High School Daze

To wrap us Season 2 I spoke with Jordan, a former student of mine. Jordan continues to follow his artist heart after earning his Bachelors of Fine Art from the Art Institute of San Francisco. He continues to paint, draw, and more recently work on ceramic pieces that test the boundaries of glazing. Jordan is one of those people that has a good, kind soul. It was great to catch up after years of simply liking his posts on Instagram. High School Daze will be on a short hiatus as I prepare to complete my masters degree and wrap up a school year that has been the most trying of my teaching career. Thank you to all the guests from Season 2 and thank you for listening!

Reyes Padilla is known for his artwork that incorporates his relationship with synesthesia. I am colorblind and have always been drawn to his work as it begs to question, reflect, and build an understanding of what we see and what could be. Reyes is a native New Mexican, currently based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can find his work in various locations across the city and he also has had his work distributed across the Southwest.

Vanity joins the podcast from Orlando, Florida. She is the second guest that I have met on Clubhouse. She was sharing her story one day about the role comic books had on her childhood and I felt inclined to invite her on the podcast. We talk about generating ideas, representation in art, and live-streaming. You can find her on Instagram live-streaming and sharing her knowledge, her handle is @vanitydiaz.

Kristin is a fellow art educator in Albuquerque. She joins the podcast to speak about her love for ceramics, pottery, and sewing. We also talk about the challenges we face currently and some of our hopes for the future of art education. She has amazing ceramic pieces for sale simply search for Chapapas Pottery on Etsy.com. I recently purchased an awesome piece!

Happy Impulse joins the podcast from Atlanta, Georgia. Having hopped around the country she talks about her experience as an artist and how showing up, sometimes is enough. She shares how through loss she has grown into who she is now. A huge shoutout to Happy Impulse for the custom episode illustration, isn’t it great?!?

Nisa joins the podcast to talk about her experience creating non-fictional video content. This episode of the podcast is one that I feel can hopefully help so many people as we grapple during a global pandemic with loss, anxiety, grief... but also strength, hope, and an urge to create a better tomorrow. Check out Nisa's work on her website: http://noorunnisa.com or find her on Instagram, (@noor.un.nisa_). Photo credit: John Acosta

Jaycee joins the podcast from Colorado where he is a screen printer. Originally from Farmington, New Mexico he shares his experience growing up and how older siblings inspired him to follow art through graffiti. I have been lucky enough to paint alongside him and his technique, skill, and vision are inspiring. Check out this episode... and feel free to share a review wherever you listen to the podcast.

VegasJason joins the podcast from you guessed it... Las Vegas! We met virtually through The Most Famous Artist Community, started by Matty Mo (also a former guest). I also appreciate VegasJason on the Clubhouse app where he shared a wealth of knowledge and experience. Check out this episode...and send any questions, comments, or suggestions for guests to [email protected]!

Chris is one of my favorite people to hang out with and shoot the poop. He is based out Las Cruces, New Mexico where he is owns and runs Reviver Printing. I can recall hanging out till the wee hours of the night and morning as he prepared screens, set up his press, and knocked out work for a variety of customers. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed catching up with him. Check out Reviver Printing for your screen printing needs!

Bearface comes on the podcast to talk about his calling to do art and work with his hands at a young age. He also shares his about his experience being a social butterfly that also likes being alone. We also talk about branding, fatherhood, and graffiti. Keep your eyes peeled as you venture through Albuquerque... you may just catch one of his Bearface characters somewhere!