Creative Guts

Welcome to this brand new series, specifically created to tell our local listeners about what artsy, creative, fun things are happening around the great state of New Hampshire! Your host, Sarah, will tell you a little bit about the creative offerings you can find locally in the coming weeks! Today’s episode includes: Art Up Front Street “Image and Imagination: An Ekphrastic Show of Art & Poetry” O...

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk, for the second time, with Terry John (the artist formerly known as Terry Robinson). Last time Terry was on the podcast (episode 22, back in 2019), we chatted about his streetwear brand House of Testament and his work as a fashion designer. In this episode, we’re talking with Terry about his music and his life i...

The Creative Guts team is back with the 59th installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini-episodes, we will be sharing a glimpse of our latest creative consumptions. Today Laura will be sharing with you three creatives that she has been digging lately.  Featured in this episode: Susana Castro AKA SusDraws www.susanacastro.net and www.instagram.com/susdraws Jordan Blake www.shotbymrstory.com ,...

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Helen Leavitt, owner of Auspicious Brew, the first licensed kombucha brewery in New Hampshire! Behind Helen’s drive to open Auspicious Brew was an interest in local food systems and herbalism. She expresses her creativity by experimenting with different flowers, recipes, and ingredients. Auspicious Brew...

The Creative Guts’ team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini episodes, someone from the Creative Guts’ team will share a glimpse at the inspiring, creative things they think you ought to know about. This week’s episode is being hosted by Andrea Levesque, the singer/songwriter and violinist behind Atlantic Canyons, and the star of episode 92 of Creative Guts. In th...

Creative Guts wants your feedback! On this bonus episode of Creative Guts, Laura and Sarah share information on a survey that needs your input as a Creative Guts listener! As we shape our future program of work and develop our strategic goals, we'd like to hear from you! How you found us, what you like, what you don't like, what's important to you. This survey will close September 2nd, just in tim...

The Creative Guts team is back with the 57th installment of Creative Catalogues! In these bonus mini-episodes, someone from the Creative Guts team will share a glimpse at their creative consumptions — the inspiring creative things they’re loving lately. This week’s episode is brought to you by Mike Durkee of Durkish Delights Design Co.  Featured in this episode: Zach Dobson: IG @zach_dobson, TT @z...

The Creative Guts’ team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini episodes, someone from the Creative Guts’ team will share a glimpse at the inspiring, creative things they think you ought to know about. This week’s episode is being hosted by Becky Barsi. Becky is the artist behind Artsy Barsi, the head of the art department at The Derryfield School in Manchester, Crea...

The Creative Guts’ team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini episodes, someone from the Creative Guts’ team will share a glimpse at the inspiring, creative things they think you ought to know about. This week’s episode is being hosted by Bug, the interdisciplinary creative and musician and the star of episode 6 of Creative Guts.  In this episode, Bug will tell you...

The Creative Guts’ team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini episodes, someone from the Creative Guts’ team will share a glimpse at the inspiring, creative things they think you ought to know about. This week’s episode is being hosted by Amy Regan, one of the founders of the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, and the star of episode 100 of Creative Guts. In this episo...

The Creative Guts’ team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini episodes, someone from the Creative Guts’ team will share a glimpse at the inspiring, creative things they think you ought to know about. This week’s episode is being hosted by Becky Karush, the writer behind Read to Me Literary Arts, and the star of episode 34 of Creative Guts.  In this episode, Becky t...

Creative Guts is officially 3! In this episode, Laura and Sarah reflect on the highlights of the podcast, discuss the challenges they’ve faced with its production, and share what this milestone means to them.  Creative Guts is taking a summer break, but we’ll be back with new interviews in September! In the meantime, you can catch some bonus episodes here — wherever you listen to podcasts. We won’...

Creative Guts is pleased to announce a call for art and writing for a youth zine this summer! As a nonprofit and a podcast, Creative Guts aims to stimulate and inspire creativity by telling the stories of those who are brave enough to put themselves out there. Oftentimes the bravest are the youngest among us, harnessing creativity and imagination through self-expression.  This edition will be a pl...

The Creative Guts team is back with the 52nd installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini-episodes, we will be sharing a glimpse of our latest creative consumptions. Today Laura will be sharing with you three creatives that she has been digging lately.  Featured in this episode: Mister Wives www. MisterWives.com Jozimar Matimano www. JozimarMatimano.com Normal Gossip https://linktr.ee/normalg...

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Max Pham of Made by Max Designs! Max is an interdisciplinary artist who does a little bit of a lot of things from illustrating to sewing and more. His work is whimsical and nerdy with a little science, a touch of politics, and plenty of robots! Originally from Mississippi, Max moved to New Hampshire dur...

The Creative Guts team is back with another installment of Creative Catalogues! In this mini episode, Sarah will tell you about a few things she thinks you ought to know about. Special thank you to Bug for providing us with the tunes we’ve paired with this episode. You can listen to more Bug online at www.soundcloud.com/musicforbugs .  Featured in this episode: Stelzer Metal Works  www.etsy.com/sh...

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with printmaker and recent recipient of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s 2021 Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant, Kate Knox. Thanks to the Foundation’s support, Kate can now chase dilapidated buildings and experiment with woodblock printing and encaustic beeswax in her formerly-dilapidated-b...

The Creative Guts team is back with the 50th installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini-episodes, we will be sharing a glimpse of our latest creative consumptions. Today Laura will be sharing with you three creatives that she has been digging lately.  Featured in this episode: Chidimma Stella Nwafor www. Instagram.com/chidimmanwafor_art Omoinotake www.omoinotake.com Andrea C White www. Inst...

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Kevin Foxe. An interdisciplinary creative, Kevin has dabbled in a bit of everything, although his claim to fame is probably producing The Blair Witch Project! We talk with Kevin about being part of the film that got found footage filmmaking on the map, as well as explore the various other media in which...

The Creative Guts team presents the 49th installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini-episodes, we will be sharing a glimpse of our latest creative consumptions. Today Laura will be sharing three features she is obsessed with, all with a literary theme! Featured in this episode: Mary Robinette Kowal https://www.tiktok.com/@maryrobinettekowal Split Lip Magazine www.splitlipthemag.com Seatmate...

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with performing artist, teacher, and clown Gemma Soldati! Born in Somersworth, Gemma has recently returned to the Granite State and she brought with her incredible talent, drive, and a great sense of humor. Gemma is a literal clown, but it’s probably not what you’re picturing. Her clown-inspired work is develope...

The Creative Guts team is back with the 48th installment of Creative Catalogues! In these bonus mini-episodes, someone from the Creative Guts team will share a glimpse at their creative consumptions — the inspiring creative things they’re loving lately. This week’s episode is brought to you by Mike Durkee of Durkish Delights Design Co.  Featured in this episode: Dominique Pecce: www.instagram.com/...

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman talk with artist Lindsy Marshall. Lindsy’s work explores glass as a medium and her sculptures, memoriam vials, and jewelry relate to her personal connection to nature. Perhaps, in part, because she’s a pyro, Lindsy fell in love with the medium of glass blowing! Her work aims to strike a balance between man-made and n...

The Creative Guts team is back with the 47th installment of Creative Catalogues! In these mini-episodes, we will be sharing a glimpse of our latest creative consumptions. Today Laura will be sharing with you her three latest creative features. Featured in this episode: Our Flag Means Death on HBO https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYf3LzwJV98JifQEAAAAO Ale Caballero www.instagram.com/_pa...

In this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman sit down with Kelly Stück of Stück in the Studio! Kelly creates hand-drawn pet portraits in pen and colored pencil that will amaze you. We find out why animals are easier to capture than humans for Kelly, as well as the process of her pet portraits, which includes learning a pet’s personality in order to capture thei...