Art on the Air

Art(s) on the Air with Adrienne Berkland

With Melissa on a break, original show host David Laughlin joins Tamara for an interview with Adrienne Berkland, a portrait and plein air painter who had work in a recent Atlanta show called "Rage Becomes Her." The conversation touches on making art as a response to the current political moment, gouache, SCAD sports, women's hair, working to music, painting live at events, and the use of hot pink. 

https://www.instagram.com/adrienneberklandart/
https://www.adrienneberklandart.com/

Get the answers to such burning questions as:

How did Adrienne transition from sports to art?
What part of a human or pet portrait do you really have to get right, for the painting to be "successful?" 
Who in the interview has to paint to background music, and who absolutely can't?

 

Tune in and find out!

Art(s) on the Air - Talking Storm Drains and other murals with Jen Palmer and Dana Richardson

Join Tamara for interviews related to the City of Savannah's current "Storm Drain Art" public mural project, which is taking place all over the city. From their site https://waterconnectsusall.com/ : 

"What connects us to these waters, plants, and wildlife we don’t see? It is the storm drain in front of our homes, schools, offices, parks, grocery stores, restaurants, and gas stations....This project is part of a larger campaign to lift the lowly storm drain to a level of prominence, so we are reminded of our connection to our rivers and ocean. We are reminded that our actions impact the wildlife and local economies that depend on our waters staying healthy."

The first half of the show is a group interview at Heard Elementary School, with storm drain muralist Jen Palmer; STEAM Lab teacher & 5th grade teacher Angela Willis; 4th grade teachers Deanna Fanning and Ms Green; Assistant Principal Mary Ann Rogers Lamberth; AND three students from the school.

In the second half, Tamara interviews another storm drain muralist Dana Richardson, on site at White Bluff Elementary School. The discussion includes her other mural work (including at the Jepson Museum and Starland Dairy), and her work as an art teacher at Savannah Christian, including her theory about the process of teaching paralleling the design process.   

https://www.instagram.com/jenpalmerart/
https://www.jenpalmer.art/

https://www.instagram.com/danawrich/
https://www.danarichardsonart.com/

Get the answers to such burning questions as:

What do the science teachers recommend that homeowners do, to keep yard detritus from blowing into the storm drains?

What animals have the kids found in the creek behind Heard Elementary?

What are Dana's thoughts on teaching students about representational vs. conceptual art, and the ways we can appreciate each in their own way?

 

Tune in and find out!

Art(s) on the Air with David Laughlin

Join Tamara for an interview with David Laughlin - freelance artist, muralist, and original host of this show! If you know David then you know that this will be a conversation about basically everything, but topics include: freehanding a mural, bicycle theft, Norman Rockwell, the Key Westying of Savannah, farm life, and auditory vs. visual learning. 

https://laughlinkw.wixsite.com/davidlaughlinart
https://www.instagram.com/thedavidlaughlin/

Get the answers to such burning questions as:

How does David cope with peoples' interruptions when he's painting in public? 
What's the backstory of the name behind this new jazz club where he's muraling?
How does he define the difference between "hostess" vs. "host" when it comes to Savannah's motto?

Tune in and find out!

Art(s) on the Air with Willie Smith

Join Tamara for an interview with freelance artist and longtime Savannahian Willie Smith. He's worked on an independent web comic with his brother, titled "BlackGuard," as well as channeled his love for Professional Wrestling into a career drawing portraits of many wrestlers in the industry, and even a freelance project for World Wrestling Entertainment itself.

https://www.instagram.com/suicidal_assassin/

Plus a Mini Interview with Michelle Perez about selling her art in Forsyth Park (starts at about 53min).

https://www.instagram.com/chelpaints/
https://www.chelpaints.com/

Get the answers to such burning questions as:

How did Willie manage to get his portfolio reviewed by one of his favorite artists?
What made Willie break out from black-and-white media and venture into colors? 
Just how hard is it to airbrush a t-shirt anyway?

Tune in and find out!

Art(s) on the Air with Derek Hakíkta Lynch (Kola Hak)

Join Tamara for an interview with Derek Hakíkta Lynch. He's the bassist for the metal band Black Tusk, makes solo electronic music under the name Kola Hak, AND makes kooky Max Headroom(!!!)-inspired videos with his brother.

https://www.instagram.com/kola_hak/
https://kolahak.bandcamp.com

 

Get the answers to such burning questions as:
What the heck is a marimba?
What were some of downtown's best rock clubs in the mid-2000s?
And most importantly, which is the superior movie - 300 or Maid in Manhattan? 

 

Tune in and find out!

Art(s) on the Air with Becca Cook

Join Tamara and Melissa for an interview with Becca Cook, a folk artist from the islands off the coast of Savannah. She works in needlework, lacemaking, dollcrafting, performance, installation, and painting, and also manages Escape Savannah, an art collective and escape room experience.

 

https://www.beccacookart.com/

https://www.instagram.com/beccacookart/

 

PLUS a Mini Interview with REM about her Immersive Gallery space in City Market. It provides individualized and small group Creative UV experiences.

https://www.facebook.com/The-REM-Mark-Immersive-Gallery-111364634948265/   (Starts around 52mins.)

 

Get the answers to such burning questions as:

 

How long did Becca sit and crochet chain stitches to represent the number of people incarcerated in the U.S? 

What's the longest scarf Becca has made and where has it traveled?

What's a fun game you can play to make dish washing more fanciful?

 

Tune in and find out!

Art(s) on the Air with Gerry Stecca

Join Tamara and Melissa for an interview with Gerry Stecca - artist, muralist, and full-time Foundations professor at SCAD. His first degree in Biology eventually led to creating fantastical and nature-inspired sculpture out of such materials as clothespins, wire, snails, nut shells, and other organic materials found in his own backyard and neighborhood.

 

https://www.instagram.com/gerrystecca/

https://gerrystecca.com/

 

Get the answers to such burning questions as:

How did Gerry end up showing one piece for one night only at Art Basel in Switzerland?

How long can a "tree wrap" last?

What is his ingenious invention that frees up his hands during mural painting? 

 

Tune in and find out!

Art(s) on the Air with Joy Dunigan

Join Tamara and Melissa for an interview with photographer Joy Dunigan, a Savannah native! (We love a Savannah native.) Her images reveal her endless intrigue and fascination with Georgia heritage and culture, mainly its sea islands and their dynamically stable surroundings. She's a member of Kobo Gallery, a downtown co-op, and the owner and director of the Photopoint Gallery in Richmond Hill.

 

https://www.instagram.com/joydunigan/

https://www.joydunigan.com/

 

PLUS a Mini Interview with Jennifer Nolan about her current show - mixed media paintings of wild animals - at Location Gallery. (Starts around 53mins.)

 

https://www.instagram.com/jen.jen.nolan/

https://www.jennifernolanart.com 

 

Get the answers to such burning questions as:

Where can you take a beautiful shot of an oak tree lane that's more obscure than the iconic Wormsloe image?

Which local island has a creepy, abandoned resort? 

What happens when you keep a little cup of resin sitting around?

 

Tune in and find out!

Art(s) on the Air with Tafy LaPlanche

Join Tamara and Melissa for an interview with artist Tafy LaPlanche, who splits her time between Savannah and NYC. If you’ve passed by the Jepson Museum’s Boxed In/Break Out windows, you’ve seen her large portraits. She also maintains a studio at City Market and takes portrait commissions. 

Get the answers to such burning questions as:

How can one become adept at uncorking a wine bottle in a dark movie theatre? 

What’s so special about painting a pomegranate? 

What injury did Tafy sustain when attempting to paint Italian landscapes?

Tune in and find out!
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https://www.instagram.com/lepouf_art/ 

https://lepouf-art.com/ 

Original air date: Aug 24, 2022

Art(s) on the Air with Kristin King

Join Tamara for an interview with local harpist Kristin King. She performs both classical and contemporary music, and has co-owned New Arts Ensembles, a music booking agency, since 2002. Keep an ear out for the 3 Kristin’s harp clips we play! 

https://www.instagram.com/kristinharp9
https://www.facebook.com/newartsensembles

PLUS a mini-interview with Michelle Perez about how she transitioned into working from home as a full-time artist!

https://www.instagram.com/chelpaints/
https://www.chelpaints.com/


Get the answers to such burning questions as:

Do Fleetwood Mac’s songs sound good on a harp?
What instrument do harp musicians usually start learning on?
Which instruments sound better as they age and which don’t?

Tune in and find out!

Original air date: Aug 17, 2022