Dream, Touch, Believe

07/05/23 • 42 min

How does an artist create without all the tools at their disposal? Michael Naranjo is a world-renowned sculptor who has shown his work for presidents and popes, and has had works commissioned around the world. Michael also served our country in Vietnam and a grenade blast left him permanently blind and without full use of one of his hands. Jenna Winters is a TV producer and documentary filmmaker who is currently shooting her passion project: the story of her father. Michael and Jenna discuss creating without all the senses, making art when it’s not easy or convenient, and the real glue that holds the family together and keeps the art going (spoiler: it’s Michael’s wife/Jenna’s mom).

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