Your Creative Push

Gary Taxali is an award-winning muli-media artist from Canada who draws inspiration from vintage comics and advertising, producing an assortment of graphic design, fine art, and street art, all rolled into one.  His work has been seen not just in print and in museums throughout North America and Europe, but on toys, wine labels, coins for the Canadian Mint and clothing. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/garytaxali In this episode, Gary discusses: -The experience of designing coins for the Canadian Mint. -A very serendipitous story relating to coins and his ancestry. -The relaxation that can come from being aware of the serendipitous nature of existence. -His experience with clients wanting to control his creativity and how he dealt with it. -His process of creating a design for the marriage-themed coin. -How he gets through the creative struggle of not being able to pin down the perfect iteration of an idea. -His advice for people who have a difficult time “going for a ride” with their art as oppose