Driven Creatively Mad

Tony Helms, better known as tonycartoonish, is a cartoonist. He’ll tell you he’s a software engineer, but in truth, he loves to draw with a passion. Tony has a unrelenting fiery will to draw as much as possible with one goal—to get better.

Bob is the Associate Director of Visual Branding at the University of South Carolina. Bob labels himself as a designer, blogger, grad student, college instructor, husband and dad. He’s obsessed with typography, the creative process and tools we use to create.

Adam Daughhetee shares his journey from playing guitar in high school to his first real audio editing in college, to starting a podcast with a new group of friends in 2006 and his current passion for audio in the local indie film scene in upstate South Carolina.Adam lives in Mauldin, South Carolina with his wife, Shawn, and their dog Ranger.

Hi, I'm Kris Black and you are listening to the trailer for Driven Creatively Mad, where I share stories of creators who aspire to earn a living from their art.Driven Creatively Mad actually started about three years ago in 2017. When I created the first... we can call it the first season of Driven Creatively Mad, and I recorded shows, by myself, just me talking to the listener, about my process of creating a children's book.I really enjoyed the process of recording the podcast, and I wanted to do more, but after that first season, I really didn't want to record a podcast where I was the only one talking to the listener. I felt like that was a bit limited for what I was wanting to accomplish. I had the idea that I could interview other creators in a similar situation that I'm in, where I've got a primary job, that takes up the majority of my day. I've got family that I spend time with, but I also have these creative projects that I want to do on the side. And I know there, there are other people that are in that situation as well. And it's tough. So I made a list of friends and colleagues that are in similar situation, reached out and said, "Hey, I want to interview you about your art and your life and how you manage and deal with all that."And surprisingly, the four people I messaged. Said, yes, they'd love to do it.So I've got a great first episode lined up for you with a sound mixer in indie films, and I'm going to be interviewing designers and artists and musicians, and it's going to be great.If you're interested in a podcast like this, please subscribe. You can do so in:Apple PodcastsSpotifyStitcherGoogle or anywhere else you sign up for podcasts you like to listen to. I've got a website, drivencreativelymad.com. Also have a Twitter, Instagram, and a Facebook page. So please subscribe, check out the site, sign up for the newsletter, and until next time keep creating.

Catch up on what I've been doing for the last year since season 1. What's the status of my children's book? What have I been doing?

I talk about my current community involvement with AIGA SC, illustrations for a secret project, drawing a comic strip for Inktober, and the next two children's book stories I plan to write.

After more than a month hiatus, I come back with a follow-up about my experience at the children's literature conference, my new obsession with getting productive on my Mac, and a wonderful review left on iTunes.

I've been working intensely on character design for my children's book main character. I begin creating an illustration for a promotional postcard to share with publishing companies and the conference facility.