Play requires room to fail, and creativity is fostered through trial and error. These insights from Russell Weiss, a self-taught perfumer and multimedia artist, offer direction toward the risks & rewards of the creative process. Russell is the owner of Deep Field Aromatics, a Chicago-based perfume studio specializing in botanical-forward fragrances. In this interview, Michael and Russell discuss perfume-making, philosophy, and the power of playfulness in creating art and teaching others.
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Play requires room to fail, and creativity is fostered through trial and error. These insights from Russell Weiss, a self-taught perfumer and multimedia artist, offer direction toward the risks & rewards of the creative process. Russell is the owner of Deep Field Aromatics, a Chicago-based perfume studio specializing in botanical-forward fragrances. In this interview, Michael and Russell discuss perfume-making, philosophy, and the power of playfulness in creating art and teaching others.
Curate Your Life to Follow Your Heart into Light | Abe Lopez
Define Play
53 minutes 7 seconds
6 months ago
Curate Your Life to Follow Your Heart into Light | Abe Lopez
Everyone says to "follow your heart," but how many actually do it? In this interview, Michael and Abe discuss designing your systems and surroundings to make it easier to recognize what the heart is yearning for (and take action accordingly). They also explore the Enneagram framework, showing up fully with vulnerability and authenticity, making things that benefit both the audience and the creator, and how playfulness illuminates it all.
Abe Lopez is a managing partner of Lightward, tech and creative studio based in Chicago. He is also a mental health advocate for children, playing Guncle Abe on YouTube, teaching kids social-emotional learning through fun, dance, and thoughtfully engaging characters. In between all of that, Abe is a plus-size model, actor, motivational speaker, and creative entrepreneur.
Define Play
Play requires room to fail, and creativity is fostered through trial and error. These insights from Russell Weiss, a self-taught perfumer and multimedia artist, offer direction toward the risks & rewards of the creative process. Russell is the owner of Deep Field Aromatics, a Chicago-based perfume studio specializing in botanical-forward fragrances. In this interview, Michael and Russell discuss perfume-making, philosophy, and the power of playfulness in creating art and teaching others.
