Episode #24 Seth! Leary on Curiosity, Creativity, and Building Something from Nothing
Download MP3In this episode of I Love Your Stories, Hava Gurevich sits down with Seth! Leary, a multidisciplinary artist, entrepreneur, educator, and the creative force behind Gallery 1624.
Seth!’s path has been anything but linear. From launching a print shop at 21, to starting a private school for gifted children, to creating large-scale travelling museum exhibitions, his career has been shaped by curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to build things before all the answers are clear.
The conversation explores Seth!’s early life in a creative household, the lessons he learned from entrepreneurship, the challenge of building museum exhibitions, and the inspiration behind Gallery 1624, a tiny front-yard art gallery with a growing presence.
Hava and Seth! also talk about art education, helping students find an entry point into creativity, the importance of understanding your audience, and why Seth defines success as waking up in the morning and wanting to keep going.
And yes, they also get into the story behind the exclamation point in his name.
Website: https://1624.gallery/
Insta: @gallery1624_springfield/
*Shownotes*
Seth!’s childhood growing up around science, museums, tools, materials, and creativity
How he developed a “no barrier to entry” mindset around making things
Launching a print shop in downtown Springfield at 21
The lessons learned from starting a business with enthusiasm, limited capital, and a rented Xerox machine
Moving to the Seattle area and starting a private school for gifted children
How Seth! built a one-room schoolhouse model from his home
Why designing museum exhibitions became a natural next step
The story behind his traveling museum exhibition company
How the idea for a treasure-themed exhibition came together
The reality of building large-scale traveling exhibitions
Why the travelling exhibition marketplace became harder over time
Returning to Springfield and finding a new creative direction
The inspiration behind Gallery 1624
Seth!’s approach to teaching art to children
Why creativity needs both structure and freedom
Advice for entrepreneurs starting out
The importance of understanding what your customer actually wants
Seth!’s definition of success
*Memorable Quotes*
“Everything's a learning experience.”
“I think that sort of gave me this sense of there’s no barrier to entry.”
“It was great not knowing what I was getting myself into.”
Seth!’s path has been anything but linear. From launching a print shop at 21, to starting a private school for gifted children, to creating large-scale travelling museum exhibitions, his career has been shaped by curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to build things before all the answers are clear.
The conversation explores Seth!’s early life in a creative household, the lessons he learned from entrepreneurship, the challenge of building museum exhibitions, and the inspiration behind Gallery 1624, a tiny front-yard art gallery with a growing presence.
Hava and Seth! also talk about art education, helping students find an entry point into creativity, the importance of understanding your audience, and why Seth defines success as waking up in the morning and wanting to keep going.
And yes, they also get into the story behind the exclamation point in his name.
Website: https://1624.gallery/
Insta: @gallery1624_springfield/
*Shownotes*
Seth!’s childhood growing up around science, museums, tools, materials, and creativity
How he developed a “no barrier to entry” mindset around making things
Launching a print shop in downtown Springfield at 21
The lessons learned from starting a business with enthusiasm, limited capital, and a rented Xerox machine
Moving to the Seattle area and starting a private school for gifted children
How Seth! built a one-room schoolhouse model from his home
Why designing museum exhibitions became a natural next step
The story behind his traveling museum exhibition company
How the idea for a treasure-themed exhibition came together
The reality of building large-scale traveling exhibitions
Why the travelling exhibition marketplace became harder over time
Returning to Springfield and finding a new creative direction
The inspiration behind Gallery 1624
Seth!’s approach to teaching art to children
Why creativity needs both structure and freedom
Advice for entrepreneurs starting out
The importance of understanding what your customer actually wants
Seth!’s definition of success
*Memorable Quotes*
“Everything's a learning experience.”
“I think that sort of gave me this sense of there’s no barrier to entry.”
“It was great not knowing what I was getting myself into.”
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