Andy J. Pizza: This Author-Illustrator Wants to Give You a Creative Pep Talk

 
 

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Andy J. Pizza is the best-selling author-illustrator of Invisible Things and the host of Creative Pep Talk, his long-running podcast about building a creative career. In this episode, Andy talks about growing up as a hyper-creative but unfocused kid; his rocky journey to developing a unique artistic style; a medical diagnosis that changed his life and work forever; the neuroscience behind artistic taste; what he does when he feels stuck; and the epiphany that led to his biggest creative breakthrough.

Links from the Show

01. Andy's "Giant Markers" Exhibit

02. His newest book, Invisible Things

03. Creative Pep Talk podcast

04. Andy interviewing Guy on Creative Pep Talk

05. The ADHD talk that hit Andy like a ton of bricks

06. How I Built This

07. Andy's next book, A Sundae with Everything On It

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