Deep Conversations Podcast

VIEW VIDEO OF THIS INTERVIEW AT INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS PODCAST CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE OR AT https://youtu.be/2zHWPVc0hUo In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with artist Ray Short about his work with assemblage, which is a form of sculpture comprised of "found" objects arranged in such a way that they create a new, unique piece  He shares deeply about the inspiration for his work and ho...

In this episode, Jeff visits with Charlie Larson, a Tulsa artist that has been very involved in creating ArtCars for many years, about the upcoming ArtCar Porch Parade in collaboration with Living Arts of Tulsa and Philbrook Museum Of Art.  The cars will drive on designated routes and engage with the community while still maintaining a safe social distance. The parade will happen on Friday, May 1s...

View Video On Inspiring Conversations Podcast Channel On Youtube Or At https://youtu.be/tVQUFC_t_B4 In this episode, Jeff sits down with singer-songwriter and human being Samantha Crain to hear about her transformation over the past three years and about how she has more fully inhabited her life as a human being while still continuing her craft.  She speaks very candidly about how she has been and...

Watch video on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqarIYcH2BY Jeff sits down to visit with Heather Duncan, the Executive Director and Sina McLin, Arts And Communications Manager to hear about how things are going during this time. Heather and Sina share a very compelling story of how their team and organization has "pivoted" in a very short period of time and have created very fr...

View Video On Inspiring Conversations Channel On Youtube Or At https://youtu.be/dPzMkH0CIYE In this interview, Jeff sits down with artist and educator Ariana Jakub to hear about her work as an artist and as an educator and about her process in both areas and how they intersect. Ariana also shares how she has been coping during this time in terms of her work and personal projects, and she reflects...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with artist and photographer Destiny Jade Green downtown at Living Arts of Tulsa to hear about her work, her artistic perspective, and her evolution as an artist and as a human being. She also speaks very in-depth about how she works with light, space, time, and temporal distance in her photographic work,

In this episode, Jeff sits down with poet and Tulsa Artist Fellow Candace Wiley at her office in downtown Tulsa to hear about her work, current and recent projects, and about her experiences since she has been in Tulsa. She also speaks extensively about her collaborative project, The Watering Hole, which has a mission of building Harlem Renaissance spaces in the new contemporary South. They specia...

A recording of the artist panel from the closing of the "ReMember" member artist exhibit at Living Arts of Tulsa.  Participating artists were: Scott Taylor, Ariana Jakub, Diane Salamon, and Jay Exon.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Joy Eaton as she shares about her artwork and how it has evolved over the years. She also talks about what her own particular creative process means to her at a deeper level and also reflects on what it has been like for her to grow as an artist and as a human being. To learn more about Joy and her work, visit  @artworkbyjoyeaton on instagram facebook.com/artwo...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with artist Cynthia Anne Brown at Living Arts of Tulsa to hear about her art, her process, and her evolution as an artist and as a human being. She shares deeply about her life journey and about some of the most formative lessons that she has learned along the way.

In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with Rachel Calvert about the work that she does with clients utilizing Thai Yoga Bodywork, Craniosacral and Osteopathic Bodywork. She speaks very candidly about her life journey, about how she has been healing and evolving over the years, and about how she takes what she has learned and integrated within herself into the classroom with her students as an E...

In this episode, Jeff sits down at Living Arts of Tulsa with Heather Duncan, their Interim Executive Director, to hear about her life journey and her experiences there so far. She also shares some deeper thoughts about why Living Arts is such a critical part of the art scene in Tulsa and the larger community The conversation continues as she talks more in-depth about her priorities, goals, hopes,...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Megan Amelia Burnett, the Owner of 405 Yoga to hear her share some very powerful reflections about how her studio was intentionally designed to be highly conducive to the ongoing cultivation of a loving and healing community from the very unique way that the space was designed to the intensely open, welcoming, and friendly way that teachers and students are wit...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with travelling master sound alchemists and sound healing instructors Jay Schwed and Megan Ann Walker to take a deep dive into the origins and the therapeutic benefits of sound healing. We also get to hear from each of the Tulsa Advanced Sound Healers about what drew them to this healing modality and how it has changed their lives. In order to reach Jay and Megan as...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Dean Wyatt in his studio at Urban Art Lab to hear about what influences and inspires his artwork and about how his practice has evolved since he moved to Tulsa in the early '90s.  He also shares some interesting reflections on how he got involved in the art community in Tulsa and some advice for artists who are beginning to establish themselves and who wan...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Dana McMurchy at Harvard CBD Health Center as she reflects deeply about how she got started practicing yoga, her personal teaching philosophy, and how it has changed her life. The conversation continues as she speaks about her activism in cannabis legalization before and after the law has changed, about her work in the wellness community, and about how Harvard...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Tulsa Artist Fellow Dan Farnum to hear him share some deep reflections about his photography exhibit currently on view at The Zarrow Center For Art & Education downtown titled "Young Blood." He speaks candidly about his experiences while taking the photos in this exhibit in different communities around Detroit, Michigan and about what it all means...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Tulsa Artist Fellow Naima Lowe to hear about her life and her work. She shares some in-depth details about her process and her artistic approach and how those are informed by her life experiences.

In this episode, Jeff sits down to visit with Jabee to hear about how he got started writing music, about how his writing process has changed over the years, and about how he has evolved as a human being.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Sean Al-Jibouri to hear him share about his life and music.  The conversation is centered around his experiences while performing over the years with various groups and also performing solo while featuring his original compositions. He also speaks about how he and his music has evolved and what has influenced his unique sound and what it all means to him at a d...

In this episode, Jeff sits down with longtime Tulsa guitarist Randy Wimer to hear him reflect about his career as a musician and how he and his music have evolved over the years. He also shares some of his experiences from early in his career in the Tulsa music scene in the 1970's. At the end of the interview, he plays one of his original compositions on the acoustic guitar.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Joe Picorale, owner of Be Love Yoga Studio in the Pearl District to hear about how he got started practicing yoga and about his teaching style. He also shares about his life journey and reflects about how yoga has changed his life and the lives of his students. The conversation concludes as Joe speaks about the connection of of his studio to the surrounding nei...

In this interview, Jeff sits down with Allison Sims and Shelley Free with Oklahoma New Health Cooperative to hear from them about their life journeys and about what inspired and motivated them to do the work that they do in the community that is centered around recent legislative changes regarding cannabis and social justice, education, and individual and community wellness.