Making Problems to Solve

My conversation with Vern (@vernmakes) was a lot of fun! He has an interesting story that shows access to art education is really important on a creative journey. Of couse along the way we find out about his experience in the online make community and we chat a bit about Maker Camp!

We're back with Mara (like Mara-thon) from Silver Hair and Sawdust! Mara is woodworker who loves to build beautiful and useful objects for her family. We talk about her exploration of creative pursuits that lead to woodworking, marquetry, the community, and finding inspiration to learn new things through maker challenges. Check out Mara on Instagram.

Mark and Nick are back for another whirlwind tour of our brains from museums to travel and reading. We answer a listener question from Griffin Makes! Send in your question for the next "Art Talk with Mark and Nick". We'll revisit the themes of trying to make art in a world of distractions periodically. Check out Nick at @designisblank and Mark at @markadamspictures

This week I am joined by Kim McIntyre of McIntyre furniture! In school for outdoor education, a required course "Reverence for Wood" kindled an interest in woodworking. After spending time as a wilderness expedition guide, she took the interest in woodworking back to school, and started her furniture business. We discuss her approach to problem-solving in the shop, teaching, and a bit about the Restoration Station at the Catskill Mountain Maker Camp. Kim is currently working on a custom Myrtle Burl dashboard for a vintage Austin Healy and you can follow along with that project on Instagram. Don't forget to check out the McIntyre Furniture web site.

Johnny Tromboukis is known for his Kumiko projects, kits and jigs. He also teaches Kumiko woodworking classes, and was part of the team that brought us the giant flaming dinosaur and jackalope for the Maker Burn at Catskill Mountain Maker Camp! Check out his work on his website and Instagram.

This week I talk to Makanda (Makanda Woodshop) about carving out a creative life, overcoming, working with limitations and disability, and asking for the right help from your community. Follow Makanda and her work on Instagram.

We're back for the thrilling conclusion with Mark and Nick! We talk about creative journeys, motivation and passion, exploration, sharing, and you guessed it Maker Camp. Along the way we cover design school and learning creatively. Check out Mark on ⁠Instagram⁠. Check out Nick on ⁠Instagram⁠.

We all know Mark Adams as the black and white photographer of makers. Nick recently is probably best known for his support of the WGA+SAG strikes with his clever protest art. We have great conversation about doing your creative thing, learning and communication. We went pretty deep. This is the first half of our conversation. We'll have the conclusion next week! Check out Mark on Instagram. Check out Nick on Instagram.

Susana McDonnell is a printmaker and teacher working with colorful geometric patterns. We discussed her exploration of media from ceramics, drawing, glassblowing, and printmaking. Along the way we learn about the online printmaking community, and Susana's work being featured on Speedball product packaging and in art stores alongside their products. Checkout Susana's work on Instagram and her web site.

Caroline Landau is a glass artist who combines glass blowing with nature. We chat about their Archiving Ice and Prometheus projects which capture details and transformation in glass. We also explore art as a process, and a creative life lived in chapters. Checkout of Caroline's work on Instagram and their web site.