Creative Guts

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with artist Sarah Fenerty. According to Sarah’s mom, she has multiple art personalities, but we prefer interdisciplinary. Sarah loves watercolors and ink, but dabbles in charcoal, pastels, acrylic, and more. Despite having always been creative, Sarah didn’t dive deep into art until a particularly stressful job led her to find something healing and meditative for herself. Today Sarah handles all things creative at Northwoods Brewing Company, but still makes time for her art on the side. In this episode, you’ll hear the thought process behind the beautiful colors in Sarah’s art and how the beer can labels at Northwoods Brewing come to fruition!

Check out Sarah’s work online at www.sarahfenertyart.com, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/s.fenertyart. Shop Sarah’s art at www.etsy.com/shop/SFenertyArt. Take a peek at the beer cans we’re talking about and learn more about Northwoods Brewing Company at https://northwoodsbrewingcompany.com/.

As always, come hang out with the Creative Guts team online at 

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In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with New Hampshire-based indie artist Andrea Levesque of Atlantic Canyons! Although Andrea started playing piano at age 6, it was the violin that really captured her attention. We talk about the hilarious way Laura and Andrea met, and Andrea’s take on collaborating with other artists here in NH and around the globe. In this episode, you’ll also hear the story behind Andrea’s band name Atlantic Canyons, how instruments are like language, and a little sample of one of Andrea’s tunes!

Follow Atlantic Canyons on Instagram at www.instagram.com/atlanticcanyons and listen on Bandcamp at https://atlanticcanyons.bandcamp.com/

As always, come hang out with the Creative Guts team online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with graphic designer and artist, Elissa Von Letkemann. Elissa grew up in a creative household, next to a ceramics gallery her parents owned. She studied ceramics in school, but now she uses graphic design to bring her clients’ visions to life! While Elissa loves her client work, she’s carved out some time for her own art, creating hand-dyed shibori items and illustrating her series “Windows of Portsmouth” and “Windows of Salem”! We talk with Elissa about content creation and her secrets for managing her social media, some of the cool clients she’s worked with, and what inspired her “Windows” series!

Learn more about Elissa online at www.elissavonletkemann.com. Go check out her perfectly curated Instagram at www.instagram.com/elissa_von_letkemann_design, and check out her “Windows” series at www.instagram.com/windowsofportsmouth and www.instagram.com/windowsofsalem. You can also shop Elissa’s work on Etsy at www.etsy.com/shop/EVArtandDesign.

As always, come hang out with the Creative Guts team online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at  www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast

The Creative Guts team is back with the 38th installment of Creative Catalogues! In these bonus mini-episodes, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman, share a glimpse at their latest creative consumptions!  Special thanks to Bug, for providing us with a great song to layer on this episode as we share our list. You can find more about Creative Guts online (www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com) and on Facebook and Instagram. 

Featured in this episode:

Only Murders In the Building on Hulu 

Magdalena Werner www.instagram.com/magda_creative | www.etsy.com/shop/magdalenacreative

Seth Clark www.sethsclark.com | www.instagram.com/fragmentation

Claudio Sanchez’s cover of Adele’s “Hello” www.youtube.com/watch?v=O83tLiYdSko

BONUS: Listen to more from Bug 

www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs

We’re excited to share the news about #Gutstober: 31 creative prompts in the month of October! From spooky to vintage to special words for Creative Guts, here are our daily prompts to keep you making in whatever medium you like for 31 days!

Use the hashtag #gutstober and tag us in your posts! You’re welcome to do all the prompts, just one, or anywhere in between. To see the daily prompts, follow us on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @creativegutspodcast or www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com.

We can't wait to see how you all interpret the same words and show us your creative gutstober!

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with animator, filmmaker, and artist, Alex Keown. From playing with toys and making films with friends to film school, Alex discovered his love of animation and never looked back. He describes his style as “cute and whimsical, but kind of creepy at the same time”. In this episode we talk about collaboration, the impact the pandemic had on his creative pursuits, and his partner, the amazing Darcie Blake (the star of Creative Guts episode 76). 

Hear more about the Rock Water Film Festival including how films are selected and why Alex loves to see local filmmakers submit to the Festival! (If you missed Darcie’s episode and want to hear more about Rock Water — go listen!)

Check out Alex’s work at https://alexkeown.carbonmade.com/ and follow Alex on Instagram at www.instagram.com/chugrain. 

As always, come hang out with the Creative Guts team online at 

www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com

 and on Facebook at 

www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast

 and Instagram at  

www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast

The Creative Guts team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini-episodes, we will be sharing a glimpse of our latest creative consumptions. Today  Laura will be sharing with you her three latest creative consumptions.

Featured in this episode:

The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird www.instagram.com/christinasweeneybaird

The Art of Hieu or @kelogsloops  https://kelogsloops.com/

Heather Hernon or @drawinginbed www.instagram.com/drawdrawinginbed

 Special thanks to Bug, for providing us with a great song to layer on this episode as we share our list. You can find more about Creative Guts online (www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com) and on Facebook and Instagram. 

BONUS: Listen to more from Bug 

www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with jeweler Connor Spern. While Connor never considered herself an artist, creativity is in her bones and her desire to play shines through in this interview and her work. It was during the early days of the pandemic when Connor first started playing with polymer clay — or adult playdough as Connor put it — that things really started to take off! Connor has dabbled with embroidery, wood, and acrylic jewelry, too, but polymer clay is her baby. Now, she and her husband are working on 3D printing tools for her own jewelry making and for other makers, too. Find out what’s next for Connor from precious metal clay to teeny, tiny Concord food, and more. 

Check out Connor’s work on Instagram at www.instagram.com/designsxconnor and Facebook at www.facebook.com/designsxconnorspern and on her website www.designsxconnor.com.

As always, come hang out with the Creative Guts team online at 

www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com

 and on Facebook at 

www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast

 and Instagram at  

www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast

Creative Guts is back with another Creative Guts Zine! The fall 2021 Zine will feature the work of visual artists and writers who have been selected by jury. This time we’re looking for pieces that adhere to the theme of nostalgia. Inspired, in part by a recent interview with the wonderful, talented digital illustrator Jake Romano, the Creative Guts team is feeling nostalgic. Defined as "a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period of place with happy personal associations”, the possibilities are endless with a theme like nostalgia. 

Submissions are due by 11:59 PM eastern standard time on Sunday, October 24th from artists 18 years and older, from anywhere in the world. We welcome a variety of visual and written works in any medium including painting, sculpture, digital art, printmaking, fiber, photography, mixed media, poetry, and short stories. Written works must be no longer than 500 words. For more details and to submit, visit www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com/zine. 

The Creative Guts team will be joined by guest juror Mike Durkee, the artist and owner of Durkish Delights Design Co. and member of Creative Guts' Board of Directors. 

Submission to the Zine is free, however there is a $15 printing and shipping fee if your work is chosen. This fee is non-refundable and can be paid through our website. Each creative featured in the Zine will receive one copy. Physical editions of the zine will be available for purchase, while the digital edition of the zine will be available for free at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com/zine. 

If you have any questions, drop us a note at [email protected]. To Submit, visit www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com/zine. 

The Creative Guts team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In this mini episode, Sarah will share a glimpse at her latest creative consumptions! Special thank you to Bug for providing us with the tunes we’ve paired with this episode. You can listen to more Bug online at www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs. 

Featured in this episode:

And Sew On www.instagram.com/andsewon.art | www.andsewon.art

Blonde Boxshell www.instagram.com/blondeboxshell | www.etsy.com/shop/BlondeBoxshell

Drawn to High Places www.instagram.com/drawntohighplaces | https://drawntohighplaces.com/

As always, hang out with Creative Guts online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com and on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @CreativeGutsPodcast.