MixedMedia Talks

 Dr. Jacqueline Dilworth is a a poet and writer of poems who plays, writes them as well as stories and non-fiction, and translates old French texts. She's also a musician who uses her musical skills in writing, performance art, spoken word, and to create radio shows of eclectic and free form music and spoken word on The Jackalope Hour out of Beautiful Uptight Downtown Goldfield Nevada. She's also the Mayor of the celebrated NadaDada Performance art series. .  In this episode we discuss what is, DADA, the role of deceit, theft, and fabrication vs, found art, the confluences of thinking dualistically about Darkness vs light and why she's drawn to the one over the other, hiding stories in performance art, and of course, her muppet analog. You can find and support her work by visiting her Linktree: Linktree: Intro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandelof the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksTo support the podcast, please visit: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ameliahoganSupport the show

LisaRuth Elliott is a visual artist using found material to create her paper collages. She is also a fiber artist, weaver, experimenter of plant dyes on textiles, and public muralist. Inspired by beauty in the textures and patterns around her and what has been cast aside, she transforms the banal into new and dynamic combinations showcasing human occupation. She is prompted by the stories and landscape of San Francisco, of Yelamu and its creatures, as she learns about and stewards unceded Ramaytush Ohlone land as an urban farmer and is deeply interested in the exploration and understanding of place. It infuses all of her work, from being a public historian to creating art.In this episode we discuss what's unique in the landscapes that offer gifts of materials for creative composition, both found and grown.  We also discuss seasonality and sustainability of native plant materials in landscapes, and the fact that tracking changes through time is a part of the process, listening to the materials, and having conversations through abstract/ non-representational art. You can find and support her current and future offerings through her website: www.lisaruthcreates.com more up to date work on IG at @lisaruthcreates or @sfurbanwanderer.Her collaborative poetry collage exhibition of the book What unseen thing blows wishes across my surface? with San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck is on display at the San Francisco Public Library main branch, 6th floor: until 16 February 2023.  a collaborative poetry/collage project showcasing the daily work done during the pandemic.  https://sfpl.org/exhibits/2022/11/05/what-unseen-thing-blows-wishes-across-my-surface#and LisaRuth  isthe Irish Consulate of San Francisco's chosen artist to participate in a global project: “Common Threads” in celebration of St. Brigid's Day 2023. As an Irish-American using materials endemic to this place where she lives, she contributes a small part of a larger cloak/quilt to be assembled from pieces coming from all over the world and to be exhibited in Dublin in February 2023. Her textile square is made of plant-dyed silk with cotton backing using California native plants as dyes. https://www.ireland.ie/en/st-brigids-day/common-threads/Intro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandelof the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport this and future shows at Patreon.com/mixedmedia_talksSupport the show

CW: mentions of addiction, recovery, swearingKarina Blackheart is a Writer, teacher, mentor, ritualist--intent on elevating our daily experience from mundane, ordinary and irritating to meaningful, delightful, nd sacred.  Whether she's weaving words, provoking, kneeding bread, walking the dog, or leading or teaching others how to lead a firewalking ceremony, she's stalking beauty, power and meaning and is rarely disappointed. In this episode, Karina discusses art up close vs at a safe distance,  being a provacateur, transformation. Then we wander into ceremony, tradition, addiction and accessing ecstasy through our own body's chemicals and emotional states. And finish the winding conversation with the importance of silence and accountabilibuddies. Finally, we go over where to find the connections that remind us of our sacredness exactly as we are, and which muppet she would be. You can find and support her current and future offerings through her website: https://Karinabheart.com. Her transformative firewalking sessions at https://GLOWfirewalking.com her Patreon subscription works at https://www.patreon.com/karinabheartand her  Book: Distillations through her website, and The Witch's Book of Silence on AmazonIntro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandelof the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport this and future shows at Patreon.com/mixedmedia_talksSupport the show

LisaMaria Martinez (LM) is a blind mom living in the SF bay Area. She rocks a weekly FB Live episode with her bestie, Blind broad Serena Olsen,  called The Blind Grind. She loves breaking down origami and and loves to teach it and other artforms non-visually to other blind people, and not blind people. LM also  makes her own beauty products such as lotion, chapstick, and face cleansers and... life-coaching to help you access your greatest sense of joy.  Serena Olsen is the Frugal Foodie, writer, culinarian, and food creative adventuring at the intersection of food & happiness. Superpowers: sweeping the fridge & repurposing leftovers, and sniffing and tasting. Feed the body & feed the soul.❤️‍

In This Episode we speak with, Sheldon Epps who has directed major productions on and off Broadway, in London and at many theatres across America. In addition, he has had an active television career helming some of the classic shows of recent years, Frasier, Girlfriends, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Sister Sister and more. He was the artistic director of the renowned Pasadena playhouse for two decades, and currently serves as senior artistic advisor at historic Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.In this episode we speak about the trajectory from loving theater at age 8, learning everything about theater and moving from acting, to finally reaching his calling as an American director. We discuss  the responsibilities of artists and audiences, getting the best of other creators by letting them work their magic, the particular intersections of art forms that comprise theater, what are some of the hurdles to black directors successes, racism by omission and the roles people don't even consider you for, getting surprising responses from an audience as the highest compliment, the nature of beauty, writing his memoir on finding joy and overcoming, beautiful moments, and doing the things no one imagined you'd do, in  his recent book, My Own Directions, available now at independent retailers nationwide and, at https://www.amazon.com/My-Own-Directions-Journey-American/dp/1476688583 We also discuss his upcoming release, Christmas Party Crashers, premiering, Nov 17 on BET+.Contact his publicist, Lesley Brandon at brander@monogrammanagementgroup.com for engagements and inquiries.Intro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandelof the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport this and future shows at Patreon.com/mixedmedia_talksSupport the show

Miss Post Mortem is a Mortician, aesthetician, costume/ theatrical make-up specialist, and Baker, who brings care and dedication to her craft of transforming loved ones's experiences with their dead, through skill and heart. We talk aaaallll about death.  This needs ALL the content Warnings, throughout. For mature audiences only. Explicit depictions, mentions of violence, We include many things gruesome, graphic, gross, shunning, mutilation, organ harvesting, What ARE embalmers willing to do for families vs, what's legally and ethically off-limits, trans-rights and changes in law over time.In this episode, including almost 45 minutes of bonus content specifically for Halloween. we speak candidly about: Death and funerary practices as art, spiritual calling, and sacred trust. We go deeeeep into hard topics that relate to all things that happen as the body breaks down, we pull apart the sinew of stereotypes surrounding mortuary practices, depictions of embalming technique, the weirdly funny things that come up or get covered up,.Never ask a mortician about the funerary N word. relating goth sensibilities to her work, practices from around the world, Learning on an apprentice program, and continuing education at movie special effects trade shows, and what muppets she'd be. You can email her questions directly at misspostmortem at gmail dot com or find her as MissPostMorten Intro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksAnd you can support this and future shows at Patreon.com/mixedmedia_talksSupport the show

Wendy Bliss is a Textile artist, Master Costumer, Instructor, and Scholar of all things fiber arts who began sewing very young, and doing her own patterning by the time she was 14 - fiber has always spoken clearly. Her work includes historical costume/ cosplay and dyeing for over thirty years and she cut her teeth on historical German Renaissance era garments. Then moved into fourteenth century French, and then hit 9-10th century Slavic as areas of primary research & reconstruction. She also creates jewelry with designs springboarded from history, and lately has branched out into soft sculpture and quilt design, as well as Silk Velvet pumpkins and  mushrooms. It's all about making things with shape and color and texture.In This episode we explore the primordial elements of being drawn to work on mushrooms, How to construct and compose them, and their decompositional nature. We discuss the importance of curiosity, and exploration in developing ones' skills, how everybody makes mistakes and the importance of showing them especially to students, fabric engineering, the breadth of techniques employed in the use of different materials, The ways that various fabric behaves, what to do with that project you made that has bad associations, and what possible future collaborations might look like. You can find her work on social media at https://www.facebook.com/wendy.bliss.31/photos_byand emailing her directly for classes, workshops, commissions, some of those brilliant Silk velvet pumpkins and mushrooms at wendy.bliss at gmail dot comIntro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

Costello Darling identifies as a maker more than an artist and sees the ways things COULD be done. and questions the way 'Most People' do things is often unknown to him. They make things that he wants personally and that 'Most People' don't seem to know to want yet (because they don't exist) like a ukulele with the size and strings of a guitar. ** They make more traditional art around the given audience of a moment with the experience made as a reflection of that interaction. His focus is on performance art, and temporal art for the moment, about sharing experiences across many senses are some of the many ways he makes.  Fashion: Man in layered skirts look/ DIY sleeves for listenersProjects have included: * Food: DIY braised meat / DIY Mandala cake, * Burning Man Porta Pottie Beacons : Art FAIL, * Human Powered Trebuchet. * Burning Teeter Totter called The Hotter Totter, * Mask making before the CDC figured out airborne disease is spread through coughing,* Snow angel / Snow arm, *information tables in public spaces, and more. In this episode, Costello and I explore expectations of what elements of daily life CAN be art, what role whimsy plays in making things, and tailoring art to the perceptions of the audience, the time, and place in which one finds it, why we do it, what's important when you're your own audience, and what is the art of the moment. Costello Darling can be found on YouTube.com/CostelloReflections, and Facebook/ social media platforms, and anywhere they happen to be.Special thanks to Richard Mandel for intro music.Intro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of Three Mile Stone, and the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.html with Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

T. Thorn Coyle is a multidisciplinary artist, poet, photographer, teacher, singer, dancer, non-fiction and Now FIction writer who has written a cozy fiction series and is about to launch the kickstarter to finish the Pride Street Paranormal Cozy Mystery series: http://kck.st/3zAYDyE August 9, 2022In this episode we talk about the why of which kinds of arts for which emotional spaces, and the necessity of fun art, what feels like failures is giving up, the politics of using your voice for joy, a history of perfectionism, where compensation fits with valuation of art, and where it's not the point, letting go of others responses to what we create, their muppet analog, and their newest fiction works ... just in time for their KS launch, TODAY! Please support their work at thorncoyle.com their newest project at http://kck.st/3zAYDyE and find your favorite local independent bookstore to support communities for independent artists everywhere. Special thanks to Richard Mandel for intro music.Intro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of Three Mile Stone, and the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.html with Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

In this episode my guest is lifelong New York Artist, Judy Wong and We talk about the essential human need to be creative, and how "Art is life and life is art" as well as growing up in NY as a child professional,  bullying and identity, formal and informal arts education, escaping performance to find what we love about it when we choose to do it for ourselves. We then wander through some nostalgia about how the performing arts fields have changed over time, finding why she does her art, many philosophical gems, the pearls of wisdom gained from arts communities with Vaudevillian colleagues, sleeping almost anywhere, formal arts training and the costs of being a child professional. and then what?!?!? Finding her way into parenting, and furniture design, woodworking, ceramics, photography, growing up in New York and the farms outside of Manhattan, and teaching kids using pathways found through many arts.Judy Wong is an International Educator /Consultant /Life Coach and Speaker in the performing & visual arts, various education & business industries. She is an Energy Healer and a certified Silva Method practitioner. Judy is on a mission for those, like her, who are over 60, 70, 80 & 90 to Raise their Fountain of Life and Live Life for Living!  Her Career spans performing in Carnegie Hall as a toddler, through dance, acting, singing,puppeteering, and onward into life coaching with all that experience finding what the art is to living.  https://www.facebook.com/thejudywonghttps://www.imdb.me/thejudywonghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/thejudywong/https://livingoutloudaintoveryet.com/homehttps://eflmagazine.com/judy-wong-international-educator-life-coach-entrepreneur-and-much-more/https://www.spunkyoldbroad.com/judy-wong-episode-124-part-1/ https://www.spunkyoldbroad.com/judy-wong-episode-124-part-2/ Intro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of Three Mile Stone, and the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.html with Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

Paul Mason Barnes is an accomplished theatre director specializing in Shakespeare (though he also directs musicals, classics, and new work). He is a teacher, and arts administrator (Artistic Director, Education Director, etc.). Most recently, he has also ventured into publishing with a memoir about his experience as a grassroots fundraiser for Pete Buttigieg's campaign for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination and a member of his Arts Policy Advisory Committee (and later, Joe and Kamala's APAC), "Paul for Pete: Politics. Theatre. Art. One Man's Adventures (or, How I Became a Septuagenarian Fanboy)" has just been released and is experiencing brisk sales and a third Printing. (Wahoo!) visit the website PaulForPete.com for updates  on the audio book release.  In this episode we discuss, Rhythms of Shakespeare, What activism inspires art, and transforms despair into something powerful, the process of utilizing his experience as a freelance director, finding new ways to interpret favorite plays, surprises in finding himself with a seat at the political table re: art, and the role of arts in a hopeful future. Supporting independent bookstores, and lifting other artists up. We finish out the conversation with my favorite question: What muppet or combination of muppets would you be? "I can say unequivocally and without hesitation that "The Muppets" is one of the best available antidotes for depression I know. Sometimes I feel like one of those two cranky guys in the box seats; other times, like Miss Piggy (we have a Miss Piggy Christmas tree ornament that has a special place on our hearth; comes out every year). I admire Kermit for his openness, sensitivity, and curiosity . . .  beyond that, I'm hard pressed to comment. Paul can be found at http://paulbarnesdirector.com/welcome.html (and for the book: https://paulforpete.com/ - art mixed with politics)to contact directly, go to paulmasonbarnes at gmail dot comIntro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of Three Mile Stone, and the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.html with Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

Lillith Era is a Sapphic actor, musician, dancer, poet, writer, and all-around performer of multiple disciplines. Based in the Bay Area, Lillith has close ties to San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre and the Berkeley Playhouse. Most recently, Lillith could be seen in the West Coast premiere of Celine Song's “Endlings” at the Oakland Theatre Project. Prior to "Endlings", Lillith has been seen on the stages of the San Francisco Playhouse, Theatre Rhinoceros, Mills College, and more. Outside of the theatre, Lillith can be found jamming out with her indie band "Kitchenette", scribbling poetry in her journal, or serenading her partner with Broadway's most dramatic ballads.In this episode we explore beginnings, being a triple threat, and being wildly curious about all the tools of a performing artist's toolbox, the origins of theater for her, formal training vs, getting messy and finding out. Queer voices in theater, protecting ourselves as performers, emotionally and physically. We wander into collaboration, goals, and vulnerability,  the nature of theater as a tool for propaganda vs. emotional truth, "truth", the ethics of which roles performing artists choose to take, and the responsibilities of, maybe not! Cw: mentions of rape, at 30:00 to 31:00You can find her work on Social media at IG @Lillithera connect to collaborate or https://www.facebook.com/Lillithera/ and email directly at lillithera at gmail dot com Intro song: Bittersweet, shared solely with Permission by Lillith Era and Kitchenette for MixedMedia Talks episode number 14. Support the show

Cholla Soledad is a Fat, indigenous, disabled, queer, and her experiences are filtered through those lenses. She's an academic dedicated to the pedagogy of experience. She teaches her witchcraft apprentices in the same way. She is an initiate of Anderson (Old) Faery witchcraft and lives a magical life in Oakland with two friends, two cats, two chickens, ancestors who throw things and a myriad of non-solids.In this episode we explore what it means to be queer, seen as a monster, and queen of her realm, the vulnerability of the boudoir as performance space and time-based art,  and making spaces for communion with self, God, audience, and descendants, the sacred responsibility of using ones' gifts, love letters to the whole self, in all its parts, and the power of bearing witness to one anothers' vulnerabilities. CW: sex, swearingFind her work at: https://seyewailo.home.blogIntro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

In this episode, I speak with Photographer, ceramicist, digital artist and sculptor, Annie Holland, who for over twenty years has been photographing the wonderful, the absurd and beautiful images of people, places and their daily lives worldwide. she tends to venture down the road less travelled, and years ago ended up in Japan, where her passion for photography really began. After a few years working as a freelance photographer, she returned to Ireland and set up sher own studio in 2000. She shoots  both stills and video in a clear composed style which can then be edited into short movies to further tell a story. We discuss the place of image in documenting memories, of creating sustainable futures with Art across generations, drawing attention to and listening for what's worthwhile, dancing in the museums and the textures of art, close-up, working with empowering kids to ask for what they need, environmental hazards of music festivals, exploring what it means to value and support your creative vision with grants, professionalism, and other people's opinions, and the long memories of those whose stories need a voice, still. The work that never ends, and appreciation of what's rare or unnoticed. Find her work at: www.anniehollandart.comon Instagram, Twitter, and on facebook as: https://www.facebook.com/anniehollandartistandphotographerWith special thanks to Culture Ireland, that made the connection to this podcast possible. Intro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

Julie Henigan is a performing musician (vocals, guitar, banjo, dulcimer, and fiddle) of primarily traditional Irish and old-time American material, as well as original songs and instrumentals, with one CD ("American Stranger"), tracks on other albums (including "Sean-Nós cois Locha"), and two guitar books with Mel Bay.  Julie is also a folklorist and literary scholar, with publications in various academic journals and a book with Routledge ("Literacy and Orality in Eighteenth-Century Irish Song"). She has also published poems in a number of poetry magazines, as well as the anthology Open-Eyed, Full-Throated, and creative non-fiction in several publications. She has taught undergraduates and worked as an archivist, and oral historian. She sees all of her work as interconnected and part of a whole. In this episode we talk in depth about the essentials of anyone going into the tradition, some of the greats of the tradition, and immersion-style song catching from the 1970s, what makes traditional music a singular craft in any culture, and dive into what is it about the music that draws you in, making songs your own, and then, we talk maybe NOT going into academia, and learning from the greats, and finish with, her answer to the muppet question.  Purchase Julie's Mel Bay trad music Instructional books: https://independent.academia.edu/JulieHenigan  For current updates, projects and events,  FB https://www.facebook.com/JulieHeniganMusic and Contact direct for copies of her audio CD, American Stranger email: jhenigan@alumni.nd.edu Intro Music, Irish Trad Song, Adieu my Lovely Nancy, including guitar and vocals from American Stranger, by Julie Henigan with Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

Scott Rowe is a bit of a contemporary Renaissance Man. He's a cook, a teacher, a healer, a community advocate, a writer, and many other things besides. But one of his great passions is fthe art of person-to-person hospitality: and of making someone feel comfortable, safe, and restored after being his guest for a while.In this episode we look into what it means to care deeply about doing arts with intention and flow, the transformative power of Food and rest as medicine, and some of the ways in which money isn't the only way to pay artists for their efforts and leave them feeling nourished, and restored in return. That there's an art and skill to both giving and receiving hospitality, and that being a good guest is as great a skill as being a good host.You can find and support  his work through contacting him on Twitter as: @AcuScottFB: Scott RoweInsta: Ged13or at the Sur La Table store, teaching cooking in Palo Alto CAIntro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

Lea Zalinskis is an Illustrator from, ( actually from) Berkeley, CA, working primarily with hand-cut paper, photography and , more recently delving into the world of animation.In this episode we talk in depth about  materials, favorite papers and adhesives, how to get dust out of a framing job (not frame- jobs), ins and outs of art school expectations, the naughty moment that visual artists often have going into museum/ gallery spaces, cramping hands and stretches, how she got started, and the best ways and tools to use for cut paper projects, Making faces of the moon, that leave you with a smile.Website: www.zalinskis.com Insta: @lea.zalinskismusic video with Rachel Garlin: https://youtu.be/O-CLaNDCTpEBrief mention of: Hitrecord.org Intro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam- guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

Vicki Burns is a jazz vocalist and music teacher living and performing in New York City. She has been singing her whole life and made a decision to be a musician when she was 6 years old on a cold snowy afternoon in Maine. She is excited to release her third studio album, “Lotus Blossom Days” in April ‘22!In episode eight, we talk loving our bandmates, Scat, the underbelly of New York's Jazz scene, loving and learning from Ella Fitzgerald, and beloved recording studio habits and ways of thinking about the music we make and the history and future of Jazz.  Listen through for a chance to understand the tie between Peggy Lee and the muppets.you can find her music at: www.vickiburnsjazz.comIG: @vbjazzle and on FB, Vicki Burnsas well as CDBaby, Amazon, Soundcloud, Bandcamp and more. CW: mention of sexual assault from 30:38 to 35:00Support the show

Mark Fitzpatrick is an Irish writer, poet, literary scholar and professor who writes fiction and essays, and is preparing the publication of a Gothic fin de siècle thriller, as well as a book about myth. He's also an eccentric living on his family domaine in the Bordeaux region of France.  CW- swearing, mentions of substance use.In part 1 we discuss how Poetry is in everything, and everything can be poetic. We wander through language, and cultural distinctions of the irish Diaspora, and what it means to be an irish poet living abroad. in part 2 we talk about how to get there, learn practical ways to enchant ourselves poetically, and discover what kind of muppet he might be.  You can find and support future projects of Mark Fitzpatrick directly at https://thehollowbehindthehearthstone.com/https://mark-fitzpatrick.medium.com/@the_hedge_school on Instagram and The Hedge School page on FBIntro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Mickey Dam guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

Mark Fitzpatrick is an Irish writer, poet, literary scholar and professor who writes fiction and essays, and is preparing the publication of a Gothic fin de siècle thriller, as well as a book about myth. He's also an eccentric living on his family domaine in the Bordeaux region of France.  CW- swearing, mentions of substance use.In part 1 we discuss how Poetry is in everything, and everything can be poetic. We wander through language, and cultural distinctions of the irish Diaspora, and what it means to be an irish poet living abroad. in part 2 we talk about how to get there, learn practical ways to enchant ourselves poetically, and discover what kind of muppet he might be.  You can find and support future projects of Mark Fitzpatrick directly at https://thehollowbehindthehearthstone.com/https://mark-fitzpatrick.medium.com/@the_hedge_school on Instagram and The Hedge School page on FBIntro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Mickey Dam guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

Leah Shane Dixon is an LA-based artist working with visual music, multimedia collage and a lifelong investigation of color theory. Their work has been shown at venues in Los Angeles, NYC, and Malaysia. In Episode 7 with Leah Shane Dixon, we explore the value of Abstract art,  I learn the word: Pareidolia, we look at the fusion of analog and computer arts in the spaces between digital and paint, and then paint as a visual expression of music. We also get into the value of coming back to the inspiration stream, and new ways of thinking about and using silicone tools with acrylic paint. You can find and support future projects of Leah Shane directlylinktr.ee/leahshanedixon and directly: https://www.patreon.com/leahshanedixonIntro Music, Irish Trad tune: The Micky Dam guitar instrumental by Richard Mandel of the Jammy Dodgers, https://thejammydodgers.com/Richard_Mandel.htmlwith Permission for MixedMedia TalksSupport the show

Fio Gede Parma is a brilliant, warm, funny, and deeply thoughtful Witch, and Artist living in the southern Hemisphere, Themes: Magic as Art, Art as Presence, Presence as Connection, Connection as Intimacy, Intimacy as Mystery, Mystery as Magic.This conversation takes place in two parts, In the first: we explore dual and third cultures, witchery as transgression to status quo, Spirit work, Transformation and initiatory paths, ecstatic states and how to reach them, In the second part we look at Cultural appropriation, and the communities and relationships with other beings and how ALL of that informs and connects every other kind of art they do. And bonus: we find out their muppet parallels.https://linktr.ee/fiogedeparmahttps://www.fiogedeparma.com/Intro Chant, Brigid, written and performed by Fio Gede ParmaCW: SwearingSupport the show

Fio Gede Parma is a brilliant, warm, funny, and deeply thoughtful Witch, and Artist living in the southern Hemisphere, Themes: Magic as Art, Art as Presence, Presence as Connection, Connection as Intimacy, Intimacy as Mystery, Mystery as Magic.This conversation takes place in two parts, In the first: we explore dual and third cultures, witchery as transgression to status quo, Spirit work, Transformation and initiatory paths, ecstatic states and how to reach them, In the second part we look at Cultural appropriation, and the communities and relationships with other beings and how ALL of that informs and connects every other kind of art they do. And bonus: we find out their muppet parallels.https://linktr.ee/fiogedeparmahttps://www.fiogedeparma.com/Intro Chant, written and performed by Fio Gede ParmaCW: Swearing.Support the show

in this episode, Dancer, Choreographer, musician, and poet Raven Malouf Renning and I explore... the edges of the spaces to make art in, and how to expand that space to include and invite bodies and topics often ignored. We talk about the places, movement, queerness, and people in-between conventional social and creative frameworks. CW: Eating disorders, body talk. Intro Song: Between, by Raven Malouf RenningYou can find their work at https://vimeo.com/561470849 https://vimeo.com/531011181 https://vimeo.com/482731340 https://vimeo.com/464338040 http://stanceondance.com/2021/04/19/raven-malouf-renning-inclusive-performance-festival/ http://www.dandeliondancetheater.org/wandering-in-the-wilderness/Support the show

Performance Artist, Healer, Musician, Burlesque dancer, Installation and film artist, writer, Activist, and poet, Rawiyah Tariq, takes us on a journey through experiences in Darkness, and possibility with a critical lens to challenge and empower. CW:  Swearing, mentions of disordered eating, abuse, mental health Intro music: Bar Crawl by JR TundraTo Support their projects please visit: https://linktr.ee/RawiyahTariqBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Episode 2 explores the life of a traveling folk music educator, Town Crier, Songwriter, and visual artist of other sorts, while she traces her path through time, planting seeds for listeners.Intro Music, Trad, Spencer the Rover, Sung by Amelia HoganYou can find and hire Bev for Town Crying events through: https://www.glartent.com/US/Cambria/1551290821813811/Bev-and-Jerry-Praver---Town-CriersSupport the show

Here, we end the conversation with Darrell St. Blaine, in Part 2 of, Spark of Inspiration, about sound, and Fire as art. With a few additional gems about why do we art, and how are we thinking about being a good audience for others thrown in for good measure. Bonus, you find out Darrell's choice of which muppet he would be.If you'd like to support this podcast and the guest artists who take the time to join in the conversation, please feel free to like, share, subscribe, talk it up, download it, and: You can find past samples of firedance, sound, and other work @www.htps://darrellstblaine.comhttp://firepixie.com/and look for Https://www.gate12.com, site coming soon.and https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MixedMediaTalksSupport the show

Introducing Mixed Media Talks, with our first guest, Fire and sound artist, Darrell St. Blaine, to discuss, why we art and explore some big philosophical questions regarding the mechanisms that power the creative spark.intro Music: Burning Kisses, by Darrell St. BlaineYou can find past samples of firedance, sound, and other work @www.htps://darrellstblaine.comhttp://firepixie.com/and look for Https://www.gate12.com, site coming soon.and https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MixedMediaTalksSupport the show