In this episode, my friends Joe Jackowski and Jordan Criss join me to discuss creativity. I haven't posted anything on the podcast for almost a month due to my lack of motivation and preparation. However, if you care about something, you will make the time and effort to do it. I understand that creativity ebbs and flows, but I wanted to chat with my friends who share my creative inclinations.

My guest on the podcast today is my friend Ivy. For reasons you'll soon find out, she wanted to remain anonymous on this podcast so we could share it on her social platform by the same handle.

Ivy is based in LA and primarily works with paintings. Her style is heavily influenced by street art with themes of self-love and life struggle with different emotions, which she portrays by combining portraiture words and color elements. Her goal is to create art that connects with people on a deeper level by evoking emotions and developing a sense of vulnerability.

My guest today is Sal Abbinanti. Sal Abbinanti was educated at the University of Southern California and the Art Institute of Chicago. Sal began his indie comics career in 2005 with the launch of Mercury Comics and the publication of Atomika-God is Red, and now, The Hostage. By day, he is the art rep for Alex Ross and Bill Sienkiewicz and lives on the North Side of Chicago.

In this conversation, we are building on a small section Jordan had said during the podcast with Saint Ripley. The clip can be summed as creating with a purpose, or anything that can be consumed should make others think. We expand on this thought by giving examples of content in TV shows and movies that have been done right to capture our attention.

In this episode, we are joined by Steve Furnett. Steve is the Exhibition and Collections Manager at the Dunn Museum. Before that, he worked at the Field Museum in Chicago for seven years as a Supervisor of Interactives. This conversation covers how Steve wound up in the museum industry. A common theme in this podcast is captured by this simple quote, “Be Ready to Wing It,” in general, Steve is an excellent example of a jack of all trades. His field is a blending of different categories in new ways.

In this episode, we are graced by the presence of Joe Jackowski and Jordan Criss, regulars, on the show. We go over recent dealings with the Student Veteran’s Association National Convention. From there, we get into a much broader discussion on the creative process in writing and screenplays.