Sagewolf Interviews

@elowyn.makes.art @studiovanness @artbyelowyn.collection @elowyn.skates.too artbyelowyn.com The scene: We are in Elowyn’s gorgeous art studio, which is in a historic building called Studio Van Ness in downtown Fresno.  She shares it with a tax business.   This is a fantastic contrast to her amazing, whimsical illustration style.  Her art is so dreamy and so engaging, I feel like I’m in an actual f...

@smith.and.len Etsy.com/shop/smithandlen The scene: We are at Brooke’s home sitting in her front room surrounded by artistic projects, children’s toy bins, and a Lomi composter that plugs in and turns food, bioplastics, and paper back into soil.   This is a picture perfect representation of Brooke in a nutshell - so full of energy, optimism, life, expression, creativity, play, family, learning, te...

The scene: We are in my brother’s kitchen prepping lasagna for family dinner and game night with our mama.  Aaron is a damn fine chef.  I watch him work while I eat his entire jar of jelly beans - childhood redux.  Hah!  We just started all hanging as a family again in the last few months - since we all got our priorities straight and made being together #1.  We cook together and play either Golf,...

The Scene: We are surrounded by 3,000 individual boxes of cookies.  This is Bexlie’s first year in the Girl Scouts and her first year selling cookies.  Big goals for this little gal is an understatement.   And I’m sure you’ll see why there is zero doubt in my mind that she will sell every dang last one of them.  At 9 years-old, Bexlie is more certain of herself than I am at 44.  She’s an inspirati...

Meet my mom - one of the most involved and joyful humans I know.  We are sitting in her living room in her “voice and music area.”  We get a free performance of her playing the ukelele, singing acapella and playing the piano.   Join us as we discuss all things singing - from reading music to competing to singing a completely different part than the person you’re standing next to.  Our conversation...

We are sitting in Danielle’s house, which means the only thing separating us from the jungle - and the monkey families - is a few panes of glass.   Dream!  Her home is pretty much glass and screens.  It is structured such that one building holds her bedroom, bathroom, living room and office and another contains her kitchen hangout spot.  Like a hallway in a traditional house, a cute covered walkwa...

This is a symphonic interview of Polish accent and language, Goku the Frenchie trying to lick the microphone, and the birds of Costa Rica singing to us at sunset.  We are lounging on Isabella’s back patio next to her lap pool and stationary bike, drinking natural fruit fizzies.  We have a very honest and frank conversation about our personal paths out of dark pasts that have brought us to gratitud...

While Chelsey may truly someday go to the pickleball olympics (sans digi-yuan), today we are discussing a few other less amazing (sarcasm) things about her life.  Every day for a month we’ve been sitting here together gazing out over Potrero Bay in Costa Rica, planning our days - yoga, paddle boarding, pickleball, swimming, house-building, medical clinic creating - and talking about all the import...

We are sitting in the motel “cafe” as I call it, which is also the hub for emotional healing.  Imagine a man who goes from being the highest level insurance investigator to a conduit of God - meet Dave.  We discuss choosing your geography before your livelihood and blessing every motel room so the user experience is a clean slate on life.  It was very important to Dave that this part of the ocean...

charlotteslegendarylobsters.com @ charlotteslegendarylobsters #charlotteslegendarylobsters Charlotte has been a lobster advocate since the age of 9.  This is the age she started spending her allowance money on purchasing them from the fishermen so she could release them back to their home in the sea.  Imagine those old salty dogs watching this spirited child.  Charlotte is still blowing people’s m...

Dani’s dad taught karate to Elvis.  Dani’s life is equally chalk-full of amazing experiences and she is a fantastic storyteller.  We drink, we ride, we sing musicals, we laugh our asses off, we have visitors with conversations ranging from karaoke planning to roof repair.  Join us for just another day in our sister life together <3. Interview highlights: + skiing for a living and not being a bu...

househuntersofutah.com Janelle tells me the only person in town who knows more people than me is the postal lady. I absolutely love this compliment.  And Janelle is the biggest connector of people in this community.  She is literally a rolodex of anything anyone would ever need.  And she gives this information away freely.  [Apologies for some wind noise!  I’m still learning how to record and edit...

It sounds like we’re in a dead show parking lot - and we are - in our own little universe created by Rainbow.  Minus the drugs.  And the transient kids selling grilled cheese (takes one to know one).  We are sitting in a booth surrounded by rainbows of tie-dyed fabric all around us.  The joy on people’s faces as they enter the booth is priceless.  This conversation continued well beyond the record...

@jamybphoto jamybeecherphotography.com This is not the first or the last time I will teach someone what “whore’s bath” means.  At least someone already taught Jamy what dingleberries are.  No this interview is not about terrible terms in the English language, but it is about communication.  It’s about how an artist tells a story visually and helps keep memories alive.  Join us in Jamy’s abundant g...

We are visited by 6 of Lisa’s 12 children and 2 of her almost 6 grandchildren.  Her creative contribution to the world is raising amazing future humans by teaching them self-expression and capability.  This was not her original intent.  She might have been an attorney.  Join us for her extremely thoughtful and elegant description of what intentional mothering looks like. Interview highlights: + ra...

If I’m lucky, I will leave this chair without smurf blue hair.   Mera is my super chemist hairstylist.  She has given me the best bleach blonde I’ve ever had while keeping my hair from breaking off.  If you don’t know, this is a huge talent.  She also keeps me talking for 5 hours every time we see each other and this is because she is a fucking epic human.  Join us for lots of laughter. Interview...

Lisa has just gifted me a Moon brownie.   Historically in my life I’ve been gifted pot brownies, so I’m thinking WOAH.  Turns out this one is carefully hand-crafted to support a woman during her moon cycle.  This is the thoughtfulness and creativity of Lisa.  Join us for a very deep-truth, rambling conversation melding multiple dimensions. Interview highlights: + reciprocity + snorting Tobacco med...

If Harry wasn’t already married, I’d ask for his hand.  I mean, we are in Utah, so I could be wife #2.  I feel like Harry called me sweetheart enough times for us to be in a common law marriage, but that might not fly in court.  Regardless, he wants to take me hiking and camping and prospecting and I am so fucking down. Interview highlights: + 92 yrs-old and sassy since day 1 , 1929 + Apache fathe...

It turns out a “lambin’ shed” is not a “fuck den.”   My bad.  My head’s always in the gutter…especially when there’s a tall glass of cowboy standing next to me.  We are challenging ourselves to make clam chowder from scratch using just-picked vegetables from our neighbor’s garden.  Let’s just say…things get steamy. Interview highlights: + tequila and Coors Light are a good time + we don’t fuck up...

madsnacksproduce.com We are feeding pigs, goats, and horses on a celebrity farm in Utah.   Another day in the life of this super generous and humble farm kid.  I call him a kid because he’s my son’s age - on the outside - but inside he’s a very old soul.  He’s got all his ducks in a row this one - he’s kind, patient, driven, fucking ecstatic about life, and has beautiful ideals about this amazing...

Paul made me cry.   And then I made him cry.  So we’re even.  Sometimes you meet people you go fast with.  You become fast friends…355mph fast.  That’s me and Paul.  Within 10 minutes of meeting me, he agreed to be interviewed.  As I was leaving, his race car teammates asked if they should get my autograph because I’m famous.  I said, “No, but this guy’s about to be.” Interview highlights: + memor...

Nic lives in a bird house and we are pecking at his food.   I have met my match in cheese connoisseurry (that is a made up word).  We are also very deep into Sotolo and if you don’t know, now you know - it’s a mix between tequila and mezcal.  Yes.  What the what is what I said as well.  Join us on our sloshy jazzy journey through life experiences and an insane slide guitar performance. Interview h...

Violet is in the therapy chair.   It’s the loveseat on her porch, which is the hub of the house.  Everything happens here.  Dogs fighting, tequila drinking, nude sunbathing, smoking, Ke$ha karaoke, guitar playing, fort building, kid snuggles, vulture soaring…. Violet thrives on chaos - it’s her supercharger. Interview highlights: + Neurodiversity appreciation and autism as brain evolution + Delega...

toshayoga.com @ toshayoga Suzanne is carrying a bag of shit.   It is a "shit bag" and she is using it to carry her shit in. When she grabbed it, I assumed it was for literal dog shit for the pup she is watching. However, she has just customized it as a purse. We call this effortlessly chic. Interview highlights: + the relevance of place to practice + where a medical anthropology degree l...