Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Spirit of America Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Toast to The Arts Show!

On This Episode:

- Choosing Fruits, Veggies & Wine with husband-wife food and wine expert team, Howard and Ruth Milstein. Howard is the wine expert and Ruth is the author of the Gourmand award-winning recipe book ‘Cooking with Love: Ventures into the New Israeli Cuisine.’

- LDN Treatment for Autoimmune Diseases – Julia Schopick, author of ‘HONEST MEDICINE: Effective, Time-Tested, Inexpensive Treatments for Life-Threatening Diseases’, talks about how Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) has been proven effective in treating a whole range of autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and Crohn's.

- Backwoods Glance – San Francisco-based veteran blues artist James Byfield, front man of the band Blind Lemon Pledge, talks about their new album ‘Backwoods Glance’ that explores the Americana, Folk, and Country influences that are an important part of his musical heritage.

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Spirit of America Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Toast to The Arts Show!

On This Episode:

- Choosing Fruits, Veggies & Wine with husband-wife food and wine expert team, Howard and Ruth Milstein. Howard is the wine expert and Ruth is the author of the Gourmand award-winning recipe book ‘Cooking with Love: Ventures into the New Israeli Cuisine.’

- LDN Treatment for Autoimmune Diseases – Julia Schopick, author of ‘HONEST MEDICINE: Effective, Time-Tested, Inexpensive Treatments for Life-Threatening Diseases’, talks about how Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) has been proven effective in treating a whole range of autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and Crohn's.

- Backwoods Glance – San Francisco-based veteran blues artist James Byfield, front man of the band Blind Lemon Pledge, talks about their new album ‘Backwoods Glance’ that explores the Americana, Folk, and Country influences that are an important part of his musical heritage.

Big Blend Radio interview with Tanya Ortega – photographer and founder of National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) that presents unique artist-in-residence programs in national parks, and Michelle Schwengel-Regala - scientific illustrator, fiber artist, naturalist and NPAF Invitation Artist. Music featured in this segment is 'Ka'ena Dream' by Hawaiian slack key guitarist  Makana. 

See Michelle's Art on NationalParkTraveling.com 

This Big Blend Radio interview originally aired live on BlogTalkRadio.com on April 7, 2017.

Pottery sherds can be found strewn throughout the Southwest United States and Mexico. Listen to the Big Blend Radio interview focusing on Early Pottery of the Southwest and New Mexico, with Victoria Chick, a Silver City, New Mexico-based figurative contemporary artist and early 19th/20th century print collector. 

Closing cowboy poetry segment is "Spirits Still Remain" by Mike Moutoux "New Mexico's Enchanting Cowboy".

This Big Blend Radio  interview originally aired live on BlogRalkRadio.com on April 7, 2017.

Big Blend Radio conversation with Colorado-based mixed media artist Tyler Voorhees. Combining history and surrealism, Tyler’s mixed media paintings depict obsolete jobs using long-limbed and whimsical characters. Hear about his latest series "Tall Tales" that tell the stories of his life thus far: “the experiences, dreams, fears, and aspirations that I’ve collected in my 33-years of adventure. The lanky-limbed characters spin a collective yarn, uniting the viewer and artist in an unfolding tale of an artist’s life.” 

See Tyler's art on NationalParkTraveling.com

This Big Blend Radio interview originally aired live on BlogTalkRadio.com, on April 7, 2017.

Music played in this segment, is "Shapeshifter" by Wally Lawder.

Big Blend Radio conversation with Colorado-based mixed media artist Tyler Voorhees. Combining history and surrealism, Tyler’s mixed media paintings depict obsolete jobs using long-limbed and whimsical characters. Hear about his latest series "Tall Tales" that tell the stories of his life thus far: “the experiences, dreams, fears, and aspirations that I’ve collected in my 33-years of adventure. The lanky-limbed characters spin a collective yarn, uniting the viewer and artist in an unfolding tale of an artist’s life.” 

See Tyler's art on NationalParkTraveling.com

This Big Blend Radio interview originally aired live on BlogTalkRadio.com, on April 7, 2017.

Music played in this segment, is "Shapeshifter" by Wally Lawder.

Pottery sherds can be found strewn throughout the Southwest United States and Mexico. Listen to the Big Blend Radio interview focusing on Early Pottery of the Southwest and New Mexico, with Victoria Chick, a Silver City, New Mexico-based figurative contemporary artist and early 19th/20th century print collector. 

Closing cowboy poetry segment is "Spirits Still Remain" by Mike Moutoux "New Mexico's Enchanting Cowboy".

This Big Blend Radio  interview originally aired live on BlogRalkRadio.com on April 7, 2017.

Big Blend Radio interview with Tanya Ortega – photographer and founder of National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) that presents unique artist-in-residence programs in national parks, and Michelle Schwengel-Regala - scientific illustrator, fiber artist, naturalist and NPAF Invitation Artist. Music featured in this segment is 'Ka'ena Dream' by Hawaiian slack key guitarist  Makana. 

See Michelle's Art on NationalParkTraveling.com 

This Big Blend Radio interview originally aired live on BlogTalkRadio.com on April 7, 2017.

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Spirit of America Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Toast to The Arts Show!

On This Episode:

- National Parks Arts Foundation – Tanya Ortega – Photographer and Founder of National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) that presents artist-in-residence programs in parks, and Michelle Schwengel-Regala - scientific illustrator, fiber artist and NPAF Invitation Artist.

- Early Pottery of the Southwest with Victoria Chick, New Mexico-based figurative contemporary artist and early 19th/20th century print collector.

- Artist Tyler Voorhees - Combining history and surrealism, Tyler’s mixed media paintings depict obsolete jobs using long-limbed and whimsical characters. Hear about his latest series Tall Tales that tell the stories of his life thus far: “the experiences, dreams, fears, and aspirations that I’ve collected in my 33-years of adventure.  The lanky-limbed characters spin a collective yarn, uniting the viewer and artist in an unfolding tale of an artist’s life.”

Join Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter travel team and publishers of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Spirit of America Magazine, for Big Blend Radio’s Toast to The Arts Show!

On This Episode:

- National Parks Arts Foundation – Tanya Ortega – Photographer and Founder of National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) that presents artist-in-residence programs in parks, and Michelle Schwengel-Regala - scientific illustrator, fiber artist and NPAF Invitation Artist.

- Early Pottery of the Southwest with Victoria Chick, New Mexico-based figurative contemporary artist and early 19th/20th century print collector.

- Artist Tyler Voorhees - Combining history and surrealism, Tyler’s mixed media paintings depict obsolete jobs using long-limbed and whimsical characters. Hear about his latest series Tall Tales that tell the stories of his life thus far: “the experiences, dreams, fears, and aspirations that I’ve collected in my 33-years of adventure.  The lanky-limbed characters spin a collective yarn, uniting the viewer and artist in an unfolding tale of an artist’s life.”