The Art & Soul Show - Photography Podcast for Newborn and Family Photographers
Idea Graveyard
May 06, 2026
Episode 289
Lisa DiGeso, The Milky Way
"The idea graveyard isn't proof of my failure. It is proof that I am alive and creative."
Every creative has one. The half-finished projects, the abandoned plans, the supplies still in the bin with the tags on. We just don't talk about it.
In this episode, Lisa gets honest about her own graveyard, the costumes, the felting disaster of 2021, and the shed full of marketplace furniture, and flips the script on what it all actually means. You'll walk away seeing your unfinished ideas not as proof you're flaky, but as memorials to your curiosity and every time you had the courage to ask what if.
What’s in this episode:
- [00:00:30] What the idea graveyard is and why we all have one
- [00:01:00] Lisa's costumes, the felting disaster of 202, and the shed
- [00:02:30] The shame spiral that comes with an idea graveyard
- [00:03:00] Why your graveyard is evidence of growth, not failure
- [00:03:30] What abandoned ideas actually teach us
- [00:04:30] Reframing unfinished projects as memorials, not mistakes
- [00:05:00] When it's okay to let an idea rest in peace
- [00:06:00] Why creators have more ideas than they'll ever execute
- [00:07:00] The challenge: stop hiding your graveyard and honor it
If you've ever walked past an unfinished project and felt that little sting of you never follow through, this episode is going to feel like a deep breath.
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