Wild At Art

Artists are all around us. Maybe they left the corporate world for their artistic alter ego, or maybe they have always chased a life in art. From painter to artisan, designer to welder, photographer to writer, these are inspiring stories about unlocking the creativity inside us all. We dive in to find out how they do it, why, what they sacrifice and what they can teach us about ourselves. What muse or demons drive them to push their art form forward? And how they invent, innovate and create every day with passion and energy remaining wild at art.

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Episodes

It's Not Just a Job - It's an Adventure

Our title, “It’s not just a job – it’s an adventure” is an 80's tagline from the US Navy and particularly apt for this episode with Summer Skillman. Summer joined the Navy as a nuclear engineer and traveled all around the world. She talks about her time in Japan where her artistic and entrepreneurial spirit began to flourish, creating and marketing origami flowers. Unlike many artists Summer is blessed to be using both sides of her brain – an engineer – she’s an upbeat and practical marketer, pl...

Mar 03, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 9

The Journey of an American Original

Jack LeGrange is an energetic painter hailing from South Africa and now makes his home in Atlanta. He and his wife came to the US ten years ago and were just recently granted US citizenship. In this episode we discuss how life in America has influenced his creative direction and how his solitary beginnings with canvas and brush became a fulfilling career full of friends, family and a community of artists he loves. Listen now as we talk with Jack LeGrange, an original American painter. See omnyst...

Nov 11, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 8

The Courage of Fox and Butterfly

Writer Jack Nicholas is in the process of publishing his first children’s book called Fox and Butterfly. Jack taps into his recent life experiences where he learned valuable lessons about ones responsibility to others, and how obsession with capturing one object above all else can do damage – just like the fox who chases the butterfly. He talks about the inspiration for his story and how he was able to distill some pretty complex issues down to a message a child can understand. We discuss courag...

Aug 27, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Picture Adventure...Exploring Hidden Talent

Traveler, adventurer, videographer and photographer, Drew Balfour, talks with us about discovering his hidden talent through exploring the world, extreme adventure and soul searching. He found himself in college pursuing a major he didn’t like and a life that didn’t feel authentic. Then, he realized his passion was merging his wanderlust, his talent for making images, and his love of extreme sports like high lining, snowboarding, climbing, and skydiving. Now Drew has come full circle and is buil...

Jun 21, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 6

The Art of Freedom

Dionne White is an artist, writer and speaker and she graciously leads us through her journey from a life depressed, to now a life beautifully expressed. She found her purpose through reconnecting with her faith and becoming inspired by an ancient Japanese art form called Kintsugi. She is as courageous as she is an inspiration and her art is a bright reflection of her core theme – “acknowledge the pain, but paint the promise.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 07, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Those Who Can... Teach

Beth Affolter is a well-known Nashville artist, and now teaches AP Art in a Nashville area high school (Update: Now retired and doing art full time). We talk with her about her spiritual journey in art, that has taken her from graphic design in Switzerland to art galleries in Nashville, to teaching. And how she overcame that old snarky adage, “Those who can, do – and those who can’t, teach.” And we dig into how her passion for teaching influences her life in art and how she has reinvented hersel...

May 21, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Cartoon Style

A young, up and coming talent, Chris Maximin combines his love of cartooning and his music for a truly unique artistic expression, from music video to cover art to acrylic and sculpture. He is bringing cartoons into the contemporary art scene, a genre he says has been overlooked up to now. Chris grew up loving 2D animated movies and cartoons and he wants to spearhead a renaissance of the classic style of animation. See Chris' art at https://www.wildatartpodcast.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener f...

May 05, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The Essence of Art

Laura Coston Anrud developed her artistic style in Portland, OR along what she says was a rocky path, before coming back home landing in the idyllic setting of Farmington, GA near Athens. She is a self-proclaimed horse person with a heart for all creatures great and small. In her studio there she works magical pieces of art that reflect a beautiful mind and depth of spirit. See Laura's art - including Truett's Essence at https://www.wildatartpodcast.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Apr 24, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Rock on Barefoot

Meet self-made artist Annie Thrasher in a beautiful story of redemption as Annie discovers who she is. Through devastation and rejection she empowers herself to grow in her art and realizes her vision, which inspires and delights us all. Walk a mile in her bare feet and learn what it means to “rock on barefoot!” See Annie's art at https://www.wildatartpodcast.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 24, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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