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Eager to Know is a weekly podcast hosted by Vermont artist Ricky McEachern that engages creative leaning people about their journey and path forward. It is inspired by the idea that the creative aspects of our minds can shift outcomes in exciting ways. Guests include artists as well as others in life roles not traditionally considered creative.
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Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Shocking your system to awaken your creative self, the importance of being an explorer in your own life, and my thoughts on asking the universe for what you want
Lesley Ames https://www.lesleyames.com is a designer, brand maker, and photographer. She is currently on a journey to find her creative voice. I speak with her about this journey, what she has learned along the way and a few suggestions for all of us.
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
The Golden Age of adult films, how constraints can force creativity, and keeping things moving forward in our world full of distractions
I have been listening to The Rialto Report podcast in order to prepare for this interview. I absolutely love it - it is very interesting, well done and I could not be more excited to speak with its co-founder, April Hall. The Rialto report is an oral history, audio, photo, and documentary archives from the golden age of adult film in New York. We start our conversation by speaking about the variety that is found in the interviews.
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Bénédicte Lassale is a San Francisco bay area based photographer focusing on architecture, portraiture, and lifestyle projects. We speak about her creative journey, inspirations, challenges and being a professional photographer in the age of Instagram.
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Ernesto Lopez is the owner of Chicago based Oak Leaf Garden Design. I loved learning about the origins of his interest in gardening and how he always sees the potential of things before he begins. We start our conversation with one of the unique aspects of what he does; that it combines both creativity and biology.
Learn more at rickyartist.com
Sunday May 05, 2019
Sunday May 05, 2019
Ernesto Heen artinuum.com and I met at a 6-week painting and drawing workshop in Florence Italy. He is currently a painter based in Hamburg Germany, and also has started teaching art technique. Ernesto’s background is very similar to mine and our creative journey has many parallels.
Learn more at rickyartist.com
Sunday Apr 28, 2019
Sunday Apr 28, 2019
Brian Justice’s brianjustice.com career spans the visual and written arts. He was an oil painter, transitioned to being a freelance writer and is currently working on a play. We speak about creativity across all of these roles and how he keeps things moving forward.
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
John McDaviit mcdavittdesign.com is an artist and muralist who paints large, public murals. We met at an industry event and I immediate liked him. I found his energy fantastic and him very easy to talk to. John's background is different from mine and I aways like speaking with those who have had a different creative journey than me.
Learn more at rickyartist.com
Sunday Apr 14, 2019
Sunday Apr 14, 2019
Diana Leviton Gondek is an artist I met at the Zou B Art Center in Chicago. We had a wonderful conversation about art in people’s lives, and her life as a working artist. We spoke about the impact of not being exposed to the arts as a child, and what she says is the best thing you can do to be a good mother.
Enjoy Diana's fantastic artwork at dianalevitongondek.com
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Sunday Apr 07, 2019
Sunday Apr 07, 2019
Marlon Lyles is an artist with a varied background, including time as a Chicago Public Schools English teacher. I just love teachers and it is always great to be able to speak with them. Marlon’s unique and artwork is called geometric abstraction and it is inspired from a surprising source.
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Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Comic books, figure drawing and being an artist after a zombie apocalypse; I spoke to artist Eric Elliott about all sorts of topics in this refreshing and fun conversation.
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