Freeman! Tune is as we have a candid conversation with Michele about teddy bear making, life as an artist, and much more!
Today it’s all about wonders in paper clay with Rogene Manas! Tune is as we have a candid conversation with Rogene about paper clay, life as an artist, and much more!
On today’s episode of the Creativity in Focus podcast we chat with Lisa Pavelka. Lisa will share with us her creative process, talk about her art, her amazing polymer clay pieces, how she gets inspired and much more!
Lisa produces beautiful pieces with Polymer clay and her branded techniques and Magic-Glos. She has taught several classes on Curious Mondo!
Check Out Lisa Pavelka’s Classes
Creativity in Focus 2019 starts with Stephanie Chavez and her work with precious metal clay!
Stephanie is one of our favorite mentors on Curious Mondo, and has taught several classes on PMC. Some of her available courses are: Beginning Precious Metal Clay (PMC) Jewelry, Intermediate Metal Clay Jewelry, How to Make Rings in Metal Clay
On today’s episode of the Creativity in Focus podcast we chat with Artist Qingyu Li. Qingyu will share with us her creative process, talk about her art, her amazing sculptures, how she gets inspired and much more!
On today’s episode of the Creativity in Focus podcast we chat with Artist Kiyoshi Mino. Kiyoshi will share with us his creative process, talk about his art, his amazing sculptures, how he gets inspired and much more!
On this episode of the Creativity in Focus podcast we chat with Artist Sarah Scott. Sarah will share with us her creative process, talk about her art, her knitting and weaving, how she gets inspired and much more! ?
Sarah likes all forms of fiber art. She knits, spins and does pin loom weaving.
Sarah has given some courses at Curious Mondo: Beginning Knitting Fun with Sarah and How to Weave with a Pin Loom This scarf was done in a pin loom. Sarah also showed a shawl and a coat made with pin loom squares
On this episode of the Creativity in Focus podcast we chat with Artist Rosalind Soules. Rosalind will share with us her creative process, different types of paintings, how she gets inspired and much more! Fun Fact: Rosalind is Karen Baker’s mom – yes, the sculptor!
Join us for today’s episode of Creativity in Focus as we interview and feature various artists who are creating beauty in this world through their art.
Today on our live podcast we’ll be talking about sculpting with artist Tiffany Flanagan! Tiffany will talk about the creative process, different types of sculptures, how she gets inspired and much more!
Today on our live podcast we’ll be talking about wire art with artist Stephanie Traugh! Steph will talk about the creative process, different types of wire art, how she gets inspired and much more!
Stephanie loves wire wrapping. Not only she makes some very fun jewelry pieces but some amazing trees. The wire trees she places on crystals, inside lanterns and much more.
Steph has a course at Curious Mondo called The Art of Wire Tree Making.
Today on our live podcast we’ll be talking about jewelry making with artist Jan Harris Smith! Jan will talk about the creative process, different types of jewelry, how she gets inspired and much more!
Jan Harris is an accomplished jewelry maker. She works with glass and silvesmithing. She is a mentor at Curious Mondo with several courses. Some of them are: Beginning Silversmithing Electroforming, Etching & Air Chasing Glass and Silver Fusion
This week on Creativity in Focus we chat with Brandon Pope about the art of illustrating.
This week on Creativity in Focus we chat with Becky Smith the Model Maker. Tune in on this fun and exciting conversation about character model making, sculpting, and puppets!
Today on our live podcast we’ll be talking about text(ile)s with artist Judy Elsley! Judy will talk about the creative process, different types, how she gets inspired and much more! Join in!
Today on our live podcast we’ll be talking about basket weaving with artist Cheryl Dixon! Cheryl will talk about the creative process, different types of basket, how she gets inspired and much more!
Cheryl is also one of our mentors at Curious Mondo, some of her available courses are: Fast Track: Pottery Meets Weaving, Beginning Basket Weaving,
Today we’ll be talking about puppets and ventriloquist figures with artist Barry Gordemer. Barry will talk about the creative process, NPR, puppets, ventriloquism and much more!
Immerse yourself in a candid conversation about marketing your art with Shahar Boyayan and her guest, marketing consultant, Robert Imbriale!
On today’s show we discuss the future of sculpting, where it is going, market changes, etc. Join Shahar Boyayan as she hosts another Episode of Creativity in Focus with Noemi Smith, Karen Baker, and Apryl Jensen.
Join Shahar for a candid conversation with artist Deanna Baugh today on our podcast, Creativity in Focus! Shahar Boyayan chats with Deanna about the joy of weaving, the business side, the life of an artist and more!
Deanna Baugh has been weaving for a long time and she weaves a lot. She has several looms and loves to try new things.
She teaches at Pioneer house in Utah and at Curious Mondo.
Some of her available courses are: Weaving a Scarf on a 4-Shaft Loom, Weaving on the Rigid Heddle Loom, Using a Pick-up Stick on a Rigid Heddle, Warping Your Loom from Front to Back
Join Shahar for a candid conversation with artist Aleah Klay today on our podcast, Creativity in Focus! Shahar Boyayan chats with Aleah about the art of sculpting miniatures the business side, the life of an artist and more!
Aleah Klay is an amazing sculptor. Her love for animals shows in every single piece. The miniatures are adorable!
Aleah Klay is a mentor at Curious Mondo. One of her courses is called: Sculpt and Fabricate a Miniature Mouse
Join Shahar for a candid conversation with artist Beverly Oliwa, today on our podcast, Creativity in Focus! Shahar Boyayan chats with Bev about the art of sculpting with textiles, the business side, the life of an artist and more!
Beverly is known for her Garden sculptures. Most sculptures are made with t-shirts, wire and a textile hardener called Paverpol. She makes intricate pieces and has a passion for teaching other people about her techniques.
Some of her courses at Curious Mondo are: Beginning Sculpting with Fabric Hardener, Intermediate Sculpting with Fabric Hardener and How to Create a Heron Paverpol Sculpt
She also mentors the Paverpol certification program. What a great ambassador for this medium!
Sculpting with wool, part of our sculpting series. Join us for a candid conversation with the needle felt doll artist Colleen Spies, today on our podcast, Creativity in Focus! Shahar Boyayan chats with Colleen about the art of figurative sculpting with wool, the business, the life of an artist and more!
Today on our fantastic podcast, Creativity in Focus, Shahar Boyayan will be interviewing Kenneth Poole on an intimate discussion about being a gourd artist.
Tired of having the same stand as everybody else? Ready to make displays that fit YOUR art? Join Shahar and Jodi on Creativity in Focus today as they explore many different types of DIY stands and displays for your artwork.
Today on our fantastic podcast, Creativity in Focus, Shahar Boyayan will be interviewing Jenny Ferguson on an intimate discussion about being a fiber artist.
Jenny is also one of instructors at curiousmondo.com Check out her courses!
On today’s episode we’ll be chatting with sculptor Karen Baker. Karen has been sculpting art dolls for over 10 years.
Karen Baker is also one of our favorite instructors at curiosmondo.com Check out her courses!
Artist Jan Harris Smith talks about glass art and siversmithing. With Host Jodi McRaney Rusho. She uses glass, rocks and metals to create amazing pieces.
Check out Jan’s courses!
Today on our fantastic podcast, Creativity in Focus, Jodi McRaney-Rusho will be interviewing Cheryl Peterson on an intimate discussion about being a stained glass artist.
This week Shahar is chatting it up with the awesome Shiflett Brothers! Tune in as they talk about art, life, business, and sculpting! These guys are awesome sculptors and very cool people!
This week Shahar is chatting it up with Jack Hoque, Reverse Intaglio extraordinaire! Tune in as they talk about art, life, business, and carving crystals and glass!
Melissa Terlizzi and her polymer clay art. She makes amazing pieces that she sells at galleries, and here she talks about her creation process.
Shahar Boyayan talks about how to display art and set tables in bazaars and tradeshows. And give few tips that will allow you to get the most of the shows you have your art pieces on.
Aleah Klay is our guest today on Creativity in Focus and we’re chatting about miniature sculptures!
Creativity in Focus had the privilege to interview Joey Heiberg also know as the creator of Dolly mamas. She talked about her creative process and about licensing products. You are going to love this interview!
Today on Creativity in Focus Shahar Boyayan talks about how to create desire for your art! If you make art to sell, you need to watch this. With Shahar Boyayan.
This week Creativity in focus had Tami Eveslage as our guest. We talked about teddy bear making and the business of selling teddy bears.
Today on Creativity in Focus we’re with Apryl Jensen talking about the business of art dolls. She is an art doll sculptor and the distributor of ProSculpt.
She talked about art dolls and ball jointed dolls, sculpting and the life of an artist. She also talked about how she bought Jack Johnston business and a lot about mindset.
Check out Apryl’s courses!
Marketing consultant Robert Imbriale shares some tips from his experience working with artists. Another great episode of Creativity in Focus podcast
Business Consultant Robert Imbriale at the Creativity in Focus podcast.
Live Interview with Glass and Fiber Artist Jodie McDougall was a blast. Our host was glass artist Jodi McRaney-Rusho and we all had a blast. Jodie McDougall talked a little about glass techniques when making millefiori canes, showed the process of some of her pieces, talked about what moves her and some business tips.
Simply it was another amazing episode of Creativity in Focus. Artist Jodie McDougall also talked about how she makes fun wet felted hats.
Every week we have a new interview. Tuesdays at 2:30 on our Curious Mondo Facebook page
Creativity in Focus interviews artist Beverly Oliwa and she will be talking about how to turn t-shirts into sculptural art. Beverly uses Paverpol as a textile hardener in order to make her sculptures
Beverly has her course at Curious Mondo: How to Create Indoor/Outdoor Sculptures for Beginners using Paverpol
Here are some of the sculptures Beverly creates with Paverpol:
Interview with fiber artist Allison Harding where she talks about fiber, spinning and wet felting.
She showed her amazing pieces in Nuno Felt.
This episode was super informative and fun.
Here is an interview I did with Jack Johnston an icon in the art doll industry. He tells us about his business and the doll industry. With host Shahar Boyayan from Curious Mondo. Jack Johnston is an icon in the doll making industry. He has helped many entrepreneurs start their own doll making business. Today he shares with us his view of entrepreneurship, doll making and some secrets in his business. He is known for art dolls made of polymer clay, is part of the art dolls guild and owner of Prosculpt clay brand.
Our first episode of Creativity in focus where we highlight artists and their art. Noemi Smith is our guest in this episode where she talks about creating, challenges and Ball Jointed Dolls.
Noemi Smith is a figurative artists and create amazing dolls. She is an instructor at Curious Mondo Check out her courses!
We interviewed Tracey McCracken Palmer with BonnieBlink Studio about her wet felted paintings. Amazing work and she shares her felting technique with us.
This week we interview Megan Nedds from Woolen Wangon a young felt artist with amazing animal sculptures.
She makes realistic needle felted animals sculptures
Now we go to France and talk to a ball jointed doll maker. BJD Dolls From France
Let’s discuss the doll making business today.
Let’s talk now on How to Chose Fur For Teddy Bears. If you are a maker that makes cute little things that have fur, this video is for you.
This week we visit a company that sells eco-friendly fur for teddy bears and stuffed animals.
Intercal shares with us details about the market and the right type of fur for your furry friends.
We are creating a whole series of virtual workshops for makers. don’t forget to check on the site.
This video talks about BjD Doll Making. This interview is with bjd doll maker Sarah Seiter. Sarah is one of the few American ball jointed doll makers and she shares with us about her business, her dolls and the techniques she uses. Hosted by Shahar Boyayan
Keep an eye for next year’s classes because we have some serious beading coming up.
For now we invite you to watch this interview we did a while back talking about how to run a jewelry business. More specific a beading store.
http://www.spillthebeanstv.com See how smart entrepreneurs run a jewelry store. Tremaine Fenton shares with you how she runs a successful bead store, her challenges and advice. With host Shahar Boyayan, marketing advisor from BuzzBooster