ARTSPEAK RADIO + Bernadette Torres, Ruben Castillo, Sarah and Colin Walsh, & Kian Byrne

Wednesday January 30, 2019, noon - 1PM, 90.1FM KKFI Kansas City Community Radio Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes ceramic artist/educator Bernadette Torres, artist Ruben Castillo, designer Sarah Walsh, and musician/singer/songwriter Kian Byrnes. Bernadette Esperanza Torres-As a storyteller I communicate with my hands translating stories into clay. My sculptures are autobiographical narratives with animal imagery, such as Java Sparrow Finch birds as symbols of humanity, facets of myself or of others. My birds are both cheerleaders and naysayers to me. My sculptures serve as spirit guides that manifest intentions, relieve anxieties, and whisper secrets. As a daughter of a florist, flowers are intrinsic to my sculptures they create a dialogue internal to my work. Flowers are always present and dying at monumental life changing ceremonies. Currently I am working on a Blooming series of soft slab hand built female nude figures with ceramic flowers and another series called Fragrance of Memory. Each wheel thrown large wall mounted platter is a memory that multiplies. My technique of throwing on the wheel and hand building allows a personal connection with my clay and forms. This intimacy is imperative for me to process my emotions and stories into clay and create meaning with images,…