Lately, I seem to be having more and more conversations with people who have really started taking a long look back on their lives to try to determine to what degree anything they’ve done matters and whether or not it will keep mattering aft

My Shows, Your Way

Feb 22nd, 2021 5m 44s

As many of you know, I currently produce three different podcasts, each with a different format and purpose. Process Driven is a...

Setting the Intention for 2021

Jan 2nd, 2021 6m 25s

Like many of you, I could not be happier to finally be rid of the raging dumpster fire that was 2020. I know the next year will be anything but easy, but I am cautiously optimistic that 2021 will be filled with new possibilities and chances to

In Between 23: The Space Disappears

Nov 13th, 2020 53m 48s

I was talking to Sean Tucker the other day and I don’t remember what prompted it, but he asked me whether I’d seen some of the recent work our friend Maarten Rots was sharing on Instagram. I told him that I had and that it was terrific. “But do

In Between 22: A Beautiful Cacophony

Sep 15th, 2020 51m 10s

I spend a lot of time thinking about materials and objects as they relate to art and art making and I spend a fair bit of time talking about it with Jon. In this conversation, we’re talking about some of our first memories of art and of objects

In Between 21: The Things We Hold Dear

Aug 14th, 2020 57m 33s

When I was a kid, my mom used to say that if the house ever caught fire, the one thing she would grab before anything else was the box of family photos that she kept in her closet, which I’m sure was common for many of us before analog became

In Between 20: Getting Out of the Way and Into the Work

Jul 22nd, 2020 53m 12s

At the end of May, I decided to take a break from social media so I could focus on making without the constant background noise that seemed to be sucking the life out the urge to create anything. It was a self-imposed blackout that I hoped woul

In Between 19: Too Many Distractions, Too Little Art

Jun 2nd, 2020 45m 53s

Last week, I decided to take a much needed break from social media. There’s just too much going on in the world that pulls my focus away from the areas of my life that really warrant – and frankly need – that focus – specifically my family and

In Between 18: Balance and the Dark Side

Mar 13th, 2020 43m 39s

Back in January, I came across a terrific piece of writing by author Paul Jarvis. One part of it in particular really spoke to some of the things I’ve wrestled with over the years — loving what you do, following your passion, and the costly obs

In Between 17: Art In Transit

Feb 27th, 2020 1h 7m

Several years ago when I wasn’t really sure what direction my life was taking, one of the ideas I kept coming back to was getting a Volkswagen Westfalia van and just driving around the country, allowing the universe to put interesting people an

In Between 16: 1917 and a Shiny Tennis Match

Feb 4th, 2020 1h 5m

A couple weeks ago, I got a text from my friend Sean who had just gotten out of the cinema seeing 1917, the new World War I epic from director Sam Mendes. The text simply read “so good.” I remember seeing the trailer for the film months ago and

In Between 15: Input, Inspiration, and Possibility

Jan 16th, 2020 58m 22s

The recent death of Rush drummer Neil Peart hit me like a ton of bricks. While I consider myself a visual artist, I can’t think of a single painter, or sculptor, or photographer whose death has or even would affect me as dramatically as Neil’s

In Between 14: What’s Effort Got to Do with It?

Jan 8th, 2020 59m 5s

I have a question for you, and the answer depends at least partly on the primary perspective you take – either as an audience member or a maker — when you think about how to answer. It centers around effort in art-making and to what degree the

In Between 13: The Eyes Have It

Oct 31st, 2019 52m 33s

“Because I had really poor depth perception, everything in my world flattened into two dimensions. I struggle to incorporate depth into my work because that’s not how I engage with what I see.” — Jo Mackby If you listen to any of my other shows

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A Day’s Work: Trailer

Oct 27th, 2019 1m 18s

In 2020, I’m launching a brand new show that will be my most ambitious project to date. A Day’s Work is a podcast about how we spend our time when we’re not with family and friends. Inspired by the landmark work of Studs Terkel, I’m having conv

In Between 12: A Continual Refinement

Oct 26th, 2019 47m 34s

The tormented artist. You’ve heard the term — hell you may even be one yourself. I know I was. For years, I was absolutely convinced that if my art wasn’t the albatross around my neck, that I was somehow unworthy of the title. Why is that? Why

In Between 11: What Counts as Art?

Sep 20th, 2019 50m 24s

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about art – specifically, what really counts as art? Is the art the thing that we make? Or, is in the doing? The making itself. Or is art in the reaction to work — the results of the doing? Or, is it something e

In Between 10: Selfish in a Good Way

Aug 30th, 2019 59m 40s

A week or so ago, I was talking to my friend Gareth about how frustrated I was in not feeling like I had a clear and consistent creative voice. It’s not uncommon for me to feel overwhelmed and frankly paralyzed by the number of options I have a

In Between 09: Who Owns Your Happiness?

Aug 23rd, 2019 46m 11s

Are you happy? If not, why do you think that is? For a lot of people who make things and share what they make online — myself included — we have a tendency to abdicate our happiness to the fickle whim of the mob. Not enough likes, or hearts, or

Show Updates — July 2019

Jul 25th, 2019 3m 39s

Last week, I asked a deceptively simple question on Instagram: What are some of your fears around creativity? Dozens of responses came in ranging from fear of running out of creative gas, to being judged by an audience to not being seen or hear

Iteration 54: Find Your Pepper

Jul 3rd, 2019 8m 39s

Not too long ago, I was having a conversation with David duChemin about subject as it relates to photography — specifically, some of the differences between photographs of a subject, versus photographs about a subject. It can feel like a tricky

In Between 08: Going After it Tooth and Nail

Apr 9th, 2019 33m 50s

One of my favorite photo documentaries is Darkness & Light, which is a fantastic look into the mind and work of Richard Avedon. A lot of people know Avedon from his photographs in the American West – bold monochrome portraits set against stark

In Between 07: Someone Else’s Middle

Apr 2nd, 2019 44m 6s

One of the struggles in making, regardless of what it is that you make is the tendency to compare ourselves to the artists who inspire us. But what do you do when the work you produce isn’t even close to the work of your creative heroes? Some g

In Between 06: Finding a Creative Rudder

Mar 23rd, 2019 50m

I had a realization recently that the type of photography I was pursuing really didn’t hold much interest for me. I enjoy the process of making pictures, but the subject matter is leaving me feeling disconnected and frankly disappointed with th

In Between 05: Where Does It All Come From?

Feb 14th, 2019 48m 43s

Kristopher Matheson is one of my favorite people to talk to. Not only is he a terrific photographer, he’s also funny as hell. We don’t talk often, but when we do, I always come away inspired and wanting to dive a little deeper into my own work.