Jeff Graber started his work as an artist at 13.  Recalling his journey as an artist and as a businessman, he recognizes that for him being part of a team, taking pride as a team in the work that they do is the fulfilling part of his business. And then there are the bears of Bear Fever.  The project debuted 30+ sculptures in 2005; it celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025 with over 90 sculptures. The last 20 years of bears wouldn't have happened without him.  

In this episode from 2020, Jane shares Lawrence Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development as a way to understand and negotiate relationships in the midst of the current global crises. But beware: Jane offers precautions and a warning  "People are complicated and evolving. We can get stuck, but there's always hope for growth." 

Find more information about Studio B Fine Art Gallery on our website: studiobbb.org, on Studio B’s Facebook page, by contacting Jane Stahl, [email protected], 610-563-7879, or stopping by Studio B during our regular hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. And, remember, we welcome you to connect us with people, projects, and perceptions that inspire YOU to help us continue to B Inspired!

Advertising prodigy early on, Jenna Armato built an advertising agency connected to her Barbie McDonald's house, and she hasn't stopped helping businesses and individuals enhance their image, leadership and communications skills since!

Donna Usavage invites Dolores Shank-Samiec, volunteer at the Boyertown Area Multi-Service's Preston Pantry, to share how the donations of food are collected and distributed along with her personal history of making a difference to make the world a better, healthier place. There's no doubt that the efforts are a win-win-win for everyone; love in action abounds.

Krista Gross and Ellen Martignetti, Events Planner and Main Street Manager for Building a Better Boyertown, celebrate the success of the first annual "Making HERstory" event held recently by sharing their impressions of the event, their motivations, their own journeys, future plans, and advice to women.

Donna Usavage invites Anita Zuber, founder and force behind the annual event "Once Upon a Prom," to share her life experiences and stories from the annual event that offers prom and special event dresses and accessories free to young women. Quoting from "Braiding Sweetgrass," the book that inspired the series, Donna finds the spirit of the event an example of a community ceremony that "marries the mundane to the sacred."

Quinn Jamison took advantage of a disappointment in her life. Journaling to understand the painful event has led to a new passion: writing and publishing a series of romance novels with a time traveling twist. The Art of Time and The Art of Bending Time are currently available with a third novel “on the way.” “Never give up” is the inspiration she offers through her life experience and her artistic journey. 

"If unbridled greed is accepted as success, freedom isn't working. If the earth is poisoned and its resources depleted, freedom isn't working. If people are treated as sex objects...if racial and ethnic hatreds are countenanced...if people turn to drugs and alcohol...if people cheat 'because everyone cheats,' freedom isn't working."

In this episode Jane Stahl shares a "Letter from God to the People" offered by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in @2000 suggesting that it may be time to revise our understanding of the gift of Freedom our Founding Fathers meant as our birthright.

They said it wouldn't last. Our marriage, that is. That was 57 years ago. Yet, our long distance love affair's sketchy beginning and a stubborn determination to prove them wrong suggests that maybe, to our own surprise, we knew what we were doing after all. "We won't...and didn't...let go."

Happy Valentine's Day! While technical difficulties prevented the full conversation with Chris Karver to be shared, Chris reads the "love story" she submitted to The Boyertown Area Expression, a story underlining the real meaning of love found in the stories of Snow White and Cinderella. Hint: real love is not found in the charming princes!