Kate Houlihan

January’s global theme MYSTERY will be discussed by Meg Gardiner.

Hosted at Thirteen23 on Friday, 1/27. Registration and other details here.

Thanks to our partners for this month: Vitamin T,  Freestyle Language Center, and Cuvée Coffee.

Need a thoughtful gift or want to treat yourself? Get some books by these past CreativeMornings/Austin speakers:

 Jay B Sauceda @jaybsauceda​
Y'all: The Definitive Guide to Being a Texan

Watch his CreativeMornings talk. 

Austin Kleon @austinkleon​
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

Steal Like an Artist Wall 2017 Calendar

The Steal Like an Artist Journal: A Notebook for Creative Kleptomaniacs

Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

Newspaper Blackout

Watch his CreativeMornings talk. 

Clara Bensen @ClaraBensen 
No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering

Watch her CreativeMornings talk.

Aralyn Hughes @Aralyn

Kid Me Not: an anthology by child-free women of the ‘60s now in their 60s (Boomers Remember)

Watch her CreativeMornings talk.

Richard Garriott @RichardGarriott
Explore/Create: My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark

The Sword of Midras: A Shroud of the Avatar Novel (Blade of the Avatar)

Watch his talk.

David Ansel @souppeddler
The Soup Peddler’s Slow and Difficult Soups: Recipes and Reveries

Watch his CreativeMornings talk.

DJ Stout @doylejr
Variations on a Rectangle: Thirty Years of Graphic Design from Texas Monthly to Pentagram

The Amazing Tale of Mr. Herbert and His Fabulous Alpine Cowboys Baseball Club: An Illustrated History of the Best Little Semipro Baseball Team in Texas

The Pictures of Texas Monthly: 25 Years

Watch his CreativeMornings talk.

Alan Graham @MobileLoaves
Welcome Homeless: One Man’s Journey of Discovering the Meaning of Home 

Watch his CreativeMornings talk. 

Suzy Spencer @spencerwriter
Secret Sex Lives: A Year on the Fringes of American Sexuality

The Fortune Hunter

Breaking Point

Wasted

Wages Of Sin

Watch her CreativeMornings talk.

December’s global theme SOUND will be discussed by Korey Pereira.

Hosted at KLRU’s Studio 6Aon Friday, 12/9. Registration and other details here.

Thanks to our partners for this month: Vitamin T and Cuvée Coffee.

November’s global theme FANTASY will be discussed by Alan Graham.

Hosted at Community First! on Friday, 11/4. Registration and other details here.

Thanks to our partners for this month: MailChimp, Shutterstock, Wix.com and Cuvée Coffee.

September’s global theme TRANSPARENCY will be discussed by Jay B Sauceda.

Hosted at Peached Social House on Friday, 10/14. Registration and other details here.

Thanks to our partners for this month: Austin Coding Academy, Vitamin T and Cuvée Coffee.

September’s global theme MAGIC will be discussed by Talbot.

Hosted at Vuka on Friday, 9/30. Registration and other details here.

Thanks to our partners for this month: frog, Paladin and Cuvée Coffee.

Photos from August’s #CMweird event are now live on our Flickr! 

Thanks to Manny Pandya for this stunning set and Esther’s Follies for hosting.

We’re grateful to Vitamin T and Cuvee Coffee for sponsoring and making this event a magical one! 

(Photo by Manny Pandya)

Meet our most recent August #CMugshot, Taichi Kozaki! Having volunteered with our chapter in the past and with two years as one of the main organizers at CreativeMornings/London under his belt, this friend of ours isn’t new to the scene. 

When he’s not working hard as a Senior Experience Designer at R/GA, you can spot him cycling around the east side or catch him at Fast Folks Cyclery & Cafe on east Cesar Chavez. To get on his good side, you may want to come bearing gifts: specifically in the form of tacos involving migas, bacon, avocado, or really… anything.

What’s one thing you’ve been inspired by lately?

Simone Biles’s quote: “I’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. I’m the first Simone Biles.”  

What’s one way you feel like you are “weird”, and how does that inspire you?

When I meet someone new, one of the first things they try to do (besides trying to pronounce my name correctly…) is to guess where I am from. And people often have a hard time getting it right. It is mainly because I speak American English with a thick Japanese accent and occasionally say British things like “flatmates” “lift” and “jumper." 

I’ve moved from a city to a city quite a lot for the past 10 years. At each place that I lived in, I have met so many amazing people, they introduced me to the new culture, music, art, food, and all other wonderful things. These years definitely shaped me to become who I am now, and I think my weird accent is the reflection of my life story. And all of these experiences remind me that there’s so much potential in our life and inspire me to work hard, play hard and make my life more interesting every day.

Where’s one place in the world that is "weird”, and what do you love about it?

It would be Granada in Southern Spain. I felt that the city was kind of similar to Austin, actually. There’s live music everywhere you go, people are super friendly, and AMAZING food. But the most interesting thing about Granada is it’s unique cultural backgrounds. You can experience Arabic-influenced architecture, gypsies-inhabited caves, and thick Iberian culture, and cool evening breeze from the Sierra Nevada, all in one day.

Connect with Taichi!

CreativeMornings profile | Twitter | Instagram

August’s global theme WEIRD will be discussed by Christopher Locke.

Hosted at Esther’s Follies on Friday, August 19. Registration and other details here.

Thanks to our partners for this month: Vitamin T and Cuvée Coffee.

Jess Warren likes to start her day drinking coffee, exploring her neighborhood, and/or joining creative meetups (like yours truly!). As a full-time freelance graphic designer/consultant and July’s #CMugshot, Jess creates logos, menus, marketing materials, wedding invitations, and games. When she’s not designing, she’s out and about Austin, enjoying a run around Lady Bird Lake or exploring the beautiful gardens and patios this city’s restaurants have to offer. 

What place (in the world) do you love the most? 

I want to say the southern coast of Spain (it’s definitely up there!), but it’s probably the Frank Melville Park on Long Island, NY. Only a short walk from my childhood home, the park has a pond full of geese, swans and turtles. There is a beautiful bridge, a marsh, a bird sanctuary, and a water mill. It’s where we would take family photos, where I learned to enjoy running, and where I discovered photography. This park has meant a lot to me over the years.

What are some of the favorite, random things you love?

While I am in love with beaches and their salty skies, I also adore the character of mountains and the vastness of deserts. I love the beauty of street art, abandoned buildings, and alleyways. I also love hosting people, dancing for no reason, and that feeling just before you fall asleep.

Connect with Jess!

CreativeMornings Profile | Twitter | Instagram | Blog | Portfolio

Photo by Callie Richmond