Art Unknown Podcast

"Oneness I think is the only way that all humans on planet Earth will be able to sustain and progress and move forward in our evolution." - Jesse Doyle Sometimes life carries us down the road in one direction. After a time our soul yearns for something more, or maybe just a different path. Visual artist Jesse Doyle has lived that very experience. After high school and some time in college, he deci...

"Art is how we respond to our environment. It is a way to process external events." - Mary Bue Musician. Yogini. Nature Lover. They say the best things in life often come in threes. As an artist, Mary Bue is more like three times three, and maybe times three again. She was a paid musician from an extremely young age and she knew while she was still a teenager that her musical journey would be her...

"Just make art more than you are thinking about art and the rest will figure itself out." - Messy Ever After What makes a true artist? In the case of Kelly Marie, aka Messy Ever After, it is a person who lives and breathes art in its many forms, every day. As a young creative, she was selling drawings to family friends at age 6. Fast forward through high school where she dabbled with creative writ...

"So if you are an artist and you think you've got something in you, close the door. Work!" - Steven Dossou As a person growing up in a country without a lot of what we in the West would consider to be privilege; Steven Dossou has found a way to spread his message, his passion, and his influence to a world much larger than himself. In this podcast episode we talk about his humble beginnings, his st...

"When I've experienced films that are transformative I feel like it makes me able to understand the world better." - Elizabeth Lo As a young person growing up in Hong Kong Elizabeth Lo was always captivated by film. The ability to take one on a journey through the expansion of their own understanding of the world around them is a gift. Lo remembered this lesson as she embarked on her educational c...

"Focus on what inspires you and lights you up inside and that's what's going to light other people up too." - Anna Murphy Anna Murphy is the epitome of a true artist, right down to her core. She was raised by English and American parents and while she enjoys her tea-time, Anna is never more content than with a brush in hand and paint on her clothes. With art instilled in her from a young age, she...

"At the end of the day, art is what connects us to our souls." - Zialand Beguiling, sultry and hypnotic are three words that describe equally Zialand's music and her captivating beauty. She is a Norwegian powerhouse who set off in search of her musical dreams at the tender age of nineteen. Landing in Los Angeles, Zia quickly made waves with her angelic voice and her "I can do anything" attitude. A...

"Music in general, is universal. It's that thing we can all connect over." - Cole Scheifele As a young up-and-coming musician, Cole Scheifele (shife lee) may inhabit the body of a young 20-something, but his folk music emanates from a very old soul. He is deep and reflective and his prose will get inside your head. His desire to break into the music scene was hit head-on by the COVID-19 pandemic s...

"Just be Kind." - Jensen Sutta The conversation continues with photographer Jensen Sutta. In our first ever 2 part episode (Part 1 - Ep39) we expand on the ideas of networking and customer service and why both are so important in any business. We also discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Jensen's career and the shift he made during the shutdown to continue working. Jensen utilized his downtime from b...

"Art is that historical capture of time. It freezes it for you and jogs your memory and makes you happy." - Jensen Sutta Jensen Sutta might be the nicest photographer there is. But don't let his gentle demeanor fool you. He is extremely passionate and absolutely driven to create the very best, most stunning portraits and event photography possible. A catastrophic accident in his college days forev...

"Art... really fundamentally connects us as humans." - Patricia McInroy Photographer, videographer, teacher, award winner, mentor. Patricia McInroy is all of these, but none truly describe her. I personally was honored to take classes from her when I went back to finish my college degree and she has taught and mentored countless students before and after. Currently, as an adjunct professor at the...

"Your story and who you are in your journey as an artist is part of what makes your art valuable." - Adrianne Tamar Arachne Every once in a while an artist comes along who creates something completely new and unique to the art world. Pollock did it with paint splatter. Warhol achieved it with repackaging everday items into pop art. Adrianne Tamar Arachne brings us a magical combination of traditio...

"Art is basic human language." - Aaron Burris-DeBoskey, Lé Secret What do you get when you combine the talents of three very accomplished musicians onto a stage where anything goes? We'd tell you, but it's Lé Secret. Aaron Burris-DeBoskey brings the guitar with a plethora of pedals to transform, modulate and otherwise alter every note that comes from his strings. Add in Jakey Wherry on what can be...

"Whatever shows up and brings you joy, just listen to that." - Ariana Gradow "Stepping outside of one's comfort zone" could be the theme not only for this episode, but for the life of artist and businesswoman Ariana Gradow. Leaving a home in Aspen, Colorado to study yoga teacher training in Costa Rica would be just the first in what has become a lifetime of listening to her heart's desire and maki...

"Learn to become your own greatest teacher and your own greatest fan." - Ben Makinen Ben Makinen is a recording artist, composer (BMI), producer and filmmaker. In 2002 he founded the record label Bmakin Music. Born in Maine, Ben grew up in California, Washington and Oklahoma before graduating high school in Colorado. Seeing Miles Davis perform live three times and then meeting the Dalai Lama in pe...