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Creative Block

Hosts Violaine "Vee" Briat and Sean "LordSpew" Glaze doodle and chat with artists about their creative journey, lives, and how they break through their "creative block". Violaine Briat - https://twitter.com/violainebriat Sean Glaze - https://twitter.com/lordspew

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All Episodes

00:40:39

EPISODE 210: KEVIN TEMMER

Creative Block ·

2025/04/28

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is KEVIN TEMMER! Kevin is an animator, song writer, and youtuber whose work can be seen in Digital Circus, Murder Drones, and the songs he shares on his youtube!In this episode, SEAN talks to KEVIN about FINDING WHAT RESONATES ON YOUTUBE, INTERNING, GETTING STARTED ON DIGITAL CIRCUS, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to

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00:56:03

EPISODE 209: JAXON SORBY

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2025/04/21

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is JAXON SORBY! Jaxon is a storyboard artist, game dev, and comic artist whose work can be seen on Tales of the TMNT, Mulligan, and Little Demon. He is currently working on his debut comic, working title "Nibiru".In this episode, VEE and IAN talk to JAXON about JOINING A WITCH GROUP, COMING FROM A FAMILY OF ARTISTS, HIS DRIVING FORCE TO STAY IN ANIMATION, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we

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01:19:33

EPISODE 208: SAM LANE

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2025/04/14

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is SAM LANE! Sam is an animator, storyboard artist, writer, and director. They are the creator of the Adult Swim Small Let's Play Pretend and storyboarded on the shows Jellystone and Strange Planet!In this episode, VEE and Sean talk to SAM about STUDYING EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, WORKING ON I HEART ARLO, PITCHING AN IDEA, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS,

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01:21:21

EPISODE 207: SEAN BUCKELEW

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2025/04/07

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is SEAN BUCKELEW! Sean is a writer, director, animator, and founding partner for Green Street Pictures, an independent animation studio, as well as worked as a writer/executive producer on Scavenger's Reign and Common Side Effects.In this episode, VEE and Sean talk to Sean about LEARNING ON NEWGROUNDS, APPLYING FOR THE GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP, BALANCING MULTIPLE PROJECTS and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from

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01:06:01

EPISODE 206: ADAM ROSETTE

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2025/03/31

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is ADAM ROSETTE! Adam is a director, storyboard artist, and animator whose work can be seen in Dog Man, the Wild Robot, the Bad Guys, and as co-director of the upcoming movie Goat!In this episode, VEE and IAN talk to ADAM about BEING SURROUNDED BY ART, NOT WATCHING TV GROWING UP, BEING ON THE "IN MEMORIAM" PAGE IN HIS YEARBOOK, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM,

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01:20:33

EPISODE 205: JOHNNY RYAN

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2025/03/24

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is JOHNNY RYAN! Johnny is a writer, comic artist, and showrunner whose work can be seen in his comic Prison Pit, as co-creator of Pig Goat Banana Cricket, and as the writer of the Looney Tunes Movie The Day the Earth Blew Up.In this episode, Vee and Sean talk to JOHNNY about BEING NATURALLY TRANSGRESSIVE, PITCHING PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET, GETTING PAIRED WITH A WRITER, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we

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02:16:22

BEN BAKER | CREATIVE BLOCK #204

Creative Block ·

2025/03/17

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is BEN BAKER! Ben is an illustrator and designer whose work can be seen on his website and shop, where he'll regularly post updates on new merch drops.In this episode, Vee and Sean talk to BEN about EARLY ILLUSTRATION WORK, PEOPLE STEALING HIS DESIGNS, WEAPONIZED NOSTALGIA, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our

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02:07:48

EPISODES 203: BREANA NAVICKAS

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2025/03/10

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is BREANA NAVICKAS! Breana is a storyboard artist, illustrator, production coordinator, and podcaster who co-founded Black N Animated, currently works on Sofia the First: Royal Magic, and recently launched a new podcast, Keeping You Animated!In this episode, Vee and Sean talk to BREANA about FEELING UNPREPARED POST ART SCHOOL, FALLING INTO GRAPHIC DESIGN, WORKING ON THE PROUD FAMILY: LOUDER AND PROUDER, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a

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01:24:44

EPISODE 202: EVAN RED BORJA

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2025/03/03

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is EVAN RED BORJA! Evan is a storyboard artist, animator, and director that's worked on Midnight Gospel, City of Ghosts, and Lucas Bros. Moving Co. In this episode, Vee and Sean talk to Evan about the School of Visual Arts, Skateboarding in LA vs NY, WORKING at ADHA, and so much more. The CB Team of Vee, Sean, Clem, Ebuka, and Marco chat about their favorite guests, pranks, interesting comments, and give some behind the scenes of how this whole

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01:44:40

EPISODE 201: PEARL LOW

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2025/02/24

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is PEARL LOW! Pearl (they/them) is the founder of Orange Blossom Studios. They are a director, story artist, and writer that has worked in animation for over 10 years. They are the director and creator of the indie project Wheels & Roses, directed at Sanrio and Studio Smokescreen, and storyboarded on projects such as Hair Love, Craig of the Creek, #1 Happy Family USA, and Canvas. They also work in publishing as a writer and illustrator.In this

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01:40:56

EPISODE 200: 2OOTH EPISODE CELEBRATION

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2025/02/17

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is the CB Team! We’re celebrating a big milestone for us: 200 episodes! It’s been a long journey up to this point, so we wanted to take a moment to reflect on all the cool stuff we’ve been lucky to continue doing.The CB Team of Vee, Sean, Clem, Ebuka, and Marco chat about their favorite guests, pranks, interesting comments, and give some behind the scenes of how this whole creative block sandwich is made. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we

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02:15:50

EPISODE 199: DERRICK MALIK JOHNSON

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2025/02/11

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is Derrick is a storyboard artist, keyframe animator, and character designer whose can be seen on Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey, and #1 Happy Family USA!Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with DERRICK about ART SCHOOL, NSFW ART, WORKING IN ANIME, and so much more!While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel

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01:45:42

EPISODE 198: KOBOLD'S CROSSING

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2025/02/04

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is BEN STATEN AKA KOBOLD’S CROSSING! Ben is an illustrator, comic artist, and animator.Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with BEN about HIS STYLE, DRAWING EVERYDAY, BUILDING A COMMUNITY, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to

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01:59:08

EPISODE 197: ALEX GAMSU JENKINS

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2025/01/27

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is ALEX GAMSU JENKINS! Alex is an illustrator, comic artist, and animation director and has done work for Adobe, Vans, Facebook. Check his book Whatever Where and Why to see a collection of his comics and illustrations.Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with ALEX about ANIMATING VS CREATING COMICS, THE MOST HELPFUL ADVICE HE RECEIVED, SOCIAL MEDIA, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER,

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02:02:56

EPISODE 196: MIKE MANOR

Creative Block ·

2025/01/20

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MIKE MANOR! Mike is an animator, creator, and pixel artist. He is the creator of the Adult Swim Small "Beantown".Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with MIKE about getting started with pixel art, sending art to musicians, inspiration for Beantown, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more

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01:53:39

EPISODE 195: RYAN D. ANDERSON

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2024/12/16

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is RYAN D. ANDERSON! Ryan is an animator, visual artist, and comedian. He is the creator of the Adult Swim Small Gav the Alien and regularly releases blender animated videos on his instagram.Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with RYAN about WORKING AS LAMP OPERATOR FOR FILM, ACCIDENTALLY DELETING SOMETHING, LEARNING ANIMATION FROM YOUTUBE, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM,

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01:59:31

EPISODE 194: WILL CARSOLA

Creative Block ·

2024/12/09

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is WILL CARSOLA! Will Will is the co-creator of Mr. Pickles and Momma Named Me Sheriff as well as the Creative Director at Liquid Death.Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with WILL about GETTING HIS START IN SKETCH COMEDY, ANIMATING WITH A MOUSE, PITCHING MR. PICKLES and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear

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02:06:13

EPISODE 193: Millie Holten

Creative Block ·

2024/12/02

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MILLIE HOLTON! Millie is a writer, comedian, and comic artist, releasing episodes of her webseries, Long Head, based on her webcomic, Long Head, on Tiktok. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with MILLIE about BODY HEAD VS LONG HEAD, GETTING OBSESSED WITH DRAWING COMICS, ACCEPTING BAD FIRST DRAFTS, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON

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01:58:24

EPISODE 192: STU LIVINGSTON

Creative Block ·

2024/11/25

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is STU LIVINGSTON! Stu is a director, storyboard artist, and comic artist whose work can be seen in Steven Universe, Owl House, and Bat-Family.Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with STU about HIS JOBS BEFORE ANIMATION, HIS FIRST JOB, DRAWING VS STORYBOARDING, about so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more

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01:24:23

EPISODE 191: SEAN KEETON

Creative Block ·

2024/11/18

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is SEAN KEETON! Sean is an art director, muralist, and gallery artist. They are the art director for Skull Girls and currently have a solo show at the gallery Thinkspace. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with Sean HOW THEY’RE ALL NAMED SEAN NOW, HOW SPILLING COFFEE ON A HARD DRIVE LED TO A JOB, PUNK ROCK HACKS, about so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS,

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