Today our guest is Charles Blanchard, a master weaver of hand-woven rugs and tapestries using centuries-old techniques in Narrowsburg NY. 

In this episode, we'll learn about how a 4-harness loom operates, discuss our historical relationship with clothing vs. the disposal fast-fashion of today, and explore the difficulty of putting a price tag on art. 

Join me as we learn how to bring ideas to life and life lives of meaning. Weaving edition.

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Greetings new listeners and welcome back old fans of Repurposed Canvases. Today our guest is Luke Atay, a gifted tattoo artist from New York City.

As we sit here live in the infamous East Side Ink studio, we're surrounded by patient needle cartridges, overflowing ink trays, and globs of petroleum jelly. In this episode, we'll learn what it takes to create the illusion of hyper-realistic chainmail, how jailhouse tats became mainstream, where it hurts the most to jabbed, and why Luke's family tree of artistic influence goes all the way back to Caravaggio.

Join me as we learn how to bring ideas to life and life lives of meaning. Tattoo edition.

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Throughout history artisans and amateurs alike have faced the same question: how to start over and begin again?

Have you ever wondered exactly how they transform a blank piece of paper or solid block of stone into that next masterpiece?

In this podcast we will talk with artists of every stripe: painters, sculptors, knitters, carvers, blowers, taggers, designers, and blacksmiths. Anyone who brings their ideas to life.

Our goal is to understand how they do it and demystify the creative process. We also want to get to know them as real humans who live lives of meaning. 

I'm your host Jason Chapman. I am genuinely curious about - and a bit in awe of - how everyday people create such extraordinary works that bring us tears, laughter, and even shock.

Join me and my guests as we get our hands dirty, exchange ideas, and discover how we can ALL repurpose our own canvases!