Authentic Obsessions

Nov 11 2024 98 ep. 66 mins 38
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The world is filled with prolific artists who have an obsessive hunger to create. Join me for conversations with artists embracing the joy and uncertainty that fuels their work. Listen in as we delve into creative obsessions, supportive communities, getting stuck, studio spaces, and setting boundaries. Acknowledge the mess and keep going!

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Rainer Wolter - Documentation

Nov 11 2024 74 mins  
Machines, control and letting go, procrastination and seeing time in yearly spirals all come up in today’s episode with Rainer Wolter.

Erica Jane Huntzinger - Water

Oct 28 2024 71 mins  
Flow, the importance of play, and demystifying the creative process, including how people make creative decisions in their life and how and where people can affect dynamic change for themselves through creative actions are integral parts of our chat.

Duncan Petrie - Post-History

Oct 15 2024 66 mins  
Glimpses and layers of time, what will remain, walking, beauty, palimpsest, AI art, and clothespins are all on the mind of London-based photographer and writer Duncan Petrie.

Sue Johnson - Painted Papers

Sep 30 2024 73 mins  
Old books, tight deadlines, the button box, design, and dancing all come up during my conversation with mixed media artist Sue Johnson.

Ethan Keister - Observing & Drawing People

Sep 17 2024 54 mins  
Articulation, pivoting, sketchbooks, observation, and travel all play a key role in Ethan Keister’s creative life.

Paul Noth - Surprise

Sep 02 2024 72 mins  
Idea generation, your brain on cartoons, incongruency & divergent thinking, and how to encourage your creativity are all on the mind of cartoonist, writer and artist Paul Noth.

Paula Hare - The Biker Lifestyle

Aug 19 2024 66 mins  
Rocker chick Paula Hare talks about no longer giving a rip what other people think, New York City, and Wisconsin’s most iconic dessert – the cream puff.

Victoria McDonnell - Chairs

Aug 05 2024 69 mins  
Diving deep into your own life to find your voice, the selfish nature of being an artist, the power of observation, and reacting to marks and layers are all considered during my conversation with Victoria McDonnell.

Jon Horvath - Connectivity & Travel

Jul 01 2024 79 mins  
Monumental undertakings through multimedia narrative projects, travel and deep introspection, embracing chance and spontaneity, baseball, and how people define happiness, all come up during my conversation with Milwaukee interdisciplinary artist and writerJon Horvath.

Stacy Bogdonoff - Being Known By the Work

Jun 17 2024 68 mins  
Using verbs while working on a project, the importance of not putting too much (psychologically) into social media, slowness and control, and living at the intersection of design and art, and why the media & the process – the heart and head of knowing and being known - is her authentic obsession.