Art If...!
By Yassi Jahanmir and Haddy Kreie
Art If...!Jul 21, 2020
Minisode 18: Listen!
Listen to the episode here: anchor.fm/artifpodcast/episodes/Episode-18-Art-if---the-oboe-is-the-mistress--With-conductor-Nolan-Dresden-ekv5j4
Provocation (#artifpodcast): Listen to something you’ve listened to a thousand times and find something new in it.
Biography: After a successful two year battle with Leukemia and a Bone Marrow Transplant, I'm back and better than ever. #takethatcancer After attending university, I performed professionally for six years in musical theater and opera, and a few seasons as Music Director of a theater company outside of Chicago. At this point I had come to a fork in the road; do I pursue a conducting career or a performance career? Feeling that I had more to offer as a conductor and feeling more artistic fulfillment in that field, the choice was clear.
In 2009, I started to make my way up the instrumental conducting ladder here in New York City. I have hit all the various marks, from standard orchestral works like Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 to lesser known pieces like Two Cine Pastrali by Toru Takemitsu. I pride myself in programing outside of the box, in order to create an experience for the audience to venture through with the ensemble.
Find Nolan online: www.nolandresden.com/
Minisode 17: Judge!
In this minisode, we talk about the provocation from Tom Drakulich!
Listen to the episode here: https://anchor.fm/artifpodcast/episodes/Episode-17-Art-ifthats-a-dude-hugging-his-dog--With-Reno-City-Artist-and-figurative-abstractionist-Tom-Drakulich-ek7c7i
Provocation (#artifpodcast): Find a piece of abstract art that you don’t understand and use this simple checklist to interpret it. Describe, Analyze, Interpret, and then Judge the artwork.
Biography: Born and raised in Reno, NV, Tom Drakulich is a process based, figurative abstractionist whose art practice navigates the play between the unique and the familiar. Having grown up exploring the Nevada landscape, he is influenced by the ways in which the physicality and form of the desert can be connected to the aesthetics of the body and his relationship with human nature. Tom is an interdisciplinary artist working in ceramics, mixed media painting and drawing, and site-specific sculpture. Tom received his A.A. in Art History from Truckee Meadows Community College, his B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, Reno, and his M.F.A. from the University of Nevada, Reno. In 2019, he was selected as the City of Reno’s inaugural City Artist.
Find Tom online:
https://www.instagram.com/tomdrakulich/
Minisode 16: Hunt!
In this episode, Haddy and Yassi talk about the provocation from Episode 16
Provocation (#ArtIfPodcast)
Take photos of anyone who see wearing Red and Black Plaid (“the shared fabric of humanity”) and tag us and Andy’s other instagram account: www.instagram.com/peoplewearingredandblackplaid
Andy Sarjahani (b. 1983, Richland, WA) is an American-Iranian documentary filmmaker and photographer raised in the Ozarks of Arkansas and currently based in East Tennessee. He is interested in people, our relationship to place and how that shapes our worldview.
He has a Masters of Science in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems from Montana State University and left his career in academia in 2012 to tell stories with a camera.
He worked on the critically acclaimed documentary Tower (Keith Maitland, 2016) and his work has been featured in Vice, Outside, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, and numerous other festivals and universities.
Find Andy Online
WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA
www.andysarjahani@gmail.com
Art If…Family is Pretty Cool! With scenic artist Gabby Roney
Episode Summary: We brought some finesse into the gallery for our last full-length episode for Season One. Haddy talked pop culture, from Bruno Mars to 80s hip-hop and DJs, showing how finesse illuminates generational shifts in aesthetic culture. Yassi talks about the preciseness of finesse in painting on the world’s smallest canvas: a grain of rice. As always, we end with a provocation, this one asks you to dig into the role of art in your family history.
Gabby Roney is a scenic artist from Kansas City who is currently studying at the University of Kansas City Missouri (UMKC)’s Conservatory for her MFA in Design and Technology. Her studies include hand and digital drafting, dry and wet media rendering techniques, life drawing, scenic art, property construction and construction. She is navigating a practice of live theatre during a pandemic. She previously spent two years as Drury University’s Technical Director building and paint charging shows. Her favorite part of the job was mentoring students to tool proficiency.
Find Gabby online:
www.instagram.com/gabrielleidel
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
Who in your circle of family or close friends has purchased art or made their own creation? Ask them about why they chose to make it or purchase it. Did they make it during a certain season in life? What do they love most about it? This project encourages you to raid your parent’s basement or old files to find it. It could be any size of any medium. Now for extra credit, re-create it.
Show Notes
Bruno Mars “Finesse” feat. Cardi B
Minisode 15: Agree and Stake!
In Minisode 15, Haddy and Yassi discuss their experiences with provocations from poet, Ed Mabrey.
Provocation (#artifpodcast) Once again we have TWO provocations this week! These artists are putting us to the test!
First: Say Yes! For one month to a year, say yes to everything that you can (that is safe and healthy for you to do) and see the world of opportunities open up before your eyes!
Second: find a group of friends and commit to renting a small space (as soon as the world opens up again!). With a space to call your own, see how your creativity can flourish!
About Ed Mabrey
Ed is the only 4 time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and the only 4 time Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam Individual Champion. He tours the country professionally as a poet, comedian, and motivational speaker. A two-time InkSlam winner, multiple LEAF Slam Champion, an Emmy winner, Ed has been on Seasons 3, 5 and 6 of Verses and Flow (TV One), ABC, FOX, HBO All Def Digital, Write About Now Poetry and was a speaker at 2015 TEDx Dayton. He’s performed at over 100 colleges and universities around the country, teaching workshops and conducting seminars. On the comedy front, Ed has opened for DL Hughley, Ian Bagg, Rob Schneider, Roy Wood Jr., Charlie Murphy and many more. Ed is a two time finalist in The World Series Of Comedy, held in Las Vegas and he’s been the voice of companies ranging from the Ohio State Medical Center to Lexus.
Find Ed Online
https://www.instagram.com/edmabrey/
Episode 18: Art if...the oboe is the mistress! With conductor Nolan Dresden.
Art if...the oboe is the mistress! With conductor Nolan Dresden.
Episode Summary:
In this week’s gallery talk about art and journey! Yassi brings the work of performance artist Pope L. to the gallery to talk about how his journey is more important than the distance travelled and Haddy talks about the history of postcards, which takes her on a journey she didn’t expect!.Then we interview music conductor Nolan Dresden and talk about how music has the power to transport us to faraway places. This week’s provocation asks you to revisit your favorite music and see if it can take you somewhere new!
Nolan’s Bio:
After a successful two year battle with Leukemia and a Bone Marrow Transplant, I'm back and better than ever. #takethatcancer
After attending university, I performed professionally for six years in musical theater and opera, and a few seasons as Music Director of a theater company outside of Chicago. At this point I had come to a fork in the road; do I pursue a conducting career or a performance career? Feeling that I had more to offer as a conductor and feeling more artistic fulfillment in that field, the choice was clear.
In 2009, I started to make my way up the instrumental conducting ladder here in New York City. I have hit all the various marks, from standard orchestral works like Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 to lesser known pieces like Two Cine Pastrali by Toru Takemitsu. I pride myself in programing outside of the box, in order to create an experience for the audience to venture through with the ensemble.
Find Nolan online: http://www.nolandresden.com/
Provocation(#artifpodcast): Listen to something you’ve listened to a thousand times and find something new in it.
Mentions:
Where Have all the Sheep Gone?
Pandemic postcards -- Quarantine: Our Darkest Hour
Minisode 14: Sketch!
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
#1: Create a target (one circle inside of another). Using pictures or words or whatever inspires you, fill the inside circle with things you can control, and the outer ring with things you cannot control. Let your creativity help you cope with whatever stresses are weighing on you right now!
#2 Urban Sketching: Grab your pens, pencil, or water colors, (or whatever medium makes the most sense for you!) and go out into the world (if it’s safe to do so!) and sketch the landscape you see before you, whether that’s the city, the park, your back yard. And if you can’t go out, don’t worry! Find a photograph you love and sketch away. Either way, sketch fast! See what you can come up with in 20 minutes. But also, feel free to stretch that time out. Let this urban sketch bring you joy!
Find Michaella Online:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/michaellamade
Facebook: www.facebook.com/michaellamadeit.
Etsy: Michaella Made. etsy.com/shop/MichaellaMade
About Michaella:
Michaella Beatty is a current school counselor with a MS in Counseling and an EdS (educational specialist) degree. She uses art as a self care practice. Michaella taught painting classes for two years, and used artwork from this studio to transform canvas into wearable art. She makes upcycled canvas earrings, bags, bows, and even passport covers. Recently she has taken up urban sketching and watercolor landscapes. She enjoys the act of creating, as well as teaching people how to create for themselves.
Episode 17: Art if…that’s a dude hugging his dog! With Reno City Artist and figurative abstractionist Tom Drakulich.
Episode Summary:
In this week’s unique gallery, Yassi and Haddy invite their good friend, Dan Boulus, to talk about “Art and the City” --how arts institutions shape the literal infrastructure and cultural feel of a city. Then to kick off our hometown series, they interview 2019 Reno City Artist and figurative abstractionist, Tom Drakulich. Finally, this week’s provocation asks you to confront a piece of abstraction and figure out what it means to you.
Dan Boulos received his PhD in Theater Studies from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2018. His dissertation examined the founding of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center in New York City and Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles and situated their histories in the context of urban renewal during the Cold War in the United States. Earlier graduate research led to his Master’s thesis on the redevelopment of New York’s City’s Forty-Second Street and Times Square, reflecting a life-long fascination with American cities, the majority of which he got to see while spending nearly two years touring North America in a giant lizard costume in The Magic School Bus Live.
Biography: Born and raised in Reno, NV, Tom Drakulich is a process based, figurative abstractionist whose art practice navigates the play between the unique and the familiar. Having grown up exploring the Nevada landscape, he is influenced by the ways in which the physicality and form of the desert can be connected to the aesthetics of the body and his relationship with human nature. Tom is an interdisciplinary artist working in ceramics, mixed media painting and drawing, and site-specific sculpture. Tom received his A.A. in Art History from Truckee Meadows Community College, his B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, Reno, and his M.F.A. from the University of Nevada, Reno. In 2019, he was selected as the City of Reno’s inaugural City Artist.
Find Tom online:
https://www.instagram.com/tomdrakulich/
Provocation (#artifpodcast): Find a piece of abstract art that you don’t understand and use this simple checklist to interpret it. Describe, Analyze, Interpret, and then Judge the artwork.
Mentions:
Minisode 13: Launch!
Provocation (#artifpodcast): Try something new! Dig into something that you’ve always wanted to do, but maybe has scared you a little bit. And give it a college try. Not just once, but for two weeks minimum. You’ll be surprised at the new horizons you will reach.
Bill Perry, Jr. is an American musician born in Chicago, Illinois. Perry is a jazz pianist and music composer who lives in Oxford, MS. He has 3 albums, 2 of which are currently available on iTunes and other online music eStores: Beyond The Darkness (Bill Perry Trio), and Phantom (Bill Perry). He also has a hip-hop single called "Lovely" also available on iTunes under his rap name Bill Mysteryo.
Find Bill online at:
Bill Perry Website
Bill Perry Bandcamp
Mr. BM Bandcamp
Bill Perry’s YouTube Channel
Episode 16: Art If...you just show this story! With documentary filmmaker and photographer, Andy Sarjahani
Episode Summary: Reality bites in this week’s gallery chat as Haddy talks about the aesthetics of information visualization in graphs and charts and Yassi talks about the ways in which surveillance culture blur art and reality. Documentary filmmaker Andy Sarjahani, this week’s interview guest, joins in the conversation sharing his experiences in how visual storytelling works to convey deep truths and tackles existential questions.
Andy Sarjahani (b. 1983, Richland, WA) is an American-Iranian documentary filmmaker and photographer raised in the Ozarks of Arkansas and currently based in East Tennessee. He is interested in people, our relationship to place and how that shapes our worldview.
He has a Masters of Science in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems from Montana State University and left his career in academia in 2012 to tell stories with a camera.
He worked on the critically acclaimed documentary Tower (Keith Maitland, 2016) and his work has been featured in Vice, Outside, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, and numerous other festivals and universities.
Find Andy Online
WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA
www.instagram.com/andysarjahani
WORK SAMPLES
LAST DAYS OF TOYS R US (photo essay): https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/438awm/depressing-photos-from-the-last-days-of-toys-r-us
HORNS OUT (short doc): https://rockandice.com/videos/climbing/horns-out-maurice-horn-reflects-lifetime-climbing/
DOWNSTREAM PEOPLE (short doc): https://vimeo.com/173096029
Provocation (#ArtIfPodcast)
Take photos of anyone who see wearing Red and Black Plaid (“the shared fabric of humanity”) and tag us and Andy’s other instagram account: www.instagram.com/peoplewearingredandblackplaid
Mentioned in the Show
Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards
Into Eternity (Swedish documentary about nuclear waste)
You are Watching Me (Link to film no longer works)
Minisode 12: Build!
Yassi and Haddy discuss doing the provocation from Episode 12 with Samantha Bearman. You can listen to the episode here: https://anchor.fm/artifpodcast/episodes/Episode-12-Art-If---I-have-the-microphone--With-stand-up-comic-Samantha-Bearman-eh4nnn
Provocation (#ArtIfPodcast):
Find an area where you are not represented and create the platform to provide a space to be seen and for others to see you and so you can showcase your art and creativity!
Samantha Bearman is an Empowerment Coach + Writing Expert. She has a master’s degree in behavior change from the University of Kentucky. She has been writing professionally in the private and non-profit sector for over a decade and is a contributing journalist for Syndrome Magazine as well as an accomplished stand up comedian. She is a motivational maven and loves being a supportive coach who provides encouragement, due diligence, and accountability to her clients. She has also used comedy as a way to bring the community together for a cause, producing sold out comedy and variety shows that raised money for organizations including the Alzheimer's Association, Planned Parenthood and the American Heart Association. She now has her own bi-monthly room, Bear Cave Comedy in Santa Barbara.
Find Samantha online at:
Episode 15: Art if … Farting in the Bathtub! With poet and creative professional Ed Mabrey
Episode Summary: This week’s theme is Art and Romance! Yassi delves into the lost art of love letters and gives us tips on how to write our own mushy gushy letters, and Haddy explores the underbelly of romance through the Museum of Broken Relationships! Then they chat with spoken word poet Ed Mabrey about the power of the word to change the world around us, including how to explore the many loves of our lives.
Ed Mabrey is the only 4 time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and the only 4 time Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam Individual Champion. He tours the country professionally as a poet, comedian, and motivational speaker. A two-time InkSlam winner, multiple LEAF Slam Champion, an Emmy winner, Ed has been on Seasons 3, 5 and 6 of Verses and Flow (TV One), ABC, FOX, HBO All Def Digital, Write About Now Poetry and was a speaker at 2015 TEDx Dayton. He’s performed at over 100 colleges and universities around the country, teaching workshops and conducting seminars. On the comedy front, Ed has opened for DL Hughley, Ian Bagg, Rob Schneider, Roy Wood Jr., Charlie Murphy and many more. Ed is a two time finalist in The World Series Of Comedy, held in Las Vegas and he’s been the voice of companies ranging from the Ohio State Medical Center to Lexus.
Find Ed Online
https://www.instagram.com/edmabrey/
Provocation (#artifpodcast) Once again we have TWO provocations this week! These artists are putting us to the test!
First: Say Yes! For one month to a year, say yes to everything that you can (that is safe and healthy for you to do) and see the world of opportunities open up before your eyes!
Second: find a group of friends and commit to renting a small space (as soon as the world opens up again!). With a space to call your own, see how your creativity can flourish!
BONUS Provocation: Make us an original provocation sound effect. Each week we will play a different sound effect from our listeners.
Mentioned in the Show:
10 Best Love Letters Ever Written
Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre
Strachey Love Letter algorithm
Museum of Broken Relationships
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson
Minisode 11: Amplify!
Provocation (#ArtIfPodcast):
Use your art form or your storytelling ability to try to create something that represents or speaks to marginalized, underrepresented, or unheard communities in your life. How can I create a piece or a project that represents this community or amplifies the voice of this community? If you don’t consider yourself an artist, next time you pass someone, take a second, and dig a little bit deeper. Ask them a little bit more to get to know their story.
Link to Thai's episode: https://anchor.fm/artifpodcast/episodes/Episode-11-Art-if-its-legacy--you-existed--you-mattered--With-photographer-and-storyteller--Thai-Chu-egocc4
Thai Chu is an independent photographer and storyteller shooting from San Francisco, California. His work is an extension of his training in Social Psychology where he spent 8 years researching how thinking and behavior differ across cultures. He continues to reflect on humans as a function of their social environment as a photographer, contrasting modern society with unseen cultures and bringing awareness to the quiet lives of those without representation. He also pairs my passion for storytelling as the Founder of Listen for a Change, a 501(c)(3) storytelling event on topics of social justice.
Find Thai Chu online at:
https://www.facebook.com/alivebyshooting
Episode 14: Art if… F*cking Learning! With Educational Counselor and Upcycle Artist Michaella Beatty
Starting this week, Art If…! Podcast will switch to a bi-weekly production schedule. We will post full length episodes with gallery and interview every other week. We will post minisode episodes where we discuss the provocations in the interim weeks. In other words, we will be posting alternating episodes: Full length episode one week, minisode the next, then repeat, so there is still something coming out for you to enjoy every week!
Episode Summary: This week’s theme is Art and Education. As the new school year starts off, Haddy and Yassi discuss the relationship between art and learning. Haddy invites you into the world of toy design and Yassi explores the history of children’s museums. Then they chat with Michaella Beatty, about the role of art in the learning process and art as self-care. Michealla issues 2 provocations that help you see yourself and the world around you a little more clearly.
Michaella Beatty is a current school counselor with a MS in Counseling and an EdS (educational specialist) degree. She uses art as a self care practice. Michaella taught painting classes for two years, and used artwork from this studio to transform canvas into wearable art. She makes upcycled canvas earrings, bags, bows, and even passport covers. Recently she has taken up urban sketching and watercolor landscapes. She enjoys the act of creating, as well as teaching people how to create for themselves.
Find Michaella Online:
Instagram: @michaellamade
Facebook: www.facebook.com/michaellamadeit.
Etsy: Michaella Made. etsy.com/shop/MichaellaMade.
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
#1: Create a target (one circle inside of another). Using pictures or words or whatever inspires you, fill the inside circle with things you can control, and the outer ring with things you cannot control. Let your creativity help you cope with whatever stresses are weighing on you right now!
#2 Urban Sketching: Grab your pens, pencil, or water colors, (or whatever medium makes the most sense for you!) and go out into the world (if it’s safe to do so!) and sketch the landscape you see before you, whether that’s the city, the park, your back yard. And if you can’t go out, don’t worry! Find a photograph you love and sketch away. Either way, sketch fast! See what you can come up with in 20 minutes. But also, feel free to stretch that time out. Let this urban sketch bring you joy!
Mentioned on the show:
Progressive Education Movement
Minisode 10: Explore!
Today we talk about experience doing the provocation from Digital Performer and Artivist, Sahar Sajadieh.
Listen to the original episode here: https://anchor.fm/artifpodcast/episodes/Episode-10-Art-ifyour-body-is-obsolete--With-digital-performance-and-media-artivist--Sahar-Sajadieh-eghmao
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
Soundscape of Our Daily Rituals:
1. Think about 3 activities/rituals that you do every day or in a regular basis during the week (e.g. Brushing your teeth, walking, …).
2. Pay attention to the following 5 Viewpoints* in each (daily/weekly/frequent) ritual:
-tempo
-duration
-repetition
-spatial relationship
-topography
*For more info about Viewpoints technique, see this webpage: https://dramatics.org/understanding-viewpoints/
3. Experiment with each of the 5 viewpoints**—one by one—and push the limits of each:
-tempo (e.g. very fast, extreme slow-motion, alternative pace, …)
**Feel free to explore other physical and vocal viewpoints in the exercise as well.
EXTRA CHALLENGE #1:
4. Record the sound of your ritual when doing this exercise. You can use an audio recorder of your choice (e.g. your phone’s voice recorder app, any field recorder, contact mic, …). You can place it anywhere you wish (on the table/object, in your pocket, in your hand, …). Record one or many soundtracks of each ritual. Make a folder and save all the audio files there. You can invite your friends, roommate, partner, and so on to do the exercise with you. You can also share your folders with one another, or with everyone who is doing this exercise using the Google Drive folder made for this exercise, and listen to the soundscape of each other’s daily rituals.
EXTRA CHALLENGE #2:
5. Use Audacity or GarageBand (or any other sound editing software application) on your computer and compose a musical piece/audio artwork, using any of the soundtracks of your and/or others’ rituals. Your final composition can be of any length and structure that sounds good to you.
Sahar Sajadieh is an Iranian-Canadian digital performance & media artivist (artist/activist) and scholar. Her background is in Experimental Theater, Computer Science, and Performance Studies. Sahar has recently completed her PhD degree in Media Arts and Technology at UCSB. Sahar’s research lies at the intersection of interactive performance/media arts, human computer interaction (HCI), and performance/media theories. She designs and develops technologies that support emergent human rituals and interactions, and simultaneously study the human experience while interacting with various kinds of new media. She is interested in the application of digitally-mediated interactivity, immersive environments, and virtual and robotic embodiments in live performances (or public venues) as a means for storytelling, poetic expression, and socio-political intervention. Her research focuses on what constitutes liveness in live performances, and how it can be replicated with technology. Her works have been presented in many international digital arts symposia and human-computer interaction conferences, and theater and performance Studies and interdisciplinary studies conferences. In addition to her digital artwork and research, Sahar has also acted, directed, and worked as a dramaturg in several theatrical productions in New York City, Vancouver, and Santa Barbara.
Episode 13: Art if... It's all in the DM's! With Jazz Pianist Bill Perry, Jr.
Episode 13: Art if... It's all in the DM's! With Jazz Pianist Bill Perry
Episode Summary: This week’s theme is Art and Improvisation. Despite the impulse to wing it, Haddy and Yassi looked up some cool improvisational art. Yassi talked about the practice of live painting and Haddy let inspiration guide her from improvised weapons to improvised architecture. Then they chat it up with jazz musician Bill Perry, Jr. who issued a provocation that encourages you to dig deep into a new activity.
Bill Perry, Jr. is an American musician born in Chicago, Illinois. Perry is a jazz pianist and music composer who lives in Oxford, MS. He has 3 albums, 2 of which are currently available on iTunes and other online music eStores: Beyond The Darkness (Bill Perry Trio), and Phantom (Bill Perry). He also has a hip-hop single called "Lovely" also available on iTunes under his rap name Bill Mysteryo.
Find Bill online at:
Provocation (#artifpodcast): Try something new! Dig into something that you’ve always wanted to do, but maybe has scared you a little bit. And give it a college try. Not just once, but for two weeks minimum. You’ll be surprised at the new horizons you will reach.
Mentioned on the show:
Minisode 7: Sense!
In this minisode, Haddy and Yassi discuss their experience doing Quill Camp's provocation from Episode 7.
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
This is a durational sound piece that you create for yourself.
Part 1 - Creating the piece:
Go on a 15 minute walk in your neighborhood.
When you get home, immediately use the voice recorder app on your phone to record yourself speaking for 30 seconds. Respond to this prompt: What was the most important thing you saw on this particular walk? Attempt to describe it with attention to visual detail.
For twenty-nine more days, do the same thing. Make sure your walk happens at the same time each day. Use the “resume” feature in the voice recorder app to continue to add to the same sound file.* At the end of the thirtieth day, you should have a 15-minute sound file.
Part 2 - Performing the piece:
Go on a walk at a different time of day than your walks in Part 1. Listen to your soundtrack. Synthesize what you hear with what you see.
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Feel free to adapt this prompt to your own circumstances. If going for a walk in your neighborhood is impossible or creates anxiety, consider another activity (or even household chore) that you can perform wearing headphones.
Robert Quillen Camp is a playwright and performance maker who often works with theater companies that create work using a devising process, including Pig Iron Theatre Company in Philly, with whom he wrote the Obie-award winning Chekhov Lizardbrain; NYC’s Hoi Polloi, with whom he wrote the text and lyrics for All Hands (with music by Dave Malloy) and the Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (PETE). His most recent plays include Our Ruined House and How to Learn and he is currently working on a commission from the Kimmel Center to create a family-friendly piece of physical theatre with Pig Iron’s Dan Rothenberg.
Website / Social Media:
robertquillencamp.com
Twitter: @quillcamp
Instagram: @rquillcamp
Episode 12: Art If...I have the microphone! With stand-up comic Samantha Bearman
Summary: The gallery question of the week is: how do art and vulnerability relate to each other? Haddy answers by throwing knives and Yassi makes the art disappear. Then Samantha Bearman keeps it real and makes us laugh from her car. As per usual, we end with a provocation, this week’s asks you to make a space for your own art and creativity.
Samantha Bearman is an Empowerment Coach + Writing Expert. She has a master’s degree in behavior change from the University of Kentucky. She has been writing professionally in the private and non-profit sector for over a decade and is a contributing journalist for Syndrome Magazine as well as an accomplished stand up comedian. She is a motivational maven and loves being a supportive coach who provides encouragement, due diligence, and accountability to her clients. She has also used comedy as a way to bring the community together for a cause, producing sold out comedy and variety shows that raised money for organizations including the Alzheimer's Association, Planned Parenthood and the American Heart Association. She now has her own bi-monthly room, Bear Cave Comedy in Santa Barbara.
Find Samantha online at:
www.instagram.com/sambearcomedy
www.instagram.com/the.samantha.bearman
Provocation (#ArtIfPodcast):
Find an area where you are not represented and create the platform to provide a space to be seen and for others to see you and so you can showcase your art and creativity!
Mentioned in this episode:
Minisode 8: Play!
Inspired by a collaborator’s play entitled, “Play For A Friend” Jasmine’s provocation challenged us to make art for the future generations. We were to ask a child in our life what kind of art they wanted to see and then make it. We were to offer it up for their feedback and take the feedback seriously and then remake the art.
In this minisode, Haddy and Yassi share their experiences embracing the playful and absurd suggestions that children make and taking them very seriously. Both art projects led to a wonderful and generous intergenerational exchange.
Jasmine Henri Jordan is a writer, performer, and teaching artist living in Chicago. She is an ensemble member at The Neo-Futurists, a company member at Playmakers Laboratory, and a founding member of Hot Kitchen Collective. She is a Florida State University School of Theatre alum. Her work is overwhelmingly about queerness, Blackness, pop culture, youth, and making messes
Episode 11: Art if… it’s legacy, you existed, you mattered! With photographer and storyteller, Thai Chu
Summary: In this week’s gallery, we gather our ideas and thoughts on “Art and Community,” from large-scale grassroots murals to how the aesthetics of a golf course can shape our collective experience. Then we commune with photographer and storyteller, Thai Chu. As always, we end with a provocation that asks you to dig deeper into the communities around you.
Thai Chu is an independent photographer and storyteller shooting from San Francisco, California. His work is an extension of his training in Social Psychology where he spent 8 years researching how thinking and behavior differ across cultures. He continues to reflect on humans as a function of their social environment as a photographer, contrasting modern society with unseen cultures and bringing awareness to the quiet lives of those without representation. He also pairs my passion for storytelling as the Founder of Listen for a Change, a 501(c)(3) storytelling event on topics of social justice.
Provocation (#ArtIfPodcast):
Use your art form or your storytelling ability to try to create something that represents or speaks to marginalized, underrepresented, or unheard communities in your life. How can I create a piece or a project that represents this community or amplifies the voice of this community? If you don’t consider yourself an artist, next time you pass someone, take a second, and dig a little bit deeper. Ask them a little bit more to get to know their story.
Find Thai Chu online at:
https://www.facebook.com/alivebyshooting
https://www.facebook.com/thaichu/
https://www.instagram.com/thaimychu/
From the Episode:
The Thinker mural in Tucson, AZ
Minisode 7A: Engage!
We extended our conversation with playwright and director, Robert Quillen Camp, to discuss Black plays and playwrights that would be especially informative during the current struggle for racial equality.
Bio: Robert Quillen Camp is a playwright and performance maker who often works with theater companies that create work using a devising process, including Pig Iron Theatre Company in Philly, with whom he wrote the Obie-award winning Chekhov Lizardbrain; NYC’s Hoi Polloi, with whom he wrote the text and lyrics for All Hands (with music by Dave Malloy) and the Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (PETE). His most recent plays include Our Ruined House and How to Learn and he is currently working on a commission from the Kimmel Center to create a family-friendly piece of physical theatre with Pig Iron’s Dan Rothenberg.
Episode 10: Art if…your body is obsolete! With digital performance and media artivist, Sahar Sajadieh
Episode 10: Art if…your body is obsolete! With digital performance and media artivist, Sahar Sajadieh
Summary: Technology is on display in this week’s gallery as Haddy and Yassi talk about the aesthetic and performance considerations in car design and Bill Viola’s long career in video art. Then, they invite digital performance artivist (artist/activist) Sahar Sajadieh to talk about how technology has transformed her art and how it acts on the world around us. Finally, she issues a provocation that asks us to pay close attention to the qualities of our daily movements.
Sahar Sajadieh is an Iranian-Canadian digital performance & media artivist (artist/activist) and scholar. Her background is in Experimental Theater, Computer Science, and Performance Studies. Sahar has recently completed her PhD degree in Media Arts and Technology at UCSB. Sahar’s research lies at the intersection of interactive performance/media arts, human computer interaction (HCI), and performance/media theories. She designs and develops technologies that support emergent human rituals and interactions, and simultaneously study the human experience while interacting with various kinds of new media. Her works have been presented in many international digital arts symposia and human-computer interaction conferences, and theater and performance Studies and interdisciplinary studies conferences. In addition to her digital artwork and research, Sahar has also acted, directed, and worked as a dramaturg in several theatrical productions in New York City, Vancouver, and Santa Barbara.
http://www.instagram.com/sahar.sajadieh/
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
Soundscape of Our Daily Rituals:
1. Think about 3 activities/rituals that you do every day or in a regular basis during the week (e.g. Brushing your teeth, walking, …).
2. Pay attention to the following 5 Viewpoints* in each (daily/weekly/frequent) ritual:
-tempo -duration -repetition -spatial relationship -topography
*For more info about Viewpoints technique, see this webpage: https://dramatics.org/understanding-viewpoints/
3. Experiment with each of the 5 viewpoints**—one by one—and push the limits of each:
-tempo (e.g. very fast, extreme slow-motion, alternative pace, …)
EXTRA CHALLENGE #1:
4. Record the sound of your ritual when doing this exercise.
EXTRA CHALLENGE #2:
5. Use Audacity or GarageBand (or any other sound editing software application) on your computer and compose a musical piece/audio artwork, using any of the soundtracks of your and/or others’ rituals. Your final composition can be of any length and structure that sounds good to you.
Episode 6 minisode: Enchant! and Absorb!
Provocations (#ArtIfPodcast):
Do something to make someone smile or think. It doesn’t have to be profound or earth-shattering. It could be anything from a sign in your yard, to googly eyes on a plant, to a chalk drawing. Just put a little magic out there for someone to come across.
Right now is a really good time to absorb everything that is out there in order to work on it later. Read as much as you can, listen to great music and watch shows, take it all in--and it will eventually come out somehow. Intentionally experience the art around you.
Episode 9: Art if…they call us Macaroni!
Summary: This week, Haddy and Yassi change up the show!. One of the Art If listeners suggested we talk about Protest music, and so they invited that listener on the show for an extended gallery! So, in this episode, we chat with Jacob Maher, about Art and Protest. Do you have an idea for a future gallery? Let us know!!
Provocation: None this week. Maybe now is the time to revisit one of the previous ones?
Jacob is a recent college graduate living in Springfield, MO working on writing projects and googling articles about protest music in his off time.
Find Jacob’s lighting design work here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ugNcxwS7IY0-lM8EnwAXz6HvDvpvyt68/view?usp=drivesdk
Or on instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/jacobs_shitty_art/
Playlist of protest songs:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6foHtlW8ZDqUCBlp0RqYvb?si=JsKeAosDTTCVcicbqzDvRQ
Episode 5 Minisode: Mash-up!
In this minisode, Haddy and Yassi discuss their attempts at the drawing mash-up! The provocation issued in Episode #5 by Anwar Hanano.
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
You will roll the dice to inspire your next sketch! So grab a die, roll it three times. The first roll will decide the iconic job of your character. The second roll will decide which muppet you will draw. The final roll will add some Greek mythology to your drawing. Enjoy the challenge of this exciting mash-up drawing provocation!
Roll #1 JOBS: 1-Police Officer 2-Admiral 3-Astronaut 4-Artist 5-Mountie 6-DJ
Roll #2 MUPPETS: 1-Kermit the Frog 2-Swedish Chef 3-Fozzie Bear 4-Beaker 5-Gonzo 6-Animal
Roll #3 GREEK MYTHOLOGY: 1-Centaur 2-Mermaid 3-Satyr 4-Medusa 5-Harpy 6-Cyclops
Minisode 4: Relax!
In this minisode, Haddy and Yassi talk about Olivier Mosset's provocation from Episode 4:
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
Do nothing! Interpret that however you will. Document that however you can. Explore the possibilities that arise when you extract yourself from the constraints of productivity. Don’t forget to tag us on instagram, facebook and twitter #artifpodcast @artifpodcast
Episode 8: Art if...you can't make the same mess twice! With writer/performer Jasmine Henri Jordan
Episode Summary: Haddy and Yassi brought the crystal ball into the gallery to discuss “Art and Future.” Then they sat down for an interview with writer, performer, and teaching artist, Jasmine Henri Jordan. Finally, this week’s provocation asks the future generation for input on your art.
Bio: Jasmine Henri Jordan is a writer, performer, and teaching artist living in Chicago. She is an ensemble member at The Neo-Futurists, a company member at Playmakers Laboratory, and a founding member of Hot Kitchen Collective. She is a Florida State University School of Theatre alum. Her work is overwhelmingly about queerness, Blackness, pop culture, youth, and making messes.
https://linktr.ee/live.laugh.blood
www.instagram.com/live.laugh.blood
Provocation: Ask a kid what kind of art they want to see. Make it. Ask for their feedback. Then re-make it.
From the gallery
Janelle Monáe/Cindi Mayweather
Satellites are Spinning by Sun Ra
From the Interview
Episode 7: Art if… the world is really weird! With playwright and director Robert Quillen Camp
Episode Summary: Haddy and Yassi chat about art and the senses, how a certain horror film director used tactile sensation to make his films extra scary and the ways that artists use smell to broaden our experience of humanity and history. Then we schmooze with experimental playwright, director, and our friend, Robert Quillen Camp. We end the episode with Quill’s provocation, a month-long audio project that perform for yourself!
Bio: Robert Quillen Camp is a playwright and performance maker who often works with theater companies that create work using a devising process, including Pig Iron Theatre Company in Philly, with whom he wrote the Obie-award winning Chekhov Lizardbrain; NYC’s Hoi Polloi, with whom he wrote the text and lyrics for All Hands (with music by Dave Malloy) and the Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (PETE). His most recent plays include Our Ruined House and How to Learn and he is currently working on a commission from the Kimmel Center to create a family-friendly piece of physical theatre with Pig Iron’s Dan Rothenberg.
https://www.instagram.com/rquillcamp/
Provocation: This is a durational sound piece that you create for yourself.
Part 1 - Creating the piece:
- Go on a 15 minute walk in your neighborhood.
- When you get home, immediately use the voice recorder app on your phone to record yourself speaking for 30 seconds. Respond to this prompt: What was the most important thing you saw on this particular walk? Attempt to describe it with attention to visual detail.
- For twenty-nine more days, do the same thing. Make sure your walk happens at the same time each day. Use the “resume” feature in the voice recorder app to continue to add to the same sound file.* At the end of the thirtieth day, you should have a 15-minute sound file.
Part 2 - Performing the piece:
- Go on a walk at a different time of day than your walks in Part 1. Listen to your soundtrack. Synthesize what you hear with what you see.
Feel free to adapt this prompt to your own circumstances. If going for a walk in your neighborhood is impossible or creates anxiety, consider another activity (or even household chore) that you can perform wearing headphones.
Links:
Minisode 3: Strategize!
Clark Stoeckley (from episode 3) leads Yassi and Haddy through his provocation.
Grab a piece of paper and a pen. Draw lines to divide it into 4 quadrants, then divide each quadrant into 2 columns. Title each quadrant “self,” “community,” “nation,” and “world.” In the left column of each quadrant, write three things you love for that category. In the right hand column of each quadrant, write three things that you would change. What do these lists reveal about the way you see the world? Do you see any patterns? What inspires you? Don’t forget to tag us on instagram #artifpodcast.
Ep 6: Art if...darkness is necessary! With artists, musicians, and couple Ingrid and Terry Luna.
Episode Summary: Haddy and Yassi chat about art and home: how frames transform the art and how birds have an eye for design. Then they interview artists, musicians, and married couple Ingrid and Terry Luna. This time, we end the show with, not one, but two “provocations” … one that makes you think about what you put out into the world and the other that asks you to consider what art you bring into your home.
Provocations (#ArtIfPodcast):
- Do something, it doesn’t have to be profound or earth-shattering, but a little something that makes someone smile or think. It could be anything from a sign in your yard, to googly eyes on a plant, to a chalk drawing. Just put a little magic out there for someone to come across.
- Right now is a really good time to absorb everything that is out there in order to work on it later. Read as much as you can, listen to great music and watch shows, take it all in--and it will eventually come out somehow. Intentionally experience the art around you.
This Week’s Guests:
Terry Luna is a professional fine jeweler and professional musician and all around artistic dilettante. Working in precious metal and gemstones, video production and editing, recorded music, live performance, performance art, some woodwork, metal sculpture, and live video installations/performances and endless litany of collaborations both completed and in various stages of production. Primarily he works for a fine jewelry store as a jeweler by day and performs in a handful of bands by night, and is a father of two amazing young women and husband to an extraordinary fine artist and set painter Ingrid Luna .
Ingrid Luna is a Painter, Scenic Artist, writer, musician and muralist in Santa Barbara, CA. She loves conversations that keep you up all night, wine, books, finding magic in ordinary moments and of course, tacos. She lives in Santa Barbara, CA with her two riot grrl daughters and artist husband.
From the gallery:
Artemisia Gentileschi Self Portrait as Saint Catherine
Artemisia Gentileschi Judith and Holofernes
From the interview:
Minisode 2: Obsess!
Haddy and Yassi do Emily Baker's provocation (from episode #2).
Follow your curiosity to it’s obsessive end! What are you drawn to? Look for things that peak your curiosity in unexpected places, whether it’s perfectly stacked dishes, photographing your cat in all her playful poses, or the patina on an old corrugated tin, let yourself indulge in a moment of beauty. Snap a photo or video and share it with the world. Don’t forget to tag us on instagram, #artifpodcast, so we can share your work!
Episode 5: Art if...it will otherwise die in your mind! With illustrator Anwar Hanano
Episode 5: Art if… it will otherwise die in your mind! With illustrator Anwar Hanano
Summary: Haddy and Yassi talk about art and heroes in the newly minted “Gallery” segment. They discuss the everyday heroes in Kehinde Wiley’s World Stage paintings and how money is related to heroism. Then they interview illustrator Anwar Hanano. And as always, they end with a provocation from the artist...let the fates decide what you will draw next. We dedicate this episode about heroes to the people out there who are proactively fighting for better social justice for people of color across the US.
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
You will roll the dice to inspire your next sketch! The first roll will decide the iconic job of your character. The second roll will decide which muppet you will draw. The final roll will add some Greek mythology to your drawing. Enjoy this exciting mash-up drawing provocation!
Roll #1 JOBS: 1-Police Officer 2-Admiral 3-Astronaut 4-Artist 5-Mountie 6-DJ
Roll #2 MUPPETS: 1-Kermit the Frog 2-Swedish Chef 3-Fozzie Bear 4-Beaker 5-Gonzo 6-Animal
Roll #3 GREEK MYTHOLOGY: 1-Centaur 2-Mermaid 3-Satyr 4-Medusa 5-Harpy 6-Cyclops
This week’s guest:
Anwar Hanano is a freelance illustrator from Clemson, South Carolina. He’s worked in a variety of industries including board games, comics, books, construction illustration, and graphic design. He enjoys long walks on the beach and he’s a Leo.
Find Anwar online:
www.instagram.com/roninanwarart
Further reading:
Andy Warhol’s Marylin Monroe and Chairman Mao
Emir of Kuwait, Prince of Humanity
Throne of Glass, Sarah J. Maas
Minisode 1: Collaborate!
Yassi and Haddy do provocation #1 from photographer Maike Pulliam (from episode 1).
Find a pal who is willing to collaborate. Start a piece on your own, but leave room for the other person to add on to or transform what you’ve done. Maybe it’s a line drawing, or the beginning of a collage, or a cool background, or a fascinating found object. Start anywhere! Then, hand it off (or send it by mail to a distant friend) and let your collaborator complete it. Once it’s complete, give it to an essential worker or anyone who is out there making a difference during this pandemic and could use a little pick me up. (And help support the post office! Because we all love getting mail!) Don’t forget to tag us on instagram, #artifpodcast, so we can share your work!
Episode 4: Art If...the times are exceptional! With conceptual painter Olivier Mosset
Episode 4: Art if…the times are exceptional! With conceptual painter Olivier Mosset
Episode Summary: Haddy and Yassi chat about art and collaboration: Live Action Role Playing and the husband and wife team Anna and Larry Halprin. Then they interview Swiss conceptual painter Olivier Mosset. And as always, end the show with an art “provocation” … can you do “nothing”?
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
Do nothing! Interpret that however you will. Document that however you can. Explore the possibilities that arise when you extract yourself from the constraints of productivity. Don’t forget to tag us on instagram, facebook and twitter #artifpodcast @artifpodcast
This week’s guest, Olivier Mosset:
Olivier Mosset is a Swiss conceptual abstract painter, now splitting his time between Tucson, AZ, Paris, and New York City. In his early work with Paris collective, BMPT, he helped disrupt traditional notions of authorship and helped shepherd in the minimalist movement in the 1960s. His solo work, primarily in abstraction and monochrome painting, has radicalized the art world--both in the sense of returning to painting and revolutionizing concepts of art. He has continued to produce and show all over the world and currently has work in the public collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, The Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and Migros Museum and Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Switzerland.
Find Olivier online:
https://gagosian.com/artists/olivier-mosset/
Further reading on things we talked about on the show:
Walk This Way by Run DMC (feat Aerosmith)
Guy DeBord’s Society of the Spectacle
Episode 3: Art If...a better life is possible! With multimedia artist and activist, Clark Stoeckley.
Episode Summary: Haddy and Yassi chat about the art created in or inspired by revolution: May ‘68 and Calypso Music. Then they interview multimedia artist and activist Clark Stoeckley. And as always, end the show with an art “provocation” … what do you hate and love? P.S. The audio is a little wonky in the episode. Our connection was bad and Yassi’s microphone broke. Thanks for bearing with us on this!
Provocation (#artifpodcast): On a piece of paper, draw lines dividing it into 4 quadrants, then divide each quadrant into 2 columns. Title each quadrant “self,” “community,” “nation,” and “world.” In the left column of each quadrant write three things you love for that category. In the right column, three things you would change. What do these lists reveal about the way you see the world? Don’t forget to tag us on instagram #artifpodcast.
Guest: Clark Stoeckley Clark Stoeckley is an interdisciplinary artist and activist working in photography, illustration, performance, video, and graphic design. His latest projects include photographing stray animals and painting vibrant interpretations of sacred geometry. As a courtroom sketch artist he authored and illustrated a non-fiction graphic novel The United States vs. Private Chelsea Manning. His art has been exhibited at the International Spy Museum (Washington DC), Pratt Manhattan Gallery (New York City), Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, (New York City), EIDIA House (Brooklyn), Kunsthal Charlottenborg (Copenhagen), Hartware Medien Kunst Verein (Dortmund), and Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis. His work has been featured in ARTnews, VICE, Hyperallergic, Associated Press, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The Nation, and PBS. He earned a BFA in Alternative Media from Webster University and an MFA in Performance and Interactive Media Art from Brooklyn College. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Art & Graphic Design at American University of Kuwait.
Find Clark online: http://www.clarkstoeckley.com/ https://www.instagram.com/clarkstoeckley/ Clark’s Drawing Tutorials: https://youtu.be/laAdMUu-vFk
Referenced during the show: Weekend Destroy Yourself May ‘68 Posters Calypso Day-O Canboulay Riots Chelsea Manning WikiLeaks Truck Julian Assange Bill Hennesey OR books Democracy Now! Vito Acconci The Yes Men Reverend Billy Follow us on instagram, twitter, and facebook: @artifpodcast http://www.artifpodcast.com/
Episode 2: Art If...warning signs are listed! With sculptor and metalworker Emily Baker
Episode Summary: Haddy and Yassi chat about the art in economic recession, because let’s face it, that’s what follows a pandemic! Documentary photography of the Great Depression, The Federal Theatre Project, Depression Era Dance Marathons, and Rasquachismo. Then they interview sculptor and metal caster Emily Baker. And as always, end the show with an art “provocation” … what obsession will you follow?
Provocation (#artifpodcast): Follow your curiosity to it’s obsessive end! What are you drawn to? Look for things that peak your curiosity in unexpected places, whether it’s perfectly stacked dishes, photographing your cat in all her playful poses, or the patina on an old corrugated tin, let yourself indulge in a moment of beauty. Snap a photo or video and share it with the world. Don’t forget to tag us on instagram, #artifpodcast, so we can share your work!
This week’s guest: Emily Baker Emily Baker was born in Grass Valley, California and received her BFA in Interior Design from California State University, Chico. Upon graduating, she worked in the fabrication industry, predominantly in steel and mold making. She received her MFA from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2016 where she focused on performance, installation and bronze casting. Throughout her practice, she plays upon sensibilities gained from her background as a competitive gymnast. Her work focuses heavily on the idea of identity, repair, and retroactive healing, both within the body and of place. Emily has shown her work nationally and regularly participates in workshops at craft schools such as Haystack, Penland, Anderson Ranch, and The Corning Museum of Glass. She has spent time as the Foundry Studio Artist at Salem Art Works in Salem, NY, a Visual Artist at The Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT and was the recipient of a micro-residency at The Steel Yard, in Providence, RI. She was awarded a residency at The Santa Fe Art Institute during the 2020 Labor theme. In her spare time, she travels to attend cast iron pours and conferences throughout the United States, most recently the National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art Practices, Western Cast Iron Alliance Conference and the International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art.
emilyabaker.com
www.instagram.com/emilyallisbaker
Further Reading: Carol Martin’s book on Dance Marathons Rasquachismo (Special thanks to Danny Meza for sharing this one with us) Photography during the Great Depression Federal Theatre Project Voodoo Macbeth Shepard Fairey Poster Occupy From Interview: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert Women’s Land Army Daily Rituals: Women at Work by Mason Currey
Episode 1: Art if...you really like humans! With photographer Maike Pulliam
Episode Summary:
Haddy and Yassi chat about the art created in or inspired by pandemics: “consumptive chic” fashion trends in the cholera pandemic, Act Up AIDS activist protests; bubonic plague doctor’s masks, Egon Schiele’s haunting portraits, and Antonin Artaud’s controversial approach to theatre. Then they interview photographer Maike Pulliam of M.Rinaye photography. And as always, end the show with an art “provocation” … what will you make?
Provocation (#artifpodcast):
Find a pal who is willing to collaborate. Start a piece on your own, but leave room for the other person to add on to or transform what you’ve done. Maybe it’s a line drawing, or the beginning of a collage, or a cool background, or a fascinating found object. Start anywhere! Then, hand it off (or send it by mail to a distant friend) and let your collaborator complete it. Once it’s complete, give it to an essential worker or anyone who is out there making a difference during this pandemic and could use a little pick me up. (And help support the post office! Because we all love getting mail!) Don’t forget to tag us on instagram, #artifpodcast, so we can share your work!
This week’s guest: Maike Pulliam
As the owner/photographer for M.Rinaye, Maike Pulliam captures real moments of people and the ones they love. Her photography celebrates commitments, creates family memories, and becomes art to be printed, hung on the wall, and passed down through generations. She has a bachelor's degree in Design Art and Art History from Drury University, and started her own photography business in 2010.
Find Maike online:
https://www.instagram.com/mrinaye/ [professional photography one]
https://www.instagram.com/maike_rinaye/ [personal one; since we talked about her daily posts]
Further reading:
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems!
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Episode 0: Art if...We have a voice in creating our own world!
Welcome to Art If...! A new podcast where we talk about art, life, and everything in between. This mini-episode introduces you to the hosts, Yassi Jahanmir and Haddy Kreie, and the reasons why they are starting this podcast.
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