Episode 538: Listen as I chat with Italian figurative photographer, Anna Ferrara…all the way in Italy…. about her photographs and her inspirations. She takes me into her portrait studio where she explores the topic of solitude, finding it interesting how some find freedom in it and others find restriction. Her pictures seem to tell a story and you want to find out more.
Episode 146: Today I talk to Charlotte-based artist, Chad Cartwright at his studio in C3Lab. We talk about how he got started, about his practice, what it’s like shooting nudes…
Episode 142: Today I talk to Andrea Rosen of the Fleming Museum in Burlington, Vermont. We talk about the art of activism in the RESIST! INSIST! PERSIST! exhibition which goes until December 13, 2019.
Tony Gleaton (African-American, 1948-2015) Un hijo de Yemayá (A Child of Yemaya), Hopkins, Belize, from the series Africa’s Legacy in Central America, 1990 Gelatin Silver Print Courtesy of Light Work
John Edmonds (African-American, born 1989) Jordan Raising His Hand (Encounter), 2015 Inkjet Print Courtesy of Light Work
Resist_2.jpg Sabra Field (American, born 1935) Plainclothesman and Residents: Watts, from the Decade Portfolio, late 1960s Linocut print on Goyu paper Gift of the Pentangle Council on the Arts 1991.80.63I
Francisco De Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828), What a Golden Beak! (Que Pico De Oro!), No. 53 from Caprices (Los Caprichos), 1797-1799. Etching and burnished aquatint on laid paper. Gift of Henry Schnakenberg 1945.2.42
Episode 133: Today I talk to an old friend, Darren Bowen, of Darren Bowen Photography. I met Darren when I worked at a Starbucks, downtown. He has since become quite the photographer. It’s a good time catching up, finding out what he’s been up to since I saw him over 10 years ago! [It’s a lot!]
Coffee Stop
Candy Town
All images c. Darren Bowen Photography. Used with permission
Check out the design Darren did with full text version of our chat on his website. It’s really great!
Episode 124: Today I talk to local artist & entrepreneur, Cass Bradley. It is so inspiring! She talks about she “escaped” a successful corporate career and made a very successful artistic career. She did it! She is a master at juggling many pursuits and passions simultaneously. [p.s. that obnoxious thud is from me dropping my phone. #sorry].
[featured photo: Empowered Portrait, Shamyra Parker, c. Cass Bradley,]
Episode 109: Today I talk to photographer Julie Corder, of Coffey and Thompson Art Gallery. She is busy doing all sorts of cool things: She is a fine arts photographer at the Coffey and Thompson gallery; Her trademark orchids are really causing a splash, and she is also really excited about the public access show she is co-producing with her husband on the Gold District. She published a book, Touring The Gold District Charlotte, which will be available on her website.
Episode 95: Rock Hushka, Senior curator of the Tacoma Art Museum returns to the podcast to chat with me about the Sun, Shadows, Stone exhibition. Adrienne Edmondson, director of marketing, joins in as well. It’s a great chat. We learn about photographer and former geologist, Terry Toedtemeier (1947–2008), who has had a diverse and interesting career. It opened October 20, 2018 and goes through February 17, 2019.
Episode 88: Today I talk to Steven Bowers. He’s an intellectual property attorney who is also an accomplished photographer. His fascination is street portraiture. He has some really great projects, including Just Johnson, which humanizes the homeless.
Episode 64: Today I meet & chat with Howard Yezerski, of The Howard Yezerski Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts, about Sandra Stark’s atypical artwork. You’ll get to see my opinion change in real-time.
Eliot’s Pot, 2017, Archival digital prints, 23 x 20 in.
By Fire, 2017, Archival digital prints, 18.5 x 25.5 inches
For Egon, Flora and Jeffrey, 2017, Archival digital print, 25.25 x 18.25 inches