Becoming a Multi-Talent: Interview with Kieth Yap
Maybe you're like Kieth, talented at more than just one thing.In this episode we discuss how to manage your desire to develop skills in two distinctly different fields.
Maybe you're like Kieth, talented at more than just one thing.
Listen: 26min | Read: 7min
In this episode we discuss how to manage your desire to develop skills in two distinctly different fields. Kieth Yap is an contemporary visual artist and a school teacher.
Podcast Episode snapshot:
- Define and review your key strengths
- 'Following your passion' isn't always good advice
- Decide whether they are ranked the same or differently
- Within your skills, carefully choose sets of sub-skills
- Be responsible, yet take creative risks
- Skills from unrelated employment can be transferrable
- Find a niche requires patience
- Skills get utilised in a different order (and timing) to what we expect
Image: Supplied by artist
About Kieth Yap
Kieth contributes consistently to many academic, professional and community projects. He is principally a Draughtsman-Illustrator and has been doing so since he can remember. Printmaking, portraiture and transforming 2D into 3D encompasses his practice.
He is interested in a diverse range of materials, their properties and recently, looks to common stationary as the catalyst in the creation of Fine Art pieces.
‘Creative education is a powerful motivator. Self-expression is most important in the holistic development of students in high school. Engaging and capacitating within the subject of Visual Arts has purpose through the concept-to-product cycle … alongside their development of reflexive attitudes for later life.’
Kieth’s goal is to continue as a post-graduate, within the fields of Public / Special Education. At current, he works at Dubbo College and an Educator for the Biennale of Sydney, 2016.
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'Arctic OK' by Heidi Maree, Directed by Nathan Shooter
Watch the NEW 'Arctic OK' music video I've just finished working on for regional Australian music artist Heidi Maree.
New music video now live!
Occasionally a passion project comes along at the right time, breaking your routine for the better. This was one such project.
Above is the NEW 'Arctic OK' music video I've just finished working on for regional Australian music artist Heidi Maree. This is the title track from her EP that is now available on iTunes, Spotify and more.
To achieve this look, we decided to shoot in an open paddock on the edge of our home city, then set something on fire.. We were attacked by swarms of mosquitos, walked through cow poo and jumped fences!
Heidi has focused, and worked hard on all aspects of her craft to accomplish great things, and deserves all the success that comes her way.
You can follow her updates on Facebook and Instagram, or purchase her music on most music platform.
In all you do, #LiveToAccomplish, N.