The Good of the Hive

Matt welcomes our second season's first guest Dana DiPrima,  aka Farm Girl. She talks about being a city girl , accidentally turned into a farm girl, and how chickens are a gate-way drug to becoming a farmer.  Her blog, podcasts, and you tube channel are quite popular as she searches for "100  Ways In" to connect everyone to a farmer.  An activist in her own right, she and Matt discover the commonalities they share in their respective missions.Support the show

Matt discusses how the bee belongs to us all and how art can blend one's identity, rather than having to be on one side or the other. Instead of defining  "good", let it be the question.  What is good?Support the show

Matt takes a quick look back on Season One, and despite the pandemic, there was so much to be grateful for, and much was accomplished.  2021 has even more in store as we begin Season Two.   Filming a documentary series is in the works, and takes plans to another level! Support the show

Matt reflects on the road that led to his current mural on the wall at The Hands On Children's Museum in Hendersonville, N.C. and how these painted pollinators cascade into the bigger questions surrounding Planetary Health.Support the show

Matt just completed his first Tedx talk! Join him and other guests as they discuss what it was like behind the scenes, from inception and preparation to the performance itself.  The topic was Change. Support the show

Matt brings on special guest, Maddie, a student leader at Piper's Corner , a girl's school in England, to share the story of how his latest mural came to bee.  The conversation also highlights the ever increasing awareness around controversial topics and the shifts in attitudes among different generations.Support the show

Matt is well into painting some giant bees on the mural at Piper's Corner, an independent day school for girls ages 4 - 18, located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. Cultural differences and British charm abound as Matt faces challenging weather and interacts with the kindergarten students.Support the show

Matt talks about confronting some long held beliefs and what happens when you deconstruct them, especially in the life of an art activist.Support the show

Matt continues the discussion from the previous podcast (number 8) as he paints on a wall at an all girls school called Pipers Corner , just outside of London, England.Support the show

Matt talks with Pam about artists and entrepreneurs. In today's art world, you can't be one without the other. He also reads an inspiring excerpt from a book written in 1911,  by the famous Russian Painter, Wassily Kandinsky, The Spiritual in Art.Support the show