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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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Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Fresh Lens Chicago is a non-profit that teaches digital photography skills to Chicago youth. I spoke with its leaders, Shirley and Denise. While concepts like aperture, shutter speed and ISO are certainly covered in the program, I learned that other skills are really being taught. Skills such as teamwork, and persistence.
Shirley and Denise have unique backgrounds that lead them right into this experience of running Fresh Lens Chicago.
Learn More >> WWW.RICKYARTIST.COM
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
I recorded my conversation with artist Michael Noland at his spacious and bright studio in Woodstock IL. He is also an avid art collector, and I was able to tour his home which is full of, what he considers, excellence in art. Much of this collected art could be seen as folk art, outsider art, untrained art, or self-taught. It was a varied and interesting collection. As these things happen, I didn’t know Michael when I started our talk so I didn’t know what to expect.
I quickly realized I just needed to get out of the way and let his spirit just come through.
Learn more about this episode at eager2know.com
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Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Oscar Joya is a Chicago based artist. Born in Lilongwe Malawi, he was exposed to drawing a very, very early age. An eventual move to the United States stimulated and fueled his artistic activity. He went to an arts magnet high school, and studied art in college, focusing on the human form. For certain, he has learned to rules of painting and drawing.
Oscar’s story and his work are wonderful examples of learning the tools and using these to move things forward. His paintings are anchored in the foundations of portraiture, but he has extended this in a style that is unique and reflects his past, his experiences, and his values.
He has learned the rules and then made it his own.
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Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Chavonne Hodges has identified just a few top priorities, a few things she values above other things. She has gathered a lot of experience through the challenges life serves us all and has decided, moving forward, what gets the most time and attention, and what falls away. The results are inspiring and impressive.
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Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Life is a continual series of choices. Every day we are presented with options of what to do with our bodies, voices, and most importantly, our thoughts and beliefs. I always find it inspiring when someone’s choices transform a not-so-great life experience into something positive and helpful to our world. My conversation with artist Frederick Nitsch.
Learn more about the episode at eager2know.com
Explore Frederick's artwork https://fwnitsch.wixsite.com/home
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Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Mark Toland is an international award-winning mind reader. We spoke about how he got into such a unique and interesting career. I personally am fascinated with magic, mind reading and all that stuff, so I was thrilled to be able to hang out with him and get to know him better.
Learn more at www.rickyartist.com
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Lori Felker is a filmmaker, teacher, and artist. I don’t know much about the film making process and I am very curious about it. I love movies and documentaries but It always seems very like it would be very complicated to create something in this media. Film uses so many different forms of art together: sound, imagery, composition, voice… Lori was nice enough to come on Eager To Know and talk with me. I am very glad she did.
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Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
I met Pete Barker at the record store right around the corner from my home where he works. He shared with me the music that he writes and we spoke about his relationship with this music. He mentioned his experience with mental illness and how that related to creativity. I thought a discussion about this could be very helpful to people and he agreed to be a guest on Eager To Know.
Pete’s experience with depression, anxiety, and OCD have had an impact on living his life and his creative journey. He shared that he found that music was a way to refocus all of the hard work his mind was actively doing. I was curious about his story and I am very grateful that he sat down with me to talk about it.
https://petebarker.bandcamp.com
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Many of the guests I have had on Eager to Know are people who are well established in their creative careers. Often times we talk about what it was like when they started out, the challenges, and how they got things moving. I decided to speak with people who are currently in the early stages of a creative journey. I wanted to speak to them about what they currently experiencing today. My guests on this episode are an Actor and a painter, who are starting out.
Learn more at www.rickyartist.com
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
Sunday Sep 01, 2019
For this episode, I brought back two of the very first guests I had on my then yet to be launched podcast. Alex Wolking and Paul Shultz join me to talk about many of the concepts that have kept showing up on the past 25 episodes of Eager to know.
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