Creative Rebels

This week is a special Q&A episode. I answer your questions and worries about social media, ‘content’, galleries, failures, doom scrolling and the freedom of creative discipline.
I hope this fires you up for 2026!
Make stuff.
Put it out.
You’re capable of more than you think.
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Gabriel DeSanti is building the world’s longest resume.
He has worked as a mural painter, a delivery driver, a dog walker, a wedding dress designer, a wiener-man and lots more.
Each week he goes to work with someone new, films it and the resulting videos have had millions of views.
We talk about the people he’s met, content creation and how long it took to finally ‘make it’.


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Bee was an elite swimmer as a child. They bring the determination and resiliance to their art career as they share their ups and downs through the work they make.
This episode covers; approaching creativity as an athlete approaches sport, the behind the scenes studio struggles that no one sees and why you should work like you’re ‘peckish’.
As always, when I have a visual artist on the show, it’s my pleasure to share some images of their work. Here are some of Bee’s illustrations :)



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This podcast has helped me so much over the last year. I hope it’s helped you too!
This week we speak to the legend, Alex Brychta, the illustrator who drew over 600 Biff, Chip and Kipper kid’s books.
You can check out his work here: https://www.instagram.com/alexbrychtacreative/
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JOY! Collective is a creative production house from London, who specialise in huge public art projects. They describe themselves as an ‘outsource-able art department’.
They began as mural painters in 2010 and focused on painting for many years. They still create murals but they also bring ideas to life in various creative ways that don’t always involve paint.
In this episode we discussed finding the perfect business partner, getting clients and then once you have clients, getting them to trust you to deliver big projects.
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