Travel Treasures ... Across America
"Travel Treasures ... Across America" features conversations with people whose work enriches big towns and small. They are artists, historians, restaurants, entrepreneurs and more. Their work enriches daily life for locals and visitors. They are passionate about their work, eloquent about the importance of contributing to the public good and thoughtful about their own journeys to a life of creativity.
Episodes
10 episodes
REVEN MARIE SWANSON: Colorado is Calling Me Home
Reven Marie Swanson has had a lifelong love affair with the beauty of Colorado and the beauty of art. The two loves merge seamlessly in her works of public art, installed and exhibited across the state and around the country.&n...
RICHARD PITTS: Creating Art, “Creating Yourself”
In 3rd grade, Richard Pitts had a secret. He wanted to be an artist. The spark was lit by a teacher who became a mentor. He kept it a secret from his family until he graduated high school. But after that, his passi...
TIM ADAMS: “The Perspective of an Artist”
TIM ADAMS“The Perspective of an Artist” Tim Adams grew up in difficult economic times in Iowa. There was an early love of art and a desire, a need to create public art. He says his years at Iowa State gave ...
KIRK SEESE: On The Road Again
Kirk Seese grew up in Maryland, where he’s worked for most of his career. But he’s also pretty comfortable on the road. That’s a good thing, because it takes less time to list the states where his art is not exhibited tha...
JOE AND TERRY MALESKY: A Retirement Filled With Art
We might associate retirement with rest and relaxation. Joe and Terry Malesky are happy in their retirement creating public art. The couple from Springfield, Missouri works together and the result is seen in exhibitions and installa...
CRAIG SNYDER: “Sculpture Is My Thing”
Sometimes opportunity falls in your lap when you are trying to create an altogether different opportunity. Craig Snyder tried to get into a class about fused class. The class kept getting cancelled. So he got into a welding fo...
HILDE DEBRUYNE: From Belgium to Iowa
Hilde DeBruyne likely can’t remember a time in her life without art. She grew up with it in Belgium. Her father was a sculptor and her home was like a museum filled with art. She embraced a love of art early on.&nbs...
JIM GALLUCCI: Greensboro, North Carolina
JIM GALLUCCIGreensboro, North Carolina If we are fortunate, there is a moment in our lives when the door to the rest of our lives opens up and we know enough to walk through. Such is the...