Creative Guts

The Creative Guts team is back with the ninth installment of Creative Catalogues! In these bonus mini-episodes, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman, share a glimpse at the creative things they can’t stop talking about!

Special thanks to Raphael Bastek, musically known as 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:

Lake Street Dive www.lakestreetdive.com

Jupiter Oak Jewelry www.etsy.com/shop/JupiterOak

Jason Anderson www.jasonandersonartist.co.uk/

The Edge of Sleep Podcast www.qcodemedia.com/theedgeofsleep by QCodeMedia

BONUS: Listen to more from Bug on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0RLCvMsVJ2oOdcGnspsYSY?si=AZSoZHz6TVi2_syJklVXNw&fbclid=IwAR3OpHSx883rWsa8h_mD1wvYYlw2cJCLUuXHDTdi3XfvQK54vymq45t6TY0

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with improviser, storyteller, and playwright, Brian Paul. Brian is best known in the seacoast as an improviser with Dorks in Dungeons: live improv comedy meets Fantasy Role-playing games! Using the framework of a tabletop role-playing game, the Dorks of Dorks in Dungeons create each show with the help of audience “re-role” suggestions and the whim of a 20 sided die. Like much of the millennial generation, Brian’s early exposure to improv was the television show, “Whose Line is It Anyway?” Brian recalls his introduction to performing was the result of not having anything to do after school — thank goodness for teenage boredom, right? A naturally fearful and anxious human, Brian used improv to confront his fears and get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Beyond Brian’s improv work, Brian is also a playwright and creative writer. Learn about “Moonmates”, a play about roommates on the moon in this episode!

Learn more about Dorks in Dungeons online at www.dorksindungeons.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DorksinDungeons. 

As always you can learn more about Creative Guts online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com, and on Facebook at  www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast ; and check us out on Instagram, too: www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast

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In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with photographer, oil painter, and art educator Somayeh Kashi. Somayeh’s name may sound familiar if you’re in the Concord, NH area and recall her photo project, “Diversity in the 603”. Over the summer of 2019, Somayeh, alongside a group of high school students, interviewed and photographed nearly 100 individuals. While the subjects were diverse in age, gender, and ethnicity, “Diversity in the 603” demonstrated how much we all have in common. Somayeh, who is Iranian-American, tells the powerful story that inspired the project and the technical difficulties along the way! You’ll also hear the serendipitous way Somayeh fell in love with painting, and meet her creative — and incredibly busy — family. Her husband, a drummer in a metal band; her daughter, a full-fledged theater geek; and her son who, to everyone’s surprise, somehow likes sports. Somayeh’s story is beautifully told, and we’re pleased to help her share it.

Check out Somayeh’s art online at www.somayehkashi.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SomayehKashiArt and see what’s going on in the Rundlett Middle School art department at www.art4rms.com and on Facebook www.facebook.com/Art4RMS.

As always you can learn more about Creative Guts online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com, and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast; and check us out on Instagram, too: www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with freelance dance educator and choreographer, Sarah Duclos! From a very serious teen with an affinity for Eastern European accents to the founding Artistic Director of the multi-disciplinary dance company, the Neoteric Dance Collaborative, Sarah’s career path was winding. Sarah’s on a mission to make dance accessible to all and to use dance as a tool to build better communities and call others to social action. Tune in to hear how — with a bit of collaboration, guts, and creativity — Sarah is doing exactly that, and why Sarah deserves all the credit for Teatotaller’s success and Laura’s marriage! This episode, much like Sarah Duclos herself, is funny, thoughtful, and insightful. Sarah is another big fan of Creative Guts, and, honestly, back at you, Sarah!

Learn more about the Neoteric Dance Collaborative on the web:

www.neotericdance.org

www.facebook.com/neotericdance

www.instagram.com/neotericdance

www.twitter.com/neotericdance

www.vimeo.com/neotericdance

As always you can learn more about Creative Guts online at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com, and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast; and check us out on Instagram, too: www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. 

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with photographer, Scott Kuckler! Scott describes his work as “dark and moody”, but Scott himself is anything but!

Scott worked as a commercial/fashion/beauty photographer in Germany and France for a decade, and now prefers working with “anyone who will pose,” as he continues to explore the human form. Scott uses alternative processes in his photography, (which means non-traditional photography), printing on various materials with various methods of manipulating the prints before they’re “done”.

In this episode, Scott shares details on his custom-built darkroom, the charmingly unique way he categorizes his work on his website,  and just how awesome his wife is in supporting his creativity.

If you want to check out Scott’s work, you can find him on the web (scott-kuckler.format.com) and on Facebook (Facebook.com/CheshireScott) and Instagram (Instagram.com/CheshireScott).

As always, you can find more about Creative Guts and our guests online (www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com), on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast), and Instagram (www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast). 

Here’s a tiny bonus episode from the Creative Guts team! Both Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman, and the Creative Guts pets — Max, Luna, and Rainer — are participating in Main Street Art’s show “Puppy Love”! Main Street Art, located in the tiny town of Newfields, is a community-based art center open to all. “Puppy Love” is an exhibit celebrating the love of pets — furred, finned, and scaled — in 2D and 3D forms. 

We hope to see you at the opening reception on February 1st from 3 PM until 5 PM at Main Street Art at 75 Main Street (Route 85) in Newfields, NH. 

Find Main Street Art on the web:

www.mainstreetart.org

www.facebook.com/MainStreetArtNewfields

www.instagram.com/mainstreetart

Learn more about the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire here:

www.rescueleague.org

www.facebook.com/arlnh

www.instagram.com/arlnh

As always, you can find more about Creative Guts on the web:

www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com

www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast

www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with painter, muralist, and sculptor, Bianca Mireles. A recent New Hampshire transplant from Texas, Bianca is bringing her Mesoamerican style to the Granite State (and we could not be luckier). Bianca’s dream of recreating aztec art in a classical framework combined with her passion for utility and her experience as a muralist has carved a very specific niche for herself in, none-other-than, Rochester, NH! Bianca appreciates the slow process of oil paint and uses public art as a tool for perpetuating a collective positive identify of her people. Bianca believes art is meant to explore identity through cultural, historical, scientific, and transcendent perspectives.

Follow Bianca on Instagram to check out her work: www.instagram.com/art.biancamireles.

As always, you can find more about Creative Guts and our guests online (www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com), on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast), and Instagram (www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast).

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with Steve Pamboukes — maker, instructor, and volunteer with the Port City Makerspace and owner of Port City Mopeds. A native of Portsmouth, Steve is an engineer, designer, and maker driven by curiosity and a desire to create. After graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Steve worked as an engineering consultant with individual, small business, and corporate clients. Hear about Steve’s creative process and how it all started with a Teddy Ruxpin back in the day on this episode of Creative Guts.

See Steve’s website-in-progress www.stevepamboukes.com (keep your eyes peeled for some lorem ipsum) and check out the Port City Makerspace at www.portcitymakerspace.com and www.facebook.com/portcitymakerspace and www.instagram.com/portcitymakers or in person at 68 Morning Street, Portsmouth, NH.

You can find more about Creative Guts and our guests on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with interdisciplinary artist and art teacher, Becky Barsi, in her home studio! A jack of all trades high school art teacher, Becky describes herself as an interdisciplinary artist, dabbling in every medium. Inspired by her students’ creativity and activated by her own tendency to get bored, Becky’s art can’t be described with any brevity. Becky has creativity in her every branch of her family tree, and fondly recalls learning to quilt from her grandmother, a professional artist herself. Before Becky settled into her role at the Derryfield School, her early career aspirations ran the spectrum from filmmaking to equine science to photography to art education to jewelry making and, finally, back to art education! Becky’s mom, the British chef, taught Becky to always feed her guests, so it is no surprise that the Creative Guts team was well-fed for this interview!

Check out Becky’s work online at www.BeckyBarsi.com and on Instagram (www.instagram.com/artsybarsi). Find out more about the Lyceum Gallery at Manchester’s Derryfield School online (www.derryfield.org/arts/lyceum-gallery) and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DSLyceumGallery). 

You can find more about Creative Guts and our guests at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

Happy 2020 folks! This bonus episode of Creative Guts brings you reflection, gratitude, and a big announcement!