ARTIST PROFILES

Chris Rabilwongse Stop-Motion Puppet Fabricator

July 20, 2023

Chris Rabilwongse, Tell us a little bit about yourself and especially how you became a stop-motion puppet fabricator. ive been working as a stop-motion puppet fabricator for ten years now… got my start dressing vegetables for an independent short film retelling…

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Sergey Sus’s Street Photography Tips

July 20, 2023

Being a photographer in any capacity, from pro to beginner, the subject of equipment is always at the center of our thoughts and conversations. Sure, if there is anything that can improve a photo it would be a camera and lens, right?…

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Artzray Interview with Musician and Songwriter Sam Friend

July 20, 2023

Game of Thrones video takes the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys to the next level. It’s been a helluva a year for the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys, a jazz group that “recalls the New Orleans music of roughly a century ago, with…

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PATRICK TOBIN – ITS A PIECE OF CAKE

July 20, 2023

It all started with a 6th grade writing contest back in Montana. Patrick Tobin entered his short story and it took second place. He says of the experience: “I loved it. I discovered this writing thing is FUN.” Today Patrick…

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True Confessions of an Opera Lover

July 20, 2023

By Emily Mahon Got Grit? Years before I even knew what opera was, my 4th grade teacher, Miss Smith gave me the “True Grit Award.” I’m not sure if it was because I was caught punching a girl in the…

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Along the Way – Artist & Art Teacher Robert Moya

July 20, 2023

“Art can be anything you want it to be.” Robert Moya What was your first job? My first job was at a restaurant called Mrs. Robinson’s on the rural Eastern Shore of Maryland. A bunch of us teenagers basically ran the place while…

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Emmy and Annie Award Nominee Craig Kellman, Character Designer

July 20, 2023

by Christine Griswold “Draw all the time. Draw constantly.” Craig Kellman If you’ve been watching animated movies, TV shows or music videos over the past 25 years, chances are pretty high that you’ve seen some of Craig Kellman’s work. He doesn’t…

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Arts Internships – Artist Profile with Seven Bowles

July 20, 2023

Get a Life in the Arts with Internships Seven Bowles is a digital artist and high school senior from Ohio who currently attends the Linworth Alternative Program. Seven has taken part in numerous art internships hosted by the Linworth Alternative…

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CSSSA People – Sydney Brey

July 20, 2023

Last summer Sydney Brey traveled over 3,000 miles across the country from New Hampshire to attend the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA). Located on the CalArts campus in Valencia, CA, she studied animation at one of the best programs in the…

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Livin’ the Dream – Drummer, Dave Beyer

July 20, 2023

From the stage of Woodstock ’94, Dave Beyer soaked up the view of some 300,000 fans moving to his backbeat and thought, “I’m living the dream.” Drumming for Melissa Etheridge at this epic concert made Beyer realize he’d come a long way…

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