KAANP (Knox Area Artist Networking Platform)

Short description for this one. Micah is Knoxville through and through but like a lot of us do he had to split town to grow as a person and a creative. We talk a lil bit about that in this episode. At the end of the episode is one of his tracks called Facts.  You can find him on instagram @saucewitag_ and his spotify is linked below  Spotify  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify...

Watercolor portraiture is the Man's wheelhouse. He also a musician, songwriter, and a professional psychologist. Seems very dynamic to me so I had to investigate. We sat down on his front porch and enjoyed a selection of natural background noise while we talked about creative shenanigans and what type of creative people he and I are. I enjoyed recording it and I hope you enjoy listening. You wonde...

I was able to sit down for a bit with Andrew Norris who is the host of the Artsy AF podcast. He's based in Colorado but has some east Tennessee roots. Anyway, we do similar things with our podcasts and I thought it would be awesome if we sat down and talked about it a little, and naturally, whatever else comes up...Yall need to listen to his podcast, he just hit 100 episodes, lots and lots of supe...

This lady likes to rock out and paint, for real. Go listen and see what I mean. Kara Lockmiller is mostly a painter but she has dabbled in a few other things along the way. Her current body of work consists of portraits of people who are entertainers. She has a very unique style and workflow that she will give a bit of detail on in the episode. Its always nice to see how other artists do their thi...

In the spirit of things coming full circle I sat down with my first two guests ever and another wonderful creative. All three of them dear friends of mine. We sat down to chat a bit about where We've all been, literally and metaphorically this past year. This one is loose and off the cuff, no real structure other than us chatting the way we always have as close friends. There's art talk, life talk...

Travis Christian is an independent singer/ songwriter who's been all over between Knoxville and Texas. He writes from personal experience, imagination, and with a sense of realness that is easy to pick up on. We had a fun conversation about the hows and they whys of his music and a few other things. If you have a keen ear you can hear my dog drinking some water in the background the first in studi...

Bailey Earith is a mixed media artist with her main focus being fiber art. She draws, she paints, she sculpts, she teaches, she coaches, she spins, dyes, and crafts her own fibers, she even weaves a bit here and there. Most certainly a jack of all trades in my opinion. You can find her across all platforms under the name Bailey Fiber Art. Links below: FB: https://www.facebook.com/BaileyFiberArtStu...

If you've seen live music in Knoxville in the last few years you've probably stood under or around this person's work. Sound and lights Make Dillon Bunn tick. It was great to sit down and have a talk with him about his creative endeavors and catch up just a bit. I hope yall enjoy the listen! You can find his musical musings on his Youtube channel listed below: https://www.youtube.com/c/DillonBunn...

My first regional guest Matthew Cutright! Nashville based multidisciplinary artist with concentrated efforts in dance and applying color to lots and lots of everything. We had a great conversation about the hows and whys he does what he does as an artist and I hope yall enjoy listening.  You can find his art on his Instgram and Twitter pages listed below  https://www.instagram.com/mattcutrightart/...

Derek is a friend of mine I've been privileged to have for probably a decade now. He is immensely talented whether he chooses to decorate time with his music or space with his physical creations. We talk about a bit of all of it. I hope you enjoy listening because I enjoyed recording.  His work can be found on instagram @ruckeddeadup  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod...

Local mixed media artist who finds her inspiration from all over town, sometimes music, or the hunt for vintage coloring books. You can find her works on instagram @some_are_fussand Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kaanp/message

Oh man, to me Garrett does some of the coolest stuff that I can wrap my head around when it comes to the venn diagram of additive manufacturing tech and the age old medium of clay/ceramics/pottery. So naturally I had to bend his ear. We sat down for a pint, and had a somewhat technical conversation about the hows and whys he does what he does. We get kinda nerdy about what its like using 3d printe...

Louie and I finally found the time to sit down and have this conversation. Lots of things have been in flux for us as employer/employee, both of us having young children, pandemic shenanigans, just life in general is always crazy but we made it happen. We chat about his roots as a person and artist, being from LA, how the transition to Knoxville went, how hes developed professionally and how he li...

I sat down and had a fun chat with Curtis about his work and being a muralist in Knoxville. The Walls Art Park in Waverly which is an event we've both enjoyed participating in and several other aspects of being a creative professional in and around town. Even if you dont know who the man is I can almost promise you've seen his work on a wall somewhere between the Old City and the westward expanses...

A really short state of the podcast address, maybe? Its not that serious, seriously. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kaanp/message

Chance Losher is a Knox based psychedelic screen printer. I forgot to hit record for the first few minutes so we drop in right in the middle of his high school days, telling us about his artistic journey. We had a fun conversation and will likely sit down for another soon. You can check out his creative output on all social platforms under the name Professor Rainbow and @ professor.rainbow on inst...

OK yall, this one is a doozy. Ashton and I go way back, you'll here some foolishness we got into as young adults, what its like moving to a "big" city for school, coming back home from being away for a while, inspirations, instruments, formal music education, all kinds of stuff. Bottom line is, the man is talented, He's a brother in creativity and expression, and I enjoy talking to him. I hope you...

I talked my friend Ethan into having a conversation with me, on the record. We chatted about the Knoxville scene a little bit, weather catastrophes, artistic influences, mediums, the usual run down. He's a talented artist with a kinda dark and whimsical style that I really enjoy. If you wanna catch his creativity online he can be found @ebo.draws on instagram. Go tell him nice things, if ya feel l...

We take a stroll in his section of the building and he gives us the scoop on most of the pieces on display. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kaanp/message

Adam's work currently being displayed at the Emporium Center downtown for his "Knot Theory" collection. We sit down to talk about the showing, the over arching themes of the pieces, some of the technical challenges, and of course we talk about mediums, influences and more. We had a fun chat in his driveway in front of his studio, the weather was nice, some bird noises snuck in on me which is cool,...

John has a few irons in the fire in the artistic sense, much like myself. He does really neat things with paper, he runs the local Drink and Draw group. He describes himself as a traditional and mixed media artist. To check out his work or find out more about the drink and draw shenanigans you can find him on instagram @jstarkey_artAs usual, if you or someone you know wants to sit down and have a...

I sat down with a jack of all trades sort of creative person named Matt, we talk AR, VR, digital art, tangible art, the dichotomy of them in relation to the other, car culture, among a few other things. You can find his creative outputs on Instagram @mattsheltondesignThanks for listening and enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kaanp/message

Shelley creates for herself as a way of processing her struggles and emotions. We chat about that, her influences, and how else she finds her creative output. If you wanna find her artwork on Instagram you can find her @shelleyrm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kaanp/message

Jake is an awesome tattoo artist and artist in general. He's tattooed me with one of my favorite images and has put lots of great work on others. His journey to being an artist is a fun story he tells a bit of here. If you wish to contact him he can be reached at @snakemincey on istagramYou can find his place of employment Sleeping Giant Tattoo & Piercing @sleepinggiant_knoxvilleand his facebook i...

Hannah, she streams, she plays with stained glass, loves dystopian horror, and has some cute cats. You can find her on all the social platforms under the one name, Cosmicsaki. She's fun, go peep her creative outputs. If you are an artist, and you'd like to have a go on the podcast drop me a line to thetwistedwrist03@gmail.comIf there's an artist you wanna hear on the podcast, tell em! and then ya...