Episode 7 - For Emergency Use
05/19/21 • 62 min
"The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety." - Deepak Chopra
Back in the day, when you were lost on an Alpine Pass with all hope lost, you might have looked to the horizon and seen a barrel-chested St Bernard standing over you in your hour of need with a keg of warm liquor to offer you a glimmer of hope.
It’s a whimsical thought, but in reality there are times of crisis in our lives, when creativity can be a lifesaving force. One creative act can distract us when we're faced with an uncomfortable and sometimes frightening path.
If a year in isolation has taught us anything, it’s that creativity is humanity’s life jacket, that can be deployed at a moment’s notice when it’s so desperately needed.
So in this episode, we reflect on the times when we’ve reached for the rip chord and found safety aboard a creative lifeboat.
When has creativity been there when you’ve needed it the most? When have you pulled the rip chord on an emergency supply of creative distraction?
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"The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety." - Deepak Chopra
Back in the day, when you were lost on an Alpine Pass with all hope lost, you might have looked to the horizon and seen a barrel-chested St Bernard standing over you in your hour of need with a keg of warm liquor to offer you a glimmer of hope.
It’s a whimsical thought, but in reality there are times of crisis in our lives, when creativity can be a lifesaving force. One creative act can distract us when we're faced with an uncomfortable and sometimes frightening path.
If a year in isolation has taught us anything, it’s that creativity is humanity’s life jacket, that can be deployed at a moment’s notice when it’s so desperately needed.
So in this episode, we reflect on the times when we’ve reached for the rip chord and found safety aboard a creative lifeboat.
When has creativity been there when you’ve needed it the most? When have you pulled the rip chord on an emergency supply of creative distraction?
Download our Creative Adventurer's wallpaper to brighten up your desktop.
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Episode 6 - Here Be Monsters!
When it comes to turning a passion into a creative vision, Neil Cole has probably achieved what for most of us would remain a pipe dream. Neil has taken his love and enthusiasm and created... The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi!A permanent exhibition that has materialised in Allendale, an unassuming village in the heart of North East England, the Museum showcases a substantial collection of original alien props, monstrous costumes, artwork and visual effects that many would recognise from the realms of science fiction on the big and small screen.
Rather than leave iconic pieces to gather dust in a basement, Neil has in fact turned that basement into a celebration of storytelling and imagination for everyone to experience and enjoy.
From Star Trek to the Marvel Universe; from Planet of the Apes to leaping forward to Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Neil has even rescued and restored rare items that might have otherwise been destroyed beyond their onscreen use, and are now used to showcase a cultural heritage of genre stories and our fascination with all things above and beyond.
But being an Art Teacher turned Great Curator isn’t as easy as it sounds. It has certainly presented a unique set of challenges, from Daleks battling local Councils, to keeping an artistic venue going throughout a series of national lockdowns.
In this episode, Neil shares the power of creativity in his life - and the importance of following through with a creative vision, even when that vision may seem alien to others.
You can also support The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi by becoming either a Space Cadet, Starship Trooper or Space Guild Navigator and receive a wealth of content via Patreon.
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Episode 8 - Neverending Stories
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya Angelou
Marketing... the modern business sales pitch to describe what mankind has been doing since the dawn of time - storytelling!
It’s the most basic and fundamental driver of the human experience and what gives our lives meaning. Stories are the backbone to creative practice and expressed through music, painting, architecture, CGI and sculpture... and even predates writing.
Wow, we’ve already been on an epic human adventure, and while we’re facing some troubled times, that journey and those stories continue.
So forget business jargon, because this episode of the Creative Adventurer's Survival Guide is all about the stories that have profoundly inspired us, and how we think our collective hero’s journey might evolve as the ground shifts under our feet.
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