The Craft of Being

Anna River Schumacher

The Craft of Being—a podcast by way of a series of candid conversations where we dig into… what the heck even is creativity? Undefined, yet definitive. Up to, including, and beyond the aesthetic, we will highlight and piece apart the undeniable presence of creative muscles– creative archetypes– that live within all of us, within you– YES, YOU! We will talk about how creativity evolves with us across art, work, and the pursuit of… well, everything.

Episodes

  1. 10/21/2025

    [S01 / E07] Alek Lev: How to Scaffold For Your Creative Joy

    What does the evolution as the radio as a functional tool to performance space have to do with the creative process today? How do form and structure create the conditions for creativity to grow? In this episode of The Craft of Being, filmmaker and director Alek Lev joins me for a conversation about navigating the space between order and play. We trace how projects—whether film, theater, or collaborative endeavors—take shape when guided by thoughtful planning and made alive through adaptability. This dialogue explores how logistics can hold space for intuition, how transferable skills move across creative disciplines, and why building systems is less about containment and more about expansion. Creativity thrives when structure is designed to let ideas breathe. WHAT? the movie How We Made Your Mother Meeting Tom Cruise Arts Educators Save The World LISTEN HERE: Colin O'Brien's Lux Band Camp In this episode: Creative planning as a catalyst for discovery Translating skills between film, theater, and collaboration The balance of structure and spontaneity in creative work How logistics can nurture imagination Building systems that expand possibilityFollow The Craft of Being: @thecraftofbeing 🎧 Subscribe and share if this conversation resonates with your own creative rhythms. alek lev podcast creativity and structure creative process podcast filmmaking creativity logistics in art and film creative planning and design collaborative creativity podcast for creatives balancing order and play in creativity

    43 min

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About

The Craft of Being—a podcast by way of a series of candid conversations where we dig into… what the heck even is creativity? Undefined, yet definitive. Up to, including, and beyond the aesthetic, we will highlight and piece apart the undeniable presence of creative muscles– creative archetypes– that live within all of us, within you– YES, YOU! We will talk about how creativity evolves with us across art, work, and the pursuit of… well, everything.