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Listen to my chat with Spiryt the Tattoo Artist

Episode 613: Transforming Life into Art with Spiryt the Tattoo Poet – Tattoos, Healing & Creative Inspiration
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Spiryt the Tattoo Poet, a renowned tattoo artist and storyteller who turns personal journeys into permanent art. Spiryt shares how he honors your life experiences, scars, and triumphs through custom tattoo work that tells your story. We dive into his unique creative process, his personal history, and the deep inspirations behind his art. Whether you’re into tattoos, healing through art, or just love a good story—this conversation is for you.

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Exploring Art with Deb Breton: Inspiration and Creativity

Episode 600: Listen to my chat with Sonoma County abstract painter & portraitist, Deb Breton. We talk about art as therapy, how learning art history can create a relationship with the art; being a full-time artist, her inspirations, why she’s inspired by Taylor Swift & Basquiat, being a positive force, & much more.

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Listen to my chat with Artist & Author, Sarah Gilbert Fox

Episode 588: Today I chat with Beauty school dropout turned novelist & painter, Sarah Gilbert Fox. We talk about changing directions, confidence, humility, success & a lot more! You don’t want to miss it.

Orpheus on the B Train
The Giraffe Garden

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Check out my chat with Toronto based collagist, Flanzella

Episode 587: Today I am talking with Flanzella. She’s a collage artist from Toronto, Canada. She uses vintage & historical magazines & let me tell you, it is lush. We talk inspiration, we talk process, we talk business, we cover it all.

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Dr. Wesley Van der Lugt tells me why Christians should care about Abstract Art

Episode 582: Listen as I chat with author & professor of theology, Dr. Wesley Van der Lugt. He is an arts advocate with a passion for beauty, slowness, cultivation, kinship, and theodramatic. His book Beauty is Oxygen is coming out in June.

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Listen to my chat with Charlotte artist, Regine Bechtler

Episode 580: Today I chat with Charlotte sculptor, Regine Bechtler. I met Regine at an art exhibit last year & fell in love with her abstract sculptures. When I found out about her exhibit at the Museum of Illusions Charlotte, I knew I had to get her on the pod.

Check out my chat with Charlotte sculptor, Regine Bechtler.

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Gal Pals: Brooke & Lulu discuss Janet Hill’s Crocodile Jumper

Episode 575: Gallery Pals, Brooke & Lulu discuss Lu’s pick, Crocodile Jumper by Canadian artist, Janet Hill. Always a fun time, but this was a really fun episode. We both really can relate to this one. Janet is a new fave.

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My chat with MARY ENGLEBREIT!!

Episode 574: Today I chat with legendary artist Mary Englebreit, who is probably the first artist I ever loved & followed. I grew up in a home that was basically a shrine to her. [My mom calls herself the “Queen of Everything,” based on one of Mary’s pieces]. She takes me on her journey from a job as an illustrator in an ad agency right out of high school to presiding over the empire she currently holds.

Mary Englebreit

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Listen to my chat with Charlotte artist & author, Jerry Kirk

Episode 567: Charlotte artist, Jerry Kirk comes on the pod again. He’s writing his first book, Memories of NoDa. When I heard about it, I knew I had to get him on to talk about it. NoDa is an artsy neighborhood here in Charlotte [It stands for North Davidson]. NoDa has been the inspiration for many of his paintings.

This is the video Jerry produced that tells a little about NoDa.
The NoDa paintings, Evening Muse
Deconstructionism

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Listen to my chat with Dutch artist, Drager Meurtant

Episode 566: Today I chat with veterinarian-turned artist, Drager Meurtant in the Netherlands. Drager is a sculptor, collagist, a painter & a poet. I featured one of his collages as one of my Coup de Coeurs & he saw it & contacted me. I knew I had to have him on the show.

In Transition

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