The Creative Push is the informal conversational journal that Learn and Create shares monthly, providing unique news, ideas, and artists’ interviews. It is a place designed to help motivate and inspire anyone interested in growing a creative passion. Here I showcase intimate and diverse artist interviews about people driven with the passion to create.
Artists and makers of all kinds share their personal insight, tips, advice, and compelling knowledge in their processes. They tackle important questions on creativity, growth, and motivation as creatives. Artists, photographers, musicians, writers, and other inspired experts discuss what they create and why it’s important with the intent to motivate others.
Buddy Jackson earned a name in Nashville as one of the top designers with more than twenty-five years in the business. His talent in the music community won him many awards including two Grammys for best recording package. Today he shares his career path and how he left the commercial world to become a fine…
Karri Suh is a hobby baker passionate about creating her own unique delectable cake recipes and bringing people together socially through the joy of food. I met her on the Nextdoor app, after coming across her post looking for cake tasters in the area. Having a weakness for sweets there was no way I could…
Nashville’s newest Australian transplant is paving the way for his new solo career in the US despite the crazy journey it took to get here! Troy Kemp has been one of Australia’s most well-known talents for more than a decade. As a country music entertainer, he was part of the McAlister Kemp duo with Drew…
Over the past few years, Designer and Architect Theresa Dyer has slowly started growing her career as a figurative sculptor. While the Nashville creative got a late start you would never know based on her beautiful bronze sculptures that are publicly displayed in several cities across the US. Theresa Dyer was born in Topeka Kansas,…
I have to challenge myself each week with what I can share with others that might add value as a creative. Often when trying to brainstorm ideas I get stuck. In those times of frustration, finding creative ideas can be difficult. Creative blocks in developing new ideas affect all artists at some point. Day-to-day stress…
The internet offers an amazing array of online classes in photography, art, DIY, craft, design, music, and freelance entrepreneurship. I am not one to watch tv very often, instead, I find myself looking at online videos that foster insight and knowledge. Over the years I have established a few resources I continue to visit that…
News It’s been a whirlwind of a week! My little sister got married and I have been in Florida for seven days so I am a bit behind. This week I want to share some music from Australian singer-songwriter Katrina Burgoyne who performed at the private event “Bands At The Barn” that I attended here…
This week I am taking a break with the artist interviews to be a part of my sister’s wedding but I have a great interview planned for next week! I do want to share some information about an art event that is happening this weekend if you are out doing the art crawl I have…
Singer/songwriter Jeremy Lister entices his listeners with soft-spoken angelic and harmonious vocals. His charming personality and joyful pop-folk acoustic musical style make every track a delight. The career demands of touring, recording, and performing in his past have seasoned him into the unique artist he is today. Jeremy grew up in a very musical family…
Using vibrant colors, a palette knife, and simple subject matter, contemporary painter Trevor Mikula creates fun conversational art with a whimsical flair. His basic subject matter allows the viewer to make playful interpretations through humor while enjoying themselves in the moment. Art culture has always focused more on serious subject matter, political satire, or transgression…
Abstract painter Rachel Kice has led an adventurous path to get to where she is today as an artist. Her work is representative of surreal cubism using geometric shapes to compose diverse offbeat creations. Her ever-changing interests have allowed her to continue moving forward with success on several creative fronts while following her heart. She…
Georgia is a digital marketing strategist, a lifestyle blogger, and a yoga teacher. Her specialty is strategy, campaign management, execution, and post-campaign analytics. Her expertise lies in her ability to be a brand expert and content creator for her clients. “I have always been creative. I was drawn to social media marketing because it brings…
Sometimes we are uncomfortably reminded of how much we depend on digital technology. The past week I have been struggling to function without my Mac computer. The internal hard drive needed to be replaced and 6 days later I am still in limbo awaiting the part to arrive for the repair. As a perfectionist, I…
Mixed media artist Anne Goetze offers majestic imagery through her work that is centered around beautiful landscapes, rural areas, and people in those farming communities. She combines a love of photography and painting intertwined with her background as a photo retoucher in her work. Her influence is derived from the French and American Impressionists along…
Over the past few weeks I have had several friends say they would love to know more about my creative journey so this week I decided to share a little about myself for The Creative Push. Consider this a bit of a creative check-in and an introduction if you don’t know anything about who I…
With his larger-than-life pieces, metal sculptor Valentine Adams allows those who view his work to explore the unknown. His art is the result of scavenging through piles of scrap metal to find pieces that have a shape or suggest a history that can complement his grander vision. Making use of reclaimed metals, Val’s voice is…
Abstract artist Katrina Revenaugh has found a way to merge her deep love of graffiti into atmospheric mixed-media masterpieces. Over the years she has perfected a digital collage process that combines photography with traditional painting techniques on wood, metal, and canvas. Her euphoric work transforms the grit, chaos, and confusion of urban street art into…
Artist and illustrator Christa Schoenbrodt is a soft-spoken visual artist creating fresh, colorful, fun, and often enlightening work. Her work attracts almost any genre in need of something creatively unique, handcrafted, and organic in appeal. Often incorporating leaves, florals, birds, and butterflies, her connection with nature is noticeable within her whimsical artwork. Christa knew from…
Garment-themed sculptor, John Petrey is a visual artist who fuses the symbolism of his 50’s and 60s childhood memories with everyday materials. His whimsical and often vintage style offers complex art pieces that beg to be studied and pondered. His work ethic, drive, and unique work have brought him success as a dress sculptor in…
Calligraphy artist Laurie Soileau feels the happiest in life when she is living artfully. For her, life balance is accompanied by her love of gardening, baking, art, and calligraphy. Using a nib, ink, and paint on paper, her childlike wonder is playfully communicated through her work as an artist. Working as a life coach and…
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