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Join Carolyn B as she goes beneath the surface with local Creative Professionals on their practice, inspiration, and perspectives. Carolyn pulls you underneath the fabric of their creativity, where we discover how their genius of communicating in the Arts transforms, and translates into spectacular reality. What does their medium say about them?What do they think of originality? Authenticity? In what moment of their creativity does their true passion sit? Is it in the imagination stage? Conceptualization? Or the Gallery or Stage? What are their feelings on Abstraction? Realism? Where are they seeing their career taking them in the next ten years? Do they have any political or social agendas with their Art? Currently we are working on the Second Season where we go further into how Creative Professionals are incorporating their practice into mainstream society. How is their understanding of and practice pushing boundaries and developing their skills? How does the business side of being an Artist change being an Artist? Second season has been launched, take a peak! If you know of anyone who would like to have an interview on their creative practice send me an email at: creativelythinking.blog@gmail.com. This is the best compliment you can give us, and keeps the creative discussion moving and growing. Changing and influencing others to share and propel inspiration forward. 

  1. Anne MaClear: Episode #20 Shape Shifter

    DEC 15

    Anne MaClear: Episode #20 Shape Shifter

    Exploring Art for 50+ years has proven to Anne MaClear that painting will always have it's challenges, and new ways of seeing. MaClear looks to find unexplored avenues to go down that provide new opportunities. Having the educational framework in her bones of numerous classes ranging from pastels, oil stick, embroidery, encaustic, wax, oil, and textile to name a few.       From her admiration of fellow Artists Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell - two pioneers from the Modernist art movement; more specifically Pop, and Abstract Expressionism.  MaClear punctuates her practice with flourishes from these two Artists. So subtly and pervasively, that they have an uncanny resemblance, but one that is not inherently obvious. This is a skill Anne has developed over decades in her creative practice. Join me as we discuss the mediums, the message; what being Canadian addsto her practice, and what a little bit of chaos brings to artwork.  How titles are chosen; and how often people assume Abstract Art is easier, when in fact it is quite the opposite. Anne shares how and why she is intrigued to take on this style. Connect with Anne MaClear: https://propellerartgallery.com/members/anne-mcalear/ Podcast Credits: Anne MaClear/Carolyn Botelho Audio Links from: Adobe Podcast Podcast by Carolyn Botelho Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. Support the show

    59 min
  2. My Obsession With Warhol Episode #19

    NOV 14

    My Obsession With Warhol Episode #19

    How did I fall into this obsession? It really was an accident, something I never intended. When I studied Art in high school there were so many artists that fascinated me. Mainly from the modern art movement. I remembered Andy Warhol's soup cans and silkscreens; but  they weren't anything special. It wasn't until much later that I realized we had similarities that went beyond any artistic technique or style. My family was in no way similar to Mr Warhola's religious upbringing - far from it. My family is very British. What we shared is a little horrific.  What my fascination did spark for me was a kinship with Andy Warhol. I wanted to know more about his background, his life in the 60s' and 70s'. Where he discovered his eclectic style of using consumerism as a motif. Join me as we do a deeply different dive on Andy Warhol. One that feels a little bit more real than what the history books are telling you.     Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. Support the show

    9 min
  3. Beverley Daniels Episode #18 Part 2: Big Weave

    NOV 1

    Beverley Daniels Episode #18 Part 2: Big Weave

    Beverley Daniels Part 2 goes deeper into discussing how she has explored and developed her technique as a multi-disciplinary artist. In the last decade she has been focusing on dissecting and combining found objects. Allowing them to share the space almost that can sometimes result in an argument, they are separated until they can sit comfortably together.          This is the area that Daniels loves to be involved in. It's the energy, the movement, the discussion between the mediums, how they relate, how they speak to each other to say what cannot be said. It becomes more than what it appears, while at the same time remaining quiet. Using the ecological grief as a tool to be something more for the observer.          Beverley has had a number of exhibitions that explore this dynamic. Using upcycled materials that become intrinsically more than they ever would have when left at the curb. The flyers, ads, and banners, that arrive unbidden at our door almost daily we unthinkingly put in our trash; Beverley uses to weave into contemporary designs that will surprise you.  Podcast Credits: Beverley Daniels/Carolyn Botelho Audio Links from: Adobe Podcast Podcast by Carolyn Botelho Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. Support the show

    44 min
  4. Beverley Daniels Episode #17 Part 1: Blue City

    OCT 15

    Beverley Daniels Episode #17 Part 1: Blue City

    Beverley Daniels is a multi-disciplinary Artist that found her passion light up when she finds materials while going about her day in Toronto, Canada. Finding them incidentally, and rather intrusively, she is given these nuanced prints as brightly coloured advertisements; and stumbles onto interesting finds that people put outside their homes to give away.  Being intrigued to discover and combine these objects into woven and fused plastics, Using materials destined for landfills: ribbons, lawn signs, scrap vinyl upholstery, old film. Cutting, weaving, and gluing or fusing them. This was originally an Ecological anxiety, now Daniels prefers them. In summary Daniels loves garbage. Dabbling in collages as her medium when she attended Ontario College of Art and Design, now she has been working in multi-disciplinary as her primary medium for the last decade. When she feels the nudge to go in a certain direction she goes there. Feeling deeply satisfied in recognizing the beauty in discarded objects, the plethora is overwhelming, and the unpredictability confounds. To Connect with Beverley Daniels: https://www.instagram.com/beverleydaniels5/ Podcast Credits: Beverley Daniels/Carolyn Botelho Audio Links from: Adobe Podcast Podcast by Carolyn Botelho Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. Support the show

    38 min
  5. Carolyn Botelho Episode #16: OCAD Reflections

    SEP 14

    Carolyn Botelho Episode #16: OCAD Reflections

    This was going to be one of the most exciting times in my life. I had decided this before I even stepped inside the building. I was about to embark on my post-secondary education at a school where the Group of Seven had gone. Those god-like Painters of our glorious nation known as Canada. This is my essay to you, declaring my profound experience of being an Abstract painter and how it led me to become an Artist interviewer. To want to go behind the scenes, undercover, into the inner circle of the imagination. What really touched me the most about this time in my life, was how much Art really spoke to me; I could feel the tangible living passion these Artists had poured into their artwork.  I was volunteering at the Art Gallery of Ontario on the weekends, and being consumed with Artwork all the time was really exhilarating. There truly was an igniting energy that I could feel. It was in the faculty, the students, the art on the walls, the lectures, everywhere.  One of the most influential aspects of Picasso’s work for me was his Cubist period. Seeing how he deconstructed forms and reassembled them from multiple perspectives taught me that art doesn't have to mirror reality—it can interpret and transform into unrecognizable shapes and perspectives. In essence, Picasso didn’t just influence how I create; he helped shape why I create. He showed me that art can be a means of personal evolution, emotional expression, and cultural conversation—all at once. Podcast Credits: Audio Links from https://freemusicarchive.org/ Podcast by Carolyn Botelho Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. Support the show

    19 min
  6. Libby Hague: Episode #15 Every Heart Can Grow Bigger

    AUG 15

    Libby Hague: Episode #15 Every Heart Can Grow Bigger

    Having such a curious and inventive mind Libby Hague has been a prolific Toronto based Artist specializing in video and large scale print installations. She has taught printmaking at Sheridan College, and is known for her paper collage and constructed installations; that deal with disaster, hope and the precariousness of consequence. Understanding the resilience and fragility of paper Libby knows this is why it is the perfect medium for expression. Born in St Thomas Ontario, and growing up in Montreal, Quebec;  Libby has been creating sculptures and stories of contradiction, violence, love, death, disease, and vulnerability. Moving freely amongst these narratives has given her a unique vantage point as a storyteller. From here she remembers as a child how her passion grew with the fragility and strength of paper. Cutting up and pasting characters from magazines and catalogues. Collecting and navigating her passion for literature Libby shares how her love of reading changed how she saw the world, how her love transcended language and boundaries of relationships and characters. How moving amongst these narratives gave her the opportunity to speak through paper about dialogues she finds in the environment around her. How they may be obscure, but there is a thread of reality running through all of them. To connect with Libby Hague: http://libbyhague.com/basic.html Podcast Credits: Audio Links from https://freemusicarchive.org/ Podcast by Carolyn Botelho *In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a Trojan princess known for her prophetic abilities. She was cursed by the god Apollo so that while her prophecies were always true, no one would ever believe them. Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. Support the show

    1h 10m
  7. Leaves Of Canada Episode #13: Oak Leaf Line

    JUL 16

    Leaves Of Canada Episode #13: Oak Leaf Line

    Leaves of Canada is a uniquely original project that documents and celebrates the Canadian landscape using images inspired by Canada's national treasures and botanical wonders. Dilan Doty the Artist that created this genius idea of bringing together knowledge from her degree in Architecture, and her love of nature to share her passion for this awe inspiring space we share.  Dilan goes on road trips to gather her material, her sketches, and studies of how our world is transforming before us; into beautiful arrangements of complex leaves, rocks, water and trees. They begin to translate for us into a truly calming spiritual space that enriches and enlightens. It is about the experience, the small details, and the emotion that brings Leaves of Canada together.  Doty understands the power these natural environments hold. From her background in Architecture, to her experience with many design firms; she manipulates these natural places to become simple explorations of our truly glorious nation. It is about how we feel about being Canadian. A place to continually learn, grow, and celebrate our deeply personal originality, where we can stay connected with the natural world around us. To Connect with Leaves of Canada: https://www.leavesof.ca/ Podcast Credits: Audio Links from https://freemusicarchive.org/ Podcast by Carolyn Botelho Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. Support the show

    22 min
  8. Andrea Berger Episode #14: Golden Dreams

    JUN 30

    Andrea Berger Episode #14: Golden Dreams

    Andrea Berger an award winning Canadian landscape and floral painter, has been able to capture some stunning moments across our Southern Ontario landscape. With deep colours, tones and exquisite textures she has discovered the quiet within and loves to share her discoveries. Challenging herself recently with Plein Air painting and confining herself to 20 minutes has heightened her awareness, piquing her interest, and her attunement with nature and the wonder in everyday spaces. Peeling back the layers to reveal something unexpected. Knowing every journey is unique to each Artist, Berger keeps exploring interiors and cityscapes. Searching out these hidden and obvious gems around us, Andrea is delighted to share what drives her to push herself creatively in her mediums, her compositions, and what she can leave out to communicate an effective story. Currently following an Artist that is producing fabulous art at 103 - that is part of the wonder and joy. To connect with Andrea Berger:  Podcast Credits: Audio Links from https://freemusicarchive.org/ Podcast by Carolyn Botelho Thank you so much for listening to The Creatively Thinking Podcast! We are so happy you popped by, I will be for sure make sure I give a shout out to you in one of my future episodes. Please remember to like, share, and comment where ever you get your podcasts. Support the show

    36 min
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Join Carolyn B as she goes beneath the surface with local Creative Professionals on their practice, inspiration, and perspectives. Carolyn pulls you underneath the fabric of their creativity, where we discover how their genius of communicating in the Arts transforms, and translates into spectacular reality. What does their medium say about them?What do they think of originality? Authenticity? In what moment of their creativity does their true passion sit? Is it in the imagination stage? Conceptualization? Or the Gallery or Stage? What are their feelings on Abstraction? Realism? Where are they seeing their career taking them in the next ten years? Do they have any political or social agendas with their Art? Currently we are working on the Second Season where we go further into how Creative Professionals are incorporating their practice into mainstream society. How is their understanding of and practice pushing boundaries and developing their skills? How does the business side of being an Artist change being an Artist? Second season has been launched, take a peak! If you know of anyone who would like to have an interview on their creative practice send me an email at: creativelythinking.blog@gmail.com. This is the best compliment you can give us, and keeps the creative discussion moving and growing. Changing and influencing others to share and propel inspiration forward. 

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