Rexburg Art Stroll: Recent Episodes
Carly Paul
Interviews with the artists featured in our monthly Art Stroll, along with creative inspiration and discussion with community members.
Sunshine Johnson talks about finding her identity as an artist through imaginative play. I challenge my listeners to play a little bit more the month of September and tap into their imagination as a way to inspire creativity.
In this episode, I interview stained glass artist, Amy Tanner, about her artistic process and the importance of breaking something to make it better. There is a bonus interview with Hazel Paul of The Hazel Paul Band, who will be performing for Rexburg Cultural Arts' summer concert series. Hazel also talks about breaking things--rules, expectations, boundaries--in her artistic life. The creative challenge for the month is to break something (but not a limb) and make it into something better.
I talk with advanced print-making students at BYU-Idaho, their professor, Carla Jimison, and former BYU-Idaho professor and local artist, Scott Samuelson. We discuss the intersection between the mentoring process and the creative process, as well as the importance of collaboration and learning to overcome the tendency to compare. I issue a challenge to find a creative tribe for exchanging inspiration and ideas.
I talk with photographer and BYU-Idaho professor, Darren Clark, about finding beauty in unexpected places. We also discuss the importance of just walking out your front door and the impact of nature on happiness and creativity. I issue a challenge to get outside, find beauty, and let nature inspire.