Mery McNett is a Tulsa-based multimedia artist and a graduate of the University of Tulsa where she studied painting under artist Mark Lewis. She has worked in the Tulsa Arts scene for more than a dozen years, creating graphic visuals, arts programming and teaching various forms of art throughout Tulsa. She returns to the podcast to visit about her new one-person show, Flowers Shall Grow, currently on exhibit at the Tulsa Artist Coalition Gallery.

Michelle Bias is an intergenerational trauma expert, a systemic constellation practitioner, a writer, and a life coach. Her new memoir, String Theory, A Life, offers deep insight into her experiences and recovery from a family tradition of addiction, misogyny, and complex love. She joins David and Greg in a conversation about the act of writing her memoir and the other ways creatives find connections and meaning in their lives.

Artist and art professor Tyler Griese joins David and Greg this week to talk about his vibrant portrait and figurative paintings. He shares the importance of crafting a composition, how to confront what's happening in a scene, and how the places he's lived have impacted his work.

Naive painter Bill Brill has a direct artist's statement: "My pleasure in painting is to leave viewers with a smile, giggle, warm fuzzy feeling, or a reflective moment….if I can keep achieving that, I will never put my paintbrushes down." In this episode of the podcast, Bill shares the story of how he found naive and folk art, how music inspires much of his work, and how it's never too late to find joy in life or in art.

Multidisciplinary artist Cancadee White joins the podcast to talk about her global excursions and how they've influenced the creation of her new collection, Mapscapes, which is showing at the Tulsa Artist Coalition Gallery in February.

The artist behind Future Focus Photography is known for a retro futuristic aesthetic featuring classic toys and often a handmade robot head posed on human models. She joins us to talk about finding inspiration in classic sci-fi and horror genres, the challenges of working on location, and the resourcefulness needed to create stunning images.

This week, Caleb Burgess sits down for the podcast to talk about his large-scale work in acrylic and oil. The Tulsa native opens up about why he doesn't find risks in painting large and how he achieves the sweeping gestural marks that his work is known for. He also talks about finding the balance between self-care and the long hours needed to build and maintain an art business.

One of our favorite artists and storytellers, Sallie Gardner, stopped by the studio to talk about some of her creative endeavors. We learn how Sallie made the journey from professional writer to story slam winner, where she discovered the joy of creating, and the excitement that comes from connecting with other artists.