The Inspiring Conversations Podcast

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In this episode, Jeff sits down and takes a very deep dive with the incredibly innovative fusion musician Jared Lowery as he shares about his musical evolution over the last several years and how he has developed his own unique sound and all original instrumental music. 

The conversation continues as Jared speaks very candidly about the challenges in gaining visibility and building an audience playing original instrumental music in Oklahoma.

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In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with Lauren Rainbow Lunsford at Rainbowland Art Studios as she shares deeply about her life journey and all about her process of discovering of all of the different aspects of herself.

She also reflects about the years when she lived in New York City and about her transformation there and how she brought back what she learned when she returned to Tulsa.

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In this episode, Jeff sits down with artist Brendon Williams to hear about his artistic perspective and process. He also shares deeply about growing up in Oklahoma City and about his education in art and about his work as an art teacher at Douglass Middle-High School in OKC. 

He also shares an intensely inspiring and highly compelling perspective about what he learned about himself and what he experienced during the period of quarantine and how it affected his art and his consciousness.

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In this episode, Jeff sits down with Gabriel Rojas to hear about and to see some of his most recent work and about how the period of quarantine led to some newfound creativity and perspective for him.

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In this episode, Jeff sits down with artist Sonya Shannon as she shares deeply about her process, which has been informed by her spiritual journey and evolution over the years. 

The conversation centers around the intersection of art and higher consciousness and how her work has evolved as she has evolved personally and professionally.

Sonya’s distinctive style is shaped by her training in hand-drawn animation, combined with expertise in digital color, 3-D computer animation and digital effects. Her current work reflects her sources of interest and inspiration, from childhood when she first discovered the visionary writings and etchings of William Blake, to her teen years guided by the allegorical fantasy scenes of Maxfield Parrish and Roger Dean, and later discoveries including the mysterious symbolism of Remedios Varo and George Tooker.

Early computer art and animation deeply shaped Sonya’s decision to use digital tools and a cinematic process to make fine art. These influences, combined with a personal collection of crystals, costumes, and collectibles, give rise to lavishly illuminated images that conjure up metaphysical realms of imagination and fantasy.

To learn more about Sonya and her work, visit https://sonya-shannon.com/

To learn more about Sonya's healing and spiritual work, visit
https://sonya-shannon.com/about/healing-spiritual-work/

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Michelle Firment Reid at Atelier MFR as she shares deeply about her perspective, evolution, and process from the standpoint of an artist and as a human being.

She also speaks about her experiences in opening Atelier MFR during this time in history and what it means to her at a deeper level.

To learn more about Michelle and about Atelier MFR, please visit
http://www.mfreidart.com/

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In this episode, Jeff sits down with Andrea Martin to hear her reflect about her art, her process, and how her work has evolved over the years due to her spiritual evolution.

As the conversation continues, she shares deeply about how her work has been very therapeutic for herself and for many others as well.

Andrea also offers a fresh, unique, and very compelling perspective about what her own work means to her at a deeper level and about her connection to it.
 

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In this episode, Jeff sits down with public speaker and author Charles Eisenstein to hear some deeper reflections about his life journey and how his personal evolution has informed his work over the past several years.He also shares some deeper thoughts about how he sees the current global crisis on a human and a deeper, spiritual level.

To read his recent essay entitled "The Coronation" regarding his perspective on the Covid-19 crisis and how it is affecting us on a global and local level, visit https://charleseisenstein.org/essays/the-coronation/ 

His work covers a wide range of topics, including the history of human civilization, economics, spirituality, and the ecology movement.To learn more about Charles and his work, visit www.charleseisenstein.org

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In this episode, Jeff sits down with Subha Sridharan, former board President of Living Arts of Tulsa, Holly Becker, Executive Director of ahha, and Todd Cunningham, Executive Director of Arts Alliance Tulsa to hear their reflections about the First Friday Art Crawl, what it means to them personally, and their earliest memories of it as well as some thoughts about how it has and may continue to evolve as we go through this very unique time in history.

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In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with artist Jave Yoshimoto to hear about his art and his perspective. In additional to speaking about his work, he also shares some very compelling examples of it as well and speaks about what each piece means to him personally.

Jave's work takes on the ephemerality of news and information and how the emotions we bring to each tragedy in the news cycle are swept away by the wave of information that floods the media. He addresses this social amnesia through his art with the work acting as a social memory for tragic events so quickly forgotten in our information age.

Jave Yoshimoto is an artist and educator of multi-cultural background. He was born in Japan to Chinese parents and immigrated to United States at a young age. He has since traveled and lived in various parts of the country which influenced his artistic practice. He believes in creating art works that are socially conscious and true to his authentic self. Similarly in his teaching philosophy, he encourages his students to explore their personal identity and experiences to put into their creative compositions while developing their technical skills.

To learn more about Jave and his art, please visit
https://www.javeyoshimoto.com