Ep. 120 Thea Clark – Multi-disciplinary Artist – Jewelry, Sculpture, Installation, Fiber Art, Mixed Media Collage
Thea discusses working as a dancer and actor before becoming a maker, making jewelry and its evolution of her work to fine art, the subculture of art jewelry, experimenting with materials, incorporating cyanotypes, the catalyst for working on a larger scale, the transition of exploring identity to environmental issues with her work, thinking of materials metaphorically, isobar maps, Arctic Explorer Louise Arner Boyd, the difference between the thought behind American and European art jewelry, her recent show “Do/Undo” at the Hunterdon Art Museum, upcycling materials for assemblage, and where her current work his headed.
Ep. 026 Dan Drossman - Graffiti, Cartooning, & Abstraction Merge
This week, Wes and Todd visit with Denver artist, Dan Drossman. They talk about art as therapy and meditation, staying true to your vision as an artist, promotion and social media, process and staying creative during the pandemic. Searching for a visual language that teeters the line between figurative and abstraction, intellect and emotion, construction and deconstruction.