FolkArtwork and Friends

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15: Susan Aberth on Spiritual Artwork

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/10/02

Susan Aberth, the Edith C. Blum Professor of Art History at Bard College, joins me on this month's FolkArtwork and Friends podcast to discuss spiritual artwork, tarot cards, ghosts, women surrealists, and the exhibit she recently curated at Andrew Edlin Gallery in New York City titled “Conduits of the Unseen: Women Artists Imagine Other Worlds”, open now until October 31st. We talk about the incredible artwork of Paulina Peavy, who would create artwork

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00:46:18

14: Dean Millien and Lee Kennedy

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/09/04

Earlier this summer I spoke with some of the most joyful and creative artists around -- Dean Millien joined me from New York City in his aluminum filled studio to talk about losing his toys as a kid and creating new toys out of aluminium, the recent success and joy he has recieved from his sculptures, as well as the artist talks and demonstrations he does inspiring people of all ages and abilitiles. Then, Lee Kennedy of VaultArt Studio, a progressive art

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00:46:18

14: Dean Millien and Lee Kennedy

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/09/04

Earlier this summer I spoke with some of the most joyful and creative artists around -- Dean Millien joined me from New York City in his aluminum filled studio to talk about losing his toys as a kid and creating new toys out of aluminium, the recent success and joy he has recieved from his sculptures, as well as the artist talks and demonstrations he does inspiring people of all ages and abilitiles. Then, Lee Kennedy of VaultArt Studio, a progressive art

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00:40:52

Mini-sode: Back to school with Dismas Hill

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/08/24

I'm back at school! And there's no better way to kick that off than catching up with one of my favorite former students, Dismas Hill. We chatted about school during a pandemic, growing pains in high school and becoming more mature, prison art, as well as some of our favorite action films of all time, like "Hobo With a Shotgun". Be sure to come see FolkArtwork Collective in real life at Mainframe Studios on Friday, September 4th for "First Friday" from

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00:40:52

Mini-sode: Back to school with Dismas Hill

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/08/24

I'm back at school! And there's no better way to kick that off than catching up with one of my favorite former students, Dismas Hill. We chatted about school during a pandemic, growing pains in high school and becoming more mature, prison art, as well as some of our favorite action films of all time, like "Hobo With a Shotgun". Be sure to come see FolkArtwork Collective in real life at Mainframe Studios on Friday, September 4th for "First Friday" from

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00:51:06

13: Affsoongar makes powerful art during war

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/08/07

Iranian self-taught artist Affsoongar joins in conversation from Tehran, Iran, to talk about outsider art inspiring her to make art after dropping out of architectural school, growing up in Iran, not seeing strong female heroes, making art during war, and the bittersweet emotions of having artwork at the Outsider Art Fair but not being able to enjoy it due to living in a digital blackout. Support Affsoongar by following her on Instagram @affs00ngar,

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00:51:06

13: Affsoongar makes powerful art during war

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/08/07

Iranian self-taught artist Affsoongar joins in conversation from Tehran, Iran, to talk about outsider art inspiring her to make art after dropping out of architectural school, growing up in Iran, not seeing strong female heroes, making art during war, and the bittersweet emotions of having artwork at the Outsider Art Fair but not being able to enjoy it due to living in a digital blackout. Support Affsoongar by following her on Instagram @affs00ngar,

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12: "Narrow" Larry Harris + Art Environments

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/07/17

In the twelfth episode of the FolkArtwork and Friends podcast, I talk to my good friend and art environment extraordinaire, "Narrow" Larry Harris. I can't remember the first time I met Larry, but I've been going to his website, narrowlarry.com, for years as he has been documenting, scouring maps and encyclopedias, and more to find any and every art environment possible in the United States. We talk about how his work as an architect influenced his love

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01:01:13

12: "Narrow" Larry Harris + Art Environments

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/07/17

In the twelfth episode of the FolkArtwork and Friends podcast, I talk to my good friend and art environment extraordinaire, "Narrow" Larry Harris. I can't remember the first time I met Larry, but I've been going to his website, narrowlarry.com, for years as he has been documenting, scouring maps and encyclopedias, and more to find any and every art environment possible in the United States. We talk about how his work as an architect influenced his love

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00:59:27

11: Ricky Boscarino of Luna Parc

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/07/10

In the eleventh episode of the FolkArtwork and Friends podcast, I am extremely thrilled to be joined by the one and only Ricky Boscarino of Luna Parc. I met Ricky a few months ago, and was blown away by his generosity to share the story of his one-of-a-kind art environment, and walk me through it for a video tour (check out YouTube!) on a bright and beautiful New Jersey day. Plus, we talk about the moment he knew this home would be his forever home, his

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00:59:18

10: Jo Farb Hernández + Art Environments

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/07/03

Purchase Jo's book "Architectural Fantasies: Artist-Built Environments" from Tra Publishing here: www.trapublishing.com/products/architectural-fantasies Use promo code: AF15 for 15% off! -- In the tenth episode of the FolkArtwork and Friends podcast, I kick off art-environment summer with the one and only, Jo Farb Hernández, Director Emerita of SPACES (Saving and Preserving Arts and Cultural Environments) and Professor Emerita at San José State

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00:46:53

09: Bill Miller + "Self-Made" Exhibit (Pt. 2)

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/06/26

In the second part of the ninth episode of FolkArtwork and Friends, I am pleased to be joined by self-taught artist Bill Miller, whose linoleum works of art are on display in the latest exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum, "Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists." Bill joins me to talk about his search for a very large studio, due to his very large piles of linoleum, which he uses in his artworks. We talked about his upbringing in Pittsburgh’s

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00:55:42

09: Valérie Rousseau + American Folk Art Museum (Pt. 1)

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/06/18

In the ninth episode of FolkArtwork and Friends, I am honored to be joined by Valérie Rousseau, the Curatorial Chair and Senior Curator of 20th-Century & Contemporary Art at the American Folk Art Museum. Valérie joins me to talk about what led her to a career in curating self-taught artwork, which included growing up with two grandfathers who were both renowned in Canada, one for their work as an ethnobotanist and the other a wood carver. We talk

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00:55:42

09: Valérie Rousseau + American Folk Art Museum (Pt. 1)

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/06/18

In the ninth episode of FolkArtwork and Friends, I am honored to be joined by Valérie Rousseau, the Curatorial Chair and Senior Curator of 20th-Century & Contemporary Art at the American Folk Art Museum. Valérie joins me to talk about what led her to a career in curating self-taught artwork, which included growing up with two grandfathers who were both renowned in Canada, one for their work as an ethnobotanist and the other a wood carver. We talk

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08: Ryan Ward + Ralph Fasanella

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/05/01

In the eighth episode of FolkArtwork and Friends, I am pleased to catch up with my good friend Ryan Ward of The Ruffed Grouse Gallery. Ever since I was first mistaken for Ryan at the Outsider Art Fair in 2024, we hit it off, and he's been a great mentor and friend as he helps me navigate this world of outsider art. I talk to Ryan about his relationship with art growing up as a kid in rural Pennsylvania, spending tons of time outside, discovering artwork

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01:02:17

08: Ryan Ward + Ralph Fasanella // FolkArtwork and...

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/05/01

In the eighth episode of FolkArtwork and Friends, I am pleased to catch up with my good friend Ryan Ward of The Ruffed Grouse Gallery. Ever since I was first mistaken for Ryan at the Outsider Art Fair in 2024, we hit it off, and he's been a great mentor and friend as he helps me navigate this world of outsider art. I talk to Ryan about his relationship with art growing up as a kid in rural Pennsylvania, spending tons of time outside, discovering artwork

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00:55:42

07: Pam Puck + CC // FolkArtwork and Friends

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/03/06

In the seventh episode of FolkArtwork and Friends, I had a delightful conversation with self-taught artist Pam Puck. I've known Pam for a few years now and have always been blown away by their sculptures, but I've never really had a chance to get to know them personally. I talk to Pam about getting her start with ceramics in a kids' pottery class, teaching English in Italy, growing up watching 'Rosemary's Baby', and being, well, as she put it, "a creepy

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00:55:42

07: Pam Puck + CC // FolkArtwork and Friends

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/03/06

In the seventh episode of FolkArtwork and Friends, I had a delightful conversation with self-taught artist Pam Puck. I've known Pam for a few years now and have always been blown away by their sculptures, but I've never really had a chance to get to know them personally. I talk to Pam about getting her start with ceramics in a kids' pottery class, teaching English in Italy, growing up watching 'Rosemary's Baby', and being, well, as she put it, "a creepy

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00:51:07

06: Barry Colpitts + Maud Lewis // FolkArtwork and...

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/02/06

In the sixth episode of FolkArtwork and Friends, I am absolutely honored to talk with Nova Scotia's own Barry Colpitts, folk artist and wood carver, who creates some of the most magnificent works of art in North America. Thanks to Audrey Sanford of Black Sheep Gallery for setting this up, I get to sit down with Barry and hear about his beginnings, including his lack of relationship to art when he was younger, his start in wood carving while working as a

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00:51:07

06: Barry Colpitts + Maud Lewis // FolkArtwork and...

FolkArtwork and Friends ·

2026/02/06

In the sixth episode of FolkArtwork and Friends, I am absolutely honored to talk with Nova Scotia's own Barry Colpitts, folk artist and wood carver, who creates some of the most magnificent works of art in North America. Thanks to Audrey Sanford of Black Sheep Gallery for setting this up, I get to sit down with Barry and hear about his beginnings, including his lack of relationship to art when he was younger, his start in wood carving while working as a

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