Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
Claire Waite Brown
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How does creativity benefit our lives as grown-ups?
I'm Claire, and I re-found my creativity after a time of almost crippling anxiety. Now I want to share the stories of other people who have found or re-found their creativity as adults, and hopefully inspire many more grown-ups to get creative.
I chat with my guests about their childhood experiences of creativity and the arts, how they came to the creative practices they now love, the barriers they had to overcome to start their creative re-awakening, and how what they do now benefits their whole lives.
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Juliet Sargeant – from medical practice to Chelsea Flower Show
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
04/10/22 • 32 min
Juliet Sargeant was an academic child who loved the sciences, and at a young age decided she wanted to be a doctor, and in particular a psychiatrist. She successfully studied and practised medicine, and was on the cusp of specializing, when she took a break to try something different, just for a few years. So how is it that nowadays you can hear her giving advice on the BBC Radio show Gardener’s Question Time rather than giving medical advice to patients?
In this episode we find out the difference between gardening and garden design, how Juliet won Gold and People’s Choice at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2015, and what she has planned – in conjunction with BBC hit children’s TV show Blue Peter – for Chelsea 2022 and beyond.
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Artworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.uk
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Finding creativity through podcasting
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
06/19/22 • 35 min
Have you ever wondered how I find my creativity? Probably not, but let's just say that podcasting has been a revelation to me, and gives me loads of creative 'feels'.
So when I was invited to the Podcast Show in London to record in a pop-up studio on the Shure stand, I decided I would use the opportunity to discuss the creativity of podcasting, and invited along fellow podcaster, and Creativity Found guest too, Rabiah Coon.
We talk about the processes that surround the act of producing a podcast episode - including writing show notes, which is what I am doing right now and, you'll find out, is not my favourite task.
We discuss our inspirations, our ways of working and give advice for anyone on the cusp of trying out podcasting for themselves.
You'll also hear a lot more of the recording than you usually would, because I've kept in some of the behind-the-scenes chat, partly because it illustrates some of the points about podcasting that we discuss, and also partly because they are quite funny.
'Both of us, I think, have podcasts that have a purpose. Like this is really a way of serving for me. And to encourage people to pursue things.' - Rabiah Coon
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Researched, edited and produced by Claire Waite Brown
Music: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive - Ketsa - Day Trips
Artworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.uk
Photo: Ella Pallet
Buy some Christmas gifts from a Creativity Found Collective member here.
Support the show here
Try the Fountain podcast listening app here
Buzzsprout podcast hosting
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Buy arts and crafts techniques books, plus books by some of my podcast guests, from the Creativity Found bookshop
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Rabiah Coon - does serving fries in the college cafeteria prepare you for performing stand-up on stage?
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
11/14/21 • 37 min
For this episode I’m speaking with Rabiah Coon, who gave herself a mission to do one particular, quite scary thing before she was 40. It was originally a one-time ambition but, thankfully, Rabiah has continued with her new creative release, even after moving from the US to the UK right before a global pandemic hit.
Rabiah enjoyed writing as a child, and took some courses at college, but was scared to consider it as a career choice. Rabiah is a curious person who likes to explore new things, which is how her career progressed from serving fries to operational management and working in IT. After 20 years in IT her writing is being revived for a new marketing role in the day job, but also for her creative release as a stand-up comedian.
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Researched, edited and produced by Claire Waite Brown
Music: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive - Ketsa - Day Trips
Artworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.uk
Photo: Ella Pallet
Buy some Christmas gifts from a Creativity Found Collective member here.
Support the show here
Try the Fountain podcast listening app here
Buzzsprout podcast hosting
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Buy arts and crafts techniques books, plus books by some of my podcast guests, from the Creativity Found bookshop
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Kerry Lyons – rediscovering the inner artist
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
10/15/23 • 43 min
Navigating change and inspiring creativity.
Kerry Lyons shares her inspiring path, starting from her childhood love for art – influenced by her architect father – to overcoming societal expectations and enriching her everyday life through her artistic pursuits.
Kerry opens up about a transformative quarter-life crisis that saw her end a long-term relationship, sell her house, take a solo trip to the US and move to Dublin.
Her career in graphic design progressed through agencies and freelancing, and Kerry ventured into crowdfunding to release a purposeful planner that brought together her expertise in manufacturing, design and personal development.
It doesn't stop there. Kerry delves into her recent transition into creative coaching and pattern design. As she navigates her journey of self-discovery as a wallpaper and surface designer, creative coach and illustrator, we shed light on the importance of taking risks, learning from failures, and embracing change.
This episode is a treasure trove of insightful experiences for anyone seeking to reconnect with their creative side and live authentically.
If you found value in this episode and would like to show your appreciation, consider supporting the podcast through the Support the Show link, or by sending a boostagram , for example in the Fountain app.
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Researched, edited and produced by Claire Waite Brown
Music: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive -
Buy some Christmas gifts from a Creativity Found Collective member here.
Support the show here
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Buy arts and crafts techniques books, plus books by some of my podcast guests, from the Creativity Found bookshop
ClairvoyagingLauren & Frank explore esotericism, intuition, psychic growth, healing, and bad jokes.
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Podcast recorded with Riverside and hosted by Buzzsprout
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Your creativity is only good as a hobby!? With guests Tereza Barnard, Gerry Coles and Tara L Lacey
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
08/01/21 • 11 min
I am taking a break from releasing new episodes for the summer, BUT, I couldn't leave you with absolutely no Creativity Found positivity, so here is a cheeky little bonus episode, introducing you to some of the previous episodes that you might have missed.
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Researched, edited and produced by Claire Waite Brown
Music: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive - Ketsa - Day Trips
Artworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.uk
Photo: Ella Pallet
Buy some Christmas gifts from a Creativity Found Collective member here.
Buy arts and crafts techniques books, plus books by some of my podcast guests, from the Creativity Found bookshop
Podcast recorded with Riverside and hosted by Buzzsprout
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Join the Creativity Found Collective here
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Gillian Park – Don't Be A Starving Artist
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
08/26/22 • 24 min
Can you make a living by being an artist? Yes
For this bonus episode I’m joined by Gillian Park, who teaches a wealth of painting and drawing programmes and courses, for the absolute beginner to those wanting to improve their skills, and even those wanting to make their art their livelihood.
Guests of the Creativity Found podcast often talk about, as youngsters, not knowing that being an artist could be a job, or not expecting later in life that their new-found artistic passion could make them any money. Which is why I love the concept of Gillian Park’s programme called Don’t Be a Starving Artist.
In this episode I chat with Gillian about her artistic background – how she nearly didn’t go to art school – and about this programme and all the other initiatives Gillian runs for budding artists of all levels.
Creativity Found is all about helping adults to tap into their creativity.
As well as inspiring listeners with my guests’ stories of how they found or re-found their creativity as grown-ups and how that has benefitted their everyday lives, here at creativity found I also want to encourage adults of any age to find their own creative passion.
I host a website that anyone can visit to search for creative classes, workshops, online courses, kits and supplies, for all sorts of arts and crafts activities.
I also run two memberships.
One to help anyone that is creatively curious get past whatever is holding them back and give them access to new creative activities and experiences to try.
The other supports and promotes businesses that teach creative activities or sell kits and supplies.
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Researched, edited and produced by Claire Waite Brown
Music: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive - Ketsa - Day Trips
Artworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.uk
Photo: Ella Pallet
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Oksana Kukurudza – storytelling in times of conflict
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
11/10/24 • 34 min
Oksana Kukurudza is currently immersed in a deeply personal writing project titled Sunflowers Bend But Rarely Break, which explores her parents' harrowing experiences as forced labourers in Nazi Germany during World War II. Oksana's motivation for writing stems not only from her parents' stories but also from the striking parallels she observes between their experiences and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Born and raised in Western Ukraine, which was part of Poland before the war, Oksana's mother, just 17 years old in 1941, and her father, 20 at the time, fell victim to Nazi propaganda and coercion that led many Slavs to Germany for forced labor. This choice, however, resulted in her enduring harsh treatment and effectively being imprisoned as a labourer.
In her research for the book, Oksana has uncovered deeper layers of her parents' experiences, revealing aspects of their lives that were previously unknown to her. This has led Oksana to approach her writing with a blend of historical accuracy and creative narrative, aiming to immerse readers in the emotional landscape of her parents' lives during the war.
The title of the book, Sunflowers Bend But Rarely Break, symbolizes resilience in the face of adversity – a theme that resonates deeply with Oksana as she draws connections to the current situation in Ukraine. The ongoing war has evoked memories of her parents' struggles, prompting her to advocate for awareness and support for Ukraine. Oksana believes that history is repeating itself, and feels a strong responsibility to illuminate these parallels for a new generation. By sharing her parents' story Oksana hopes that she can contribute to a greater understanding of the human experiences behind historical events and inspire action to support Ukraine in its current plight.
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Researched, edited and produced by Claire Waite Brown
Music: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive - Ketsa - Day Trips
Artworks: Emily Portnoi
Buy some Christmas gifts from a Creativity Found Collective member here.
Support the show here
Try the Fountain podcast listening app here
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Buy arts and crafts techniques books, plus books by some of my podcast guests, from the Creativity Found bookshop
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Amber Leach – falling in and out of love with photography and finding ways to re-discover the love of your art form
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
10/17/21 • 38 min
Nature photography, music photography, wedding photography, marketing, coaching, this episode's guest was not afraid to try new things and see where they would take her.
Doing too much, however, can leave you feeling rudderless, and in Amber Leach's case almost. led to her giving up her creative enterprise all together.
This is where a volunteering opportunity came up and changed everything, invigorating Amber's creativity and helping her get back on track with her work/life balance.
Find out how Amber went from a photographer about to sell her business to a photographer with a team and processes that allowed her to love her photography again.
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Researched, edited and produced by Claire Waite Brown
Music: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive - Ketsa - Day Trips
Artworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.uk
Photo: Ella Pallet
Buy some Christmas gifts from a Creativity Found Collective member here.
Support the show here
Try the Fountain podcast listening app here
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Buy arts and crafts techniques books, plus books by some of my podcast guests, from the Creativity Found bookshop
Podcast recorded with Riverside and hosted by Buzzsprout
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Lesley Wildman RCA – if at first you don't succeed . . .
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
02/07/21 • 41 min
Lesley Wildman loved her art foundation year, but was disappointed not to get into art college. It wasn’t until she decided to train to be a teacher that pursuing her artistic ambitions became a possibility once again.
As a mature student aty the Royal College of Art, Lesley worked with glass rods in an attempt to push the boundaries of this material.
But Lesley has never liked to be pigeon-holed, and has worked in two-dimensions and three, as well as at a veterinary surgery and for a company that makes hydraulic hoses.
If you found value in this episode and would like to show your appreciation, consider supporting the podcast through the Support the Show link, or by sending a boostagram , for example in the Fountain app.
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Instagram: @creativityfoundpodcast
Facebook: @creativityfoundpodcast and Creativity Found group
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Twitter: @creativityfoun
Researched, edited and produced by Claire Waite Brown
Music: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive - Ketsa - Day Trips
Artworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.uk
Photo: Ella Pallet
Buy some Christmas gifts from a Creativity Found Collective member here.
Support the show here
Try the Fountain podcast listening app here
Buzzsprout podcast hosting
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Buy arts and crafts techniques books, plus books by some of my podcast guests, from the Creativity Found bookshop
ClairvoyagingLauren & Frank explore esotericism, intuition, psychic growth, healing, and bad jokes.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Podcast recorded with Riverside and hosted by Buzzsprout
Subscribe to the Creativity Found mailing list here
Join the Creativity Found Collective here
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Andrea Carter Brown – poetry and positivity
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life
09/04/22 • 63 min
Escaping the horrors of 9/11 on foot, and coming to temrs with the experiences through poetry.
Andrea Carter Brown fell in love with reading poetry as an angsty teenager, but couldn’t bring herself to try writing it because she was put off by the high standard of the works she read.
‘If I couldn’t write like the greats, I wasn’t going to try.’
Many years later Andrea’s friend took her to a New York poetry reading and, in that darkened room, Andrea began writing her own poetry on the only paper she could quickly find, and for weeks afterward she did nothing but write, letting years of pent-up poetry spill out of her.
Fast forward and Andrea has published a number of poetry collections, including one about her experiences of escaping on foot from her apartment close to the World Trade Center on 9/11, and the effects of that experience on her and her community in the 20 years in between the event and her publishing the collection, entitled September 12.
In this episode Andrea also reads one of the poems from September 12, that she chose specially for us at Creativity Found.
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Facebook: @creativityfoundpodcast and Creativity Found group
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Researched, edited and produced by Claire Waite Brown
Music: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive - Ketsa - Day Trips
Artworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.uk
Photo: Ella Pallet
Buy some Christmas gifts from a Creativity Found Collective member here.
Support the show here
Try the Fountain podcast listening app here
Buzzsprout podcast hosting
Start for FREE
Buy arts and crafts techniques books, plus books by some of my podcast guests, from the Creativity Found bookshop
ClairvoyagingLauren & Frank explore esotericism, intuition, psychic growth, healing, and bad jokes.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Podcast recorded with Riverside and hosted by Buzzsprout
Subscribe to the Creativity Found mailing list here
Join the Creativity Found Collective here
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How many episodes does Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life have?
Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life currently has 120 episodes available.
What topics does Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life cover?
The podcast is about Painting, Leisure, Photography, Hobbies, Acting, Crafting, Creativity, Midlife, Music, Comics, Writing, Podcasts and Crafts.
What is the most popular episode on Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life?
The episode title 'Juliet Sargeant – from medical practice to Chelsea Flower Show' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life?
The average episode length on Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life is 34 minutes.
How often are episodes of Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life released?
Episodes of Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life are typically released every 13 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life?
The first episode of Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life was released on Nov 2, 2020.
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