The one and only Lisa Congdon is back in the windowsill for an honest conversation on work life balance, creating harmony and ease in life, and what she’s given up in order to have more of what she wants. Illustrator and author Lisa Congdon is best known for her colorful, graphic drawings and hand lettering. She works for clients around the world including Comme des Garçons, Crate and Barrel, Facebook, MoMA, REI, and Harvard University among many others. She is the author of ten books, including the starving-artist-myth-smashing Art Inc: The Essential Guide to Building Your Career as an Artist and her latest book Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic.   Margo and Lisa discuss: The notion of work life balance and Lisa’s current take on it The process of engangling herself from being a workaholic Creating a self care and wellness practice The importance of non-monetized hobbies The learning lessons that come from decision making Why she always says “every mistake is progress” The 80/20 rule when it comes to business income Print on demand How being disciplined has allowed her more freedom in her life   Connect with Lisa: https://lisacongdon.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lisacongdon/ Art Inc. by Lisa Congdon   Connect with Margo: www.windowsillchats.com www.instagram.com/windowsillchats www.patreon.com/inthewindowsill  

Margo is joined by the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of lines and color aka Dave Arcade. Dave is an Illustrator with a degree in graphic design and his style is born of his inner designer doing its best to talk down the numerous influences of his youth. He left behind a 10 year career as an art director to pursue freelance illustration. He has a true depth of style that delivers a one-two punch of strong thinking couched in elaborate and colorful compositions. Margo and Dave discuss: His background in ad agency work and spending 10 years as a Creative Director When it why it can be good to “be the problem” The messy middle, and appreciating the process that takes place to complete a project Allowing yourself to have fun with your work Storytelling in art Transitioning out of ad work and some of his first big freelance projects NFT’s Dave’s pieces are absurd and conceptually complex and demand more than a passing glance. If he's not pining over music gear he’s doing work for brands like Google, Nickelodeon, Disney, Adobe, Activision and Discovery Channel. Connect with Dave:  https://www.davearcade.com/ https://www.instagram.com/davearcade/

David Mack: Desperate Hours. A new Star Trek series is a huge deal to Trek fandom. It's a pretty rare occurrence, and what's even rarer is a first novel that looks and feels anything like the actual show! But thanks to Discovery writer and tie-in guru Kirsten Beyer, the novels and the show are linked together like never before, and we as fans get to read about the adventures of Discovery at almost the same instant the show hits screens! In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther welcome author David Mack to talk about his new Discovery novel, Desperate Hours. We discuss the process of collaboration with Discovery's writers, Captain Pike's devotion to duty, Enterprise vs. Shenzhou, the Shenzhou's bridge crew, comparisons to the Vanguard series, Spock and Burnham, the look and feel of the universe, the book's non-canon status, and finish up with what David Mack has on the horizon. In the news segment, we judge the covers of the upcoming Titan: Fortune of War, and Deep Space Nine: I, the Constable. News Fortune of War Cover (00:04:03) I, Constable Cover (00:06:55) Feature: David Mack Discovery's First Book (00:10:01) Getting Involved (00:12:37) The Two Captains (00:18:20) Saru and Una (00:23:49) Competition (00:30:36) Writing from Scripts (00:33:22) Creative Freedom (00:38:53) Spock and Burnham (00:52:21) Media Tie-ins (01:03:29) Different Styles (01:06:53) The Story (01:18:37) Does Discovery Live Up (01:24:37) Canon (01:29:28) The Midnight Front and What's Next (01:36:13) Final Thoughts (01:42:10) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Guest David Mack Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer)