TO VIEW A VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW--VISIT INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS PODCAST CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE OR AT https://youtu.be/j62Nx6rCCqw In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with artist Jave Yoshimoto to hear about his art and his perspective. In additional to speaking about his work, he also shares some very compelling examples of it as well and speaks about what each piece means to him personally. Jave's work takes on the ephemerality of news and information and how the emotions we bring to each tra...
May 12, 2020•35 min
VIEW VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW AT INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS PODCAST CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE OR AT https://youtu.be/QnW-jvxLjvY In this episode, Jeff sits down with Drew Davis to hear about his abstract art, and about what his experience was like having some of his art on display at Living Arts of Tulsa in their ReMember exhibit earlier this year.Drew also reflects deeply about what he has learned about himself and about life through working his craft. The conversation concludes as they talk about what li...
May 02, 2020•31 min
TO VIEW THE VIDEO FROM THIS INTERVIEW, VISIT INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS PODCAST CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE OR AT https://youtu.be/ixeawiHS3cg In this episode, Jeff visits with Erica Royal at her home studio to hear about her artistic perspective and process. She also shares about how she has been coping with the current situation with the pandemic and about how she has been creating a new abstract art piece every day for the past 40 days. As the conversation concludes, she presents her 40th art piece durin...
Apr 25, 2020•17 min
VIEW VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW ON INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS PODCAST CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE OR AT https://youtu.be/W9Y8hDbv4_4 In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with Hector Beven about his work, his perspective, and evolution. He and Jeff also reflect at a deeper level about the effects of the recent crisis on artists and art community. Hector also shares about how he got started creating art and about how there are several important balances that he is maintaining in order to continue to grow as ...
Apr 23, 2020•43 min
VIEW VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW AT INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS PODCAST CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE OR AT https://youtu.be/2zHWPVc0hUo In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with artist Ray Short about his work with assemblage, which is a form of sculpture comprised of "found" objects arranged in such a way that they create a new, unique piece He shares deeply about the inspiration for his work and how it is centered around the meaning of rituals and how this practice has provided him with healing and newfound...
Apr 19, 2020•54 min
In this episode, Jeff visits with Charlie Larson, a Tulsa artist that has been very involved in creating ArtCars for many years, about the upcoming ArtCar Porch Parade in collaboration with Living Arts of Tulsa and Philbrook Museum Of Art. The cars will drive on designated routes and engage with the community while still maintaining a safe social distance. The parade will happen on Friday, May 1st from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Saturday, May 2nd from 2:00-4:00 p.m., and Sunday May 3rd from 2:00-4:00 p.m. ...
Apr 17, 2020•37 min
View Video On Inspiring Conversations Podcast Channel On Youtube Or At https://youtu.be/tVQUFC_t_B4 In this episode, Jeff sits down with singer-songwriter and human being Samantha Crain to hear about her transformation over the past three years and about how she has more fully inhabited her life as a human being while still continuing her craft. She speaks very candidly about how she has been and is continuing to experience a "different way of being." She also reflects about how she got started ...
Apr 11, 2020•45 min
Watch video on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqarIYcH2BY Jeff sits down to visit with Heather Duncan, the Executive Director and Sina McLin, Arts And Communications Manager to hear about how things are going during this time. Heather and Sina share a very compelling story of how their team and organization has "pivoted" in a very short period of time and have created very fresh and relevant programming in order to not only stay connected to their members, but also with the "communit...
Apr 01, 2020•27 min
View Video On Inspiring Conversations Channel On Youtube Or At https://youtu.be/dPzMkH0CIYE In this interview, Jeff sits down with artist and educator Ariana Jakub to hear about her work as an artist and as an educator and about her process in both areas and how they intersect. Ariana also shares how she has been coping during this time in terms of her work and personal projects, and she reflects about these changes in daily life that many of us have all been experiencing lately and how they may...
Mar 25, 2020•42 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with artist and photographer Destiny Jade Green downtown at Living Arts of Tulsa to hear about her work, her artistic perspective, and her evolution as an artist and as a human being. She also speaks very in-depth about how she works with light, space, time, and temporal distance in her photographic work,
Mar 12, 2020•45 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with poet and Tulsa Artist Fellow Candace Wiley at her office in downtown Tulsa to hear about her work, current and recent projects, and about her experiences since she has been in Tulsa. She also speaks extensively about her collaborative project, The Watering Hole, which has a mission of building Harlem Renaissance spaces in the new contemporary South. They specialize in teaching texts by poets of color to diverse audiences and hosting retreats and workshops for...
Feb 26, 2020•38 min
A recording of the artist panel from the closing of the "ReMember" member artist exhibit at Living Arts of Tulsa. Participating artists were: Scott Taylor, Ariana Jakub, Diane Salamon, and Jay Exon.
Feb 24, 2020•32 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Joy Eaton as she shares about her artwork and how it has evolved over the years. She also talks about what her own particular creative process means to her at a deeper level and also reflects on what it has been like for her to grow as an artist and as a human being. To learn more about Joy and her work, visit @artworkbyjoyeaton on instagram facebook.com/artworkbyjoyeaton To learn more about the children's book that she illustrated, visit https://www.vestrali...
Feb 19, 2020•34 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with artist Cynthia Anne Brown at Living Arts of Tulsa to hear about her art, her process, and her evolution as an artist and as a human being. She shares deeply about her life journey and about some of the most formative lessons that she has learned along the way.
Feb 14, 2020•50 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with Rachel Calvert about the work that she does with clients utilizing Thai Yoga Bodywork, Craniosacral and Osteopathic Bodywork. She speaks very candidly about her life journey, about how she has been healing and evolving over the years, and about how she takes what she has learned and integrated within herself into the classroom with her students as an Elementary teacher and as a hospice volunteer.
Feb 09, 2020•38 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down at Living Arts of Tulsa with Heather Duncan, their Interim Executive Director, to hear about her life journey and her experiences there so far. She also shares some deeper thoughts about why Living Arts is such a critical part of the art scene in Tulsa and the larger community The conversation continues as she talks more in-depth about her priorities, goals, hopes, and dreams for Living Arts going forward.
Jan 23, 2020•47 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Megan Amelia Burnett, the Owner of 405 Yoga to hear her share some very powerful reflections about how her studio was intentionally designed to be highly conducive to the ongoing cultivation of a loving and healing community from the very unique way that the space was designed to the intensely open, welcoming, and friendly way that teachers and students are with each other and with new people who come there the first time. She also reflects on her own inner j...
Jan 17, 2020•52 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with travelling master sound alchemists and sound healing instructors Jay Schwed and Megan Ann Walker to take a deep dive into the origins and the therapeutic benefits of sound healing. We also get to hear from each of the Tulsa Advanced Sound Healers about what drew them to this healing modality and how it has changed their lives. In order to reach Jay and Megan as well as the Tulsa Advanced Sound Healers who were present on this particular evening, please visit ...
Jan 10, 2020•40 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Dean Wyatt in his studio at Urban Art Lab to hear about what influences and inspires his artwork and about how his practice has evolved since he moved to Tulsa in the early '90s. He also shares some interesting reflections on how he got involved in the art community in Tulsa and some advice for artists who are beginning to establish themselves and who want to expand their visibility and their network.
Dec 14, 2019•31 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Dana McMurchy at Harvard CBD Health Center as she reflects deeply about how she got started practicing yoga, her personal teaching philosophy, and how it has changed her life. The conversation continues as she speaks about her activism in cannabis legalization before and after the law has changed, about her work in the wellness community, and about how Harvard CBD Health Center has become a place where people come together and share information and research a...
Nov 27, 2019•45 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Tulsa Artist Fellow Dan Farnum to hear him share some deep reflections about his photography exhibit currently on view at The Zarrow Center For Art & Education downtown titled "Young Blood." He speaks candidly about his experiences while taking the photos in this exhibit in different communities around Detroit, Michigan and about what it all means to him at a deeper level since he grew up near these areas.
Nov 21, 2019•40 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Tulsa Artist Fellow Naima Lowe to hear about her life and her work. She shares some in-depth details about her process and her artistic approach and how those are informed by her life experiences.
Nov 10, 2019•56 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with Jabee to hear about how he got started writing music, about how his writing process has changed over the years, and about how he has evolved as a human being.
Nov 02, 2019•29 min
Nov 02, 2019•17 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Sean Al-Jibouri to hear him share about his life and music. The conversation is centered around his experiences while performing over the years with various groups and also performing solo while featuring his original compositions. He also speaks about how he and his music has evolved and what has influenced his unique sound and what it all means to him at a deeper level.
Oct 20, 2019•42 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with longtime Tulsa guitarist Randy Wimer to hear him reflect about his career as a musician and how he and his music have evolved over the years. He also shares some of his experiences from early in his career in the Tulsa music scene in the 1970's. At the end of the interview, he plays one of his original compositions on the acoustic guitar.
Oct 11, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Sep 03, 2019•25 min
In this episode, Jeff sits down with Joe Picorale, owner of Be Love Yoga Studio in the Pearl District to hear about how he got started practicing yoga and about his teaching style. He also shares about his life journey and reflects about how yoga has changed his life and the lives of his students. The conversation concludes as Joe speaks about the connection of of his studio to the surrounding neighborhood and about the upcoming Silent Yoga Downtown Shutdown on September 13th, the Big Om Yoga Fe...
Sep 01, 2019•50 min
In this interview, Jeff sits down with Allison Sims and Shelley Free with Oklahoma New Health Cooperative to hear from them about their life journeys and about what inspired and motivated them to do the work that they do in the community that is centered around recent legislative changes regarding cannabis and social justice, education, and individual and community wellness.
Aug 30, 2019•53 min
In this episode, Susan Baley, the Executive Director of 108 Contemporary speaks about her life journey and how it led her to Tulsa and 108 Contemporary. She also shares about her experiences since taking over the leadership there and some reflections about the art scene in downtown Tulsa.
Aug 14, 2019•38 min
