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What do you feel when you experience a power outage? Do you feel relief in the silence? Panic in the loss of connection? Fear about how long it might be? Calm in the pause? Do you take the opportunity in the shift? Light some candles and realize how much noise we get used to tuning out? Feel gratitude for the moments you do have power? #opportunity #poweroutage #daydreaming #electric #flame #candle #digitalart #procreate #illustrate #illustration #storytelling #lastdraft #astorycompany

What was the most memorable live event you’ve ever been to? Tell us about it! #livemusic #liveperformance #concert #ticketstub #admitone #liveshows #venues #storytelling #illustrate #illustration #digitalart #procreate #lastdraft #astorycompany

Episode 5: A Megaphone in the Virtual World @benbrownbentley is the Head of Events at @monstercat , an award-winning electronic music record label. Having existed in a digital landscape of live-streaming and gaming pre-covid, he shares his perspective on digital advancement in art and entertainment and the impact the pandemic had had on the expansion of artistry online. Listen to this and the other @starvingtosavvy episodes now on Spotify... and Apple Podcasts! #podcast #episoderelease #artandtechnology #artindustry #recordlabel #monstercat #edm #gaming #independentlabel #starvingartist #savvyartist #livestream #storytelling #canadianpodcast #canadianmusic #interview #lastdraft #astorycompany See more

When water boils, it is going through a a physical change. As temperature increases, the pressure of the water builds. When the water hits boiling point, the pressure of the water is the same as the atmospheric pressure at the water’s surface. I like to picture this as an invisible force pushing at the water’s surface, keeping it contained, and all of a sudden letting the water escape and become airborne. Fly water fly! #boilingpoint #boilingwater #cupoftea #chemistry #kettle #steam #digitalart #sketch #illustrate #illustration #procreate #storytelling #lastdraft #astorycompany

Episode 4: A Labour of Love Home to Music is a house concert series created and run by husband and wife duo, Mark and Paula Aquila. They preach to follow your passions and this pair puts that into practice. Listen to this and the other @starvingtosavvy episodes now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!... #podcast #episoderelease #starvingtosavvy #savvyartist #musicindustry #artandmusic #artsindustry #storytelling #houseconcert #livemusic #performingarts #artandtechnology #community #lastdraft #astorycompany See more

Are you a gut, heart, or brain first kinda decision maker? Do you like that you make decisions that way? Let us know in the comments below! #decisionmaking #heart #anatomicalheart #howdoyoukow #digitalart #drawing #procreate #illustrate #illustration #storytelling #lastdraft #astorycompany

Has anyone else found that the pandemic and use of video chatting has kept you in touch with some people on a more regular basis? Interesting what a change in habit can do. #pandemic #connection #facesketch #sketch #drawingguide #illustrate #illustration #digitalart #procreate #storytelling #lastdraft #astorycompany

It is believed that teeth evolved from scales. Apparently studies on very old fish fossils showed us that early teeth were formed out of the very same material. Food for thought #teeth #evolution #foodforthought #humanorigin #daydreaming #sketch #illustrate #illustration #digitalart #procreate #storytelling #lastdraft #astorycompany

Sometimes the sweetest things in life take patience and persistence. Sometimes you just buy a can of coconut milk. #coconut #patience #persistence #sketch #illustrate #illustration #digitalart #procreate #lastdraft #astorycompany #storytelling

Episode 1: Getting Rid of Gatekeepers @sidedoor.access cofounders Laura Simpson @novascotiamusic and Dan Mangan @danmanganmusic take their entertainment tech startup into the new world of live-streamed performances. Finding opportunity exists in the midst of a pandemic for a middle-class of artistry. Listen to the first 3 episodes now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms to come!... #podcastrelease #starvingtosavvy #podcast #starvingartist #savvyartist #musicindustry #artandmusic #artsindustry #entrepreneur #businessandtechnology #storytelling #lastdraft #astorycompany See more

When there’s a lot going on, our minds can feel like the trading floor of the stock market. Chaos. How do you create calm, order, or how do you process? Do you write? Do you meditate? Do you use movement? #meditation #orderfromchaos #process #sketch #humanbody #lotuspose #illustration #illustrate #digitalart #procreate #storytelling #lastdraft #astorycompany

How hard have you been squinting your eyes to try and show people that you’re smiling under your mask? Just me? #smiling #facialexpression #illustrate #illustration #digitalart #procreate #lastdraft #astorycompany

Learning to be present. #bepresent #feather #calm #illustrate #illustration #digitalart #procreate #lastdraft #astorycompany #storytelling

Will we look back on these years as a period of learning or a period of failure? A time of mistake or a time of understanding what we need? A time of loss or a time of letting go of what’s held us back? Challenge provides learning opportunities and understanding our choice in the matter. #challenge #lookingback #highlightsketch #procreate #digitalart #choice #blackandwhite #illustration #daydreaming #illustrate #visualarts #astorycompany #lastdraft #storytelling

How do you create something that’s never been created? How do we continue to be unique and inventive when so much already exists? Where do we draw from? Is ingenuity a bottomless well? Are the possibilities endless? Or if it is finite, what happens when we’ve scraped the bottom of the barrel and all that could ever be is now in existence? #infinitepossibility #sketch #creativity #ingenuity #procreate #digitalart #illustration #daydreaming #illustrate #visualarts #astorycompany #lastdraft #storytelling

A group of ravens are referred to as a conspiracy or an unkindness. It’s pretty obvious that we have mixed feelings about these birds. From Hitchcock’s The Birds to Poe’s The Raven, many people view the raven as untrustworthy, creepy, and even as a symbol of death. However, the raven is an esteemed symbol in several indigenous cultures on Turtle Island. Stories are told of the wise creature who heals and clarifies truth. The raven is a helper. There are stories that t...ell of the Raven who stole back the light from a box hidden away and placed it in the sky as the sun, moon, and stars for us all to see. Whatever your image of the raven, its intelligence is undeniable. The Raven has an extensive vocabulary, has been known to mimic sounds, use tools, show empathy, and have even proven that they can plan for the future. Do you have any other fun facts about the raven? #raven #conspiracy #unkindness #thebirds #perspectives #intelligence #truthteller #daydreaming #illustration #illustrate #procreate #digitalart #storytelling #lastdraft #astorycompany See more

The word weed is loaded. It is usually synonymous with undesirable, nuisance, ugly... The dandelion is often referred to as a weed. But here are some other words that could come to mind when thinking of the dandelion: edible, healthful, vitamin-rich, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cleansing, great-in-a-salad, pretty... #wordsarepowerful #healthyweeds #eatyourvegetables #wildgreens #dandelionhealthbenefits #foraging #dandelionsarepretty #differentperspective #adjustthelens #synonyms #lastdraft #astorycompany #storytelling #illustration #illustrate #sketch #daydreaming #procreate #digitalart

Mushrooms are neither plant nor animal but somewhere in between. They do not photosynthesize like plants do. They break down and decompose plant and animal life around them and get their nutrients from that process. Our environment relies on fungi as decomposers. Many species of fungi use chemical processes to effect the world around them. Once I heard someone suggest that mushrooms could be sentient in a way that we have yet to discover. What do you think and how does that make you feel? #fungi #sentientbeings #mushrooms #mushroomsarecool #decomposers #foodforthought #procreate #digitalart #illustration #daydreaming #illustrate #visualarts #astorycompany #lastdraft #storytelling

Do you know what this is? Does it bring back memories? And most importantly, did you like it? A very divisive sweet. One of those things that you either love or you hate. Individual tastes and preferences are pretty amazing in how they are just that. Individual. ... #halloweenkiss #loveitorhateit #trickortreat #nostalgia #halloweencandy #illustration #daydreaming #illustrate #visualarts #astorycompany #lastdraft #storytelling See more

I have the tendency to anthropomorphize trees. I see faces in their knots, muscle beneath their surface, knuckles in their gnarled boughs. I imagine that trees know more than they let on. Stoicism in their stillness. Wisdom in their age. What kind of stories do trees tell you?... #arbutustree #storytelling #treewisdom #anthropomorphic #lastdraft #astorycompany #procreate #digitalart #daydreaming #illustrate #illustration #treestories