The Mama Judy and Jill Podcast Judy George and Jill Gottenstrater

In this episode, we dive into the concept that our richest sources of inspiration often come from within. We discuss how creating in your personal space and interacting with your materials can spark significant creative breakthroughs. We also touch on the importance of recognizing what ignites your creativity and how revisiting work you initially dismissed can later serve as a profound source of inspiration. Finally, we talk about the value of documenting moments of insight to pull ...

Mama Judy and I have some fun updates to share with you on the podcast today! Join us as we share the new podcast schedule, what's coming to our Youtube channel, and why we made these changes. We are so grateful you choose to spend time with us each week and we hope the updates will be fun for you and will allow you to engage with us in new ways!Three important things for you to do: CLICK HERE to sign up for our newsletter so you don't miss a thing! CLICK HERE to subscribe to ...

This week, Mama Judy and I unravel the power of flexibility in both art and your daily life to stretch your boundaries and discover a path to personal evolution.Flexibility can allow us to do things that we normally wouldn't do, or we would resist in the beginning -- it's a simple concept, but one that we need to pay attention to in order to flourish in your creative practices.We hope you enjoy our chat today! Episodes mentioned: #30: How to Choose An Inspiring Word for the Year #2...

In this episode, we offer a simple exercise to choose a single, guiding word for the new year. This is a powerful exercise that I (Jill) have done for more than a decade and serves as an anchor focus to guide your steps throughout the year. Mama Judy also offers an innovative approach to adapting this exercise. She reveals how to leverage it as a tool for evaluating and enhancing your artistic practices, helping to identify what's flourishing and what needs rethinking.We hope this episod...

In this episode, we talk about the transformative power of 'death' within the realm of creativity. Join Mama Judy and I as we explore the concept of 'death' not as a literal end but as a metaphorical passage - the conclusion of one artistic endeavor and the beginning (or birth) of another. Throughout an artists journey, there will be small deaths that present themselves in the creative process. The death of an idea or a vision... the death or ending of a project...Instead of thinking of...

In this episode, Mama Judy and I share insights from YOU, the listeners. We posed this question on Instagram>> What is the BEST piece of advice you've received that has influenced your art? We got so many GREAT responses and are thrilled to be sharing them here with you today! Take these nuggets of advice and use them to inspire and guide you in your creative life! We thank the following artists who submitted a piece of advice to share on this episode: Pam at https://www.instagram...