The Root Cellar

Derek Piotr is a folklorist, researcher and performer whose work focuses primarily on the human voice. In 2020, Derek started his Fieldwork Archive to collect folksong, poetry, and memories. Recently, I met up with Derek at the Burnham Library in Bridgewater, Connecticut to discuss his work and the archive. Listen to the fieldwork archive addition discussed during this interview here: https://fieldwork-archive.com/211.htmlFind out more about Derek’s Fieldwork Archive here: https://fieldwork-archive.comLearn more about Derek’s music here: https://derekpiotr.com

Alex Kuno is a full-time artist and illustrator living and working in Lowertown, Saint Paul, Minnesota. His work has been exhibited in galleries around the United States, Rome and Milan, profiled on mnoriginal.org, hifructose.com, Vice.com and juxtapoz.com and he maintains a growing list of commission clients and private collectors around the world.Recently, Alex graciously agreed to talk with me about his work. If you're not familiar with Alex's work, I recommend looking him up on Etsy at AlexKunoArtwork or on Instagram @AlexKuno before listening. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Max McKerlie is a Toronto-based artist focused on costume design and illustration. Through video and performance, Max has created a group of characters including Pastiché the Quilted Clown, Bisou the Soft Touch Clown, Luno the Moonbeam Clown, Babbetto the Pranking Potential Clown, Ashputtle the Peal and Peridot Clown, and Spirallo the Dizzy Clown that move through a cold and at times hostile world. If you’re not yet familiar with Max’s work, I recommend watching Tiptoe of the Patchwork Pierrot and visiting maxmckerlie_art. I hope you enjoy our conversation. If you do, please share it with a friend.

Charlotte Whiteley, an Alaska-born artist, works from her studio in Portugal with the narrative possibilities of masks. Learn more about her and her work at https://therootcellar.substack.com Once there, you can also subscribe to get episodes early and find the written conversations with artists, musicians, and writers from around the world.

Episode 4: Christine Pfister is a stop-motion animator and horror director whose shorts and music videos have won Best Horror Short at the London Shorts Film Festival and been named official selections at the Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest and Final Girls Berlin Film Festival. Her prop fabrications have been commissioned for Season Three of M. Night Shyamalan's series 'Servant'.  A world builder with a keen sense of horror, humor, and the mystical aspects of the human condition, Christine graciously invited me to her studio in upstate New York recently. Before you listen to our conversation, you can learn more about her work and see her shorts at: http://www.christinepfister.comPodcast music by Too Hands, learn more at https://toohands.bandcamp.com.

Episode 3: Alexander speaks with ceramicist Esther Clark.  Find Esther's work at https://estherclarkceramics.comPodcast music by Too Hands, learn more at https://toohands.bandcamp.com.

Episode 2: Alexander speaks with composer and musician Dave Seidel. Subscribe to the podcast mailing list at http://therootcellar.substack.com or find me on instagram @beyondthebeyondman Find Dave's work at https://mysterybear.bandcamp.comPodcast music by Too Hands, learn more at https://toohands.bandcamp.com.

Episode 1: Alexander speaks with Beth Robinson, creator of Strange Dolls. Find the podcast on the web at https://www.therootcellar.page or find me on instagram @beyondthebeyondman Find more about Beth's work at https://www.strangedolls.net. Podcast music by Too Hands, learn more at https://toohands.bandcamp.com.