The Messy Studio with Rebecca Crowell

Episode 14: Diving Into Abstraction, Part 2

March 24th, 2018  |  37 mins 32 secs

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Rebecca and Ross continue their conversation on abstraction, focusing on various approaches and ways of understanding abstract work.

Episode 13: Diving Into Abstraction, Part 1

March 17th, 2018  |  56 mins 43 secs

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Rebecca and Ross respond to a listener request for a more in-depth discussion on abstraction.

Episode 12: Janice Mason Steeves Interview

March 12th, 2018  |  45 mins 30 secs

Rebecca interviews Janice Mason Steeves while visiting New Mexico. They discuss Janice's life, travels, and her career as an artist.

Episode 11: Finishing Your Work

March 3rd, 2018  |  38 mins 6 secs

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Rebecca Crowell and co-host Ross Ticknor discuss completing a painting, how to tell when it is finished, select a title, and prepare it for sale.

Episode 10: Kai Harper Interview, Buddhism and Art

February 24th, 2018  |  41 mins 9 secs

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Rebecca Crowell and Kai Harper discuss art, philosophy, and Buddhism.

Episode 9: All About Teaching, Part 2: The Workshop Experience

February 17th, 2018  |  32 mins 53 secs

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Rebecca and Ross continue their discussion on teaching. This episode focuses the intense and highly focused personal interaction that takes place during a workshop.

Episode 8: All About Teaching, Part 1

February 10th, 2018  |  33 mins 12 secs

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Rebecca and Ross discuss Rebecca's second career: teaching.

Episode 7: An Artistic Marriage: Debra Fritts/ Frank Shelton Interview

February 3rd, 2018  |  39 mins 8 secs

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Debra Fritts and Frank Shelton discuss their shared love of art, New Mexico, and each other.

Episode 6: Balancing Work, Travel, and Family Time

January 27th, 2018  |  36 mins 45 secs

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Recorded on Christmas Eve, Rebecca and Ross discuss Rebecca's plan for the new year, and how to balance travel and an art career with family.

Episode 5: Ballinglen Round Table

January 20th, 2018  |  28 mins 50 secs

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Rebecca hosts a round table discussion with Úna Forde and Randall Exon at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in County Mayo, Ireland.

Episode 4: Joanna Kidney

January 13th, 2018  |  33 mins 53 secs

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Rebecca takes the Messy Studio Podcast to Ireland where she conducts an interview with Joanna Kidney. This episode was recorded in October, 2017.

Episode 3: Leaving for Ireland

January 6th, 2018  |  31 mins 36 secs

art, galleries, ireland, selling art, travel

Creating art on the go, and launching an art career. This episode was recorded in September, 2017.

Episode 2: Jeff Hirst

January 6th, 2018  |  13 mins 52 secs

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Rebecca Crowell interviews Jeff Hirst at his studio in Chicago about print making and setting up a print studio. This episode was recorded in August, 2017.

Episode 1: Introducing Rebecca Crowell

December 28th, 2017  |  42 mins 34 secs

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Our first episode! We introduce ourselves, and Rebecca shares some of her history and experience as a professional artist. This episode was recorded in August, 2017.