I really enjoy interviewing people. Being a writer gives you the often rare opportunity to gently probe beneath the surface to see what makes a person tick. I've been interviewing for more than 25 years so it's no surprise to find that my blog is occasionally peppered with interviews of artists and other creative people.
My initial aim with the artist interviews had been to help other artists discover the varieties of ways their creativity could be expressed. As I reviewed this past year I found that I produced and shared more than thirty interviews and thought it would be useful to assemble them here in one place.
To each of you who participated and contributed, a very earnest thank you.
Five Minutes with Bluewater Illustrator Todd Tennant
Ten Minutes with Artist Nancy Eckles
Five Minutes with Painter Marcia Baldwin
Five Minutes with Duluth Painter Dale Lucas
Ten Minutes with Artist Nancy Miller
Five Minutes with Eris Vafias and Art Kamakaze III
Karin Kraemer Talks About Pottery
Local Artists Talk About Painting Live
Ten Minutes with Artist Laurie Frick
Six Minutes with Artist Elizabeth Papenfuss
Five Minutes with Award Winning Narrator Grover Gardner
Twelve Minutes with Painter Olivia Villanueva
Five Minutes with Artist Paul Klee
Ten Minutes with Painter Juan Farias
Ten Minutes with the Young Creative Rob Kaiser-Schatzlein
Come back tomorrow for sixteen more.... and drive safely tonight if you're out on the roads. Happy New Year!
My seed thought for you in 2012: Life is a gift. Don't force it. Embrace it fully and let it happen.
Photo: Jeredt Runions, live painting at the Clyde. By Andrew Perfetti.