Wild At Art

Asha Basha Duniani is an actress, dancer, and painter. She recently starred as Nia in Synchronicity Theater's 2 women production of In the Continuum in Atlanta. This is where we pick up her story. We met Asha at the Atlanta Jazz Festival over a game of Bocce and were immediately captivated by this vivacious young actor. We saw her performance of In the Continuum, and the power and magic of her portrayal of Nia, and several other diverse characters, is beyond description. This episode is...

Ellie Krieger is best known for her hit Food Network show “Healthy Appetite,” and as the host and executive producer of the cooking series “Ellie’s Real Good Food” on PBS. Ellie is a New York Times bestselling, IACP and two-time James Beard award winning cookbook author. She writes regular columns for The Washington Post and has also been a columnist for Fine Cooking, Food Network magazines and USA Today. Ellie is also the author of seven cookbooks, her latest being Whole in One: Complete, He...

In this episode we talk to an up and coming band called TopHouse. It’s a four man show featuring Jesse Davis, Joe Larson, William Cook, and Andy LaFavre. Now residing in Nashville, they hail from Montana and their music is a soulful mix of mountains, blue grass, and folk, with Irish undertones. We caught their show at a great Atlanta venue, Smith’s Old Bar, for a sold-out performance. Their hit, Number One is trending on Instagram reels and it seems they have hit a tipping point with the new ...

Leslie Charleville is a one-of-a-kind artist, practicing the 17th century Japanese art form of Gyotaku. Growing up in Louisiana, Leslie was fascinated by the great outdoors where she nurtured an appreciation for the nature of God in nature. She loved hunting and fishing, and honoring the creatures involved. She graduated from LSU with a degree in art, and soon discovered the art form that would merge her sportsmanship with her artistic passion. From a 600lb. tuna to a 13' alligator, Leslie re...

Meet the beautifully recovering Jason Umidi. After being clean and sober for a couple of years it became clear to Jason that he has a talent for writing. As he shared his journey in social media the story evolved into a series of short blog posts. His friend and publisher Michael Albanese (Episode 32) believed that these short reads should be curated into an inspirational book. And so they published "Jesus and Seltzer," one minute reads on addiction, recovery, and hope. Jason says that the bo...

New York artist Rachelle Krieger is fresh from her solo show at VOLTA NY, where Susan Eley Fine Art featured her recent paintings and ceramics. Her latest work is called “These In-between Days,” an ongoing series of mixed media paintings and works on paper. Her style is enthusiastic with powerful colors, mainly painted in acrylic and spray paint. We talk about how her art can be inspired by literally everything, including invisible forces. Shout out to Rachelle’s sister, Ellie Krie...

In this episode wife, mom, grandmom and now author, Joan Page shares her journey as a writer and shares her heart. One of six kids, she was impacted in a powerful way by the ongoing, hard-won wisdom of her mother, who’s spirit, faith and mission inspired her to write down twelve of her life lessons that can empower all of us to be better people. It’s a beautiful view into the life of a big, loving family, led by one strong and wise woman, who will now be forever remembered through the work of...

Michael Albanese was born in New York and raised in Marietta, GA. He spent years in NY pursuing his first artistic love - theatre. Quickly realizing acting was not his thing, he wrote and produced the award-winning Red Herring and was Assistant Director on Broadway’s “Cry Baby” before moving to LA to purse filmmaking and start a family. There he launched his travel business, Element Lifestyle, while writing and producing the film “Thirst” with Melanie Griffith and Josh Pence. Michael is a sto...

Having recently hit a milestone, publishing our 30th episode of Wild at Art, we wanted to take a look back at some of the early stories. One of our favorite episodes and consistently the most downloaded, we thought it would be fun to have an encore of The Essence of Art. Laura Coston Anrud developed her artistic style in Portland, OR along what she says was a rocky path, before coming back home landing in the idyllic setting of Farmington, GA near Athens. She is a self-proclaimed horse person...

Natasha Cross grew up in the UK, and always had wanderlust. At a young age she had boldly followed her dreams, traveling and exploring in Cambodia and in Chile. Determined to do an art journey for a few months in South America, she booked a one-way ticket to Santiago, with little money and no plan she fearlessly launched into her dream. On her way Natasha stopped in Bolivia, falling in love with the natural beauty and local culture. Now, three years later she is still there, painting powerful...