Keep Making Human Art with Reece Parker | Apr 27, 2026

<p>In this episode, host Kendall Hotchkiss interviews motion designer and illustrator Reece Parker on intuitive creativity, building a personal brand, and thriving as a human artist in the AI era after a decade of solo freelancing.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode covers:</p><ul><li><strong>The eras of a freelance career</strong>: Reece breaks down ten years of solo work into distinct growth phases—learning the tools, shaping market perception, figuring out business, and the current era of resilience and &quot;art over commerce.&quot; Each era required a different mindset shift.</li><li><strong>Working intuitively as a creative identity</strong>: Practical tips for recognizing intuitive moments and protecting time for them.</li><li><strong>Showing up authentically on social media</strong>: Why offering vulnerability outward is what brings community back in.</li><li><strong>Positioning a portfolio site to speak past peers</strong>: Why he invested a year and serious money into a developer-built site with capability decks and process decks designed to win direct clients—and how it changed his business overnight.</li><li><strong>Mantras for dry spells</strong>: &quot;It&#39;s not personal, it&#39;s business.&quot; Manifesting positive energy instead of waking up scared. Why packing your schedule to feel valuable eventually catches up with you.</li><li><strong>Freelance platforms vs. networking</strong>: When platforms actually work versus the slow-game alternative of networking.</li><li><strong>The human option in the AI era</strong>: Why being clearly the craft-forward, human choice is now an easier and more meaningful position to occupy, and why the clients chasing the cheapest AI option were never the ones you wanted anyway.<br></li></ul><p><strong>Upcoming Events:</strong></p><ul><li>Game Night: Wednesday, April 29th</li><li>Next Monday (May 4th): Open discussion hosted by Jen Van Horn</li><li>Looking for community members interested in hosting!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Visit <a href="MondayMeeting.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">MondayMeeting.org</a> for this episode and other conversations from the motion design community!</p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Monday_Meeting">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Meeting Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://discord.com/invite/2zDcj7PyB7">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Meeting Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/monday-meeting-podcast/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mondaymeetingpodcast/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mondaymeeting.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://mondaymeeting.substack.com/%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><br></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reeceparkerco/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Reece’s Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reeceparker.com/⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Reece’s Website</a></li></ul>