Starting Over to Find the Right Creative Path | James Jirat Patradoon

<p>James Jirat Patradoon is an illustrator and tattoo artist working under the alias Noirdealer. With nearly two decades of art and illustration experience, he has exhibited across Australia, the US and Asia.</p><p>In 2020, James transitioned his creative practice solely focus on tattooing. His blackwork tattoos draw on horror, metal typography and 1980s aesthetics, combining his established visual language with a new medium and way of working.</p><p>On this episode, we dive into:</p><ul><li><p>Why starting over can be better than staying stuck</p></li><li><p>How to know when your creative career no longer fits</p></li><li><p>Why becoming a beginner again can improve your work</p></li><li><p>How to protect your style from commercial compromise</p></li><li><p>What creative freedom changes about the way you work</p></li><li><p>How past experience helps when changing creative direction</p></li><li><p>Why success can look different from what you planned</p></li><li><p>What makes a creative career sustainable long term</p></li></ul><p>Subscribe for more conversations on creativity, art, culture and the future of creative work.</p><p>--</p><p>Follow James on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jamesjirat/">https://www.instagram.com/jamesjirat/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/noirdealer">https://www.instagram.com/noirdealer</a></p><p>—</p><p>Follow Future History on Instagram:<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/futurehistory.co">https://www.instagram.com/futurehistory.co</a></p><p>Follow Wayne Lim on Instagram:<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hausofwayne">https://www.instagram.com/hausofwayne</a></p><p>Made for Makers. Shop Future History Unofficial Goods:<br><a href="https://shop.futurehistory.co/">https://shop.futurehistory.co/</a></p>