Southcoast Artists Index
190 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe Artists Index podcasts offer up close and personal conversations with the makers, performers, supporters and cultural impresarios of this remarkable creative community.
Join us as we speak with and listen to the creative community’s living visual, performing and literary artists. We will also feature those seeking information on and, sharing what they have discovered about the Artists who have passed on that were a part of the creative community’s creative fabric in days gone by.
The Artists Index is putting Artists in their place – in history!
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Ep. 137: Dana Morris
February 20, 2023 10:13 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MBWelcome, Dana Morris, a Jack of many visual art trades and disciplines! Dnan Lives on Buzzard’s Bay. A great deal of his current photography is based on images of the bay and Vineyard Sound. “Light is a critical element in all of my paintings and photographs, and I return to the same locations, so have created decades of views from the same point, in different weather, seasons, and times of the day,” Dana says. He attended Framingham State College for Fine Arts. Dana studied with Fosco ...
Ep. 136: Bob Williamson
February 06, 2023 05:01 - 54 minutes - 75 MBWelcome, Robert "Bob" Williamson, the owner of the South Coast's legendary, The Symphony Music Shop in Dartmouth, Massachusetts to In-Focus Podcast Number 136. Bob is a professional musical instrument repairperson and has been since 1982. Bob is also a freelance trumpeter and the leader of The SouthCoast Jazz Orchestra. He talks with The Artist Index performing artists host, Jeff Angeley, about his background, music, travels, and lots more. This episode was recorded in Jeff's recording st...
Ep. 135: Christian Camarao
January 25, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBWelcome composer; indie rock, folk, and 20th-century minimalism-inspired, Christian Camarao, to In-Focus Podcast Number 135. A New Bedford native, Chris also works as an elementary school teacher. His works largely focus on specific geographic regions. Christian talks with The Artist Index performing artists host, Jeff Angeley, about his background, music, travels, and lots more. This episode was recorded in Jeff’s recording studio in 2023. The In-Focus Podcasts are up close and persona...
Ep. 134: John Fernandes
January 03, 2023 22:05 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBWelcome performing artist; ambient folk-blues, indie rock, ambient, folk, blues indie rock singer/songwriter guitarist, John Fernandes, to In-Focus Podcast Number 134. A New Bedford native, John performs solo throughout the south coast area. He is also the guitarist for Molly O’Leary (Podcast Episode 124)and the J. Kelley Band. He also teaches guitar in the area at Double Bar Music in nearby Westport, Massachusetts. John talks with The Artist Index performing artists host, Scott Bishop,...
Ep. 133: William Bradford
December 19, 2022 08:28 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBWelcome, Kyle DeCiccio-Carey to In-Focus Podcast Number 132! Kyle is the Library Director at the Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and speaks with us about celebrated Fairhaven resident and painter Lemuel D. Eldred. This is the second of five, Fairhaven Cultural Council grant-supported podcasts with Kyle who will be telling us about some of the town’s artists from days gone by. Lemuel Eldred is a great artist to begin this mini-series of podcasts! William Bradford was born i...
Ep. 132: Lemule D. Eldred
December 12, 2022 10:20 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBWelcome, Kyle DeCiccio-Carey to In-Focus Podcast Number 132! Kyle is the Library Director at the Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and will be speaking with us about celebrated Fairhaven resident and painter Lemuel D. Eldred. This is the first of five, Fairhaven Cultural Council grant-supported podcasts with Kyle who will be telling us about some of the town’s artists from days gone by. Lemuel Eldred is a great artist to begin this mini-series of podcasts! Lemuel was born an...
Ep. 131: Kat Knutsen
November 30, 2022 17:49 - 56 minutes - 52 MBWelcome painter/muralist/art instructor, and production artist on Loving Vincent, Katherine “Kat” Knutsen to In-Focus Podcast Number 131! Kat was our guest on In-Focus Podcast Number 73. This time, she’s speaking with our intrepid Indie Music Host – Scott Bishop about her musical side! Since childhood, Kat has always loved working with her hands. Kat Knutsen survived asthma and brain cancer growing up, which initially led to her nursing studies. She quickly learned it wasn’t for her duri...
Ep. 130: Ryan Adair Rooney
October 31, 2022 18:59 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBWelcome performing artist; award-winning composer, producer, musician, sound engineer, and visual artist/designer, Ryan Rooney, to In-Focus Podcast Number 130. Ryan has lived in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts since 2022. He was born in Germany and has lived in Austin, Texas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Lockhart, Texas, and Marfa, Texas. Ryan talks with The Artist Index performing artists host, Scott Bishop, about his background, hometown, music, travels, and lots more. This episode was rec...
Ep. 129: Candida Rose
October 31, 2022 08:01 - 55 minutes - 51 MBWelcome performing artist; vocalist, songwriter, and music and culture educator, Candida Rose, to In-Focus Podcast Number 129. Candida is also a budding author. She was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and is a second-generation, American-born Cabo Verdiana, whose parents were from the Cape Verdean Islands (Cape Verde). She is a mother and grandmother. Candida Rose Baptista’s professional stage name is Candida Rose. Her 10-song debut CD is entitled KabuMerikana: The Sum of Me...
Ep. 128: Keith Francis
September 05, 2022 08:20 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBWelcome artist and designer, Keith Francis, to In-Focus Podcast Number 128. Keith is an educator, graphic designer, mixed media fine artist, and sculptor. He earned a B.A. (1990) in Photography and Visual Communications at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and his M.F.A. (2018) in Fine Arts from Mass Art (Massachusetts College of Art and Design), Boston, Massachusetts. Keith also studied Fine Art Photography at Maine Media Workshops & College, R...
Ep. 127: Matt Shimala
August 15, 2022 07:29 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWelcome luthier and musician, Matt Shimala, to In-Focus Podcast Number 127, another podcast by our Indie/Rock Music Host, Scott Bishop. Scott was our podcast guest on Podcast Episode 113. Matt is a luthier. A luthier is a maker of stringed instruments ranging from violins to guitars. He is an interesting combination of art, craft, and skills for sure! Matt’s focus and his art are focused on the guitars he builds as well as the instruments he repairs. Matt Shimala also has a love for camp...
Ep. 126: Richard Gagnon
August 01, 2022 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBWelcome painter, Ricky Gagnon, to In-Focus Podcast Number 126. Ricky is a self-described native Rhode Islander who has created art in many forms since childhood. He is a graduate of Tollgate High School in Warwick and also holds two degrees from CCRI (Community College of Rhode Island) with studies in Mechanical Drawing/Architecture and Computer Science. While creating art was always part of his life, he didn’t begin painting until I was about 50. Ricky says, “My paintings are colorful a...
Ep. 125: Molly O'Leary
July 25, 2022 17:33 - 46 minutes - 43 MBMolly O’Leary (they/them) is a singer-songwriter from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Molly’s style has been described as indie, folk, Americana, and rock. She performs solo, duo, and with a full band nationally at restaurants, music venues, and popular events/festivals. Holding Space, was their first album recorded in a studio with a full band thanks to their Kickstarter backers. The album is out now on all streaming platforms. Molly loves using songwriting as a form of activism to raise aw...
Ep. 124: Adam Gomes
July 04, 2022 07:40 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBWelcome musician, Adam Gomes, to In-Focus Podcast Number 124. Adam speaks with our Indie/Rock Music Host, Scott Bishop. Scott was our podcast guest on Podcast Episode 113 Adam’s band, Immuter is an American Indie band from Southcoast Massachusetts. The group fuses elements of classic rock with the sound of influential modern acts such as Muse, The Strokes, and Radiohead. The band produces an imaginative and innovative blend of music. Adam talks with The Artist Index’s Indie/Rock Music Ho...
Ep. 123: Sarah Donner
June 27, 2022 07:51 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBWelcome musician, Sarah Donner, to In-Focus Podcast Number 123. This is the first podcast by our new Music Host, Scott Bishop. Scott was our podcast guest on Podcast Episode 113. Sarah Donner is an alt-pop singer/songwriter who has embraced her inner cat lady. Her songs teeter back and forth between playful, nerdcore, and ballads. It’s all tied together with bright melodies and driving, energetic instrumentals. Sarah Donner’s music has been featured on Conan O’Brien’s blog, NPR, Buzzfeed...
Ep. 122: Jeffrey Angeley
May 30, 2022 04:22 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBWelcome musician, Jeff Angeley, to In-Focus Podcast Number 122. Jeff is a South Coast multi-instrumentalist performer and music educator. His musical tastes are experiences are eclectic and cross-genre. Jeff started his journey in a concert band and moved on to rock bands. He played lots of jazz and bluegrass in college, and along the way fell deeply in love with traditional music. His most recent musical work and infatuations lie in the neighborhood of traditional music, acoustic (Indie...
Ep. 121: Kathi Chase
May 23, 2022 08:17 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBWelcome, Kathi Chase, to In-Focus Podcast Number 121. Kathi is a Fairhaven-based, self-taught artist working primarily in acrylic paints. She has an associate’s degree in Clinical Laboratory Science. Kathi Chase has worked in the medical field for over 20 years. At a young age, Kathi started drawing cartoon characters by copying movie covers. Over the years it evolved as she picked up new skills in school art classes. As a young adult, she took an evening oil painting class at Greater Ne...
Ep. 120: Dr. Michael Rocha
May 16, 2022 08:20 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBWelcome musician and physician, Michael Rocha to In-Focus Podcast Number 120. Michael grew up in New Bedford and graduated from New Bedford High School in 1993. He performed in the school’s jazz band all four years. Dr. Rocha, a practicing cardiologist, started playing trombone in the 4th grade at the Jireh Swift elementary school. He played in several local bands, which at that time, were led by Eddie Rodrigues. Mike played in concert bands, marching bands, and big bands. He attended UM...
Ep. 119: William Kennedy
May 09, 2022 04:05 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBWelcome, William Kenedy, to In-Focus Podcast Number 119. William is a contemporary artist and graphic designer. With his many years in the design industry, he has developed an impressive portfolio. William has been designing, both fashion and multi-media art forms, for over 10 years. He has been a part of design and development projects with other talented artists and brands. William Kennedy was born in Washington DC. His journey of creativity started at a young age. Going back to his ro...
Ep. 118: Tom Short
May 02, 2022 08:23 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBWelcome musician, bandleader, and photographer, Tom Short to In-Focus Podcast Number 118. Tom grew up in Flint Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan, Flint with a degree in classical performance. While in Flint, he was also a bandleader. Tom moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts around 30 years ago. Since on the South Coast, Tom has been a music teacher and performer. Tom is the leader of two well-known local bands; Pumpkin Head Ted and The Dancing Dogs. Both bands have be...
Ep. 117: Sean McCarthy
April 25, 2022 09:21 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBWelcome singer, songwriter, and music business writer Sean Robert McCarthy, to In-Focus Podcast Number 117. Sean has spent the last 35 years in journalism. His self-professed forte is writing about music and the people who perform it. Sean has interviewed and written about a wide spectrum of artists from rock stars to local musicians for local and international publications. He is currently the publisher and writer for the local music blog, Sonic South Coast, and is also a singer/songwri...
Ep. 116: The Jethros
April 18, 2022 09:19 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWelcome, The Jethros, to In-Focus Podcast Number 116. They are the amalgam of: Homer Jethro – AKA, Tom Allen, of New Bedford – guitar, vocals Rufus Jethro – AKA, Rick Smith of New Bedford – horns, ukulele, vocals Boney Jethro – AKA, Jonathan Danforth of New Bedford – fiddle, percussion, vocals Gaston Jethro – AKA, Matthew Ryckebusch of New Bedford – bass, vocals Skillet Jethro – AKA, Greg Motta of Westport – drums, vocals According to their publicity package, “The Jethros realized ...
Ep. 115: Lean Camara
April 11, 2022 04:26 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBWelcome, Lean (lee-ann) Camara, to In-Focus Podcast Number 115. Lean is the Director of Strategic Projects at The New Bedford Light, a free digital news outlet providing public service journalism. Although Lean is not an artist, she may now add 'art industry professional' to her resume. She was tasked with organizing the New Bedford Fine Arts Club - an art marketplace for local artists to share and sell their work to an engaged group of collectors and art enthusiasts. The new club's first ...
Ep. 114: Todd Salpietro
April 04, 2022 08:09 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBWelcome, Todd Salpietro, to In-Focus Podcast Number 114. Todd is a musician and the Director at the Fall River Arts Academy. The Academy is the largest independently owned music school in the area. They have won more awards than any other music school on the Southcoast. The school offers private, in-person, and online music lessons in piano, guitar, voice, violin, drums, woodwinds & brasswinds & ukulele all under one roof. Todd says that he, “searches the area for the best music teachers...
Ep. 113: Scott Bishop
March 28, 2022 12:46 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBWelcome, Scott Bishop, to In-Focus Podcast Number 113. Scott is a New Bedford-based singer, songwriter, and sound sculptor. He’s been creating music under the name Scapeghost since 2016. He says he’s been, “dipping pops songs in a variety of interesting sounds, from crunchy to dreamy and everything in between.” Scott’s most recent and ongoing project, supported by the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, is NBWaves, which brings the sonic DNA of New Bedford into the music. NBWav...
Ep. 112: Peter Andrade
March 14, 2022 16:33 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBWelcome, Peter Andrade, to In-Focus Podcast Number 112. Peter is about as art-adjacent as anyone can be! Though he says he has no artistic talent, he does appreciate art and the artists that surround him! He interacts with painters, writers, musicians, and, well, lots of artists as the property manager for the Kilburn Mill on Clarks Point in the south end of the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Peter started working at the mill when he was a very young man. Listen in as Peter related...
Ep. 111: Margo Connolly-Mason
March 07, 2022 08:59 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWelcome, Margo Connolly-Mason, to In-Focus Podcast Number 111. Margo is an oil painter and collage artist specializing in coastal and natural science-based artwork. Margo says, “My artwork reflects what I see around me as I roam beaches, work on docks, get stuck in salt marshes, and observe the natural and built world from a perspective of curiosity, respect, and a desire to share it.” Her work highlights the beauty in sometimes unexpected places. She’s found it in a tote of fish waiting f...
Ep. 110: Nick Leblanc
March 01, 2022 13:35 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBWelcome, Nick LeBlanc, to In-Focus Podcast Number 110. Nick is a writer, musician, artist, and public school educator from New Bedford, Massachusetts. He is also the president of the Performing Arts Collective and editor at Domesticated Primate, an independent publishing outfit and online used book/record shop. Nick has played in bands and acted as a producer for other recording artists. But wait, there's more! Nick LeBlanc has also written, directed, scored, and acted for both the film ...
Ep. 109: Barbara Healy
February 21, 2022 09:02 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBWelcome, Barbara Edlund Healy, to In-Focus Podcast Number 109. Barbara’s paintings reflect the quiet beauty of the New England coast. Her oil and acrylic paintings are inspired by the diverse colors of light, atmosphere, and nature. Barbara uses color to enliven peaceful landscapes, seascapes, and gardens. Brushstrokes over glimpses of color intentionally reveal some of her painting process. After growing up in South Windsor Connecticut, Barbara attended the College of Visual and Perform...
Ep. 108: James L. Murdock
February 14, 2022 08:43 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBWelcome, James Murdock to In-Focus Podcast Number 108. Jim is a Swain Graduate and primarily a sculptor. He is a Cape Codder living in self-imposed exile in Mid-Coast Maine. As he says, “I came here to learn wooden boat building after receiving a BFA from the Swain School of Design in sculpture.” His talent and love of making “all sorts of things” is evident. According to Jim, “when I produce Art it is always in pursuit of an intriguing form or situation that gives me bliss. He returne...
Ep. 107: Jennifer Gillooly
February 07, 2022 10:27 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBWelcome, Jennifer Gillooly Cahoon – Jen to In-Focus Podcast Number 107. Jen is a portrait artist and entrepreneur living in East Providence, Rhode Island. She is the owner of the award-winning HeaARTspot Art Center and Gallery and the Chair of the East Providence Art Council. In her own words, “I opened HeaARTspot Art Center and Gallery in 2017 after serving as a public educator for nearly 20 years. I served as a special education teacher, an art teacher, and finally as an Art Departmen...
Ep. 106: Carl Simmons
January 31, 2022 07:51 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBWelcome, Carl Simmons to In-Focus Podcast Number 106. Carl is a New Bedford, Massachusetts musician, visual artist, performance artist, and the South Coast's default local historian! Southcoast Today's Art Beat columnist said that Carl is, "... a local historian much concerned with preserving the past but in his artwork, he is clearly not beholden to it. His imagery, be they drawings, watercolors, digital photographs, or short digital animations, instead celebrate the mythology and folklor...
Ep. 105: Tobey Eugenio
December 20, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBWelcome, Tobey Eugenio to In-Focus Podcast Number 105. Tobey (She/Her) is the Creativity Director at Our Sisters School in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Since 2015, Tobey has been leading the school’s visual arts, STEAM Lab, and Dendrites programs. She also works as the Outdoor Classroom coordinator and student council co-advisor. Tobey has over 25 years of experience as an artist/educator. Outside OSS, Tobey also works as a curriculum specialist, educational consultant, and outdoor classr...
Ep. 104: David Mello
December 13, 2021 14:45 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBWelcome, David Mello, a painter, illustrator, sculptor, mask maker, and so much more to In-Focus Podcast Number 104. David is a 1983 graduate of Southeastern Massachusetts University (the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) where he received a BFA in Illustration and Design. He has worked for the Fall River Public Library since 1979 and from 1985 to the present, he has served as the library’s Supervisor of Children’s Services. “For over 30 years now the primary focus of my artwork has...
Ep. 103: Rebecca Uchill for Nancy Holt
December 06, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBWelcome, Dr. Rebecca Uchill, an art historian and curator at the College of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Her work focuses on the institutional conditions for art production, display, and dissemination to In-Focus Podcast Number 103. In this special episode, we discuss Dr. Uchill’s curated exhibition, Nancy Holt: Massachusetts. It is on view (at this writing), in two of the campus galleries from November 11, 2021 to January 23, 2022. The exhibit...
Ep. 102: Catherine Carter
November 29, 2021 15:20 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBWelcome abstract painter/art instructor Catherine Carter to In-Focus Podcast Number 102. Her paintings and collages are inspired by calligraphic marks, textile weaves, and lines found in Nature such as roots and vines. Catherine’s artwork has been exhibited at galleries and museums internationally. She earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Painting from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Catherine, a resident of Fairhaven, Massachusetts was our guest on In-Focus Podcast Number ...
Ep. 101: Mal Oliviera
November 22, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBWelcome photographer Michael Morris to In-Focus Podcast Number 101. In this special episode, Michael shares the legacy of his great-grandfather Manuel C. “Mal” Oliveira. Mike is the owner of Michael T. Morris Photography and has been a professional photographer for the past seven years. He was our guest on Podcast Episode 91. He’s pictured here with his great-grandfather. Mal Oliveira (1908 – 2003) was a prolific and multi-talented artist. He was also The Artist Index’s host, Ron Fortier...
Ep. 100: Nicholas Yellenti
November 15, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBWelcome American Street Artist, Mark Carvalho aka Boston Maki who will share the life of his great-great-uncle, painter, and set designer, Nicholas Yellenti to In-Focus Podcast Number 100. Mark was our guest on Podcast Episode 77. Nicholas Yellenti was a New Bedford-based artist and graduated from the Swain School of Design (1918?) He went on to become a respected and notable painter and set designer in Broadway and Hollywood. He later moved back to New Bedford to live with his sister an...
Ep. 99: John Jameson
November 08, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBWelcome painter, John Jameson to In-Focus Podcast Number 99. John is a contemporary artist who focuses on seascape and portraiture as his primary subjects. His paintings are characterized by their strong emphasis on color, boldly organized compositions, and rich networks of textured brushwork. John Jameson's paintings have been shown in Boston, New York, Newport (Rhode Island), and Kamakura (Japan). Currently, he works and shows in New Bedford Massachusetts. John received his BFA from th...
Ep. 98: Chuck Boucher
October 25, 2021 14:10 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBWelcome painter and author, Chuck (Charles R.) Boucher to In-Focus Podcast Number 98. Chuck has been developing his signature style, one that fuses the formality of the classical narrative with the expressive structures of the Abstract Expressionist movement of the early 1900s since 1986. As he explains, "When I was about fourteen years old, I visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for the first time. There I met Egyptian Mummies, followed by John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, Monet, P...
Ep. 97: Patti Rego
October 18, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBWelcome, Patti Rego to In-Focus Podcast Number 97. Patti Rego (She/Her) is the unofficial Chief City Cheerleader for Fall River, Massachusetts, and District Director of Viva Fall River. Viva Fall River according to Patti, “is a movement and community-based commerce, culture, and creative economy initiative that works to showcase and celebrate the authentic and unique qualities that make Fall River a must-stop South Coast destination: arts, ethnic and cultural traditions, creative businesse...
Ep. 96: Rylan Brenner
October 11, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBWelcome theater director, Rylan Brenner to In-Focus Podcast Number 95. Rylan is the founder of the Theatre Program at Bristol Community College. He was a professor of Theatre, English, and the Director of Theatre directing four productions a year. Rylan Brenner is also a Poet, Writer, explorer of visual art and multimedia. He received his MFA in Creative Writing - Poetry from Brown University in 1976, the Director of Theatre Ensemble, Ltd. in Boston, Massachusetts. Rylan Brenner was also...
Ep. 96: Ryan Brenner
October 11, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBWelcome theater director, Rylan Brenner to In-Focus Podcast Number 95. Rylan is the founder of the Theatre Program at Bristol Community College. He was a professor of Theatre, English, and the Director of Theatre directing four productions a year. Rylan Brenner is also a Poet, Writer, explorer of visual art and multimedia. He received his MFA in Creative Writing - Poetry from Brown University in 1976, the Director of Theatre Ensemble, Ltd. in Boston, Massachusetts. Rylan Brenner was also...
Ep. 95: Seaglass Theatre / Whaling Women
September 30, 2021 16:55 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBThis is a very different and exciting podcast episode on so many levels! Welcome returning guest, Patrice Tiedeman, the artistic director of the Seaglass Theater Companywho was our guest on Podcast Episode: 78 and, composer Jodi Goble to In-Focus Podcast Number 95. This podcast focuses on the Seaglass Theater Company's world premiere of Whaling Women at the First Unitarian Church in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It is a lyrical score that marries composer Jodi Goble’s original music with his...
Ep. 94: Marcia K. Hales
September 13, 2021 13:18 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBWelcome painter, Marcia K. Hales to In-Focus Podcast Number 94. Marcia works in acrylic, and for the most part on canvas. As she relates, 'I need acrylics due to the nature of my work, which involves layering, so I need it to dry fast." Marcia K. Hales lives in the Detroit area now. She has been working to secure gallery representation there soon. Her work is currently available at the Twisted Fish Gallery in Elk Rapids, Michigan. Marcia is constantly motivated by creating something ne...
Ep. 93: Jim Charette
September 06, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBWelcome painter, tattoo artist, editorial cartoonist, and all-around consummate artist Jim Charette to In-Focus Podcast Number 93. Did I mention Artist Provocateur? Jim was also our guest sixty podcasts ago on Episode 33. Jim lives with his family in Fall River, Massachusetts, and works out of his home studio. He attended the venerable Swain School in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He’s done graphics for several local screen printers as a graphic designer, worked at the Fall River Herald Ne...
Ep. 92: Peggi Medeiros
August 30, 2021 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBWelcome writer, local historian, and author Margaret 'Peggi' Medeiros to In-Focus Podcast Number 92. Peggi is one of the Southcoast's go-to experts when it comes to local history. She is a writer/blogger for Southcoast Today and, the author of two books, New Bedford Mansions and Harriet Jacobs in New Bedford. She is now working on her third book the Captain and His Daughters. It is about the Jones family, the second family to own the Rotch Jones Duff House. Peggi specializes in New Bedfo...
Ep. 91: Michael Morris
August 23, 2021 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBMusic provided by www.bensound.com Welcome photographer Michael Morris to In-Focus Podcast Number 91. Michael is the owner of Michael T. Morris Photography and has been a professional photographer for the past seven years. He held his real estate license for a while but is no longer selling or listing homes. Michael's love of real estate and architecture, however, gives him the insight and experience expertise his real estate clients demand. His work is represented in many publications ...
Ep. 90: Mark Barry
August 16, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBWelcome painter Mark Barry to In-Focus Podcast Number 90. Mark paints ordinary things, things that he’s discovered aren’t so ordinary at all. As he relates, “In a world that often seems to be twisting, turning and chaotic, to capture just a second in time or a fleeting glimpse of motion in a painting allows for a semblance of stability. Figures in a landscape, working in a garden, sailing a boat or an interior scene of a family at dinner, in each painting I try to make the connections betw...