Season 1

Matthew Ray Ramsey at the Pantheon Theatre

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Photographer Matthew Ray Ramsey joins me for Season 1 Episode 5 of Words With Artists as we learn about the restored Pantheon Theatre in Vincennes, Indiana. Matt and I talk about our beginnings in photography, learn about both his fine art and commercial ventures, and about his involvement in local Knox County arts.

Dusty’s Bowman Minute at the Pantheon Theatre

One minute freewriting exercise with key words: theatre, disrepair, photos.

The theatre breathed a sigh as he came to see it. Love in his eyes, history and home. Photos of it in the heydays were a dream to begin anew, building, growing, making.

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PaoliFest 2023

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Your host, Dusty Lynn Baker, visits PaoliFest 2023 in Orange County for Season 1 Episode 4. While there leading two painting exercises, Dusty also interviews three members of Lost Knitters & More, plus listens in on Drumming with Yashima and Tyrone Cotton on stage.

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Introducing Your Host

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This week I turn the tables on myself and let you learn about how I became a professional artist, and how Words With Artists came to be produced after I attended the On-Ramp Artist Entrepreneur Accelerator course sponsored by the Indiana Arts Commission, Minerva Financial Arts, and the Small Business Administration. That course resulted in my applying for and receiving a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission, and Minerva Financial Arts , providing the initial funding for my podcast.

So join me for this shorter episode and learn a bit about my life and my view on art in the world around us. And, until next Monday, I’ll be entertaining the ghosts of our past, sipping tea, and sharing words with artists.

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Rosanne Quatroke at the Quatroke Art Farm

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Painter Rosanne Quatroke joins me for Season 1 Episode 2 of Words With Artists as we learn about the Quatroke Art Farm in Salem, Indiana. We recorded sans my sound man, Austin Adamson, but Rosanne and I covered some great ground, learned about Art Gives Back, and about Rosanne’s amazing contributions to her community by being an artist.

Dusty’s Bowman Minute at the Quatroke Art Farm

One minute freewriting exercise with key words: landscape, vacation, and railroad.

The landscape was grown over with love from the vacation we took. Elgin in the rearview, for trains and railroads in our backyard. Love of the house brought it to life as we built our family home.

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Judy Quinlin at Beck’s Grist Mill

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Painter Judy Quinlin joins me for Season 1 Episode 1 of Words With Artists as we learn about Beck’s Grist Mill National Historic Site in Salem, Indiana. Lots of laughs with Judy, but please forgive the sound of the beautiful waterfall in the background! Also, don’t forget to check out the uncut video on my YouTube channel @dustylynnbaker

Dusty’s Bowman Minute at Beck’s Mill

One minute freewriting exercise with key words: wool, daffodils, and Indiana.

The daffodils form a history of this place. A soft coloring now spread by nature and the love of time and growth. In the mill, the wool is taken to new creations.

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