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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 she intends to incorporate fibers into her ceramic art.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.

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 how and where he finds inspiration from his surroundings.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.

Learn all about hand stamped jewelry with Baxter jewelry designer Amy Rodgers.

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 as how she uses Pinterest and other sources to find her inspiration.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.

Meet Cookeville wood artist Aaron Wells, and learn about his custom furniture.

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 designs for his furniture.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.

Get to know Monterey artist and TTU design student Kevin Zalesak, and his art.

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, and the story behind his iconic squid design.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.

Learn more about custom instruments with McMinnville builder Nathaniel Wright.

Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with McMinnville custom instrument builder and repairer Nathaniel Wright. They discuss how he got started playing and then creating guitars, what the commission process is like and the work that goes into each project when working on an instrument, as well as where he draws his inspiration from.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.

This week, meet Cookeville graphic designer, illustrator & muralist Maya Mathews

Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Cookeville graphic designer, illustrator, and muralist Maya Mathews. They discuss where she’s from, the mural that she did at World Foods in Cookeville and her creative process for it, as well as where she finds inspiration for her work.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.

This week, get to know more about Baxter woodworker and wood-turner Bill Gray.

Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Baxter woodworker and wood-turner Bill Gray. They discuss the stories and artistic process behind several of his pieces, where he finds the inspiration to create, as well as his favorite types of wood to work and create with.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.

Get to know Livingston ceramic artist Jonathan Strong and what led him to art.

Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with Livingston ceramic artist Jonathan Strong of Strong Stoneware. They discuss how his background in the army led to him being introduced to art, how and why he creates his own clay, what his artistic process is like from start to finish, as well as discussing his thesis show that he created while attending the Appalachian Center For Craft.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.

Learn more about the tattoo creation process with tattoo artist Emily Sands.

Join host Emily Newman as she sits down with tattoo artist Emily Sands with Black Heart Tattoo in Cookeville. They discuss what inspired her and made her decide to become a tattoo artist, the process of getting a tattoo for the first time, and how she likes to work with her clients to help create the perfect meaningful tattoo for them.

Presented by The Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta. New episodes every Sunday at 9 on Lite Rock 95.9.