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Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-showsWKPWP - WWE Smackdown Post-Show w/Keller & McDonald: Ronda's next opponent, Madcap gets serious, Riddle shows main event personality, morePWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Alex McDonald from PWTorch to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers including Ronda Rousey's next opponent established, Madcap Moss gets serious, Riddle shows main event personality, Drew McIntyre off course, Racquel Rodriguez's upside, Max Dupri's new client speculation, and much more with live calls and emails.2022-06-042h 12Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-showsWKPWP - WWE Smackdown Post-Show w/Keller & Meyers talk Sasha & Naomi announcement, Tag Title Unification hype and match, live callers, emailPWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Mike Meyers from PWTorch to discuss WWE Friday Night Smackdown with live callers including the announcement by Michael Cole about Sasha Banks and Naomi being suspended, the stellar hype for the RK-Bro vs. Usos unification tag match, the introduction of Max Dupree (Eli Drake / L.A. Knight) and his close-talking with Adam Pearce, the edits of the name of Racquel Rodriguez's finisher, Butch vs. Xavier, and more.2022-05-212h 40
Pure Fire CreativesHolly Danger Talks Happiness & The Power of "Do it Messy"Holly and I chat about her love of The Flaming Lips, the power of giving yourself permission to do it messy, and the importance of doing what makes you happy. We talk about how Covid impacted her work and how she pivoted to create an amazing and vibrant community experience to help keep people connected in these strange times!
Holly Danger is an Experiential Designer and Video Artist. She is also the founder of the Danger Gallery, an immersive video art space in Stamford, CT.
Danger’s work brings ideas to life through creative vi...2021-03-0635 min
Pure Fire CreativesEmmy winner Jayati Vora talks about the power of generosity and collaborationJayati Vora is a writer, teacher, and editor. In her 15 plus years as an editor, she commissioned and edited stories that were translated into other languages, republished in outlets around the world, and won numerous awards, including an Emmy. She has a weekly podcast, Cutting Chai Stories, where she breaks down the craft of writing, provides writing tips for creative writers and entrepreneurs who need to write for their business. She teaches creative writing to both children and adults. Jayati is launching a digital writing course for entrepreneurs called The Words Will Come in early 2021.
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Pure Fire CreativesPyrocrafters' Aney Carver talks about walking through the fear to set the world on fire!As Pyrocrafter’s Creative Trailblazer, Aney does more than smoke up the place. With more than 10 years of working with creative mediums, she brings new life to all of her inspired pieces.
Aney stoked her passion for visual expression by creating unique wood-burned art pieces, founding Pyrocrafters in 2016. What makes her tick? She likes encouraging others to unlock their creative spirits, the same spirit that fuels all of her artistic endeavors. She’s 1-part entrepreneur, 2-parts skilled artist, and all creative.
Aney talks about her journey from Graphic Designer to Entrepreneur, and how the powe...2020-11-1800 min
Cutting Chai Stories: Write copy that feels goodSeason 2 Episode 4: Finding Inspiration in ArtWelcome back to Cutting Chai Stories with Jayati Vora. In this episode, I speak with multidisciplinary artist Racquel Keller, who participated in my monthlong writing #onestoryaday writing challenge in July in the Cutting Chai Stories Facebook group. Except, instead of responding to my writing prompts, she chose to write a poem a day that was inspired by a color. She also overlaid the words on a carefully chosen image, and helped us interpret the poem through her artist's eye. She reads one of her poems from that challenge, Rose Madder.
Racquel talks about her art being inspired b...2020-11-1212 min
The Artist MattersRacquel Keller - Multi-Facted ArtistWelcome to episode 66. Today we have Racquel Keller. Her art is found in many forms, including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and assemblage. She constructs imagery inspired by her collection of natural specimens and vintage objects, with an eye toward putting these seemingly disparate pieces together to tell a story that captures the feeling of nostalgia these objects evoke. Racquel earned her B.S. in Graphic Design, with a concentration in Fine Arts, from The American University and also holds a Certificate of Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University. After over a decade as a Law Firm Manager, Racquel decided...2020-09-211h 11
Pure Fire CreativesGeomyra Pollard, of Coaching For Creatives, Talks about The Power of Just Showing Up!Season 2 opens with the amazing Geomyra Pollard, recognized as one of HoneyBook’s 20 On The Rise business coaches based on empowerment, impact, purpose, and passion. She is a well-rounded life + biz coach and course creator for creatives that aspire to create and live with grace, passion, and purpose. Through her coaching firm, Coaching for Creatives, Geomyra finds joy as the strategic support and encouragement for entrepreneurs seeking a thriving business and a well-rounded life! As a former wedding planner and designer, she uses her fourteen years of experience and formal education to coach clients, so they may focus on wh...2020-09-1134 min
Pure Fire CreativesKatherine Knight talks Art & Reframing Rejection to turn things around!Katherine Knight grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. She received a BA in Studio Art from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and
an MFA in Painting from American University in Washington, DC. She has completed additional studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. Her work has been exhibited internationally and she currently teaches painting at Montgomery College
in Silver Spring, Maryland, and lives in Washington, DC with her family.
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Cutting Chai Stories: Write copy that feels goodBonus Episode 1: Chasing Sources of InspirationSurprise! I'm dropping this "bonus episode" today because it has been a week since I started my writing challenge, writing something original every day, posting it to social media, and sharing a writing prompt in my Facebook group, Cutting Chai Stories -- EVERY DAY for four weeks, you guys. And I'm not alone! There are a bunch of folks also sharing their work in our group, and I'd love nothing more than for you to come join us. This is Day 8, and you can go back and do the first seven, or just start from whenever you feel comfortable...2020-07-1309 min
Pure Fire CreativesMary Welch Higgins, Focused on the ArtsArtist and Curator Mary Welch Higgins talks about her single-minded focus on the arts and how it started from an early age.
Mary Higgins is a fourth-generation Washington DC native who grew up continually visiting the local area museums and galleries.
She has a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Visual Information Technologies from George Mason University. Her professional experience includes work as an adjunct professor, a creative director in the computer graphics industry, and most recently as gallery director and curate for the Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts...2020-07-1128 min
Pure Fire CreativesShorten the Climb by Starting at the Top, with Dr. Fatimah PierceDr. Fatimah Pierce, a native Washingtonian, established Hickman Rose Strategies after her nearly 20-year career in the federal government. She is an expert in strategic planning, organizational development, and grants management.
Dr. Pierce holds a bachelor’s degree in human development and a master’s degree in organizational management. In addition, she earned her doctorate in public policy and administration, and she is a graduate of the Federal Executive Leadership Program. Dr. Pierce uses her voice as a speaker and facilitator for conversations about inclusion and equity, leadership and career development, and business success.
Dr...2020-07-0342 min
Pure Fire CreativesGail Keyes Allen talks about the Importance of Mindset Work!Gail Keyes Allen is the Midlife Moneymaker. She's a Money & Life Coach who helps her clients Master their Mindset of Wealth by seeing their money blocks, beliefs, and behaviors and then transforms them.
In this episode, Gail talks about the importance of mindset work and pushing past your fears! She shares the pivotal moment she realized she needed to change things and the beautiful power of giving yourself permission to take quick messy action!
She gives three things creatives can do to get more visibility as well as the role a...2020-06-2636 min
Pure Fire CreativesNaima Dozier Talks Fearless Threads!Naima Dozier is the owner and creative mind behind fearless threads handbags and accessories. She started the brand in 2011 after receiving a gift box of African fabric from a friend. She launched her business out of the backseat of a VW Beetle convertible at Fenton Street Market. She didn't have much to sell at her first market and so sold them as one of a kind. It quickly became what she is known for. She now travels the world in search of fabrics that compliment her unique style.
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Pure Fire CreativesWendy Harrop Talks About Cooking, Showing Up, & Being You!Wendy Harrop is a veteran wedding planner (with a love of good cooking) turned barn lover, who along with her husband Keith and daughter Amelia, is following her bliss. Wendy et al have made the magic come to life at The Phineas Wright House in Bolton, MA. The house was built in 1785 by the third reverend of First Parish Church and the family has transformed it into a destination for weddings and artful events & classes which include opportunities to learn things such as cooking, painting, and sheep sheering from people who are experts in their fields...2020-06-0529 min
Pure Fire CreativesMarjorie Atwood talks about Not Waiting for InspirationMarjorie talks about the importance of not waiting for inspiration and developing a practice.
Marjorie Atwood is a contemporary artist who has been painting and exhibiting her work for the past 20 years. After graduating from Holland Hall high school in Tulsa, she moved to New York and earned a bachelor’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College, while also studying at Parson’s School of Design. She has had several solo shows across the United States.
Favorite Artist: Haley Hasler. Find her work here.
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Pure Fire CreativesRose Nash Talks About the Importance of Being Fearless with your WorkRose Nash is a writer & artist who is a Fellow at Chateau Orquevaux in Orquevaux, France, and also Director of the Kingsley House, a creative production house in Los Angeles.
Rose talks about the importance of connection, being fearless with your work, and the law of attraction. And learn what life advice she got from Drake!
Favorite Contemporary Woman Artist: Can't settle on just one, she loves them all. But she listens to a lot of Lana Del Rey right now and will always be a fan of Sylvia Plath.
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Pure Fire CreativesPure Fire Creatives Talks Learning to Value Your Work and Giving Back to the Community with Author Faye McCrayAuthor Faye McCray talks about the importance of self-promotion, giving back to the community, and networking across mediums. Faye tells us about how she deviated from her first love of writing because there was no clear path to making money from it. Listen and learn about how she found her way back to her creative self.
Faye McCray is an attorney, author, and playwright whose essays on love, life, and parenting have been featured in a number of popular publications including HuffPost, AARP Magazine, the Little Patuxent Review, AfroPunk, ...2020-05-1635 min
Pure Fire CreativesAlexandra N. Sherman talks about finding the Exquisite balance between Ugliness & BeautyAlexandra N Sherman talks about the importance of getting out there, finding your working rhythm, and the exquisite balance of that line between ugliness & beauty, as well as pain & delight.
Alexandra explores the landscape of the mind in her art through watercolor, installations, and collage.
She seeks to give the viewer an intimate experience through small-scale, evocative watercolors and collages
that explore the human existence, our sense of connection, and the responsibility we have to ourselves, others, and the environment.
She has been a curator as well as...2020-05-0855 min
Pure Fire CreativesToby Penney talks travel, art and the power of social mediaPure Fire Creatives talks with artist Toby Penney about the somewhat nomadic lifestyle of an artist, picking the right location for you to put down roots and knowing your Social Media limits.
Toby is a southern artist working in painting, photography, printmaking & multiple sculpture media. Penney creates work accepting, even glorifying simple objects & fleeting moments. She is also the founder of Roaming Studio, offering art classes, workshops, & artist residencies. Toby enjoys developing relationships with other creative people. She exhibits internationally and with several galleries in the U.S. Recent exhibitions include...2020-05-0132 min
Pure Fire CreativesTalking About the Artist's Journey with Kamilah O. HouseA diplomat brat, Kamilah House is a self-taught visual artist and attorney in the DMV. She doodled her way through high school, college and law school until, one day, she found herself with a hunger to learn more about painting. She enrolled in several courses at the Art League School and viola! She began, what she describes as her Visual Emotion Project. Kamilah blends her own culture with the experiences she picked up all over the world to create works of color. Through her artwork, she hopes to empower all women who rarely see themselves in the...2020-04-2733 min
Pure Fire CreativesThe Power of Words with Dana Ray ConsultingDana Ray, of Dana Ray Consulting, talks about the Power of Words. We chat about how she got started and how she ended up helping other creatives hone their words to articulate the ideas and values that underpin their work. We learn some of her favorite books and why people still dance salsa in Antarctica. So, be sure to listen to the end!
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She builds her services on the assumption that words are action. As a communications consultant, she defines internal messaging for driven creators and founders...2020-03-2838 min
Pure Fire CreativesPure Fire Creatives Talks with Super Attractor Reena Friedman WattsJoin me for a fireside chat with Super Attractor Reena Friedman Watts, where she talks about "bringing the people to the party" and her role as an Accountability Coach in Cathy Heller's Made To Do This program. She tells the story of her creative journey from her first jobs at the forefront of Reality TV and the Film Industry, how she took those skills, applied them to the corporate world and ultimately her current creative incarnation in the entrepreneurial space. She talks about transferable skills, the power of networking and finding that all-important balance. We also...2020-03-2044 min
Pure Fire CreativesPure Fire Creatives! Let's Set the World on Fire!Welcome to Pure Fire Creatives! A podcast about art and the making of it! In this episode, podcast host Racquel Keller (that's me!) tells you a little bit about herself and the reason behind bringing Pure Fire Creatives to life! So, come sit by the fire and listen to a little story about a woman and her dream to lift other creative women up by giving them a platform to share their work, why they do it and where we can find it. Welcome to the party! You bring the wine...I'll bring the...2020-03-2009 min