The Scene

Meet Megean Hershey, jewelry designer, and owner of Crystal Chrysalis Creations.  Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Cookeville jewelry designer and owner of Crystal Chrysalis Creations, Megean Hershey. They discuss where the name of her business comes from, what her artistic process is like when creating one of her pieces, as well as how the Upper ... Read More »

Cookeville ceramic artist and illustrator Kiki Dunham discusses her artwork.  Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Cookeville ceramic artist and illustrator Kiki Dunham. They discuss when she first took an interest in the arts, what her process is like creating a piece of her wall art from start to finish, as well as how she finds ... Read More »

Meet Cookeville metalsmith Jessica Howerton & find out how she learned her craft  Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Cookeville metalsmith Jessica Howerton. They discuss when and how she began to dabble in metalsmithing, the details surrounding her these piece while she was a student at the Appalachian Center For Craft, as well as where she ... Read More »

Meet Cookeville artist and illustrator Jason McCormick of McCormick And Company.  Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Cookeville artist and illustrator, Jason McCormick of McCormick And Company. They discuss when and where he got his start sketching illustrations, how he manages to capture the level of detail in his art that he is able to, as ... Read More »

Meet Shonga Mama’s Kristina England and learn about her unique brand of clothing  Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Kristina England of Shonga Mama. They discuss her vintage, reworked clothing, how she brings new life to 100% up-cycled and vintage materials, her step by step process for creating a new piece of clothing, and how she ... Read More »

Meet ceramic artist & fibers student, Darby Lewis, and how she combines the two.  Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with local ceramic artist, and fibers student at the Appalachian Center For Craft, Darby Lewis. They discuss how she became interested in ceramics, where she finds the ideas and inspiration for some of her pieces, and how ... Read More »

Meet Cookeville painter Charles Kail, and learn about his abstract oil paintings  Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Cookeville abstract painter and student of Art Education at Tennessee Tech University, Charles Kail. They discuss what made him decide to go to school for art, how he goes about creating one of his abstract oil paintings, and ... Read More »

Learn all about hand stamped jewelry with Baxter jewelry designer Amy Rodgers. Content hosted by iono.fm Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Amy Rodgers, a Baxter jewelry designer specializing in hand stamped jewelry. They discuss how she got started designing jewelry, what her artistic process is like when designing a piece of hand stamped jewelry, as well ... Read More »

Meet Cookeville wood artist Aaron Wells, and learn about his custom furniture. Content hosted by iono.fm Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Cookeville wood artist Aaron Wells of Aaron Wells Furniture. They discuss how he got into woodworking, what the commission process is like when creating custom pieces for someone, and how he comes up with the ... Read More »

Get to know Monterey artist and TTU design student Kevin Zalesak, and his art. Content hosted by iono.fm Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Monterey artist and Tennessee Tech University design student, Kevin Zalesak. They discuss his various artistic hobbies including creating spray paint murals, leatherworking, and metal fabrication, his involvement with the Mandalorian Mercs nonprofit organization, ... Read More »