Talking with Artist & Print Maker Brian Spolans

In this hour, Dr. Cam talks with artist Brian Spolans to learn more about his work habits and motivations for art making. This episode is packed with information you may find useful:art making as opportunity artist as introvert -and- extrovertgetting support from family to study in the artsthe relationship between drawing and printmakingthe joy of surprisescreen printing, irony, and the role of contradiction in art makingisometric drawingconnecting your ideas to others through feeling and reflectionresearching to wonder, ponder, and questionthe role of silence combining photo silkscreen with stencils good work needs terrible workmysterious juxtapositionsart and the psychological spacecreating fantasy spaces: building to destroytalking as a companion to art makingAs the podcast concludes Brian shares five tips for those striving to be artists. Tip #1: Play: Get excited, invested, and interested in what you are doing. There's some good stuff here folks. If you are as intrigued by Brian's work as I am, follow him on Instagram to stay up-to-date with his most current work. You can also watch the video of our conversation on my website. I hope you enjoy listening.