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Halloween Art and TravelSeason 7 Trailer Welcome to Season 7 of the Halloween Art and Travel Podcast! I’m your host, Kristen Stafford, and I’m thrilled to kick off another season of celebrating the artists and collectors who bring Halloween magic to life. This year, I’m launching the season a little later than usual, but for a good reason. In this trailer, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes story of a new project I’ve been working on with my friend Jorene Lomenzo of Shivers of Delight. It all started with a simple text message... and today, it’s officially live. We are introduc...2025-07-2404 min
The Daily WhateverThe Daily Whatever, June 30: Reunited!It’s so good to be home!I returned to Seattle late Saturday night, to the best treat ever—Lawrence is in Seattle! Yesterday we celebrated our reunion by purchasing a shit-ton of olives and devouring them Live, alongside a bottle of delicious pale French rose. The resulting “Olivepolooza” was an outrageously delicious good time. We can’t believe Ben Ulansey and Brandon Ellrich haven’t weighed in with a rebuttal.But that’s not all Lawrence and I are up to… We’re here IRL, scheming our schemes, hatching plans to grow genXy and The Dail...2025-07-011h 02
Zoo LogicNew England AquariumWe are on location at the New England Aquarium talking with long time animal trainer and curator of pinnipeds and penguins, Kristen McMahon. Under her guidance, this unique department has successfully blended animal care providers from different taxa into one productive training team which has improved the social well-being of all the animals. Kristen discusses the aquarium's focus not only on improving animal welfare and training efficiency, but also the work-life balance for all employees. Animal Care Software2025-03-0625 min
AARTS2E45: Anna Speirs, Contemporary Realism ArtistThis week we meet the Russian-Australian contemporary realism artist Anna Speirs. Anna says: ‘My work is inspired by the beauty of Australian nature, focusing on tone, shape, and contrast. I often use objects from my local surroundings in my compositions.’ Anna was born in Kalyazin, in the Tver region of Russia in 1981. She has an older sister Marina. Her mother Natalia is an accountant and her father Mikhail, a carpenter. Anna’s interest in art began at an early age and she was mostly preoccupied with drawing and painting at home. Her parents recognized her talent and supported her educational choices...2024-11-0537 min
Halloween Art and TravelA Witch for Every Kitchen Grab your broom and journey to the enchanting world of Kitchen Witches to uncover their cultural significance. Join the movement to revive their popularity. This episode features insights from various creators and collectors, shedding light on their enduring fascination. Thank you to all of our content contributors: Anna Allen, (Aw Shucks Annie Dolls): https://www.facebook.com/awshucksanniedolls and https://www.instagram.com/awshucksanniedolls Jennie Hepler-Takens (My Dearest Witch): http://www.mydearestwitch.com Kris Gurky (Dark Moon Salem): https://www.instagram.com/dark_moon_salem/ Mary Lynn Cudejko (Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween Fan and Owl Collector) Lauren...2024-11-0129 min
Halloween Art and TravelMarion Held: A Passionate Collector Opens Her Home Meet Marion Held, the creator and curator of the Devil-ish Little Things Museum in Vancouver, WA. Marion shares her passion for collecting whimsical devil, Krampus, and satyr objects. Marion’s collection is brightly colored, mostly from Europe, and is based on fairytales and folklore. Her collection began 26 years ago when she fell in love with the Devil and Cards ceramics by Royal Bayreuth. Marion is dedicated to inspiring others to appreciate and collect art. Her collection exudes a playful European charm that reflects her upbringing in her native Germany. She loves the craftsmanship behind each piece and is st...2024-10-3049 min
Halloween Art and TravelAnna Allen: Keeping Appalachian Traditions Alive Meet Anna Allen, an artist who blends traditional cornhusk craft with her Appalachian heritage. Anna creates cornhusk dolls under the name Aw Shucks Annie Dolls. Her dolls feature vibrant colors with a special focus on witches and the magic of Halloween. She also enjoys creating dolls showing traditional Appalachian clothing and activities. Growing up in Ohio, Anna was surrounded by her creative and self-reliant family. Her childhood includes memories of her grandparents making their own lye soap and family gatherings filled with joyful bluegrass music. Anna collected dolls before she started making her own. One day, along wi...2024-10-2337 min
Halloween Art and TravelKymmburleigh Clark: Uncovering Furniture SecretsMeet Kymmburleigh Clark, upholstery teacher, designer, and restorer of furniture. When her dogs destroyed two of her chairs, she taught herself how to restore them. This started her on the path to learning the craft of upholstery. As a co-owner of a furniture fabrication shop, Kymm learned about the dire state of the upholstery field. Demand far exceeds the number of people with the skill. After their successful business closed due to a lack of skilled labor, Kymm made it her mission to teach as many people upholstery as possible and Lullco was born. Today you can f...2024-09-3051 min
Halloween Art and TravelIva Wilcox: Building Up Nostalgic Creations Meet Iva Wilcox of Iva’s Creations, a talented artist who creates vintage style folk art. Iva is well known for her spun cotton. When the muse strikes, she also works in mixed media and watercolors. Her pursuits in music, costuming, cooking, and dance also stand testament to her creative drive. Iva instantly fell in love when she saw spun cotton ornaments for the first time. They invoke the charm of a bygone era and provide limitless opportunities to create many kinds of shapes. Working with cotton is a process of building up, which Iva finds to be...2024-09-2342 min
Halloween Art and TravelKaf Grimm: Dolls Stitched with Heart Meet doll maker Kaf Grimm of Grimitives. Every doll born in her studio has a stitched heart. That’s Kaf’s way of putting a piece of herself into every creation. “Grimitives are my grim children, and each and every one is different. So, it's hard picking my favorite, and it's also hard letting them go when I'm finished with them,” said Kaf. Kaf is passionate about preserving history, which is evident in her choice to collect and use vintage materials. Her studio, built on top of a historic foundation, is full unexplained happenings. Where are strange voices com...2024-09-1340 min
Halloween Art and TravelDeven Blackwell: Old Techniques – Modern Context Meet Deven Blackwell, the creative force behind House of Blackwell, a gathering of her limitless artistic endeavors. Some of her current offerings are spooky decor, tutorials, and patterns. Her diverse set of experience includes graphic design, art, writing, hair styling, and sewing. Deven is especially known for her spooky cornhusk creations. She loves to create phobia-inducing creatures such as bats and spiders. While she learned cornhusk crafting as a child in Texas, her talent remained dormant until 2020. Bored and unable to celebrate Halloween in the traditional way, Deven fashioned a witch out of cornhusks. Soon she was ho...2024-08-3135 min
Halloween Art and TravelStephanie Tiongco: Art Imitating LifeMeet artist Stephanie Tiongco of Stevi T Fiber Art. Stevi’s needle felted animals look so real, you’ll swear they are breathing. In this episode, you’ll hear how Stevi creates anthropomorphic dolls and her unique approach to incorporating antiques into her artwork. She discusses her involvement with doll organizations, giving valuable insight into the world of doll making and collecting. Stevi’s artistic journey has taken her from making dolls for her daughter to showcasing her work on national television and art shows. Her creativity and tenacity knows no bounds – from dying her fiber in a cauldron...2024-07-3042 min
Halloween Art and TravelJorge de Rojas: A Wonderful Life of Halloween Meet paper mâché artist, Jorge de Rojas of HohoHalloween. Halloween has captivated Jorge since childhood and was a key influence in helping him adapt to his new country. His career journey has taken him from make-up and costuming, through a detour in nursing, and then back to art due to a fateful life event. The common thread in Jorge’s diverse career is the desire to make people smile. His world includes everything from devilish ornaments to mischievous goblins. His inspirations include 1930s cartoons and his vintage Halloween collection, especially the die cuts. Collectors cannot get enough...2024-07-2327 min
By Pumpkin's Light#32 - Kristen Stafford | Halloween Art & Travel PodcastHalloween Art & Travel might be THE most unique spooky podcast out there you aren’t listening to…yet! Get to know the host, Kristen Stafford, in today’s conversation as we explore how her love of Halloween collecting started, the coolest spooky places she’s visited, and a peek at a top secret project she told us about first.2024-07-031h 21
Halloween Art and TravelJana Seven: Stories Drive the Dolls Jana Seven's journey into doll-making is a captivating tale of passion and creative drive. From her early childhood days spent doodling on office paper to her illustrious career as a children's book illustrator, Jana's art has always been a part of her life. The transition from illustration to crafting one-of-a-kind Rag and Bone Dolls stemmed from a burning desire to create something tangible and to exercise bringing the sweet beings that live inside her head to life. Jana uses the rawest materials, like twine, sticks, clay, wood, and antique fabric to involve a feeling of timelessness. 2024-06-3042 min
Halloween Art and TravelStacey Bear: Spinning History into Keepsakes Stacey Bear, a talented artist and antiques dealer, traces her creative roots back to making dollhouse miniatures as a child. She still has a fondness for creating treasures in a small scale. Her spun cotton ornaments and dolls are highly sought out by collectors. Her work is a fusion of historical techniques and her own innovations. Stacey started collecting cotton ornaments and wanted to learn how to make them herself. There was no internet or instructional book at the time so she experimented and figured it out. Her creations are born inside her 1812 farmhouse surrounded by bea...2024-06-2444 min
Halloween Art and TravelIntroducing Season 6 of Halloween Art and Travel This is Kristen Stafford, your host of the Halloween Art and Travel Podcast. This is your source for the stories behind the Halloween artists and collectors who capture your imagination. I’m excited to share my 2024 season with you – the 6th season of this podcast. Over the summer, I’ll be releasing new episodes on the 23rd and 30th of the month, now through October. Once we hit high spooky season, September and October, there will be even more Halloween art fun for your ears. In addition to episodes on the 23rd and 30th, there will be surprise...2024-06-2402 min
Building A BrandThe Power of Shifting Your BrandAnson Belt and Buckle is a company that initially focused on men's belts but expanded its product line to include belts for women. Join us on this episode with our special guest, Kristen to explore the power of shifting your brand.
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Halloween Art and TravelAustin Phillips: Voice, Motion, Magic Austin Phillips, a skilled figure maker and expert in ventriloquist dummies, has turned his lifelong passion into a full-time career. His fascination with these mechanical dolls began at the age of five when he received a ventriloquist dummy from Santa. From that moment on, Austin was captivated by the artistry and entertainment value behind these unique creations. As he grew older, he honed his skills in figure making by experimenting with different materials and his dad’s power tools. Austin's dedication to his craft led him to seek out renowned figure makers, learning directly from them and gaining invaluable in...2023-10-3054 min
Halloween Art and TravelTracy Mahaffey: Carving Stories in Stone Meet Tracy Mahaffey, a talented stone carver and memorial artist who creates lasting stories in stone using only her hands and simple tools. Out of her studio comes gravestones, memorials, architectural work, and sculptures. Tracy majored in sculpture in university. At that time, she thought all memorial work was done by computers and sandblasting. When she found people making memorials by hand, she knew she had found her tribe. The low-tech nature of the job appeals to Tracy. All of her work starts with a sketch on paper. Then the sketches become full scale drawings, which are t...2023-10-1453 min
Halloween Art and TravelSarah Band: Spooky Scientific Delights North Carolina glass artist, Sarah Band, is inspired by science, anatomy, and creepy stuff. As a sculpture major at San Francisco State, her ambition to create a large kaleidoscope led her to her first encounter with glass. Sarah was hooked as soon as she saw someone blow out molten material. In a craft medium like glass, the blower needs a strong understanding of chemistry. Sarah explains the process of using different metal oxides to create various glass colors. She also highlights the intersection of science and art in her work, drawing inspiration from scientific discoveries and her...2023-09-3024 min
Halloween Art and TravelLeeAnn Kress: Eye Candy ArtLeeAnn Kress, is the color loving artist behind Charmed Confections. Her candy shop of sculpted art invokes Willy Wonka, childhood memories, and Halloween magic. She aspires to evoke happiness and nostalgia in her collectors. Details unknown to collectors hold special significance to LeeAnn, like the number 13 representing her father's birthday. Art is not just about creating visually appealing pieces; it's about sharing a part of herself with the world. Every piece is infused with inspiration from her life or her family. A switch from a telecommunications job to artistry wasn't a difficult decision. He...2023-09-1322 min
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Halloween Art and TravelStephanie Hodges: Proprietor of Pizzazz Stephanie Hodge’s journey into running an online shopping experience, Holiday Pizzazz, began with the simple desire to help collectors find their dream pieces. She experienced the supply and demand dilemma in collecting and decided to help fill the gap. She is motivated by driving availability of products for collectors and showing artists that their skills and talents are appreciated. Holiday Pizzazz carries artist reproduction pieces for all the popular holidays in the US, including a full selection of Halloween. In this episode, Stephanie shares the fascinating processes of how artists get their reproductions to market. She high...2023-08-3029 min
Halloween Art and TravelJoanna Barnum: Hauntingly Beautiful Watercolors Joanna Barnum’s world is one where her brush creates the macabre, bringing to life Halloween iconography, emotions, and fantasy using hauntingly beautiful watercolors. Joanna was initially skeptical of watercolor, but fell in love with its chaotic and expressive qualities during art school. She was also influenced by Stephen Gammel’s illustrations in “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.” Watercolor’s unpredictable nature has taught Joanna how to balance control and chaos. She likens watercolor to dancing – there's a plan, but she needs to leave room for the organic side of it. While some think that watercolors ar...2023-08-1335 min
Halloween Art and TravelMichael Robbins: Spooky Mini Magic Shrink down and enter into the fantasy world of Michael Robbin’s Halloween themed miniatures. From humble beginnings collecting Polly Pockets, hear how a retiring artist’s gift becomes the catalyst for his artistic journey. Michael’s passion will inspire and delight you. Michael envisions his miniatures living in a friendly, storybook-like world where pumpkins, witches, and other magical creatures reside in harmony. He discusses the importance of facial expressions and storytelling in his work. Michael laughs that he’ll put a face on anything. In this episode you’ll learn tips for starting your own collection...2023-07-3037 min
Halloween Art and TravelDavid Everett: Spooky Characters for All Seasons Step into the magical world of David Everett, where spooky meets mischievousness. In a strange twist, a man who was scared of skeletons as a boy, now creates them with his sculpting tools. The unique name for his business, Chicken Lips, came from a family brainstorming session. David proclaims his spirit animal is a chicken and he loved the humorous angle of incorporating the expression, “as useful as lips on a chicken.” In his studio, you’ll find David creating Halloween and spooky twists on other holidays, such as a skeleton Santa. His recent relocation to Arizona has insp...2023-07-1334 min
Halloween Art and TravelPaul Haigh: Fantasy Born of Clay and Fire Enter the fantasy world of Paul Haigh, a chemist turned potter, who creates weird stuff for weird people. His work is a blend of his fascination with horror, mythology, science fiction, and games like Dungeons and Dragons. Ultimately, Paul sees his work as an escape from the real world. Paul is known for his face jugs, which are wheel-turned jugs with faces stuck on them. Traditionally, the faces are abstract or even cartoonish, but Paul enjoys making his look realistic. Originally face jugs were made by enslaved people in the American South. There are many theories on the...2023-06-3037 min
Halloween Art and TravelIntroducing Season 5 of Halloween Art and Travel This is Kristen Stafford, your host of the Halloween Art and Travel Podcast. This is where you get the stories behind some of the best Halloween art being created today. I’m excited to share my 2023 season with you – the 5th season of this podcast. This season, I’ll be releasing new episodes on the 13th and 30th of each month, from now through October. I’ll also drop additional episodes in-between those two dates, but always on dates that contain the number 3. Subscribe and follow in your favorite podcast app so you don’t miss a single one. ...2023-06-1401 min
Hot Mess-Terpiece TheatreIntroducing: Vibe Check (Hosted by Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones & Zach Stafford)Today on the pod, Kristen and Jolenta share an episode of one of their favorite new podcasts: Vibe Check. Vibe Check is hosted by journalist and podcaster Sam Sanders (Into It, formerly NPR’s It’s Been a Minute), writer Saeed Jones (How We Fight for Our Lives), and journalist and Tony Award-winning producer Zach Stafford (formerly The Advocate, A Strange Loop). Each week on Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach turn their group chat into a weekly podcast. They check in on each other, make sense of what's going on in news and culture and r...2023-01-2547 min
Halloween Art and TravelDanielle James: Neon – The Brightest ArtArtist Danielle James (DJ for short), is conjuring up neon lights in her Durham, NC shop. Under the name Hex Neon, she creates custom work, restorations, and teaches classes. Her shop name and logo were inspired by the hex signs on Pennsylvania Dutch barns in Lancaster, PA. DJ studied metalsmithing and jewelry making in art school. As a student, she got the desire to make small wearable neon pieces. This desire took her to a neon company in Atlanta, where she discovered neon is a VIP pass to really cool historic places. She also loves that she ca...2022-10-311h 00
Halloween Art and TravelAlycia Matthews: Painting it OrangeAlycia Matthews creates joyful papier mache Halloween sculptures. Her process starts with a terra cotta base which gives her characters a distinctive warm vintage glow. She proudly declares orange her favorite color. She loves to wear orange clothes and Halloween socks all year. Alycia turns to old black and white movies for artistic inspiration. She can lose herself in studying all the wonderful props. She’ll watch with a sketch pad in hand to capture interesting facial expressions. One of her favorite things to sculpt is the moon. George Melies’ “Trip to the Moon” movie has inspired several o...2022-10-2826 min
The Happy Halloween PodcastBonus: Interview with Kristen StaffordIn this bonus episode I sit down with the host of the Halloween Art and Travel Podcast and we talk about all the fun stuff about Halloween.
Here are the links to everything we discussed:
https://www.halloweenartandtravel.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_Moore
http://www.caroleeclark.com/artist.html
https://www.instagram.com/allhallowsartfest/?hl=en
http://www.bewitchingpeddlersofhalloween.com/
https://www.instagram.com/clay.of.the.dead/?hl=en
https://hudsonvalley.org/events/blaze/
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Halloween Art and TravelJeff Osgood: Painting it BlackJeff Osgood’s bold line of pottery features historic gravestone art that thrills collectors of Halloween, cemetery, and macabre art. His distinctive work is black and white, and filled with gravestones, skulls, crypts, willow trees, and epitaphs. His business name, Clay of the Dead, is a pun of the George A. Romano zombie movies. How did an Ohioan fall in love with New England gravestones? During middle school, Jeff took a field trip to Boston which included historic cemetery tours. Jeff instantly fell in love the history, craftmanship, and messages of old gravestones. Today you’ll find him ta...2022-10-201h 04
Halloween Art and TravelAlyssa Thorne: Still Life StorytellerInterweaving her skills in photography, sculpture, writing, design, and history, Alyssa Thorne is creating still life compositions that will transport you to other worlds. Her photographs are heavy with symbolism, rich colors, duality, and flowers. Historical still lives have a language of symbolism that is easily decoded with a bit of knowledge. Alyssa is passionate about teaching this language and shares a little “Still Life Appreciation 101” in this episode. Still lives can document anything from trade routes to warnings that earthly pleasures will fade away. Alyssa’s work is heavy in symbolism. She uses butterflies and moths...2022-09-3052 min
Halloween Art and TravelStephanie Sherratt: Producing Halloween MagicFor over a quarter century, Halloween art fans have flocked to Petaluma, CA to collect exquisite pieces from their favorite artists. The original show, Halloween and Vine, has evolved into All Hallow’s Art Fest. In this episode, you’ll meet the show producer, Stephanie Sherratt. Stephanie is driven by nostalgia. She loves helping adults relive the excitement of their trick-or-treating days. Stephanie has witnessed the importance of marketing on social media go from being a novelty to a necessity. Even with the rise of social media, in-person shows will always have a place. She said, “when you becom...2022-09-2223 min
Halloween Art and TravelSheila Bentley: Hags and All Things HalloweenSheila Bentley is creating one-of-a-kind hags, witches, zombies...everything creepy and Halloween. While Sheila will create young hags, her heart really is for more experienced ones. Her motto is the more wrinkles the better. She doesn’t plan or sketch; she works intuitively and never knows who is going to emerge from the clay. The weirdest character she ever made was a rat witch with a human face. One of her favorite things is creating the small companions for her larger pieces. Sheila is known for the detail and styling of the clothes on her dolls. She makes h...2022-09-1337 min
Halloween Art and TravelJeanette Leary: Art Treats for GrownupsJeannette Leary thinks of her art dolls as “little art treats for grownups who don’t ever want to grow up.” When she started Sugar Bright Studio she pictured a colorful candy store, but instead of candy, one filled with bowls of pocket-sized art dolls. After growing up in Ohio, Jeannette and her twin sister moved to Florida and commenced working at Disney. Her role as a backstage tour guide helped her grow her confidence and swept her into the Disney magic. Another favorite job was painting eyes and lips at a mannequin refurbishing shop. She has...2022-08-3147 min
Halloween Art and TravelDorann Nelson: Always Gravitating to HalloweenDorann Nelson is a lifelong creative who found her artistic groove fashioning Halloween figures in the Appalachian Mountains. Her art took a backburner while she raised her family and worked as an interior designer/architect for the Department of Defense. Dorann worked on everything from designing a general’s office to expanding an aircraft hangar. She only had time to do art in the wee hours of the night, hence the name of her business, Moonlight Artistry. After years of career relocations, Dorann and her husband settled in the Asheville area of North Carolina. Dorann designed and built...2022-08-1354 min
The Sloppy Syndicate ShowLive with Musical Talent Dying OathCome hang out with the female-fronted band, Dying Oath! They are a six-piece, female-fronted, metal/metalcore band from Southwest Virginia. Band members are Mindy Jackson (co-vocalist), Nestor Idler (co-vocalist), Josh Hagee (lead guitar), Ryan Endicott (rhythm guitar), Sean Stafford (drums), Kristen Sawyers (bass guitar). Their most recent release, End of Days, is a testament to all the hardships that the band has faced so far between member changes, the pandemic, and everyday life. We talk about their passion, the stories behind the music, and upcoming events! Check out their links below! https://www.thesloppysyndicateshow.com/episodes-dlddz/interview-dying-oath2022-06-1530 min
Halloween Art and TravelJoey Marsocci: Curioporium Creative DirectorArtist Joey Marsocci is a story teller who uses the mediums of theme park and haunt design, creature fabrication, illustration, writing, acting, cosplay, and more to tell his stories. He’s passionate about building immersive experiences for those who enjoy his strange worlds. He is the Creative Director and Co-Creator at the Curioporium, New England’s Premier Haunted Shopping Experience in Hartford, CT. The Curioporium is an immersive, 5 senses experience (some say 6) brought to fruition by Joey and owner/co-creator Nathan Nunez. Guests leave the normal world behind and become part of the story. The experience blends the st...2022-06-141h 12
Halloween Art and TravelMushroom MuseThe Amanita Muscaria is the most famous mushroom in the world. Even if you don’t pay much attention to fungus, you’ve seen them in fairy paintings, Alice in Wonderland, Super Mario Brothers, and as the mushroom emoji. Also known as “fly agaric”, they are found all over the Northern Hemisphere, August through November. The most recognizable part of the mushroom is its stunning bright red cap with white spots. They also have little cute white skirts on their stems and a bulb at their base. While Amanita Muscaria is commonly thought to be poisonous, they are not fatal. The...2022-05-3021 min
Halloween Art and TravelIntroducing Season 4 of Halloween Art and TravelThis is Kristen Stafford, your host of the Halloween Art and Travel Podcast. This is where you get the stories behind the best Halloween art being created today. I couldn’t think of a better day than Friday the 13th to drop this preview of Season 4 into your ears. Did you notice my new logo? It’s evolved from its original US passport inspired design to one that harkens back to luggage stickers from travel’s golden age. Speaking of travel, with events coming back, I’m excited to add more travel into the show. This seaso...2022-05-1301 min
Build Your Own FairytalePersonal Style IS Self-CareText Kristen your thoughts or feedback about the showMcNeil Stafford is a personal style coach with over 10 years of experience in the fashion industry, ranging from modeling to fashion show production to designing and constructing her own clothes! McNeil helps women curate their signature style so they can feel confident in their appearance, shop without hassle and build a wardrobe that mixes and matches to fit their dynamic lifestyle. Because personal style isn't a luxury; it's a form of self-care!Listen to hear why McNeil describes closets as emotional and how building your signature s...2022-05-1228 min
Redrum and Red WineEpisode 68 - You Do The MathNeed another reason to hate your husband and question everything about his past? Then the case of Gregory Green is a good start.
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Untameable - A Podcast about New BeginningsS2E6 Manifesting your way into quitting your 9-5 for goodIn this episode you'll meet Kristen McInerney. Kristen shared with me her amazing journey towards entrepreneurialship. While Kristen is just starting in the world of coaching, she is incredibly passionate about Neuroplasticity. Kristen is a great example of how sometimes, despite what we have been grown up to believe is right for us, does simply not feel right at all. After graduating from University and starting a career in the corporate world, Kristen realised that she was in the wrong place, so against everything she has always thought to be conventional, she decided to listen to her intuition and QUIT h...2022-03-0158 min
The NFL EdgeNFL Edge: And then there were eightWith Super Wild Card Weekend in the rear-view mirror, what do Dave and Kristen make of the excuses coming out of Dallas after a loss to San Francisco? And just how dangerous are Joe Burrow and the Bengals moving forward? Plus, the Bills turn heads against the Patriots, Matthew Stafford picks up his first career playoff victory and we analyze the early betting lines for the Divisional games!
2022-01-1837 minThe NFL EdgeNFL Edge: Super Wild Card WeekendIt's playoff time in the NFL and Dave & Kristen are here to get you ready for Super Wild Card Weekend! Will the Bengals bust their playoff slump? Can the 49ers go down to Dallas and pull the upset? Is this a 'Super Bowl or bust' season for the Cowboys? And will Matthew Stafford find a way to lead the Rams to a win over the Cardinals? Plus, Dave and Kristen make their picks!
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Steady State PodcastS2E15 - Club Spotlight: Greater Columbus Rowing AssociationGCRA has been on Tara's radar for a few years, after she saw adaptive rower Kristen Jackson powering through an erg piece on social media. Tara started following the club's really open and welcoming public group on Facebook, and has always been impressed with their camaraderie, presence at regattas, impassioned calls for volunteers, and shout-outs and high fives for each other.
GCRA was founded in 1984 as a non-profit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to providing its diverse membership with safe sculling and sweep rowing opportunities. Today, it’s home to 145 members across masters and adaptive rowing programs.
GUES...2021-11-1053 min
Halloween Art and TravelIsaias Hiram Urrabazo: Celebrating Life Isaias Urrabazo uses his diverse skill set to create stunning visual art that celebrates life. Isaias is an accomplished artist, singer, actor, speaker, and costume designer. Isaias is well-known for his elaborate ofrendas that he exhibits in Las Vegas for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead (DotD)). DotD is a bright celebration, in which we wait for our deceased loved ones to return to earth. His ofrendas are jam-packed with marigold flowers, a symbol of the Aztec sun god. The smell of the flowers helps guide our deceased loved ones back to us. Butterflies represent re...2021-10-3146 min
Halloween Art and TravelJorene Lomenzo: Whim-spook-ical You can be sure Jorene Lomenzo’s heart is racing in excitement whenever she’s clicking refresh in anticipation of a shop update or standing in line to get into an art show. Jorene is a Halloween art collector and blogger. “There’s so little in life that brings me this much joy,” sums up how she feels about collecting. Jorene’s superstitious grandmother sparked her obsession for all things spooky. Her grandmother believed her colicky uncle was cursed by a witch. If you’ve ever known a colicky baby, that’s a great description of how it feels to care fo...2021-10-2948 min
Halloween Art and TravelPaskalini Savopoulos: Broomsquire Picture a broom in your mind. Did it have glitter and dried flowers on it? Have you ever even dreamed those were possibilities? Creative Paskalini Savopoulos (Lena for short), is obsessed with crafting decorative and functional brooms by hand. She recalls falling in love with a broom at a Renaissance Festival. She didn’t buy it at first – but she found as she was walking around she couldn’t get it out of her mind. When she returned to purchase it, she was disappointed to discover it had been sold. This inspired her to enroll in a broom mak...2021-09-2242 min
Too Fit To Be TiedEpisode 25 - Kristen StaffordJerome and Constance talk with Kristen Stafford. Kristen is a Chek health practitioner and discusses her holistic approach to helping her clients overcome life's challenges. She owns Balance Fitness Studio in Oak Park, IL (http://balanceholisticfitness.com)
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Halloween Art and TravelJennie Hepler-Takens: Sculptor of Stories Have you ever realized that an art collection can have the same function as a library? All of the creations by doll artist Jennie Hepler-Takens are stories and her body of work is her book. Every doll Jennie creates tells a story. Sometimes she even continues to work on a character’s story long after he or she is settled into their new home. In this episode, we learn the stories behind some of Jennie’s past and current works. There’s a bearded lady, who gives us a glimpse into the life of a side-show performer. A blue lit...2021-08-311h 02
Halloween Art and TravelLurena Williamson: Passion for Textiles and Textures Lurena Williamson of Tattered Moon, is obsessed with resurrecting antiques by transforming them into one-of-a-kind Halloween dolls. She’s an outsider artist with an edge of creepy. All of her designs are one-of-a-kind and created without patterns. Even her sewing machine, which “drives like a Porsche,” is vintage. Lurena commenced her career by working at a fabric store. She’s had a variety of jobs, even working for a technology company. Through it all, her soul has always driven her to create dolls. While working in corporate jobs, she would stay up late into the night fabricating her dolls...2021-08-1354 min
The Sweet Empowerment Podcast - Reclaim your personal power!Turning Challenge Into Greatness! Conversation with Naked and Afraid's Legend EJ SnyderSometimes we connect with another person's heart and spirit without ever meeting them. As is the case with my next guest EJ Snyder. You may know EJ from his 5 Legendary Appearances on the Hit TV Series on Discovery Channel “Naked and Afraid” and “Naked and Afraid XL”, as well as Host on Season 9 of “Dual Survival“, “First Man Out with Ed Stafford Season 1, amongst many other TV/Film Projects. EJ is an Extreme Survivalist, Adventurer, and Retired Army Combat Vet. He is an expert in leadership, tracking, trapping, building shelter, watercraft, equipment, and primitive weapons, as well navigation, security, self-reliance, and self-defen...2021-08-0559 min
Halloween Art and TravelDennis Haynes: Halloween Renaissance Creative A “Renaissance person” has many skills and areas of knowledge. This is an accurate description of Dennis Hayes – he collects vintage Halloween, creates whimsical art, and produces art shows. His business name, Runamuck Studio, is a nod to his love of variety. Today you can find him sculpting with paper clay, building feather trees, and carving scrimshaw. His creative style is bright with strong influences of vintage Halloween. His vintage collection includes over 250 paper party hats, some over 100 years old. He is drawn to pre-1960s Halloween, the more dedicate the better. It amazes him that thes...2021-07-3041 min
Halloween Art and TravelJR Pepper: Professional Eccentric Professional eccentric, JR Pepper, combines her love of art and bizarre history into her entertaining lectures and spooky photography. She majored in art history with a focus on female surrealists. Today she is a Fellow and Curator, for the New York City Odd Salon, a non-profit that hosts curated talks on topics dealing with history, art, and science from 1950 or earlier. Pepper helps us understand that monsters are visual representations of our fears. Film serves as a medium to express those fears. Film appreciation has been part of Pepper’s life since childhood. She grew up watching 1980s horr...2021-07-141h 07
Halloween Art and TravelGravestone Girls: Cemetery Art and History Devotees “Keeping our dead alive” is the passion of the devoted Gravestone Girls (GG). In this episode, we meet Brenda Sullivan, the founder of this New England-based crew. Brenda, Maggie, and Melissa make history relevant through cemetery lectures and tours, genealogy work, and castings of beautiful gravestones. It’s no surprise that Brenda grew up in a family skilled in antiques, restoration, art, and history. Young Brenda learned how to do gravestone rubbings and to respect cemeteries as repositories of history. An interest in 3D work sparkled her to move from rubbings to castings. Her business of creating castings...2021-07-0150 min
Halloween Art and TravelBecky Kilimnik: Spooky by Design Becky Kilimnik fell in love with spooky storytelling during her childhood in the mountains of Tennesse. Today, she expresses this passion in her art, design, and podcasting. Listen today to hear her behind-the-scenes experiences of owning an art gallery, upbeat and humorous afterlife art collecting tips, and what it takes to scare someone who tells scary stories for a living. Becky owns a graphic design studio in Atlanta, GA. A few years back, Becky, along with family members, owned and operated 2 Rules Fine Art in Marietta, GA. Becky designed the gallery to be welcoming for everyone. In t...2021-06-1451 min
Quantum Nurse: Out of the Rabbit Hole from Stress to Bliss#152 Nurses Stand Up: Sacha Stone with Global Nurse Warriors - @ QN Freedom Int’l LiveQuantum Nurse https://www.quantumnurse.life/ presents
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The WeCOACH PodcastS3E11: Kristen Holmes, WHOOP, Vice President of Performance ScienceOn this week’s episode of The WeCOACH Podcast presented by Hudl, Megan’s guest is Kristen Holmes, VP of Performance Science for WHOOP. A former field hockey coach at Princeton for over a decade, the national coach of the year knows all about building and sustaining high-performing teams and individuals. Her passion for coaching and educating people on how to lead happier, healthier, and higher functioning lives is contagious. This episode will leave you feeling inspired, informed and ready to up your performance and recovery game.Host: Megan Khan.A co-production of WiSP Sports and WeCOACH .2021-06-0342 min
Halloween Art and TravelSarah Boyce: Seasonal Folklore and Celebration Sarah Boyce’s love of the autumn and winter holidays will expand your understanding of the passage of time and seasons. Sarah created Garlands and Gravestones to give her space to celebrate the folklore and magic of the spookiest half of the year. In many ways, holidays celebrate the seasons and serve as markers of time. Sun dials are just one example of a visual for that passage. Sarah loves history, especially ancient, medieval, and Renaissance. Who can resist being inspired by an Egyptian mummy? She is enchanted by how people communicate through images. Memento mori and vani...2021-05-3039 min
Halloween Art and TravelVictorian Cemetery Symbolism What do you think of when you hear the word cemetery? Spooky? Do you think history and art museum? If you haven’t, you should! This episode explores some common symbols found in Victorian era cemeteries in the US. Trigger Warning: Grief, loss, child loss Some examples of the symbolism covered: Broken columns symbolize the end of life, usually one cut short Snapped flowers and buds symbolize a life cut short, usually a young one Empty shoes, beds, and chairs symbolize the absence of a loved one Lambs symbolize innocence and youth Doves symbolize purity, pe...2021-05-1332 min
Halloween Art and TravelSharon Bloom: The Joy is in the Connection Sharon Bloom is a visual artist and teacher who LOVES Halloween. While her education is in painting and print making, today she is best known in the Halloween art world for her vivid Halloween themed hand-built ceramics. She enjoys clay because it gives her a chance to work dimensional. A life-long learner, Sharon is always trying out new technology, tools, and techniques. She’s had such variety in her creative journey: painting t-shirts at Nordstrom, painting thousands of cards and buttons by hand, wholesaling, painting animals in renaissance type costumes, and more. Sharon wants her art to...2021-04-3058 min
Medical Mums chatMedical Mums chat about their new podcast adventure. Again.We had a slight technical issue with our intro episode which means you can only listen on Spotify.
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Halloween Art and TravelJoey Marsocci: Creating Immersive Spooky Experiences Artist Joey Marsocci is a story teller who uses the mediums of theme park and haunt design, creature fabrication, illustration, writing, acting, cosplay, and more to tell his stories. He’s passionate about building immersive experiences for those who enjoy his strange worlds. Joey knew he wanted to be in arts and entertainment since childhood. He loved watching scary movies like Jaws and figuring out how they were made. Authors like Jules Vern and Mary Shelley put his imagination into overdrive. Teaching keeps him evolving as an artist. Art is therapy for him, and he infuse...2020-10-311h 02
Halloween Art and TravelEllen Gee: Producer and Publisher of the Macabre Ellen Gee has dedicated her life to Halloween. It manifests in her music and fashion choices, home decorating, and career. Ellen is an artist, publisher, writer, and event planner – all in the theme of Halloween and horror. Ellen has embraced goth since childhood. As a child, she identified with the strong female leads in The Addams Family and The Munsters. Lily Munster and Morticia Addams served as fashion muses to her. In middle school she fell in love with Alice Cooper and started dressing like him. She grew up a rebel, just north of Hollywood. She would run...2020-10-3045 min
Halloween Art and TravelKristen Beason: Bright and Colorful Halloween Kristen Beason is creating cheeky folk art for Halloween merrymaking. She desires to make the holiday memorable for collectors, friends, and family. Kristen traces her fascination with witches back to childhood. She enjoyed dressing up as Witchiepoo from the TV show H. R. Pufnstuf. She constantly drew witches on her handwriting paper in elementary school. She loves the illustrations in the children’s book “A Woggle of Witches” by Adrienne Adams. In it you’ll find long and lanky witches flying around and having feasts. Her mother-in-law recognized her talent for art and taught her to paint over...2020-10-2138 min
The Artist MattersKristen Stafford - Halloween Art Collector and PodcasterWelcome to Episode 68. And Halloween continues with a guest who has been one year in the making. We connected just after Halloween, so I wanted to wait to get her on the show until the season was back. And she’s here. Welcome Halloween art collector and podcaster, Kristen Stafford.Kristen has been a “Halloweenist” for as long as she can remember. She celebrates it all-year round. Collecting Halloween art started with the Dept 56 Halloween Village sets and grew from there. She started going to Halloween art shows and became fascinated with original art. Meeting the artists and hearing their...2020-10-1900 min
Halloween Art and TravelSusie Krichbaum: Creator of the Peculiar Artist Susie Krichbaum loves to create peculiar creatures with a twist. Not satisfied to create a standard mermaid, Susie sculpted one and gave it anglerfish head. This desire to mix things up is no surprise given Susie’s career history and diverse arts and crafts endeavors. Susie started her career as a nurse. After she became a mom, she took a break from nursing to be home with her two kids. During that time, Susie was creating part-time and selling at local craft shows. Instead of going back to nursing, she took a position helping in a s...2020-10-1350 min
Halloween Art and TravelNancy Malay: Spooky Sweet Creator Minnesotan artist Nancy Malay has earned her nicknames of “The Christmas Lady” and “The Halloween Lady.” Early American Life magazine named her as one of the best artists in the country. She’s been published in multiple magazines, including five covers of Better Homes and Gardens Holiday Crafts. She describes her Halloween style as “spooky sweet.” Nancy loves writing craft tutorials. She strives to simplify the artistic process for beginning creatives and to help them avoid pit falls she’s experienced. She loves when people send her pictures of their creations. One of the defining aspects of Nancy’s wor...2020-09-1850 min
Thriving In MidlifeEpisode 3: Interview with Kristen Stafford - Balanced Holistic Fitness, Stressful Times for Police, Perspectives on Life After the Sudden Death of a Loved OneI'd love to support you on your wellness journey. Please visit my website www.tamaraortegel.com to learn about my health coaching practice as well as some of my favorite products including CBD and Healy. You may also reach out by email at tamara.ortegel@att.net.If you would like to connect with Kristen Stafford, please email her at kristen@balanceholisticfitness.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tamara-ortegel/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tamara-ortegel/support2020-09-0146 min
Halloween Art and TravelMelissa Belanger: Art Quite Contrary Artist Melissa Belanger's desire to be contrary is rooted in her childhood. Her mother was supportive but didn't like candy, Halloween, and dolls, which Melissa adores. Melissa created all of her costumes. One of her most memorable was cardboard butterfly wings paired with a snowsuit. Halloweens were often cold in her Wisconsin hometown. Melissa loved her time as a middle school art teacher. She pushed her students to explore as many mediums as possible and to focus on process over outcome. She was amazed by the skill of her students and how open their minds wer...2020-08-3148 min
Halloween Art and TravelSian Ellis: Ghosts Everywhere In this episode, you’ll meet British artist Sian Ellis. Sian is excited to be a full-time artist after years working concurrently in charity events management and art. Sian’s favorite events to produce were Halloween ones. She organized a children’s event that featured the crafting of monster lanterns out of tissue paper and birch. Once the children completed their lanterns, they put fairy lights in them and paraded around to the beats of a steel drum band. One of her favorite grown-up events to plan was a scary movie night in the woods. Sian has been dra...2020-08-1355 min
Halloween Art and TravelKaren Steinkraus: Heirloom Victorian Witch Hats Artist Karen Steinkraus, of The Victorian Witch Hat, uses her experience in theater costume design to create one-of-a kind, jaw-dropping witch hats. Karen started by creating big Victorian hats for theater plays like “Hello Dolly.” She discovered it was a joy to make them. A group of women wearing crazy witch hats for a girls’ night out inspired her to start creating them for use outside the theater. Karen sews without patterns. This skill commenced in childhood when she learned to make her own Barbie clothes. In addition to sewing, Karen creates using a variety of skills including...2020-07-1449 min
Halloween Art and TravelTom Taggart: Making Monsters and Mischief A man of many talents and skills, artist Tom Taggart is creating monsters and myths. Tom has a long list of artistic experience, including comic book covers (including Batman, Swamp Thing, and Doom Patrol), toy fabrication, movie sets, mini-golf design, and more. A New Jersey native, he currently lives in North Carolina. Self-taught, Tom stands out because he always puts his own take on characters. He loves coming up with this own designs and stories. When he was younger, he didn’t think he could make art his career. His friend Dave Devries (author of “The Monster Engine”...2020-06-3048 min
Halloween Art and TravelIsaac Bidwell: Thrills, Chills, Monsters, and Fun Isaac Bidwell is a designer and illustrator. The inspiration behind Isaac’s business name, Pickled Punks, comes from side-show specimens that were displayed in jars. Isaac is into side-show gaffs, an example of one is the jackalope. He plans his road trips around weird museums and attractions. Isaac is inspired by spook shows. Spook shows started in the 1920s as live magic shows with creepy stuff. They eventually evolved into late night movies wildly popular with teenagers. All kinds of crazy stuff went down such as turning off all the lights and squirting the audience with water and...2020-06-1356 min
Halloween Art and TravelGeorge Coghill: Life of a Monsterologist George is a monsterologist who studies creatures, creeps, and cryptids. His web site is https://monsterologist.com. Ever since childhood, his radar has been on to look for Halloween stuff. He doesn’tremember a time he wasn’t completely obsessed. He would even put skeletons and bats on cards he drew for his mother. He dreamed of working for Mad Magazine and illustrating heavy metal covers. After studying art in school, he did freelance illustration. Unfortunately, he became burnt-out and considered leaving art for landscaping. A musician friend and he made a pact to reboot their cre...2020-05-3050 min
Halloween Art and TravelKevin Buntin: It All Started With Clay on a StickToday you’ll meet artist Kevin Buntin from Ohio. Kevin creates fantasy, seasonal, and Halloween based sculpture. Kevin’s childhood Friday nights were spent watching Indiana horror host, Sammy Terry. While watching the movies that gave him nightmares, he would create clay monsters complete with internal organs. After high school, Kevin wasn’t college bound, so he dismissed going into art as a career. Kevin worked multiple factory and labor jobs, including cleaning up roadkill. After her health crisis, Kevin’s wife helped him remember at one time all he wanted to do was create and write...2020-05-1349 min
Halloween Art and TravelAmber Leilani: A Doorway to Her World Meet artist Amber Leilani, a creator of folk surrealist paintings and mixed media. When I met Amber, she was sculpting. Repetitive wrist injuries made sculpting painful for her. She discovered painting is better suited for her wrists and she is obsessed. Amber recently changed her main focus from Halloween and Day of the Dead to nature-based topics. This change was deliberate. She still likes to have her gothic look come through. One of her favorite things to paint is ladies with skull faces which she often revisits. She is using her stay-at-home time as an opportu...2020-04-3037 min
Halloween Art and TravelNicole Johnson: Have Monsters Will TravelMeet artist Nicole Johnson, monster specialist. Since childhood she has been drawn to creepy stories and things – she doesn’t know why. She jokes that “something’s wrong with me.” She wanted to make realistic art when she was a student. She tried religious art, but it ended up looking creepy. With experience she came to the realization she is better at making cartoonish art. She has devoted herself to full-time monster making. Her favorites are the classics like werewolves and vampires. Some of Nicole’s monsters were inspired by environmental disasters. She imagined what chemicals in...2019-10-2934 min
Halloween Art and TravelGina Iacovelli – The Modern Legacy of Victorian HairworkHairwork is the art of making jewelry and other sentimental objects out of hair. If you like Halloween or history, you’ll start noticing it at oddities shows, incorporated into Halloween art, and at historical museums. In this episode, we meet hairworker Gina Iacovelli, who helps us experience the sentimentality of this artform. Gina taught herself hairwork from Victorian journals and then created her business of making sentimental and memorial jewelry. She loves expressing the past in modern way. Hairwork is about sharing love. Just think of how we still save hair from children’s firs...2019-09-3035 min
Halloween Art and TravelZan Asha: Fairy Tales, Nature, and HalloweenMeet Zan Asha, an artist who is blending fairytales, nature, folklore, and Halloween into her art. Zan is friendly, fun, and has one of the most interesting family and career stories I’ve ever heard. Zan has done time in corporate life, been a vet tech, directed a dance troupe, written, traveled, illustrated, and kept bees. Zan’s family is a blend of Hungarian (Slavic), Romany, and Middle Eastern roots. Her childhood was full of fairytales and folk songs from her parents. In addition to fairytales, Zan loves mythology, ancient knowledge, secrets, Alice In Wonderland, Hall...2019-08-3144 min
The Danny Cola Podcast#100 | Level Up with Kristen StaffordThis podcast is all about evolving! A Hollistic approach to wellness. Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Growth.
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Halloween Art and TravelCara Bevan: Gourd LifeListen to this episode to peek behind the vines of gourd life with award-winning gourd artist, Cara Bevan. I saw Cara’s work for the first time at the 2018 North Carolina Gourd Society Arts and Crafts Festival. I was floored to find such a passionate group of gourd enthusiasts. I knew people made crafts out of gourds – but I didn’t know the extent of it…the creativity includes everything from kids crafts to fine art. Cara brought several amazing Halloween-type pieces of work to the show, including a skeleton that won First Place in the Halloween category...2019-07-1724 min
Halloween Art and TravelStacey Walsh: Lover of Old Cemeteries, Handmade, and HistoryArtist Stacey Walsh is a lover of old cemeteries, handmade goods, imperfection, and history – just some of the things that have led her down the path of Halloween artistry. Stacey creates sewing patterns under her Raven’s Haven brand and art dolls as the Goode Wife of Washington County. Stacey’s father was instrumental in helping her develop as an artist. He taught her techniques and how to evaluate, critique, and grow. As her family moved around during his military career, they were constantly being exposed to new artists and locations. Stacey’s father once modeled for artist N...2019-06-1236 min
VoxologyThe Church Beyond the Stage: Reimagining Faith, Community, and Representation - w/ Kristen Howerton and Andy LaraHow can the American church evolve to be more courageous, inclusive, and authentic in the decades to come? In the second installment of our Future Church Series, Mike Erre and Tim Stafford talk with longtime friends Kristen Howerton and Andy Lara about the current state of the church in America and what needs to change for it to thrive in the future. Kristen—a clinical psychologist, writer, and founder of "Rage Against the Minivan"—shares how motherhood, mental health, and social justice shaped her faith journey and her critique of modern evangelicalism. She opens up about the limi...2019-06-101h 50VoxologyAmerican Christianity in 2040: Risk, Reimagination, and a Return to the Mission - w/ Rick McKinley and Bonnie LewisHow the American church can face a rapidly changing culture by reclaiming its missionary identity, simplifying institutional models, and empowering the next generation of leaders. In this special edition kicking off a three-part mini-series for the 200th episode of the Voxology Podcast, Mike Erre and Tim Stafford revisit some of their favorite past guests to explore one timely question: What is the future of Christianity and the church in America? This episode features thought-provoking conversations with pastor and author Rick McKinley and biblical scholar Bonnie Lewis, offering contrasting perspectives from Portland to the greater deconstructed margins. 2019-06-0453 min
Halloween Art and TravelAmy Schneider: Obsessed Curator and PhotographerCurious about the destinations of Halloween art pieces? The story doesn’t end with the artists finishing the pieces of art…their stories continue in the hands of collectors. I’m pleased to introduce you to Amy Schneider, one of the most Halloween obsessed people I’ve ever met. Amy has collected Halloween art for over two decades. She is a passionate advocate for original Halloween art and artists. Amy loves collecting Halloween treasures and oddities and using them to build magazine-cover worthy displays. Each year she conjures up a new theme. Once the display is up, s...2019-04-3036 min
Halloween Art and TravelAvery Applegate: Mourning Glory JewelryAvery Applegate is a jewelry artist who loves hunting for forgotten treasures with a dark twist. She mixes these findings into assemblage art jewelry. Avery explores nature, sidewalks, and thrift/antique shops to collect treasures such as photographs, vintage jewelry, bones, and typewriter keys. Her original jewelry line, Just My Type Jewelry, features vintage typewriter keys. After attending the Ghoultide Gathering Halloween art show, she was inspired to add a darker, more serious line. She named it Mourning Glory Jewelry. Avery taught art for three decades. As a child, Avery’s mother needed to...2019-04-1230 min
Taking InitiativeCoS - The Final Count DownThe End. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and cast Message to us over social media. It's only a cantrip. We'd love to hear from you! Also, we have a Patreon. Hop on over and see if you'd like to support the show. You can get your name on our website, access to bonus episodes, the chance to ask us questions for "Talking Initiative" and mailbag episodes, and our main episodes early. Get your free Idle Champions Gold Chest using the code DELO-COLT-NECK-FARL. Code expires 4/1/2019 12:30am ET. The next and...2019-03-041h 46
Halloween Art and TravelTanya Casteel: Painter of Cosmic AnimalsMy guest for episode 4 was artist Tanya Casteel, painter of Cosmic Animals. Tanya helped us explore what we can learn from animals that are associated with Halloween. I first met Tanya when she was creating beautiful sea-creature pottery through her business, Cephalopod Ink. She wrote and illustrated her first children’s book “Waiting Just for You Lullaby,” after having her daughter. Tanya now works in watercolors and paints animals in a cosmic, galaxy style. She lives in Asheville, NC. Tanya has been creating since childhood. In college she majored in photography and took ceramic classes. She started her care...2019-02-2739 min
Halloween Art and TravelJoyce Stahl: 20 Years of EnchantmentEpisode 3 is a special 20th anniversary celebration. My guest is artist Joyce Stahl, of Enchanted Productions. Joyce’s whimsical dolls are the stitching together of her experiences in theater costuming, 80s hair, teaching, painting, illustration, and a love for Halloween. Joyce will share with us a retrospective of her art journey so far, including two of her mentors who are invaluable to what Enchanted Productions is today. Joyce’s work has been exhibited at Roger’s Gardens, Ghoultide Gathering, and Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween. You may have seen her doll, Mary Venom the Widow Queen in the Fall 2018 issue of Art D...2018-11-2932 min
Halloween Art and TravelLaurie Hardin: Smiling Halloween ArtLet’s meet artist Laurie Hardin of Monkey-Cats Studio. For over 14 years, Laurie has been creating playful Halloween papier mache figures and paintings. Her work spans from traditional characters like jack o’lanterns, to non-traditional ones like foxes. She has been featured in Art Doll Quarterly magazine and quoted in the book "Halloween Nation" (by Lesley Bannatyne). Laurie has exhibited at several national level Halloween Shows - Halloween and Vine, Ghoultide Gathering, and Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween. Laurie was an art major at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (undergrad and grad degrees). She started college painting and...2018-09-2748 min
Halloween Art and TravelJennie Hepler-Takens: Affection for OddityMy guest is artist Jennie Hepler-Takens of Prim Pumpkin. Jennie creates dolls using vintage fabrics and found objects. Jennie's work is beloved by collectors and has been featured in magazines – including the cover of Art Doll Quarterly in Autumn 2016. In 2017, Jennie and her husband, Joe, produced their first Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween show - their take on the magic passed to them after Scott Smith and Bill Gilmore retired the Ghoultide Gathering show. Jennie creates from a place of childlike wonder. She loves Halloween because it takes us back to a magical time in childhood. She is 100% de...2018-08-3034 min
Kiss 95-7's War of the RosesThe Flat TireKristen in Stafford thinks her boyfriend is cheating. He went to his ex's house to change her tire. She's not happy and wants to know if he's cheating.2018-07-3106 min