From the Bahamas, Sophia “Pip” Clarke is calling the Hills home for now as she pursues her degrees in Art and English education from Black Hills State University. “Her work contains consistent threads and connections to her home, ranging from folklore, social issues, and flora and fauna,” she wrote on her website.  In this episode […]

Music didn’t seem like it was always going to be in his future, but Brandon Jones has become a popular with locals and is taking his band to new levels every year. This episode takes us back to his introduction to music as a child to how music became part of his proposal to his […]

Black Hills native and member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, Tracy Harrison is a self-taught dreamcatcher maker in Keystone, SD. Listen as she shares her journey to discovering the passion and the history of the dreamcatcher itself. Bonus! Stay ’til the end to hear more about the difference between a Mandela and a Dreamcatcher. Sure […]

As you know, before the podcast started, I covered some artists with written features. Among those included a feature from just a few short months ago on Nebraska native Katie Jones. Coming to the Hills to pursue her education at Black Hills State University, Katie sits down with me and updates us on how much […]

Not originally from the Black Hills, Parker Schlenker comes from East River and is fine tuning his skills at Black Hills State University while making the area home. Capable of multiple studio and digital art mediums, Parker enjoys focusing on pen and ink. He brings the magic and math of unknown worlds to his audience […]

As a studio artist from Rapid City, Hope Christofferson’s art is full of mythological beauty and passion. Listen to the artist directly as she shares her story on developing a passion for her work and discovering the need to pursue it full-time. Hope also explains her thoughts on the value of the “between” rather than […]

Therese Wilhelmi is a multidisciplinary artist from Rapid City. Currently a senior at Black Hills State University, listen as she shares about former projects and her artistic process, offers some advice, and gives a sneak peak into what to look for from her senior project. Follow her on social media, Instagram (since the recording, Therese updated her […]