A Sculpted Life Pal Tiya International with host Yvonne Anderson & guests

This is the final episode in Season 2 of A Sculpted Life podcast!
Today host Yvonne Anderson interviews Artist, Sculptor and Teacher, Heather 'Kya' Stevenson Smith from Scotland.

We hope you enjoy listening to Heather's Creative journey and please share this episode with your creative friends.

In this episode Heather shares:
How she began her creative journey Her work with mixed media  What/who inspires her creations How sculpting has become her focus recently How she wanted to go big with her sculpting How she became a Pal Tiya Premium Trained Teacher in the UK What she would say to people who are too self critical or scared to get into a life of creating and more...

See more of Heather's work below and check out her Facebook page and her Instagram is @heatherscraftstudio
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Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro!
If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT
Music:
Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Today our host Yvonne is talking with New Zealander Maker Zac Johnson.
Zac works at Weta Workshop and is also a freelancer for various projects around NZ.

Apologies for the lack of video for this one...someone may have accidentally deleted the file...

Below we have included pictures of Zac's work although you would be best to check out his Instagram page @zac.johnson.fx as he has many more pictures there!

In this episode Zac shares:
How he began his creative journey How he feels making is a form of meditation How he began in the mould shop working on Power Rangers when he first got to Weta How he got to work on a dream project How he bags working with Pal Tiya Premium on the stage at Weta How he expands his growth by jumping into different mediums Where he gets his inspiration to create His advice for aspiring creatives  and more
Don’t forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment.
Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro!
If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT
Music:
Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Background track:
Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0
 

Lex kindly invited us to her studio and home in Guerneville California to have a look around and interview her for this episode of A Sculpted life.
Lex recently completed the Pal Tiya Premium Master Class. Host Yvonne Anderson, Pal Tiya Int Co-Founder, Kim Beaton had a great time walking through the Redwood Forest and chatting all things creativity.
In this episode Lex shares:
How her creative journey began. How she began building puppets. How a holiday in America changed her creative life How she started working with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop How she has dealt with sexism in her field and how she overcame this Her love of Roland Rat! What she would still like to achieve as a creative And much more
Don’t forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment.
Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro!
If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT
Music:
Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Background track:
Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0
 
 

Steven is an art Director, physical sculptor, digital sculptor, Paleo Artist, film technician and miniature effects artist based in Wellington New Zealand
He has been around Pal Tiya Premium right from the beginning, uses it professionally at Weta.
 In this episode Steven shares:
How he builds miniature worlds – Thunderbirds, Blade Runner 2049 etc How Pal Tiya Premium has been used on projects that he has worked on at Weta in NZ How he has found working with Pal Tiya Premium for personal projects and his tips for sculpting with it His plans for his creative future Tips for people coming back to art or into art How he believes self doubt allows us to grow creatively We hope you enjoy this episode and we'll be taking a short break from the Podcast and we'll be back on Tuesday 9th April 2019.
Don’t forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment.
Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro!
If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT
Music:
Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Background track:
Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0
 
 

 
Steven is an art Director, physical sculptor, digital sculptor, Paleo Artist, film technician and miniature effects artist based in Wellington New Zealand
He has been around Pal Tiya Premium right from the beginning, uses it professionally at Weta.
 In this episode Steven shares:
How watching a film when he was 6 inspired him to begin creating  
Having his mother believe in him created opportunities for his to explore his creative side  
His happiest work that he did in his hometown was at the Natural History Museum in Cape Town working alongside scientists, palaeontologists, entomologists and climatologists  
How being offered work on the Hobbit Movies led him to leave Cape Town in South Africa to move to Wellington New Zealand  
What it's like working in Film and TV  
How he feels teamwork is essential to his creative projects  
He shares a funny story about the power of creating worlds that appear real  
How he describes his work  
What inspires his work We hope you enjoy this episode and come back for Part 2 next Tuesday!
Don’t forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment.
Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro!
If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT
Music:
Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Background track:
Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0
 

Welcome back to 'A Sculpted Life' podcast Season 2 with Pal Tiya International Host Yvonne Anderson.
At the beginning I say this is episode 5 but I made an error and it is actually episode 6.
Today we're interviewing Ian Dorian, a visual artist and writer who creates stories and characters in the hero and animation genre’s. Some of the most famous creators today work alongside him on his various creations. His past clients include 20th Century Fox, Marvel Productions, and many others.
He is also a sculptor and has worked with many mediums.
In this episode Ian talks about:
• How he has been finding Pal Tiya Premium
• How he began sculpting at age 9
• How sculpture comes alive
• Being accepted into the school of figurative art in NYC
• His time in Pietrasanta and how living abroad impacted his work
• How he hopes people will view his work
• What inspires him to create
• His favourite sculptors
• How he deals with creative blocks
• What to do with the fear we feel around creating
We hope you enjoy this episode and come back for our next guest next Tuesday!
Don’t forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment.
Special thanks to Lance Lones for the vocal Intro and Outro!
If you haven't listened to Season 1 of A Sculpted Life...we've got the whole Season here: https://bit.ly/2SbItrT
Music:
Intro & outro music “Zazie” Kevin MacLeod (incompetach.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Background track:
Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0