The Art Box

The Art Box - Episode 160 - Tangled Roots - Meet Karen Terrey

Karen Terrey is a writer, editor, and writing coach, offering marketing and business writing, copy editing, publishing guidance, and creative writing workshops in Truckee through her business Tangled Roots Writing for clients of all ages.  She has taught at Lake Tahoe Community College, Sierra Nevada College, and Sierra College and has served as a poetry editor for the literary journals Pitkin Review and Quay. She is a recipient of a Sierra Arts Endowment Grant, the John Woods Scholarship to Prague Summer Program, the Steve Turner Scholarship to Surprise Valley Writer's Conference, and a scholarship to the Vermont Studio Center. Her poems have appeared in Rhino, Edge, Meadow, WordRiot, Puerto Del Sol, Wicked Alice, Canary, and Gray Sparrow Journal, among others. Her poetry chapbook Bite and Blood is now available from Finishing Line Press and local bookstores, including Sundance Books in Reno, NV and Word After Word in Truckee, CA. 

The Art Box - Episode 159 - 39th Annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering - The Vendor Walk

To quote my Grandmom and Annie MacKennzie "Welp", we tried to record during our annual shopping spree of the vendors setup in the Conference Center, and the background noise mostly washed out the conversations we had with  the many talented vendors. But here you go, the best we could edit. Hope you can semi-enjoy this.

The Art Box - Episode 158 - Big Voice, Big Sound, Big Ponies and Work'n Hard - Visit with Kristyn Harris

WOW, is all you can say after a Kristyn Harris show, she PLAYS the guitar like no one else, and she belts out her tunes that has you tapping your toes and dancing in your seat. We caught up with Kristyn this year along with her Grandpa the evening before they headed north to work on her herds calving in Southern Idaho. Thank you Kristyn for an always fun interview. Have fun in Europe this summer and keep wooing crowds worldwide. 

The Art Box - Episode 157 - "Girl Needs a Dog" Meet Jessie Veeder

Back in 2023 our friend Roberta Townsand before we left for Elko said "make sure you see Jessie Veeder", well we missed her, but not this year. We were WOWed by Jessie (along with her dad on the harmonica) at the "Pretty Ranchy" show along with Yvonne Hollenbeck, Annie MacKenzie and Carin Mari. Linda beelined it to the stage and came back all excited that yes, Jessie would interview with us. We not only got a smiley interview but Jessie gifted us her songs as our lead in music. 
Jessie and her husband also are podcasters with "Back at the Ranch": https://jessieveedermusic.com/podcast
Her website is: https://jessieveedermusic.com/ 
We loved our time with Jessie.
 

The Art Box - Episode 156 - Plein Air in Tuscarora - Meet Ron Arthaud

This episode is a MUST for you brush artists.
Nancy Harris McLelland found Ron for us after she saw us oohing and ahhing over his art hanging in the vendor area. He drove down the next day and we could of had a marathon episode but ran out of daylight. Listen and you will understand. 
More about Ron: https://doublescoop.art/route-to-the-rurals/
 

The Art Box - Episode 155 - Meet the 2023 IWMA Entertainer of the Year Doug Figgs

My name is Doug Figgs and I am a Western music singer/songwriter from Lemitar, NM. My musical influences include Country, Western, and Southern Rock. I can perform solo, as a duo, or as a trio (Doug Figgs, Jim Jones and Mariam) as "The Cowboy Way". I have 5 CDs currently available at the "Store" on this website. They are "All Because of You", a collection of Western/Americana songs mostly written or co-written by me, "Partners", a very well received album with 3 award winning songs, the award winning Western album "A Cowboy Like Me", "...thinkin' of you" an album I recorded with award winning singer/songwriter Mikki Daniel, and 2022 IWMA Western album of the year “Yellow Horse”. My latest album “One More Ride” is now available through this web site and also from CDbaby, Spotify, Itunes, etc.
More about Doug: https://www.dougfiggs.com/
 

The Art Box - Episode 154 - KMVR 89.5's Larry Hillberg

We shared the media room with fellow press member Larry Hillberg from KMVR 89.5. 
Larry, a friend from last years gathering presented a special poem at an open mic session. Enjoy.
More about Larry: https://www.kvmr.org/users/larry-hillberg/
Thank you Larry.

The Art Box - Episode 153 - Raising Cows, Horses and Kids - Meet Gus Brackett

As Steve made his way through the vendor area in the Elko Conference Center he ran into a fellow Children's book author, Gus Brackett. We enticed Gus to come over to our media room with the promise of a Ribeye Steak. OK, we lied about the steak but the nice guy Gus is, he stayed for a fun interview. This is an episode you will want to listen to. Thank you Gus!
You can find out about Gus' books at: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Gus-Brackett/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AGus+Brackett
 

The ARt Box - Episode 152 - Basque dance company Txori Baltza - Katlyn, Olivia and Franci

Linda being the adventurer she jumped right into dancing with the Basque dance company Txori Baltza with Katlyn, Olivia and Franci. Afterwards we dragged them into our Media room and with a ruckus concert going in the room next door, we proceeded to have a fun discussion of Basque history, delicious Starr steaks and their creative dancing.
Though we may not be in the Basque Country, we are in peak cider season! Before the cider can bubble in your belly, it must first be made. Watch as contemporary Basque dance company Txori Baltza illustrates the tale of making cider and enjoying it after. Gather around the cider barrel and listen for the cry of “txotx!” Are you up for it?
Enjoy this episode.

The Art Box - Episode 151 - Lucretius Visits Tuscarora - Nancy Harris McLelland

It was not poetry that brought Nancy to use, it was Linda looking at some incredible paintings from Tuscarora where she ran into Nancy and started talking writing. Next thing you know Nancy is visiting with us in the Media room. You will enjoy this interview.
More about Nancy:
https://www.nancyharrismclelland.com/