The Weight of Expectations — Finishing the Work Without Being Crushed by It
Creative work always comes with expectations—but whose expectations are they? Recorded from a cottage on the shores of Lake Huron, we unpack...
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War with Art
The weekly podcast that helps you fight your creative battles! Hosted by three professional game developers by day, and writer (Sheldon Carter), musician (George Spanos), and artist (Eric Ve...
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Listen to War with Art, a Arts podcast by Eric, George, & Sheldon. Stream 86 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 86 episodesOblique Strategies: "Do Something Sudden"
In this episode, we pull another card from Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt’s legendary Oblique Strategies deck — this time landing on the decept...
Why Being an Artist Is a Responsibility - Bonus ep. w Eric J. Drummond
In this bonus episode with painter Eric J. Drummond, the conversation narrows in on something fundamental: what it actually means to take re...
Creative Block, Memory, and the Lonely Work -- with Eric J. Drummond (Part 3)
Part 3 of our conversation with Eric J. Drummond begins in a place most artists avoid talking about directly: not inspiration — but blockage...
Art, Ego, and the Cost of Compromise -- with Eric J. Drummond (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with painter Eric J. Drummond, the focus shifts from discipline and craft to something harder: the tension bet...
Weakness as Style — with Eric J. Drummond (Part 1)
In this episode of The War with Art, we welcome painter Eric J. Drummond — a figurative artist trained in classical realism at the Florence...
A random show: Deadlines, Perfection, and Collaboration
In this episode of The War with Art, we try something new: a random show. After wrapping another recording, the conversation kept going — bo...
Oblique Strategies: Build the Bridge, Burn the Bridge
In this episode of The War with Art, we pull another card from Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt’s Oblique Strategies deck and get a prompt that h...
Done vs Perfect — and the Voice That Hates Your Work
In this episode of The War with Art, we talk about the inner critic — that voice that shows up right when the work starts to matter. Eric, G...
Does anyone even want it?
Pulling a random card from The Deck of Oblique Strategies, the guys discuss...
Always Be Learning
The guys talk about what they've learned over the past few months.
What would you do differently?
Thinking about the future means reflecting on past mistakes. What would you do differently? The WWA explores.
Choirs and Spirituality?
Choirs and spirituality... ok guys? Where will this one go?
Project Exhaustion
George, Eric and Sheldon talk about all the effort and how that can turn to exhaustion.
Overthinking your art
Sheldon, George, and Eric sit down to talk about the vast landmine overthinking your art.
War with Art - Mortality
George and Eric discuss life and death as a creative.
What is a Cinematic Novella?
George and Eric sit down for this one and discuss making a new kinds of things...all with a dash of creative insight and humor.
Aardehn Kickstarter
The guys discuss Kickstarter releases, tips for creating one, and the hype surrounding SM and Eric's new book, Aardehn: Awakening (which hit...
Rework
SM Carter, George Spanos, and Eric Vedder talk about the pain of having to rework and rewrite and redraw and replay... like needles in your...
War with Art - Procrastination
S.M. Carter, George Spanos, and Eric Vedder get off their butts and actually record an episode... but, just maybe, procrastination is a good...