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A special new episode for y’all from the official #wacom podcast, Why We Create. 
In this episode we sat down (very cautiously I might add) with PDX based ergonomist, artist, and founder of ErgoArts, Serafine Lilien. Serafine’s career started out in the arts, and she now does work to help creatives (and folks of all kinds) stay happy, healthy, and free of any repetitive strain injuries.
We got into the weeds on proper posture and the Neutral Posture Principle, the list of ‘helpful’ ergonomic chairs, stools, desks, and more – and also learned about best practices and some practical stretches artists – and anyone that sits all day – can adopt to help prevent injuries in the future.
 
Conversation Topics include:
💖 Be kind to your body, we only get one.
🫸 Stretches throughout the day are important.
👯 The best thing you can incorporate into your day is movement – aka, get up outta that chair and stretch your body and legs
🧌 Do what you can to avoid having ‘Shrimp Back’
 
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As we wrap up season 3 of the official #wacom podcast, Why We Create, we take a look back to our past seasons for some of our favorite highlights and folks reasons for why they do what they do. 
This “best of” episode features clips from:
·       Luke McGarry  @lukeymcgarry 
·       Dakota Cates aka @wizardofbarge
·       Colby Nichols @colbynichols
·       Katie Pryde  @bookswpictures
·       Kyle Webster @kyle.t.webster 
·       Geneva Bowers @gdbeeart
·       Liz Clayton Fuller aka @ipaintbirbs 
·       Lanny Ho @lan.ny.ho
·       Mike Golden aka @Droquis 
·       Sarajean Chung aka @theonewithbear
We’ll be off recording more during the winter months in preparation for Season 4, coming to your ears early 2024.
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It’s lucky number 13 for the official #wacom podcast, Why We Create. 

In this episode we sat down with PDX based Creative Director, Concept Artist and aspiring Improv actor, Barret Thomson of Deep Sky to dish on all things concept art, the influence of traveling, working with musicians and so much more.  
Barret’s influence at Deep Sky can be seen across their amazing portfolio of work, including their in house project “It’s the Little Things” (which you can watch on YouTube) and their stellar animation for the music video for the five-part animated series called 'In Ashes 'by the Smashing Pumpkins. Barret’s personal work is just as exciting as his professional work and leads you to imagine the most fantastic stories… you know, like how did Medusa’s head get on that shield… and what would happen to you if you forgot to remove your symbiotic lung?
Conversation Topics include:
⛵ Steering the creative ship via Concept Art  
🤷‍♂️ “What if” helps keep the wheels turnings
🎭 Improv skills ARE helpful in real life
🪄 Animation is Magic
🐍 ⚔️ Perseus Killed Medusa (we googled)
You can follow Barret on Instagram @barretthomson
You can follow Deep Sky online at This is DeepSky on Instagram or at their website DeepSky.TV
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For the latest episode of the official #wacom podcast, Why We Create, we caught up with long time friend and collaborator Andre Luis to discuss the power of finding your tribe, cultivating community, and the struggles and successes of being a creative entrepreneur. 
Andre Luis founded Trojan Horse was a Unicorn (aka T.H.U) back in 2013. Since its conception, it has been a highly anticipated and highly regarded experience for both emerging and professional creatives.  Holding tight to their roots, T.H.U. is a space where creatives of all disciplines, skill levels, and backgrounds can come together to experience, and share, the power of creativity.  T.H.U. is not just the ‘main event’, but a series of experiences, meetups, workshops, and more that take place all around the globe between a vast array of communities. 
Conversation Topics include:
🥰 Empowering creatives around the world 
🎨 Creativity is key to a functional society  
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 It’s all about the human connection
🧚Shout out to all the mentors out there
📖 Storytelling is powerful 
To stay up to date on what’s happening next at THU, make sure to follow them on social media and also check out their website: https://www.trojan-unicorn.com/
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For the latest episode of the official #wacom podcast, Why We Create, we’re syncing up with a few of our favorite local gamers, Will Lewis and Marlow Dobbe of PIG Squad and Rose City Games. They share with us what it takes to not only create your own indie game, but also cultivate an amazing community of game developers. 
From musicians to project managers, we discuss all of the roles involved in making a game as well as the benefits of participating in local (or via discord) game jams.  PIGSquad is a thriving community of creatives, programmers, musicians, storytellers and more – and their next jam is just around the corner, you can sign up by heading over to www.pigsquad.com 
Rose City Games is a game studio based in Portland, Oregon. They’re best known for their games Floppy Knights, Garden Story & World Next Door. 
Topics include:
🤿 Dave the Diver 
📂 Project Managers are important
🔑 Community is key
🎮 Anyone can be a Game Developer 
👯 Lil guys love doin’ creative stuff
 
You can find and follow PIGSquad and Rose City Games on social media
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For the latest episode of the official #wacom podcast, Why We Create, we’re heading into the flat graphic territory of adobe illustrator, discussing all things clean lines, tidy color palettes and the ‘Modern Vintage’ aesthetic. 
We sat down with the master of flat graphics himself, Tom Whalen aka @strongstuff to dish on everything from layers, to typeface, and how to balance multiple characters in one composition. From his first invite to a gallery show, to his current work with large organizations like Mondo and Disney (to name a few), Tom’s work is iconic, stylistic, and packed with industrial strength illustration skills.  
Topics include:
🍊 Orange based color palettes
💕 Designing by feel
📂 The importance of Layers, Layers, Layers
🔑 Simplicity can capture all the details
🎁 Collectibles are cool 
📅 Keep a tidy schedule 
 
You can find and follow Tom on Instagram and all social media platforms at his aka Strongstuff
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