In this episode, I interview Noah Scalin, an artist who first gained notoriety a little over a decade ago with his Webby Award-winning Skull-A-Day project (during which he produced a different piece of art containing a skull every day for a year).
Today, Noah is the first artist-in-residence for the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business. He runs Another Limited Rebellion, an art & innovation consulting firm, with his sister and leads a collaborative science fiction universe and art project called the League of Space Pirates. He’s also authored six books on art and creativity and continues to create art for exhibitions around the world.
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During our chat, we discuss;
- Noah’s side project with 30 of his closest artistic friends.
- Seeing GWAR shows back in the 80’s (a right of passage for teens in Richmond, VA).
- Growing up with parents who are artists and professors.
- Advice for raising creative kids.
- His new book, Creative Sprint, and how he collaborated with his 3-year-old in the creative process.
- Why he started the Skull-A-Day project and what he learned out of it.
- How the lessons from Skull-A-Day lead to Noah helping others maximize their creative energy.
- His thoughts on technology and the internet, and why it’s not necessarily bad for creatives.
- Why Noah feels compelled to create more than he consumes (43 min).
- The importance of arts in education, and why it’s beneficial.
- Noah’s definition of creative success.
In addition to his websites, you can find Noah on Twitter, Instagram, and other social media.