Overcoming Challenges and Finding Inspiration in Creativity

Andy J. Pizza is the best-selling author-illustrator of Invisible Things and the host of Creative Pep Talk, his long-running podcast about building a creative career. In this episode, Andy talks about growing up as a hyper-creative but unfocused kid; his rocky journey to developing a unique artistic style; a medical diagnosis that changed his life and work forever; the neuroscience behind artistic taste; what he does when he feels stuck; and the epiphany that led to his biggest creative breakthrough.

Links from this Episode:

• Andy's "Giant Markers" Exhibit
• His newest book, Invisible Things
• Creative Pep Talk podcast
• Andy interviewing Guy on Creative Pep Talk
• The ADHD talk that hit Andy like a ton of bricks
• How I Built This
• Andy's next book, A Sundae with Everything On It

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