It's been way too long since Dhanraj and I have talked. If it seems like I'm really happy to be reconnecting it's because I'm really happy to be reconnecting! He makes amazing work and took photos for the upcoming Myron Mixon Keto BBQ cookbook among other incredible food projects.

Dive into his work at www.dhanrajemanuel.com or @dhanrajemanuel on Instagram

Whether you need to hear a song that feels like you've always known it or need a perfect haircut that fits your style Skylar Gregg is your gal!

Check out her incredible album Roses on www.skylargregg.bandcamp.com Get a t-shirt or tote on www.skylargregg.com

Follow her on Instagram @skylargregg and you really can book an appointment with her https://scoutsbarbershop.com/scouts-east/

Miranda and I have known each other as artists since 1995. Our conversation moves from old times in the Trahern building at APSU to what she is currently up to. She was making a drawing the entire time we were talking.

Please dive into her work at www.mirandaherrick.com or @mirandagherrick on instagram

Donna and I talk about us both going to the same college with our older siblings, why she's a better painter now, and both of our hopes that Elliot Perry starts collecting her work and a whole lot more in the first of what I hope is a bunch of recorded conversations with her. Donna's positive attitude is absolutely infectious and we are all lucky that she is making the work she is making in our collective art ecosystem. Dive in on her website www.Donnawoodley.com or follow her on Instagram @donnawoodleyart

Randy and I had a blast talking about whether or not his paintings are paintings if he is good or bad at the business of being an artist, his role on the board of Turnip Green Creative Reuse and Number Inc., and the fact that this episode was NOT sponsored by Jerry's Artarama, Plaza Art Supply, Thirdman Records, or the Art Fight Podcast. We had some technical difficulty and had to record two separate zoom sessions and lost all track of time on another snowy day in Nashville so it's an extra-long episode!

Check out Randy on all platforms @randylpurcell on his website www.randylpurcell.com or on his youtube channel Randy Purcell Youtube

Such a good talk with Joe Christy. Our conversation ranged from pandemic studio practice to the band Body Horse that includes his brother Matt, brothers David and Benji Anderson, and Eve Meret, and lots of topics in between.

Follow him @josephbchristy @bearcdigital or @sottoys

Rae and I had so much to say we just couldn't keep it under an hour.

Can't wait for those that don't know her work yet to dive into her website and Instagram feed. 

https://eliraewilson.com/ or @eliraewilson 

"Mahwish Chishty combines new media and conceptual work with materials and techniques of South Asian art and craft traditions." from www.mahachishty.com

I met Mahwish in 2015/16 when she and my 200 students from Maplewood High School put on an exhibit at the Red Arrow Gallery in East Nashville. https://nashvillearts.com/2016/03/maplewood-high-school-students-change-perceptions-through-art/ 

https://www.tennessean.com/story/life/arts/2016/02/07/maplewood-students-pakistani-artist-deliberate-drones/79660082/

She has exhibited her work around the world and is currently planning a project that will show in Chicago, India, and Pakistan.

In addition to her website, this episode of Drone Futures about her and her work is fantastic. https://lnns.co/s6pTi3SOVC1 Drone Futures is hosted by Michael Richardson, Senior Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales, whose research examines the intersection of war, culture, and technology.

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