The Creative Middle Riot

On this episode of The Creative Middle Riot we interview Painter Sam Brown about her evolution as an artist. The Creative Middle Riot podcast is dedicated to creative pioneers in the middle of the middle...the mighty Midwest of the US. Here, in what may seem like the most unlikely of places, is the creative seedbed that is Fort Wayne, Indiana. It’s our hope that this little city with a lot of orig...

On this episode of The Creative Middle Riot we interview multi-faceted Musician, Animator, Coach, Teacher and Visual Artist Ron Lewis about his infinite curiosity and connection between music and the visual art creation process. The Creative Middle Riot podcast is dedicated to creative pioneers in the middle of the middle...the mighty Midwest of the US. Here, in what may seem like the most unlikel...

On this episode of The Creative Middle Riot we interview Artist Miranda Thomas of Come Vibe With Me, LLC about the psychadelic art she used to create, the inspiration her mom gave her to launch into a creative career at the age of 17 and how she desires to connect with people on an artistic level. Miranda Thomas has been busy creating artwork since a very young age, winning her first art competiti...

On this episode of The Creative Middle Riot we interview Painter Deb Angeloff Hesterman about her journey as a career creative, her struggle with perfectionism and how she won a magazine drawing contest at the age 10. A lifelong artist and painter, Deb has created an enormous amount of beauty.  Among her accolades is winning the opportunity to be Glo Magazine’s July 2019 cover artist. Angeloff’s a...

On this episode of The Creative Middle Riot we interview Painter Diana Fair .  Diana has been working as an artist in many mediums for over 5 decades including drawing, mixed media, oils, pastels, pencil, watercolor and more. Her portraits, buildings, birds, inventive jungle themes and nature-capturing are on the one hand realistic and on the other hand full of surreal exploration and unpredictabl...

On this episode of The Creative Middle Riot, we spoke with Painter Danyelle Yoder who, at the time, was prepping for her very first solo art show at The Garden .  Danyelle shared her creative development story of being born in Germany and then raised in Indiana.  Even though she received constant praise for her drawings she ultimately chose to study interior design.   Later realizing that passion...

On this episode of The Creative Middle Riot , we catch up with Muralist/Freelance/Artist/Designer/Letterer/Illustrator Matthew Plett who completed for his very first SOLO art show at The Garden Fort Wayne in January 2022 - It's ok.  It's ok?  It's ok!   Matt shares his journey so far of being an artist in Fort Wayne.  His work reveals how much he has going on in his heart and head. ...

This time on The Creative Middle Riot, we catch up with Illustrator Will Bresley who is ramping up for his very first solo art show - Disasters of the Tooney-Verse .  Will shares his story of moving to Fort Wayne from the East Coast after discovering his intense passion for art as his unique purpose in this world.  His show at The Garden on Thursday, October 13, 2022 will reveal how his imaginatio...

For this episode of  The Creative Middle Riot, we catch up with the multi-talented creative Joseph Buckley Schroeder.  He will be displaying  his rock concert photography at The Garden Fort Wayne on September 21 , but Joe also toured as a professional comedian for over a decade (opening up for iconic figures such as Betty White and many others).  He's funny, honest and willing to share his th...