Artisans & Trade
63 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Artisans & Trade is a podcast delivering practical advice and insight for your creative journey. Through instructional conversations and interviews, documentary photographer and host Stephen Obisanya is peering into the lives of notable creatives to discuss the work they dedicate their lives to. With each featured guest, the podcast is curating an evergreen learning archive to help emerging creatives develop as professionals.
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11. Decoding Language: A Poet's Craft :: Dominique Christina
July 29, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBDominique Christina is an award-winning poet and writer, author, actor, educator, and social agitator. Her “soul work”, as she often refers to it, is influenced by her family's lineage and legacy in the Civil Rights Movement, and by the idea that words make worlds (her TED Talk on this subject is a must-see!). She is a mother, a published author of four books, currently holds five national poetry slam titles including the 2014 & 2012 Women of the World Slam Champion and the 2011 National Poe...
10. The Road to Filmmaking :: David Givens
July 22, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBDavid Givens is a filmmaker, producer, and emerging Director of Photography. His work spans documentaries, branded content, TV, and Commercials for clients such as Conde Nast, Def Jam Recordings, and Vice. Currently, he is developing a series of narratives and a short film project based on his formative years in New York City. In this episode, we talk about finding one’s voice as a filmmaker, creating authentically based on what you know, the pros and cons of freelancing as a filmmaker, and ...
9. The Way of the Poet :: Tongo Eisen-Martin
July 15, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBTongo Eisen-Martin is a poet, writer, educator, and movement worker. His work centers on issues of mass incarceration, extrajudicial killings of Black people, and human rights. He is the author of Someone’s Dead Already, nominated for a California Book Award; and Heaven Is All Goodbyes, which received a 2018 American Book Award, a 2018 California Book Award, and was named a 2018 National California Booksellers Association Poetry Book of the Year. In our conversation, we talk about the purpos...
8. Producing Narratives That Matter :: Ifanyi Bell
July 08, 2020 14:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBIfanyi Bell is a producer, writer, and filmmaker. His Emmy-nominated work as a producer for various NPR and PBS stations spans subject matter ranging from education and science to arts and culture. He is the Executive Producer at Open Signal (a community-driven, media arts center focused on creativity, technology, and social change), and the co-founder of Brushfire Creative Partners, a consultancy agency merging cultural, creative, and social initiatives. He is a passionate storyteller and a...
7. Building A Career As An Artist :: Mona Oman
June 24, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBMona Oman is a New York City-based artist located in the Staten Island borough. She is a painter and illustrator, among other things, and has slowly built up a career for herself with clients such as Nickelodeon and Sony in her repertoire. In this episode, we talk about her beginnings in art, turning her craft into a sustainable career, and the importance of building and maintaining creative cohorts. :::: Discover Mona Oman: Website: Mona Oman Instagram: @monaoman :::: If you're getting v...
6. Telling Stories With Images :: Daniel Milnor
June 10, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBDaniel Milnor is a self-proclaimed reformed-journalist, photographer, and writer. He’s had an extensive career as a working photojournalist and is currently the "Creative Evangelist" for Blurb, the world’s premiere indie publishing platform. His work through AG23 magazine, a digital and print storytelling platform has been an opportunity to mentor and encourage emerging photographers to produce in-depth documentary projects. In this episode, we talk about newsroom journalism, the power of wo...
5. How to Build a Personal Brand :: Eric Kim
June 03, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBEric Kim is an international street photographer who wants to teach people how to be more courageous as photographers, independent as creators, and ultimately free as an entrepreneur. He quickly built his archival website, portfolio, and brand over the years by creating valuable educational materials for photographers via blog posts and thoroughly researched & published articles and books (which earned him a top-ranking position in Google Search for "Street Photography"). He provides all of ...
4. Finding What Works :: Michael Stipkala
May 27, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBMichael Stipkala is an Ohio-born multidisciplinary artist, illustrator, and peer-specialist counselor currently based in Staten Island, New York City. He utilizes art as a tool for building community, healing, health, wellness, recovery and education. When his art-making fell short of fulfilling his personal and emotional needs, he put his work on hold and turned to mediation, breathing practices, and mental health work. In this episode we talk about self-work, managing our minds and emotion...
3. Pursuit of Happiness :: Annette Mae
May 20, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBA renaissance woman of sorts, Annette Mae is a New York City-based classically trained singer, writer, orator, and local radio show host. Three years ago, she kickstarted Classical-ish with Nutmeg, an experimental classical music radio show hosted at makerparkradio.nyc, where she showcases the unsung and diverse contributors to the genre historically occupied by “old, dead white guys”, as she comically puts it (last week, she featured selections from English composer Alma Deutscher, a 15-yea...
3. Pursuit of Happiness :: Annette Mae
May 20, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBA renaissance woman of sorts, Annette Mae is a New York City-based classically trained singer, writer, orator, and local radio show host. Three years ago, she kickstarted Classical-ish with Nutmeg, an experimental classical music radio show hosted at makerparkradio.nyc, where she showcases the unsung and diverse contributors to the genre historically occupied by “old, dead white guys”, as she comically puts it (last week, she featured selections from English composer Alma Deutscher, a 15-yea...
2. Adapting Strategically :: Robert Mosci
May 13, 2020 16:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBRobert Mosci is a New York City-based singer, songwriter, and pianist. He has recorded several albums that span a range of genres and has devoted more than 20 years to his musical craft, playing at some of New York City’s most elegant nightspots, including the fabled and historic Bemelman's Bar at The Carlyle Hotel. In this episode, we talk about making room for life outside of one's artistic practice, the role of persistence, adapting, and luck in one’s success, and becoming well-rounded as...
1. Insisting At All Costs :: Sarah Yuster
May 06, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBSarah Yuster is a painter known for her insightful portraits and urban landscapes that explore the universality of the local and the nuance of home. In this episode, she talks about sacrifice, survival, and the need to insist, at all costs, to bring one’s dreams to life. She also discusses how she leveraged her talents to create opportunities that landed her work in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, among other prestigious art institutions. Discover Sarah Yuster's work: sarahyust...
Cold Open :: Artisans & Trade with Stephen Obisanya
April 30, 2020 03:00 - 4 minutes - 3.18 MBWelcome to Artisans & Trade! My name is Stephen Obisanya and I'm a self-taught documentary photographer and creator. Over the years, I've had the unique opportunity to learn from remarkable figures across a wide variety of fields. That experience, along with a passion for hearing and documenting people's stories, has made me curious to find more of those types of people and to share their knowledge and insights with an audience just as curious as me, and dedicated to forging a unique path. ...