Two Artists Walk Into A Bar

Our Guest Artist: Mel Kobayashi http://melaniekobayashi.homestead.com/index.html (melaniekobayashi.homestead.com) Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid http://carolmcquaid.faso.com/ (www.carolmcquaidart.com) Our Bar: Trees, Yaletown, Vancouver  https://treescoffee.com/about-us/nearest-trees/yaletown-cafe/ (www.treescoffee.com)  In this episode you’ll hear about: Mel’s Blog http://bagandaberet.blogspot.com/ (bagandaberet.blogspot.com) American street photographer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cunningham_(American_photographer) (Bill Cunningham) American artist http://www.artnet.com/artists/cindy-sherman/ (Cindy Sherman) Pao at https://projectminima.blogspot.com/ (projectminima.blogspot.com) My Sister’s Closet and https://www.bwss.org/ (Battered Women’s Support Services) Mel’s fabulous videos on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/BagandaBeret (www.youtube.com/user/bagandaberet) What I wore 2018/2019, 1 min video https://www.instagram.com/p/B1wdzPdBz7s/ (https://www.instagram.

Talking Art Licensing and More with Shandra Smith Our Guest Artist: Shandra Smith https://shandrasmith.com/home.html (www.shandrasmith.com ) Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid http://carolmcquaid.faso.com/ (www.carolmcquaidart.com) Our Bar: Third Space Coffee, Kelowna http://www.thirdspacecoffee.ca/ (www.thirdspacecoffee.ca)  In this episode you’ll hear about: Working at the https://kelownaartgallery.com/ (Kelowna Art Gallery), realizing that artists are regular people (eureka!) Teaching herself to use photoshop and playing with reimagining digital images Being diagnosed with fibromyalgia and dealing with chronic pain Finding a way to work that satisfied her need to create within her physical limitations https://www.sopafinearts.com/ (SOPA Fine Arts) in Kelowna Getting started with art licensing Designing shoes with https://www.bucketfeet.com/ (Bucketfeet.com) https://www.wallsauce.com/ (Wallsauce.com) British wallpaper and wall mural company Her https://www.amazon.com/Scratch-Create-Hand-Lett

Wine Night with Artist Whisperer Pennylane Shen Our Guest Artist: Pennylane Shen of Dazed and Confucius https://www.dazedandconfucius.com/ (www.dazedandconfucius.com) Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid http://carolmcquaid.faso.com/ (www.carolmcquaidart.com) Our Bar: Campagnolo https://www.campagnolorestaurant.ca/ (www.campagnolorestaurant.ca)  In this episode you’ll hear about: How we met (clue: it involves Thrive Mastermind) Her life as an artist consultant and how that differs from art consultant Her business Dazed and Confucius and what they do Having a foot in the commercial gallery world and the unique perspective that provides/affords her What gallerists really wish we artists knew Working with hospitals and charitable foundations on their art collections The international workshops and consults she does around the globe The four different seminars she teaches: How it Looks presentation, framing and hanging How it Sounds art writing Navigating the Art Industry Outbox (all things digital)

Our Guest Artist: Jane Lillico http://www.janelillico.com/ (www.janelillico.com) Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid http://carolmcquaid.faso.com/ (www.carolmcquaidart.com) Our Bar: La Marea Los Cabos https://www.facebook.com/lamarealoscabos/ (@lamarealoscabos) In this episode you’ll hear about: How she came to live in the Baja http://www.artcabo.com/art-walk.html (The San Jose del Cabo Art Walk) in the Centro Historico Ida Victoria Gallery, where Jane’s work is shown https://idavictoriagallery.com/ (www.idavictoriagallery.com) Singer/songwriter Melanie Dekker from http://www.twoartistswalkintoabar.com/inside-life-talented-singer-songwriter-road/ (Episode One) Jane’s beginnings as a sculptor Why Jane loves Papier mache. And pelicans Her ‘squadron’ of pelicans The best (and worst) things about living in the Baja The role of location on artmaking. Her dueling art-making/writing/design careers The podcast “The Offbeat Life” by Debbie Arcangeles https://www.theoffbeatlife.com/episodes/artistic-talents/

Season 1 Finale! Today we’re popping in to Mile Zero wine bar tucked between all the vineyards of the Okanagan, sharing a glass with none other than Danielle Krysa.  You probably know her as The Jealous Curator.  In fact you’re probably already following her blog and listening to her weekly “Art for Your Ear” podcast. If not, check it out.  It’s so good.  She’s written as series of books on creativity, including her newest release “A Big Important Art Book, Now With Women” is hitting bookstores right about … now. Our Guest Artist: Danielle Krysa http://www.krysa.com/danielle/ (www.krysa.com/danielle) Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid http://carolmcquaid.faso.com/ (www.carolmcquaidart.com) Our Bar: Mile Zero Wine Bar, Penticton, BC Canada https://www.milezerowinebar.com/ (www.milezerowinebar.com) Our next season starts in February with a Month of Love; artist couples talk about what it’s like when both parties make a living through their create practice.  There are lots of other fab ar

Today we get to hang out at the legendary Sai Woo in Vancouver and talk with photographer Rennie Brown.  I discovered Rennie’s work when his ‘Artist in Studio’ images started appearing on the instagram feeds of so many artists I know and love.  These portraits are intimate and evocative and I just had to meet him. Our Guest Artist: Rennie Brown http://www.renniebrown.com/ (www.renniebrown.com) Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid http://carolmcquaid.faso.com/ (www.carolmcquaidart.com) Our Bar: Sai Woo in Vancouver’s Chinatown https://saiwoo.ca/ (www.saiwoo.ca) Now let’s head to Sai Woo and listen in as Rennie and I talk about the magic of falling in love with his instamatic camera as a boy, and how his two current series are documenting a fragile moment in the evolution of both Chinatown and the Vancouver art studio scene. Know an artist whose story you’d love to hear and you see on my feed that I’m heading their way?  Let me know and I’ll try to make the connection Yo

Thanks to a listener suggestion I hopped a train for West London this morning to meet up with calligraphy and textile artist Rosalind Wyatt.  The way she weaves historic and significant text into some pretty cool ‘Oh my God, how did you get your hands on that’ pieces is something to see, but it’s the stories behind each piece that will really blow your mind.  From Winston Churchill to Jude Law, her stories will make you want to hop a plane to London to see these works of art for yourself. Our Guest Artist: Rosalind Wyatt http://www.rosalindwyatt.com/#3 (www.rosalindwyatt.com) Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid http://carolmcquaid.faso.com/ (www.carolmcquaidart.com) Now follow me to Rosalind’s garden studio and get ready for some wind and inspiring stories.  Thanks again Sandy Mair for the request, and if any of you readers know of another artist whose story you like to hear and you see on my feed that I’m headed their way, by all means send me a request.  You can follow my travels

Pop Art Painter Bob Marangiu is our guest today.  His Picasso-meets-Murakami works will make you smile, but there’s a lot more going on than meets the eye.  Listen in as we talk at the street café just outside his studio about the role of painting in a social context, the importance of happiness, and yes, bob’s brilliant and possibly viable recipe for world peace. Our Guest Artist:  Bob Marongiu http://www.bobmarongiu.it/en/ (www.bobmarongiu.it/en) Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid http://carolmcquaid.faso.com/ (www.carolmcquaidart.com)   Now follow me to Cagliari where I know you’ll enjoy his stories as much as I did. Cheers  In this episode you’ll hear about: The role of happiness in Bob’s artwork Filmmaker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovanotti (Lorenzo Jovannotti) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Mir%C3%B3 (Joan Miro) in London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna-Barbera (Hanna Barbera) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_the_Road_Runner (Wily Coyote) Pink Floyd Producer http

Today we’re in Greece, on the island of Crete, heading into Heraklion to meet up at the Miniatoura Café with artist and musician Manolia Kokoloyianni.  She grew up in both Crete and Athens, paints beautiful introspective canvases in the intense and subdued palette of this island home, and yet it’s jigs and reels she performs on her classical greek lyra with her Irish partner musician Paul Goodman. Its these awesome contradictions that keep life interesting, isn’t it? Our Guest Artist: Manolia Kokoloyianni Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid www.carolmcquaidart.com Our Bar: Miniatoura Cafe, Heraklion, Crete Now follow me to the Miniatoura Café on the island of Crete and listen in as Manolia and I talk about the dance between music and painting, the satisfaction of having good students, and how to not mess with the gods of art. Cheers  In this episode you’ll hear about: The artist’s life on Crete Choosing Crete as a base after the Economic Crisis, and how her thoughts on that may be changing Attendin

Today I’m taking a break from life aboard The Queen Elizabeth and I’m roaming the streets of Athens.  We’re about to meet up with Nikos Tonga, a graphic designer who paints the walls of this ancient city under his street art name; Rude.  He also does guided art tours for a company called alternative Athens.  He’ll walk us through what’s happening in the alleyways under the acropolis, and fill us in on how the economic crisis has affected the arts scene here. Our Guest Artist: Athens Street Artists Nikos Tonga, aka “Rude” Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid http://carolmcquaid.faso.com/ (www.carolmcquaidart.com) Our Bar: https://www.facebook.com/B-social-168923749966430/ (B Social) Cafe Bar in Psirri, Athens Greece Now let’s head to the B Social Cafe Bar in the Psirri district of Athens and listen in as Nikos and I talk street art from tagging to calligraphy, and what it felt like when he hit his first wall.  In this episode you’ll hear about: Guiding street art tours with Alernative Athens Crea

Our Guest Artist: The Barricade Boys www.thebarricadeboys.com Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid www.carolmcquaidart.com Our Bar: The Commodore Club onboard the Queen Elizabeth somewhere between Stockholm and Southampton This week we’re in the ship’s bar onboard the Queen Elizabeth talking with the Barricade Boys, a group of performers who connected doing Les Mis in London’s West…

Danish Painter/Sculptor/Ceramicist Sjulle is in the bar today! Our Guest Artist: Sjulle Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid www.carolmcquaidart.com Our Bar: A Classic Nyhaven Pub in Copenhagen! Today we’re sitting canal side at a cool pub in one of the coloured houses of Nyhavn, talking with Danish artist Sjulle.  Her wild, abstracted faces in paint, ceramic…

Estonian Film-based Artist Liina Siib joins us in the Tallin’s Freedom Square! Our Guest Artist: Liina Siib www.liinasiib.com Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid www.carolmcquaidart.com Our Bar: TUUM Kohvik-Bar at the Tallinn Art Hall We are sitting in a café in Freedom Square, complete with church bells, birds and a bustling tourist throng.  I love it.  Liina will…

Etsy and Insta Fave Ingrid Sanchez, aka @creativeingrid is in the bar today! Our Guest Artist: Ingrid Sanchez www.ingridsanchez.com Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid www.carolmcquaidart.com Our Bar: The Hillgate Pub in London’s Notting Gate http://www.thehillgate.com/ The podcast is taking a big turn this week as we cross over the Atlantic!  For the next couple of months…

Urban Landscape Painter Jeff Wilson Our Guest Artist: Urban Landscape Painter Jeff Wilson  Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid Our Bar: The Irish Heather in Gastown, Vancouver BC, Canada Our guest this week is Scottish born Vancouver based painter Jeff Wilson.  He’s on an amazing run, doing public gallery shows, residencies, and the most interesting commission…

Spoken Word Artist: Julia Pileggi www.juliapileggi.com and Host Artist: Carol McQuaid www.carolmcquaidart.com Our Bar:  The Bimini in Vancouver Our guest artist today is poet and spoken word performer Julia Pileggi.  I watched her perform at an opening at the Arts Factory and just had to have her on the show. Lean in at the Bimini…

Our Guest Artist:  Tim Fraser  Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid Our Bar: The Dublin Crossing in Cloverdale, BC, Canada Thanks for tuning in to episode 19 of Two artists walk into a bar!  I’m your host artist Carol McQuaid.  Our guest artist this week is Painter Tim Fraser.  He paints strange and wonderful utopian landscapes of…

Our Guest Artist: Chantal Cardinal of Felt a la Main with Love  Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid Our Bar: Main Street Brewing Our guest this time is Chantal Cardinal of Felt a la Main with Love.  When I say she’s big in the felting world, I mean BIG!  Her massive wall-sized commissions are breathtaking, and…

Our Guest Artists: Tristesse Seeliger, Julia Kreutz and Luiza Brenner Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid Our Bar: South Main Gallery This time, we’re 3 artists and a curator, and our location is one of my favourite Vancouver Galleries, the South Main Gallery on 6th Ave, just off Main Street. At the time of this recording…

Our Guest Artist: Trisha Oldfield  Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid  Our Bar:  The Distillery in Yaletown Our guest this time is Trisha Oldfield.  I spotted her work at the Ida Victoria Gallery in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico and met up with her at the Distillery in Vancouver’s Yaletown. Listen in as we swap notes…