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Chameleon (Erin Albert, Social Intelligence)

Posted on by Tim Kuefler

Last week I wrote about a very wonderful project that is about to unfold on timotheories! In case you didn’t get a chance to read it the moment I published last week, go take some time for yourself, and I’ll wait here for you.

And definitely don’t worry about the delay, I don’t expect it take you too long to get caught up.

Okay, glad we are now all on the same page. Let’s move forward!

For the first time in this blog’s history, I will be sharing with you a video interview that I have put together with an up-and-coming actor, singer, and dancer. One who is Edmonton based but has travelled across several provinces to make her art happen. The kind of artist that invokes visions of bohemia and punk rock rebelliousness, but with all of the sweet qualities of nurturer and confidante. Think Gwen Stefani, but like a thousand times more cool than all that.

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This lady is the artist you would think of when you imagine someone who is really passionate about building and maintaining professional but compassion filled relationships in the community.

I’m especially proud to have had the opportunity to get to know her personally over the past year and can thankfully now count her among my close circle of friends.

Ladies and gentleman, dear readers, I am so proud to introduce my talented friend Erin Maxwell Albert, who will be the first interviewee you get to SEE and HEAR on the blog.

I’ve included the link to the video here. I think you will enjoy it.

Get ready to laugh along with me as Erin describes what it’s like to work with her castmates, why she enjoys psychology tests, and who her personal hero is when it comes to interacting with other human beings.

Erin did a tremendous job and was a very good sport as I navigated my way through simple technical difficulties and learning on the fly how to use the equipment I recently acquired. We talked about some great aspects of becoming a multi-disciplinary artist and how she personally navigates through the waters of the theatre lifestyle.

Now that we have discussed some of my theories on social intelligence and gotten feedback from someone who lives and breathes that quality, that’s about all I can dazzle you with this week. But as always, I would love to know what you think; please leave some comments. What was your favourite part?

Lastly, a very big thank you to Erin for being excellent, entertaining and elegant.

Tim!

The Pursuit of Purity (Andrew Wedman, Minimalism)

Posted on by Tim Kuefler

Andrew Wedman, of Andrew Wedman Design, is both an illustrator and a graphic designer – he doesn’t like to limit himself to one media of expression. But don’t let that fool you into believing that he has no discipline, no code of honour which he adheres to.

Like the TV show Community (read:one of my all-time favourite shows), Andrew is one of those rare individuals who is both succinct and clever in his approach to life and to his pursuits, casually sharing of himself and his interests in ways that are hopeful and genuine. On the off chance you have not watched The Wire before, I’ve provided the original clip(s) that the above Community clip lovingly parodied from, to further drive home my point.

So, as you will come to see, Andrew is very much of the mindset that how you conduct yourself defines who you are, and he works very hard to ensure that his internal compass points him in a direction which is healthy and conducive to his belief system. That of a minimalist.

Dear readers, we are in for a treat, because believe it or not (if you haven’t guessed at this point), my second timotheories interview is with Andrew Wedman! I feel incredibly blessed to have had the opportunity to sit down over iced chai and milk with this gentleman – When I met up with Andrew a few weeks back to discuss why he chooses to be a minimalist, I was very excited to have learned what makes him tick by simply talking through some basic questions like what he does with his possessions, to covering some more complex topics like how he develops his concepts from inception to completion.

I will tell you this much, it is an exciting 30 minutes that you won’t want to miss!

Please click on this link to be transported to a world where topics like the auto industry, the movie Demolition Man, and material possessions are all on the table for discussion. This is a great interview folks.

I think you will really understand what I mean about his dedicated discipline as you watch the video and get to review some of the work from his portfolio.

Running at about 30 minutes, we go through the pursuit of purity.

And so we’ve discussed some of my theories on minimalism and that’s about all I can ration this week. I would love to know what you think; please leave some comments. Lastly, a very big thank you to Andrew for being awesome, available and altruistic.

Tim!