Brendan Lorber, Poet/Artist: Poetry Meets Art Meets Cartography (S2 E20)

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01/24/22 • 47 min

Today's guest is Brendan Lorber, Brendan is a visual artist, poet, prose writer and editor, and his most recent book is entitled If this is paradise why are we still driving? It is published by the Subpress Collective.

Recently, and as we discuss in this episode, the pandemic and in the process of seeking relationship, Brendan has found himself creating a series of hand drawn maps of the known poetic and musical universe. Imagine what a map of Gertrude Stein, David Bowie, Gwendolyn Brooks and Madonna might look like. The maps have found homes at the Museum of Modern Art, The Free Black Women’s Library, Opus 40 Gallery, Artists Space, The Free Library of Philadelphia, The Woodland Pattern Center, The Scottish Poetry Library, and private collections in nine countries. He also teaches map-making classes online through Uncommon Goods, and some of these classes help students explore and relationships, and in case you have yet to find that perfect gift for your valentine, see the links below in order to sign up for one of his classes.
In this episode, we hear so much more about Brendan, his creativity origin story, amazing stories about his family, and we have a blast learning about how Brendan grabs his string and flies his kite. Enjoy.
Brendan's Website - https://brendanlorber.com/index.html
Brendan's classes at Uncommon Goods - https://www.uncommongoods.com/artist/34798
Instagram - @brendanlorber
Twitter - @brendanlorber
If this is Paradise, Why are We Still Driving? for purchase via Amazon
Kites and Strings Website: https://www.kitesandstrings.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kitesandstringspodcast
Twitter: @Kitesandstrings
Instagram: @Kites_and_strings
email: [email protected]
Kites and String's is produced and edited by Steve Ploum at Turning Stones Counseling, Inc.
Our theme music is by Harrison Amer, and all other original music by purple planet music at https://www.purple-planet.com. Our logo-design is by Cole Monroe at Blue Stag Creative.

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Corrie Legge, Actor, Creative Coach & Mom: Multi-Passionate (S2 E19)

Today we talk with Corrie Legge. Corrie has certainly found success in the arts, as she has directed/starred in several short films that have garnered very positive reviews, and she has maintained a healthy diet of voice over work in commercials, animations, video games and audio books.. Concurrently she is a present mom and a creative partner with her husband, while finding a way to marry two passions, which includes the love of acting and the art of film (producing, writing, directing). That other love is that of teacher, which Corrie is also certified to do. In essence, her acting/film passion joined with her love of teaching to form the identity of Creative Coach.
Aside from the aforementioned, we have a very enjoyable chat with Corrie about her being mom to a one-year-old, her career choice, her ongoing growth and her maintaining her focus on several goals that are are varied but harmonious. She shares here creativity origins story, she provides fascinating information on the potential for burnout in her field. the need to set limits and to maintain healthy boundaries, and she shared how she has learned to adapt and re-arrange her goals even though there have been times that she knew what she wanted differed from field expectations.
We hope you enjoy our conversation with Corrie Legge, as we discuss her string grabbing and kite flying.

Website - https://corrielegge.com/
IMBd - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6683652/
https://linktr.ee/creatingwithcorrie
Instagram- @creatingwithcorrie
Faebook - @celegge

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kitesandstringspodcast
Twitter: @Kitesandstrings
Instagram: @Kites_and_strings
email: [email protected]
Kites and String's is produced and edited by Steve Ploum at Turning Stones Counseling, Inc.
Our theme music is by Harrison Amer, and all other original music by purple planet music at https://www.purple-planet.com. Our logo-design is by Cole Monroe at Blue Stag Creative.

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Rayvenn Shaleigha D'Clark, (Digital) Sculptor: So Much More Than an Artist (S2 E21)

Today's episode features Central-London-based digital Sculptor, Rayvenn Shaleigha D'Clark. Her website also lists her as a writer, researcher and curator, but we learn that she is so much more, including a pet owner, university professor, social being, food connoisseur, and all around enjoyable person. Her artwork is featured in some high-profile shows and she included on multiple lists cataloging people to watch in the artworld.
Steve and Catherine have such a good time interviewing this introspective young artists who seems to be leading the way for artist of her generation. A great approach and something that we learn more about in the episode is that she is not doing it alone. She forms connections, she collaborates and she seems to understand where she sits in the world. You'll learn more about that in this episode as well as about her managing the narrative because in the world today and social media throwing things into warp speed, things can get out of hand.
Please look up today's guest, Rayvenn Shaleigha D'Clark via the following means:
website: https://www.rayvenn-dclark.com/Instagram: @rayvenndclark_art
Twitter: @RayvennDClark
Kites and Strings Website: https://www.kitesandstrings.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kitesandstringspodcast
Twitter: @Kitesandstrings
Instagram: @Kites_and_strings
email: [email protected]
Kites and String's is produced and edited by Steve Ploum at Turning Stones Counseling, Inc.
Our theme music is by Harrison Amer, and all other original music by purple planet music at https://www.purple-planet.com. Our logo-design is by Cole Monroe at Blue Stag Creative.