IPR first met Melonie Steffes when we profiled Saldaje: the Benzie County-based, Gypsy-esque ukulele duo comprised of Melonie and her husband Shaun Anchak. We quickly discovered that Melonie is a fine visual artist with a sensibility toward the...
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There is a little studio called Birdlip Bay just a mile or so north of Interlochen Public Radio. On the way to and from IPR, we often notice big (really big) welded aluminum structures of machine parts, musical instruments and Christmas tree...
Meredith Krell and Steve Toornman are professional artists. They are married and live and work in Charlevoix. We like their bright colors and humorous take. Meredith's prints are cut in linoleum and hand printed one at a time. Then she paints...
I encountered the photography of Ryan Spencer Reed while visiting Ludington. His work is high-contrast black & white and often has a soft focus and an air of mystery. Although Reed wanted to be a doctor and spent time in Pre-Med, he was...
Rufus Snoddy can certainly be called one of Northern Michigan's "usual suspects" in the art world. His work is pervasive in our listening area's galleries and museums. He lives in Williamsburg and lived many of his formative years in Texas and L....
Interlochen's Marketing Department was looking for an artistic, sophisticated and bright image to use as an icon for a new mobile app and asked IPR what we thought of Expressionist painter, Brenda J. Clark. Looking at her paintings, we were...
IPR has often delved into the sometimes controversial subject of public art. That made us think it would be a good idea to remind listeners about the public sculptures that can be seen on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College. Some of these...
Glen Arbor painter Harvey Gordon was heavily influenced by Vincent Van Gogh and the lesser-known Chaim Soutine. Both used an "open brush" technique. That means that all of the brush strokes are meant to be seen, not hidden. Not only can Gordon's...
Traverse City native Glenn Wolff is one of Northern Michigan's most popular artists and he's been a friend of IPR for years. He has a successful career as an illustrator for the New York Times and the Village Voice as well as countless other...
Photographer Robert Cleveland has taken a series of sumptuous and painterly images for the new book, "Bay View: An American Idea" with text by Mary Jane Doerr. I checked out these photographs and immediately called him to schedule an interview...
