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Alica Murphy Wildcatt shares how her Cherokee heritage informs her art with metal
Alica Murphy Wildcatt is an Eastern Band of Cherokee metalsmith who’s been racking up regional and national art awards and recognition...
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Tina Firesheets
- Aug 15, 2022
- 10 min
Art, Innovation & Sound with Mark Dixon
Mark Dixon’s art can be challenging to describe or categorize. Many of his creations incorporate movement, sound or music. Sometimes the...
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Tina Firesheets
- May 17, 2022
- 4 min
Argentinian musician, Lorena Guillén, talks to us about music, healing and the importance of place
There is the place in which you physically exist, and then there is the metaphorical place where your heart and soul rests. Argentinian...
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Tina Firesheets
- Jan 31, 2022
- 15 min
Creating inspired by the Black experience and beyond
Two pivotal experiences would guide Desmond Beach’s artistic journeys. The first was a fourth grade class project in which he created a...
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Tina Firesheets
- Nov 21, 2021
- 5 min
Naturalist Minister shares how ceremony and writing helps her on her healing journey
“Hello Beloved.” That’s how Mariela Perez Simons greets you. With a calm voice that’s warm and welcoming. It feels like a hug. A...
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Tina Firesheets
- Aug 6, 2021
- 11 min
Steph Rue and Dave Young Kim talk about the role of Korean Art, healing, bargaining, and more
Steph Rue and Dave Young Kim met through mutual friends, years ago in the (San Francisco) Bay Area. Both are Korean American artists and...
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Tina Firesheets
- May 4, 2021
- 5 min
art, healing and living with terminal breast cancer: an interview with tattoo artist, Beth Fairchild
Beth Fairchild is a mother, artist, advocate and yogi. She’s also living with terminal cancer. When she was diagnosed with metastatic...
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Tina Firesheets
- Nov 20, 2020
- 11 min
Sculptor Lawrence Feir talks about creativity, cancer, and grace
Lawrence Feir, a New York native and now a Greensboro, NC-based sculptor and lifelong artist, will say he came out of the womb with a...
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Tina Firesheets
- Aug 13, 2020
- 9 min
Musician & film producer speaks to us about getting in touch with her Puerto Rican roots
Musician and filmmaker Jacqui Otaño was drawn to Puerto Rico to learn more about herself and to explore its musical traditions. The New...
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Tina Firesheets
- Jun 19, 2020
- 5 min
One Photographer's Personal Story: Owens Daniels comes from behind the camera to speak with us
Owens Daniels -- Bold, Creative, Innovative -- is a visual artist/photographer based in Winston-Salem, NC, and the face behind ODP Art &...
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Tina Firesheets
- Feb 13, 2020
- 6 min
How fighting depression, finding the muse in everyday living, and lifting her voice propelled her
In the past, when I thought of comics, I thought of Marvel and superheroes. Superman saving the day. Batman and Robin. Maybe Calvin and...
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Tina Firesheets
- Oct 30, 2019
- 6 min
Grace & Redemption in Public Spaces
A few months back, Karen Archia’s life was at a crossroads. She’s since begun a new journey - one in which she’s finding redemption and...
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Tina Firesheets
- Aug 3, 2019
- 9 min
Visual artist talks about how she was "broken | whole"
Karen Niemczyk’s (pronounced nim-check) life has always been tied to the arts. Although she originally studied biochemistry in college,...
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Tina Firesheets
- May 7, 2019
- 7 min
Art & Healing: A Conversation with intuitive life coach Beth Blair
I have never met Beth Blair in person - but I feel as if I know her soul. We connected through my good friend, Woodie Anderson, a...
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Tina Firesheets
- Feb 2, 2019
- 7 min
(MIS)CONCEPTION: a conversation with Princess Johnson
When Princess Johnson smiles, her entire face radiates joy. From her hairline to her jawline. From ear to ear. I find it impossible not...
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Jacinta V. White
- Sep 8, 2017
- 10 min
Interview with writer, translator, and PhD student, Samantha Kostmayer Sulaiman. Sept. 8, 2017
Jacinta White (JW): Samantha, thank you for taking the time to share with us today. I’ve been impressed with your commitment to poetry as...
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Jacinta V. White
- Mar 13, 2017
- 9 min
Interview with poet & activist Jaki Shelton Green
Jacinta White (JW): Jaki, thank you for your time. Let’s start at the beginning. How did you get started as a writer? What or who...
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Jacinta V. White
- Dec 12, 2016
- 6 min
Interview with Filmmaker, Arts Dabbler, and Kidney Disease Advocate on a mission Scott Burton
Jacinta White (JW): Scott, thank you talking with us and letting us tell your story in our Art Speaks Column. When I saw a news coverage...
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Cyndi Briggs
- Sep 28, 2016
- 10 min
An interview with artist, musician, and counselor, Sarah Johnson.
It’s hard to know where to begin to describe this issue’s interviewee, Sarah J. Johnson. Sarah has her Master’s Degree in Counseling from...
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Jacinta V. White
- Jul 18, 2016
- 6 min
An interview with Process Group Facilitator, Wesley Days
Wesley Days, Ph. D, works internationally with groups in conflict and also works with EMC Arts in NY. Jacinta White: At Snapdragon...
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