This week I speak to contemporary jeweller/ sculptor and co- founder of The Jewel and the Jeweller, Sam Kelly. Sam talks about her journey into the creative world as well as the process of working with bone.

This week I interview dedicated New Plymouth Potter Marita Green, Potter whose beautiful work is both functional and quirky 🌿🌸

Marita currently has work on show at Kina NZ Design as part of the Cup exhibition

This week I interview writer Craig Foltz who speaks about his journey as a writer and poet. Craig also talks about his latest book, Locals Only, An Outsider's Insider Perspective on Aotearoa - a selection of poems offering up an insightful road trip of New Zealand places.

This week I interview Taranaki based artist Rohan Wealleans who is opening up his studio from tomorrow for the Taranaki Arts Trail. Rohan also runs a New Plymouth-based art gallery, Contemporary Art Space. A new group show, ' We All Think We Are Goid People' which features artists from around New Zealand is happening on Saturday night from 6pm.

This week I speak with Oakura jeweller Sally Laing who is one of the artists participating in the Oakura Arts Trail, which is running the same time as the Taranaki Arts Trail, October 30 & 31and November 6 & 7.

A community arts radio show aims to take on the belief that the arts are exclusive.

Alice chats with talented Taranaki jeweller, Sarah Tullett, who speaks about her creative life and participating in the Taranaki Arts Trail for the first time.

This week I interview wonderful Porirua artist Sam Dollimore whose exhibition Prognosicators recently opened at Contemporary Art Space, New Plymouth.

On this week's show I interview two coastal Taranaki artists, painter Leigh Fairweather and Jeweller Belinda Lubkoll of Ringcraft Moana Jewellers, who are opening up their studios as part of the Taranaki Arts Trail which is happening on the weekends of October 29-31 and November 5-7.

I had the pleasure of interviewing award-winning Taranaki artist Jeanette Verster who has an experimental and progressive textile art practice. Jeanette has a solo exhibition opening from the blue studio gallery, I Have Not Lost My Marbles ( Yet). next month.