The SneakyArt Podcast

Ep 74 - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Book Tour

Standing on stage in front of strangers to talk about your book may sound terrifying - and sometimes it can be! - but what are some good reasons to embrace the discomfort? Halfway through the Sneaky Book Tour, I share lessons from the road, and reflect on what excites me about speaking about my book with as many people as possible. 🗓️ Next stops are in Vancouver, Portland, and Seattle. Come see me: https://www.sneakyartist.com/book-tour [https://www.sneakyartist.com/book-tour] 📚 Buy Make (Sneaky) Art: https://geni.us/makesneakyart [https://geni.us/makesneakyart] ✍🏼 [Read [https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/302]] On the Road with Make (Sneaky) Art: https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/302 [https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/302] ✍🏼 [Read [https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/303]] The books I talk about (when I talk about my book): https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/303 [https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/303] ✍🏼 [Read [https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/304]] Things go Wrong but that's Alright: https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/304 [https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/304] ☕️ Liked this episode? To show your appreciation just buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/thesneakyartist/ [https://buymeacoffee.com/thesneakyartist/] ❤️ Love this show? Become a supporter via Substack: https://sneakyart.substack.com/subscribe [https://sneakyart.substack.com/subscribe]

Ep 73 - Being the Travel Artist with James Richards

Artist, writer, educator, architect James Richards talks about his new book - The Travel Artist - the one that he was "born to write". What does it mean to hold to your creative vision even in the face of contrary professional advice? What do we learn, and what must we unlearn, to take a creative project from ideation to execution? What are the ideas we pick up from traveling and observing the world, and how does Jim embody the spirit of il dolce far niente (the sweetness of doing nothing)? This is a conversation about doing everything and doing nothing, and a life weaving through both of these philosophies. 🎨 Find Jim's work on his website (www.JamesRichardsSketchbook.com [http://www.jamesrichardssketchbook.com/]) or visit his Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jrsketchbook/ [https://www.instagram.com/jrsketchbook/]). 📚 Buy The Travel Artist: https://oroeditions.com/product/travel-artist [https://oroeditions.com/product/travel-artist] 📚 Buy Nishant's book Make (Sneaky) Art: https://geni.us/makesneakyart [https://geni.us/makesneakyart] 🤳🏼 Follow Nishant's work on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thesneakyartist/ [https://www.instagram.com/thesneakyartist/]) or sign up to the weekly newsletter if you (too) are sick of social media: https://sneakyart.substack.com/ [https://sneakyart.substack.com/] ☕️ If you liked this episode, buy Nishant a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/thesneakyartist/ [https://buymeacoffee.com/thesneakyartist/] ❤️ If you love the show, support it as a paying subscriber: https://sneakyart.substack.com/subscribe [https://sneakyart.substack.com/subscribe]

Ep 72 - Preview the Artist Life with Genine Carvalheira

Ottawa-based artist, urban sketcher, and designer Genine Carvalheira shares sketching adventures from drawing penguins in Chile to a 21-day adventure beyond the Arctic Circle in Norway. A few years ago, when her partner offered Genine the chance to preview retirement, she leapt at the opportunity. How did this transform her art and her sketchbook practice? How does she feel about going back to work again? This is a conversation about belonging - to a country, to a group, even something as simple as a local community of sketchers. 🤳🏼 [Follow [https://www.instagram.com/geninecarvalheira/]] Genine on Instagram 💻 [Watch [https://arttoolkit.com/workshops/finding-focus-with-genine-carvalheira/]] Genine's live workshop with Art Toolkit on Oct 4 🎨 [Join [https://ilchiostro.com/workshop/capturing-the-essence-of-venice-through-ink-watercolor-and-personal-expression/]] Genine's in-person, week-long art-retreat in Italy in 2026 ✍🏼 [Read [https://ilchiostro.com/workshop/capturing-the-essence-of-venice-through-ink-watercolor-and-personal-expression/]] Nishant's newsletter of secretly drawn art of the world + share your thoughts about this episode. 📚 [Buy [https://geni.us/makesneakyart]] Nishant's book - Make (Sneaky) Art: and other ideas to build your sketchbook habit. 🎟️ [Join [https://www.sneakyartist.com/book-tour]] the Sneaky Book Tour! Nishant goes on the road to share his sketching experiences, the funny business of writing a book, and why you need a sketchbook habit. Next stop: Oct 13 in New York.

Ep 71 - My Big Idea to Save the World

If the modern world runs on the attention economy, are we simply fuel for its fires? If the modern world runs on the attention economy, can we win by reclaiming our attention spans? In this episode, Nishant recounts his experience at the prestigious Aspen Ideas Festival, where he shared his Big Idea to save the world - a cheap sketchbook and a pen. 📚 Make (Sneaky) Art is now out in bookstores and available online. Grab your copy: https://geni.us/makesneakyart [https://geni.us/makesneakyart]. 🎟️ Find Nishant on the SneakyArt Book Tour: https://www.sneakyartist.com/book-tour [https://www.sneakyartist.com/book-tour] ✍🏼 [Read [https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/s103]] How to Break out of Social Media Prison ✍🏼 [Read [https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/289]] Impressions from Aspen Ideas Festival ✍🏼 [Read [https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/295]] Working with a publisher when you only like working alone ✍🏼 [Read [https://sneakyart.substack.com/p/301]] On pub day, a mild existential crisis appears.

Ep 70 - Defining your own Adventure with Samantha Dion Baker

New York-based artist and author Samantha Dion Baker introduces her latest book - Draw your Adventures. What are good ways to think of the word 'adventure'? Does it always need to be an exotic, foreign location? Sam and Nishant discuss ways to craft a personal definition of adventure, free of other people (plus social media) opinions. Then big questions creep in! If all knowledge already exists on YouTube, what really is the job of the how-to book? If artists are self-driven, why do we benefit so much from community? Also, are disembodied hands easier to draw than hands attached to their people? BONUS: Sam offers advice for first-time authors (like Nishant!) to deal with the anxiety of expectations. 📚 Buy Draw your Adventures [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/755765/draw-your-adventures-by-samantha-dion-baker/] by Samantha Dion Baker 🎨 Check out Sam's exciting new "Write and Draw" workshop [https://www.ruthieackerman.com/workshops-store/p/write-and-draw-brooklyn] in Brooklyn 📚 Buy Make (Sneaky) Art [https://geni.us/makesneakyart] by Nishant 🎟️ Meet Nishant on the SneakyArt Book Tour [https://www.sneakyartist.com/book-tour] 🎙️ Listen to Sam & Nishant's first conversation [https://sites.libsyn.com/294908/site/ep-52-chasing-horizons-with-samantha-dion-baker] in Ep 52 of the show