Building a Creative Life with Pam Vale

Pam Vale

Through conversations and reflections, this podcast makes space for attention, curiosity, and lived experience. It explores creativity as a way of seeing rather than only something to produce. pamvale.substack.com

  1. Aug 25

    From Chaos to Creativity - A Conversation with Francine Clouden

    Join me for creative rabbit holes, unexpected discoveries, and ideas waiting to be explored. (free or paid) *NOTE - There was a little issue with Francine’s audio in the beginning of our chat but it does clear up about 4 minutes in. I didn’t want to cut any of her inspirational words off, so I left it. A conversation about what shifts when we begin to pay attention to the spaces we create in. We explore the relationship between environment, energy, and creative life, and how order can become something supportive rather than restrictive. Connect with Francine: Instagram and Threads: @organiseedcreativebrain About Francine: Francine, aka the Organized Creative Brain, is a crafter, creative, and bookworm who lives in France with her husband and teenage son. When her nose isn't stuck in a book, she can be found knitting, crocheting, painting, and working on paper crafts. A naturally untidy person, she has found ways to be organized, and make time for reading and crafts. She can't live without coffee, flowers, or notebooks, and is firmly obsessed with Hamilton, the Musical. Francine Clouden Everything I write, record, and create grows from the same ideas explored in my book, The Key to Creativity. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re creative, or wanted to find and trust your own interests a little more, I wrote it for you. About Pam Vale (Series Creator): Pam Vale is an artist, writer, and observer of creative life. Her work centers on noticing, listening, and documenting the small, often overlooked moments where meaning gathers. Through art, conversation, and writing, she serves as both witness and interpreter, holding space for what is present rather than preaching what should be done. Her practice spans decades of studio work, podcasting, and long-form reflection, with an emphasis on depth, attention, and lived experience. www.pamvale.com Thanks for spending a little time here. If someone comes to mind who would enjoy this, pass it along. Get full access to You Are Creative at pamvale.substack.com/subscribe

  2. Aug 18

    Pirate Ships In Turquoise Water

    Join me for creative rabbit holes, unexpected discoveries, and ideas waiting to be explored. (free or paid) What is it we’re really trying to capture when we reach for a camera? While on a family trip to Aruba, I found myself questioning why I wanted a photograph so badly. It wasn’t about documenting the vacation or sharing it online. It was something deeper. A moment of seeing that led me into a much bigger conversation about photography, creative identity, and what it actually means to be an artist. In this episode, I explore how creativity sometimes lives less in what we make and more in the way we pay attention. About Pam Vale (Series Creator): Pam Vale is an author, wonder-seeker, and creative enabler. For more than forty years, creativity has been her way of exploring the world. Today, through books, conversations, and writing, she shares the questions, stories, and everyday moments that invite us to slow down, pay closer attention, and discover what genuinely interests us. Her work is rooted in curiosity, wonder, and the belief that creativity is less about what we produce and more about how we engage with life. Learn more at www.pamvale.com. Everything I write, record, and create grows from the same ideas explored in my book, The Key to Creativity. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re creative, or wanted to find and trust your own interests a little more, I wrote it for you. Buy - The Key To Creativity If this made you pause, wonder, or notice something new, I’d love for you to share it with someone who might feel the same. Get full access to You Are Creative at pamvale.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Aug 4

    Writing, Repetition, and Staying Human with Author Alison McBain

    Join me for creative rabbit holes, unexpected discoveries, and ideas waiting to be explored. (free or paid) A conversation about what happens when creativity becomes a daily practice. We explore repetition, exhaustion, curiosity, and the simple ways creative identity unfolds. Connect with Alison: https://www.instagram.com/alisonamcbain/ https://www.facebook.com/alison.mcbain.9 About Alison: Alison McBain’s human-created novels are the recipients of over 13 awards, including the Foreword INDIES. Her latest novella Dual took home 3rd place in the 3-Day Novel Contest. When not writing for herself, she’s a ghostwriter who has penned over two dozen books for clients, as well as an award-winning editor who has worked with both celebrity and NY Times-bestselling authors. In 2024, she pursued a project called “Author Versus AI,” where she wrote a book a week, using NO AI at all (34 books total). When not writing, Ms. McBain is the associate editor for the magazine ScribesMICRO and draws all over the walls of her house with the enthusiastic help of her kids. She lives in Alberta, Canada. Everything I write, record, and create grows from the same ideas explored in my book, The Key to Creativity. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re creative, or wanted to find and trust your own interests a little more, I wrote it for you. About Pam Vale (Series Creator): Pam Vale is an artist, writer, and observer of creative life. Her work centers on noticing, listening, and documenting the small, often overlooked moments where meaning gathers. Through art, conversation, and writing, she serves as both witness and interpreter, holding space for what is present rather than preaching what should be done. Her practice spans decades of studio work, podcasting, and long-form reflection, with an emphasis on depth, attention, and lived experience. www.pamvale.com If this made you pause, wonder, or notice something new, I’d love for you to share it with someone who might feel the same. Get full access to You Are Creative at pamvale.substack.com/subscribe

  4. Jul 14

    Materials, Spirit, and the Shape of a Creative Life - A Conversation with Sarah Bush

    This was a fun one…I LOVED chatting with Sarah. This conversation with Sarah Bush is about the relationship between materials, imagination, and inner life. She spoke about materials like they were collaborators. Not something to control, but something to listen to. Discover insights on embracing multi-passionate work, overcoming creative blocks, and finding success through authenticity. Connect with Sarah: @sarahbush (on Notes) https://www.youtube.com/@SarahBushArtworks About Sarah: My name is Sarah Bush and I’m an artist and writer living in Taos, New Mexico. In my substack newsletter called The Pink Teacup, I write about art and spirit, what it means to be fully expressed, and how our imaginations can help save the world. As a visual artist, I work in a variety of media: natural dyeing, wet felting, handmade books, metal printing, and mixed media work using found natural materials. In all my art, I’m deeply interested in exploring the tension between timelessness and impermanence, fragility and resilience, and the physical body and the spiritual self. My professional creative life has been varied: I’ve hand printed fabric for clothing lines, designed my own jewelry and stationery lines, developed products for small home decor and personal accessories in Manhattan and have also been a creativity coach before finally working full-time on my art and writing. About Pam Vale (Series Creator): Pam Vale is an artist, writer, and lifelong creative. Her work centers on noticing, listening, and documenting the small, often overlooked moments where meaning gathers. Through art, conversation, and writing, she serves as both witness and interpreter, holding space for what is present rather than preaching what should be done. Her practice spans decades of studio work, podcasting, and long-form reflection, with an emphasis on depth, attention, and lived experience. www.pamvale.com If this way of noticing resonates, subscribing free or paid lets it arrive when it’s written. Get full access to You Are Creative at pamvale.substack.com/subscribe

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Through conversations and reflections, this podcast makes space for attention, curiosity, and lived experience. It explores creativity as a way of seeing rather than only something to produce. pamvale.substack.com