Friendly Interrogation
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Terry Border has been making images for the internet to share since 2006, along with many picture books too. He loves what he does, but his job has one BIG problem - he works from home, and doesn't see enough people. So he's decided that making a podcast is a good excuse to lure people into talking to him (sneaky!). You're invited to listen along as he lightheartedly questions artists he admires about specific pieces, and also to non-artists about things they do that he's curious about.
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Brian Rea draws in Sweden now.
September 12, 2021 16:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBHere I am talking to Brian Rea, illustrator of the New York Times MODERN LOVE column, author illustrator of books DEATH WINS A GOLDFISH, and AVOID THIS. I keep asking about humor, as I tend to do. We talk body hair, shading with lines, and his word paintings. Go to @FreeBrianRea on Instagram!
Martha Haversham's Found Fashion (aka - Smallditch)
November 16, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBI got to speak with Martha Haversham about her path to her present project known as Smallditch. How utter desperation and frustration led to finding success when she decided to amuse herself, which is something I know a little about. How growing up as a daughter of a Conde Nast photographer father and a dancer mother helped shape her outlook on the arts, and how we both could care less about technical aspects of anything to do with photography (a running theme of me finding people who feel l...
Hombre Mcsteez, aka Marty Cooper, Invented an Animation Style
October 26, 2020 23:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBHombre Mcsteez (Marty Cooper) went viral in 2014 and his life has been different ever since. What was THAT like? Well, Marty tells us. We also talk about- When you’re popular for a certain way of doing things but are ready to move on, there’s push-back ( always an interesting subject for me). SKETCHBOOKS, and how people might be doing them wrong (In my opinion), and how they can help you find new directions. TRUSTING YOUR BAD IDEAS, at least as a jumping off point. This was an important ...
Lydia Ricci and her Scraps
October 12, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBRecently I got to talk to Lydia Ricci about her tiny, nostalgic sculptures, her process, and her stop-motion videos. We also talk about the affects of family expectations (whether real or imagined for me, I suppose). During our conversation I realize that I'm avoiding the art making phase of self-doubt and pushing through anyway. It will make more sense when you listen, I think? Lydia is known as Lydia__Ricci on Instagram, and you can go here for a site just about her Scraps project. And go...
Cooking Competition Television Shows with Mariam
October 04, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBIn this very special episode of Friendly Interrogation I talk with my artist/scientist, tv crazy friend Mariam ElNaggar about food-making competition tv shows (Chopped, Top Chef, British Baking Show, etc). Why? Because I love those shows! Love em! Just a couple of people talking about tv they enjoy, that's all. This episode will serve as a full repository of cooking competition television information and critique of our times for future generations. Think of this episode as a wonderful pa...
Paperboyo (Rich McCor)
September 20, 2020 19:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBIn this episode I get the pleasure of speaking with an artist the internet knows as Paperboyo, otherwise known as Rich McCor, otherwise known as Rich McCormack. ;) Rich travels the world photographing iconic buildings and landmarks in ways that make people think and/or laugh. Just Google Paperboyo and you'll understand. He also has a highly rated book out (I usually forget to mention the books!), and since Christmas is on it's way, check it out HERE.
Artist Thomas Allen
September 14, 2020 22:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBI get to talk to Artist/Photographer Thomas Allen about his wonderful pieces starring characters from old illustrated book covers. We share stories on early struggles, terrible commercial photography jobs, and analogue over digital! Also, we share experiences reading the names of every paintswatch in a hardware store.
Ep. 9 - Akiko Stehrenberger
June 28, 2020 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBOn this episode I get to talk to Akiko Stehrenberger, movie poster artist. Woot! We talk about her work, sure, but also how she chills after a hard day at designing posters for the likes of Spike Lee movies (Da 5 Bloods) and many others. Her Insta is @doyrivative, and you could do yourself a favor and follow her. She also has a super-cool art-filled and high class coffee table book out HERE.
Ep 8- Noah Scalin
May 16, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBIn this one I get Noah Scalin (or Nacho Snail, to his close friends) to give me some much needed therapy and advice on how to do this art stuff. We also talk about his motivations for his Skull-A-Day project back in the day, his strategy in changing directions in mediums, and lots of other behind-the-scenes-with-an-artist type stuff. For example- when you get to be well known and appreciated for a type of art but are ready to move on in another direction. How do you do it? Personally, I was ...
I read you a poem about Andre the Giant. (Bonus episode free of charge)
May 09, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.03 MBI had no time to edit an interview this week, so I simply read W. Todd Kaneko's poem Selected Legends of Andre the Giant, from his book The Dead Wrestler Elegies.
Ep 7- Mariam, part deux, Scientist/Artist
May 02, 2020 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBWelcome to this episode of Friendly Interrogation, where I continue my conversation with my friend Mariam ElNaggar. This is the part where we actually talk about some art. We talk about how she chose being a scientist over being a full-time artist, how her second choice of an undergraduate course led to a few new directions in life, and how mis-hearing a few words from a podcast led to carving marble in a makeshift workspace in her apartment. Also- Etch-a-Sketches and puns. Check out Mariam'...
Ep. 6- Mariam Knows about Robots, Running a Marathon on a Whim, and Art - Part 1
April 25, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBI interview my friend Mariam about twisting her ankle near a volcano, friendly relationships with T.S.A. agents who randomly search her before every flight, and other stuff . In part 2 we'll actually talk about art. Here's her work!
Episode 5- Gordon James
April 18, 2020 21:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode, we get to talk with Gordon James, multiple award winning illustrator of several picture books, fine artist, ex-Hallmark employee, and soon to be graphic novel illustrator. We talk about the advantages of working in a studio space around other accomplished artists, Gordon's road to success, why he likes oils over acrylics, and the affect of having other artists in your family blaze a trail for you. Enjoy! Gordon's Instagram is HERE. His website is HERE. Take a gander at some...
Episode 4- Chris Sickels of Red Nose Studio
April 12, 2020 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBThis week I get to talk to my pal Chris Sickels, of Red Nose Studio fame. He's won more awards than you can shake a stick at, and let me tell you, that can really get on another artist's nerves. I manage to rise above my petty jealousy and remain friends with him anyway. Chris has illustrated five picture books, created many memorable magazine illustrations, built worlds in order to make beautiful book covers, and managed to stick more than a toe in stop motion animation (I'd say at least kn...
Episode 3- Annie Wong's Interrogation
April 04, 2020 16:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBI talk to Annie Wong (website), also known as @HeadExplodie on Instagram. Annie and I talk about her road to being a professional artist, fart art animations, meeting a hero, and sharing work online. She makes fun work about topics that we aren't used to seeing animated, many from a feminine perspective, and all are fun to watch. I had a great time talking to her, and I hope you come out of this having learned about a new artist, and the path she took to get where she is today. For cool ...
Ep. 2- Dorota Pankowska (Dori the Giant)
March 28, 2020 20:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBI do a Friendly Interrogation of Dorota Pankowska, an art director, inventor, designer, and brand owner. I've been impressed with Dori for about about a decade, and I was excited to talk to her and pick her brain. She gives us tips on getting things produced in China, how she invents whimsical new twists on well known items, and getting convinced to take a job in a Paris advertising agency because of a personal street art project that she did years before(!). You can find her at @DoriTheGian...
Episode 1. Blind Fox, an artist from Boston agrees to be interrogated.
March 22, 2020 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBBlind Fox often creates large pieces for interior commercial spaces. In this episode we talk about a piece she created for a new restaurant by painting Dolly Parton onto a canvas made of 15,300 guitar picks. Then, she kindly recounts the trials of discovering how to drip colorful paints down the wall of a busy building's lobby. I like hearing the processes that artists go through to make a project happen, so I especially enjoyed our talk. As a bonus, you can hear me talk about my memories o...