Month: April 2022

Have you ever been inspired by the ordinary?  Will Hanlon was holding a pushpin when inspiration struck.  Hanlon was hanging up a Pokemon poster with his son when he realized that they could put the poster on corkboard and that the pushpins were the same colors as the Pokemon, so they could create a three-dimensional effect of… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz,Will Hanlon

I met West Barrington Artope after a memorial gathering was being held for his friend, Keith Mullings, who had been  Artope’s business partner, helping him open the latest incarnation of Be First Boxing in Peekskill, NY.  West Barrington Artope, along with Keith Mullings (who has since passed,) started Be First Boxing at the Kiley Center in… Continue reading West Barrington Artope

I had a nice little phone chat with Baba Kazi Oliver, who played me a soundtrack of his music, showing off the contagious African beats he plays on his drums. Baba Kazi Oliver is an accomplished African Drummer.  His curriculum vitae is impressive, which you can view at www.kazioliver.com. At the onset of our phone call, when… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz,Baba Kazi Oliver

Scarlett Antonia knows how to keep on creating, regardless of personal circumstance.  Despite a recent bout of illness and change in her home address, two very stressful factors for most, Antonia is busier than ever working with local talent and producing work. “That is one thing I have absolutely decided after my last chain of health… Continue reading Local Artist Buzz, Scarlett Antonia