Painter and master printer Gary Lichtenstein talks about his journey as an artist and goes deep into the collaborative process of silkscreen printing. Over the course of his remarkable career, Gary has worked with a wide variety of different artists, reinterpreting their work as silkscreen prints.Tune in to hear great, behind-the-scenes stories about working with artists like Dave Navarro and Cey Adams. And don’t miss the conversation about Gary’s amazing work with the artist, Eric Orr, during Covid. What they produced for Urban Pathways is just one example of how imagery and simple language, when combined, can become powerful messages. Check out Gary and the artists he has worked with at https://www.gleditions.com/

Emmy-nominated animator and art director, Sherene Strausberg, is the founder of 87th Street Creative, which uses motion graphics to tell stories for companies and nonprofits. Her award-winning animated short film “Cool For You” has been playing around the world, explains global warming to children, without frightening them. It has been accepted into 39 film festivals and won multiple awards, as well as distribution on two educational platforms.

Part of her creative process comes in the form of her amazing networking capabilities. Sherene has recognized that “being seen” and “being bold” is existential to her life as a creative.

Determined to not be in an echo chamber, she finds paradise collaborating with other creative-minded coaches, illustrators, and authors. Her superpower is storytelling with custom pictures and bespoke sound.

The conversation with Ed and Leyden starts at 10AM with the mother of 3 which as she said is already midday for her and just getting the day started can sometimes be messy. The conversation moves to collaboration and creatives finding their value and so much more.....

Ron Wilkins, "The Trombocalist", has played in Funny Girl on Broadway and presently plays with both the Dizzy Gillespie Band has his own band The Ron Wilkins Quintet. Ron shares about growing up in Texas as a young black musician, the influences of growing up a military kid, and his influences from the church,.........and that’s just where the conversation starts.

Ron, Ed, and Leyden talk about their lives as creatives and the impact of Ron's 31 days spent in a coma on a ventilator as a direct result of Covid-19.

Check out Ron at ronwilkins.net and at

https://www.swingout.show