OFF THE WALL GRAFFITI - IMMERSED IN ART

One of our closest kids, young adults, grown ass young man... aka, Waful from back in the day. He is single handedly responsible for us meeting so many lovelies. He tells his story from school and how our tendencies to slack off can be fun in the moment...but.

Actor, Artist, Comedian, Friend... listen to the wise thoughts about an artist's life between Maura and her dear friend, Gregory Hoyt, aka, @hoytamania and @hoytpaintings.

 We helped a student taking our M2ART & DESIGN ONLINE class at Boyle Heights HS finish up his senior year with a podcast assignment. We are here for it! It our first pod zoom call!

What does a break from creating do to you or for you? Life does happen and you will get from it what you need - worry not! Joux took a long ass break from creating and it fueled him. Listen up for his THIS OR THAT... either way it's okay!

Two years ago we did back to back episodes at GetLit.org's headquarters. It was a packed night. I can hear myself being just a tiny bit tired! Sorry about that. Espy brought it though with his storytelling episode of making THIS (which is every damn day) or THAT happens is filled with good stuff. 

How do we lean in to what we are already always doing and call it who we are? Amy figures it out, everyday, over and over. Listen up to hear how she learns mastery and submits to being mentored and mentoring others.

Once you hear the calling - you have to make way for your art. Listen to how Sept learned to take risks, in spite of being told no, he made THIS or THAT would have happened.   Also - I got it wrong, Saul Bass did not design the CBS logo - Lou Dorfsman did. And, Otis is a very fine school. That is true.

Growing up as a dutiful son, a good student and eager to please - it creates quite the rebellion. Shaq learns many lessons, including "let mom win" and how misbehavior can help you find your true north. Listen to his hard earned story from school.

Life can get pretty hairy when you aren't making art, however, the road, if you're lucky, returns to creating. Max had his own journey with I'll make THIS, or THAT happens. Listen up!

This girl was straight up a little shit as a teenager! Listen up, you'll hear how she evolves out of it but for real, I think she is gonna be a tougher mom than she grew up with...while she was climbing out of her window and climbing into a fucking car at age 14! PEOPLE what the what?!!!

A poet who has gotten to a place where he is able to reliably deliver and understands the creative process like a boss talks with an artist who is in the beginning of her career while also being a bit of a master.

A little story about what happens when your creative road comes to the proverbial - Get A Job end and how to get around that and how to pull up your family members along the way!

This little pixy of an artist did get into Rhode Island School of Design - the same school that Seth McFarland and Shepard Fairey attended. Listen up to hear how she was valedictorian of Reseda High School as a transfer student senior year. She went to atleast five schools during her K-12 AND was homeschooled at Walmart! Listen up! 

FROM EURO TRAINS TO VAN NUYS This international muralist ran hard in Europe during his formative years on trains and in ancient ruins. How did he get caught and how did he not?  

Pacoima Projects to Tacoma Beautiful. This story has prompted a play which is being written about the world of graffiti because it is so powerful. West Side Story from the Deep North of the Valley. A birthday to remember. Photo cred @isdatfuego

Espy runs but never gets caught in New Jersey. Plus a little smack talk and a little mentor lesson from the street.

You'll hear a quick story of a cop chase which goes a little haywire. It's okay, everyone is fine. There's nothing to see here.