Tenet Rewind with Jeff Velarde

02/29/24 • 139 min

This week, Wes and Todd present a Tenet Rewind with Painter, Jeff Velarde, previously released on July 1, 2021. Jeff talks about his exposure to art as a child, how art keeps him balanced, seeing some of his favorite art masterpieces in person, working as an Art Director for Z-Axis, traveling and how it influences his painting, balancing family with work and his fine art, working large, process, commissions, his solo exhibition “City Beats, Light and Shadow” at Bitfactory, and leaves us with some advice to aspiring Artists.

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Check out Jeff’s work at his website www.jeffvelardefineart.com

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Ep. 182 Abigail Kreuser – Photographer, Curator, & Co-Owner of Auric Gallery

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with Abigail Kreuser. Abby discusses how she and her partner Gundega came up with the name for their new gallery, being a serial entrepreneur, her journey as a photographer, getting her B.F.A. at the Rochester Institute of Technology, moving back to the Springs after college, her beginnings in curation, her first gallery space, her upcoming solo exhibition, editions, collaboration, photography being a hard sell, showing all types of mediums, Artificial Intelligence, her documentary project “Lucere,” the Colorado Springs art community and it's small business community, her mission and vision for her former gallery, how the pandemic affected her, 2024, selling art, First Fridays, her curation process, how being a creator affects her curation and vice versa, tips for artists, commission, work/home balance, Curate Your Space and the services they offer, the decision and catalyst to join forces with Gundega Stevens to form Auric, the balance of their partnership, their exhibition calendar, advice for people thinking about starting a gallery, putting yourself out there, the realities of running a gallery, pricing, collectors, signing art, exhibitions that she’s proud of presenting, and current and upcoming shows.

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Ep. 183 Monica Ong - Visual Poet

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This week, Wes and Todd talk with visual poet, Monica Ong. Monica discusses her early journey with art, getting her MFA from RISD, integrating poetry with her visual art practice, experimentation & play, her first book “Silent Anatomies,” her poem "The Attic," sculptural types of poems, her interest in astronomy, process & evolution of the work, the blurring of boundaries & thinking outside of the box, the importance of connection, design being rooted in the lyric and narrative, her family history and how it influences her work, Buddhism and her practice, routine, balancing family and work, being an example to her son and young people, phases of the making, creating a user experience, insomnia, curiosity & questions, identity, philosophy, her new book “Planetaria,” “The Star Gazer,” asterisms, her poem “Lunar Volvelle,” her micropress “Proxima Vera,” when it’s time to publish a book, being awarded a United States Artists Fellowship, her poem " Jade Insomnia," and the importance of support.

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