Creatively Wired: Recent Episodes
Paul Bradley & Jeremy Mayall
Jeremy and Paul from Creative Waikato talk art and ideas with Waikato artists. A new guest each week, talking about the 'why' behind the things they do, rather than the 'what'.
Laura Haughey – director, teacher, dramaturg and deaf arts advocate. She shares her deep passion for story telling and the impact that these stories can have on people's lives. Laura's work is physically bold, focuses on movement and play, and is often driven by the community she is working with. Laura also shares some insights into the power and challenges of working with different languages through the same performance.
Jeremy and Paul from Creative Waikato talk art with Waikato artists. A new guest each week; they chat about process, ideas, and delve into a myriad of topics connected to the artists' work.
Jeremy and Paul from Creative Waikato talk art with Waikato artists. A new guest each week; they chat about process, ideas, and delve into a myriad of topics connected to the artists' work.
Grant Jack embraces the weird and awkward in his art practice. We learn about his fascinating process in which he aims to bypass the conscious brain and embrace art that’s bad in a good way. Grant will draw around a hundred drawings a day, sometimes with his eyes closed or his mind completely elsewhere. We also ponder some deep questions like "why are trombones funnier than guitars?"
Art that is bright, glamourous, surprising, personal, moving, and often funny. Rachel Kiddie-McClure joins us to talk about how she found her voice as an artist, the strength of vulnerability, and how as a time-poor mum she makes more art than ever before.
Xavier Meade de la Cueva is an artist, calligrapher, graphic designer, photographer, architect, and environmentalist originally from Mexico, now based in Whaingaroa Raglan. He talks to us about making an artwork each day through lock-down, embracing old technologies, embracing chance, and the joy of getting your hands dirty.
AThrough the lens: Photographer Mark Hamilton, joins Jeremy and Paul from Creative Waikato.
Surfer, waka ama enthusiast and artist Aaron Kereopa talks to Jeremy and Paul about his unique process of turning broken surfboards into stunning painted sculptures. Aaron shares the inspiration he takes from the ocean and why sometimes showering is a bad idea.
Contemporary dancer, choreographer, educator, and facilitator Karen Barbour talks with Paul and Jeremy about contemporary dance in the Waikato and what we can learn about movement from an environment.
Jeremy and Paul from Creative Waikato talk art with Waikato artists. A new guest each week; they chat about process, ideas, and delve into a myriad of topics connected to the artists' work.
Jeremy and Paul from Creative Waikato talk art with Waikato artists. A new guest each week; they chat about process, ideas, and delve into a myriad of topics connected to the artists' work.
Jeremy and Paul explore the fascinating creative process of photographer and collage artist Claudia Latisnere. We also find out why she's been dressing up as an alien, smashing tea cups, and setting fire to her art.
Jeremy and Paul from Creative Waikato talk art with Waikato artists. A new guest each week; they chat about process, ideas, and delve into a myriad of topics connected to the artists' work.
Benny Marama is a playwright and actor who's been going from strength to strength. In this episode we talk about racism, how to be both funny and serious, and why people often mistake him for someone who looks nothing like him.
Paul and Jeremy talk art, life, Modernism, colonising Mars, data collection, and Buckminster Fuller with painter and designer Paul Darragh aka Bemodern.
Visual artist extraordinaire, Regan Balzer joins Jeremy and Paul to talk about his creative processes and the many media he uses in his work.
Freelance arts writer and critic Kate Powell joins Paul and Jeremy this week. Kate firmly believes that art is for everyone. She speaks passionately to us about how good writing is a way of helping people to access art and deepen their love for it. Kate also gives us the warm fuzzies with her assessment of the Waikato art scene.
Local legend, artist, sociologist and provocateur Graeme Cairns talks to Jeremy and Paul from Creative Waikato. We learn about the weird and wonderful street theatre antics of 1980s and 90s Hamilton, why he crucified Santa, how he started New Zealand's most surreal political party, and what he's been up to since.
Courteney Mayall. Jeremy and Paul from Creative Waikato talk art with Waikato artists. A new guest each week; they chat about process, ideas, and delve into a myriad of topics connected to the artists' work.