Merridawn Duckler is a writer from Oregon, author of INTERSTATE (dancing girl press) and IDIOM (Washburn Prize, Harbor Review) She won the Jewish in Seattle fiction contest and the Elizabeth Sloan Tyler Memorial Award from Woven Tale Press, judged by Ann Beattie. Recent work in Hobart, New Flash Fiction, Penn Review, No Contact, Cheat River Review. She’s an editor at Narrative and the international philosophy journal Evental Aesthetics.

<em>Merridawn Duckler is a writer from Oregon, author of INTERSTATE (dancing girl press) and IDIOM (Washburn Prize, Harbor Review) She won the Jewish in Seattle fiction contest and the Elizabeth Sloan Tyler Memorial Award from Woven Tale Press, judged by Ann Beattie. Recent work in Hobart, New Flash Fiction, Penn Review, No Contact, Cheat River Review. She’s an editor at Narrative and the international philosophy journal Evental Aesthetics.</em>

Failure with Merridawn Duckler, Cross Genre Artist

Deb Stoner is a Portland, Oregon artist with deep roots in craft, as well as fine art photography. She is a proud student of the California Public School System from K12 to an MFA in Applied Design from San Diego State University, and a BS in Geology from UC Davis. Before its closing in 2019, Deb taught for three decades at the Oregon College of Art and Craft. She shows work in galleries as well as permanent public art collections, lectures widely, is the recipient of grants and artist residencies, and sells work to enthusiastic collectors.

Curiosity with Deb Stoner: Small Artist at Large

Welcome to the podcast Creativity: Hustlers, Fakers, and Thieves. Our first episode introduces you to Gary Rogowski, host, Master Craftsman, and author. His Apprentice is Ali Meghdadi, woodworker and scholar. They discuss the format of the podcast and begin to examine some of the issues that working artists face. Issues such as Curiosity, Practice, and Quality are a part of each artist's philosophy of work. How do artists face a problem and solve it? Is practice more important than talent? And most importantly, how do they handle mistakes, a lack of confidence, or a complete failure in their work?These are everyday issues and not just for the rich and famous but for all artists. What makes C: HFT different is that we presume that Creativity is accessible to all. It is not the province of only a few lucky/ unlucky souls. We can all be creative. C: HFT examines the concepts that all artists intuitively possess. This philosophy informs their work. Master and Apprentice, by virtue of their different time in the field, will examine these issues from two different perspectives. The questions they pose will help us learn new ways of considering Creativity.

Welcome to the podcast Creativity: Hustlers, Fakers, and Thieves. Our first episode introduces you to Gary Rogowski, host, Master Craftsman, and author. His Apprentice is Ali Meghdadi, woodworker and scholar. They discuss the format of the podcast and begin to examine some of the issues that working artists face. Issues such as Curiosity, Practice, and Quality are a part of each artist's philosophy of work. How do artists face a problem and solve it? Is practice more important than talent? And most importantly, how do they handle mistakes, a lack of confidence, or a complete failure in their work?<br><br>These are everyday issues and not just for the rich and famous but for all artists. What makes C: HFT different is that we presume that Creativity is accessible to all. It is not the province of only a few lucky/ unlucky souls. We can all be creative. C: HFT examines the concepts that all artists intuitively possess. This philosophy informs their work. Master and Apprentice, by virtue of their different time in the field, will examine these issues from two different perspectives. The questions they pose will help us learn new ways of considering Creativity.

Introducing Master and Apprentice

Creativity: Hustlers, Fakers, and Thieves is a series about the nature of creativity. Through a series of interviews with working artists we will explore the concepts that inform their creativity. Concepts like Curiosity, Practice, and Failure are considered by artists every day. These are the ideas and values that a creative person has for their work whether they are an apprentice, working artist, or master.

Creativity: Hustlers Fakers and Thieves

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