Creative Life

A Capella Summer

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EST

Every summer for nineteen years, young men from around the country have come to Cape Cod to sing a capella in The Hyannis Sound. The group is a creative collaborative. Not only do they create music and perform together - they all live in the same house. Steve Junker reports.

Monet on Nantucket

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST

On Nantucket, Larry Cronin is using frogs, snails, plants, and stone to recreate the enchantment of French impressionism.

Metal Sea Life

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST

Syd Ahlstrom makes realistic metal sculptures of sea life. His neighbors in Orleans are snapping them up. But Syd says he’d rather make another kind of art, something that’s a tough sell on Cape Cod. Will Coley reports.

Whale Tale

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

In the center of Cape Cod, a whale emerged from a block of marble. It was coaxed out by sculptor Tim Dibble, a long time Brewster resident. Producer Lori Ann Brass reports.

It took 4 men and and a crane to install the finished 3 1/2 ton sculpture on Shore Road in Chatham.

This piece comes from production partners Atlantic Public Media, through their media training program, The Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole

Giant Swords and Little Movies

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Michael Crockwell is a welder. He was born in Galway, Ireland, but now lives in West Tisbury with his wife, a Martha’s Vineyard native, and their two small children. For our series Creative Life, Steve Junker paid him a visit.

So Much Joy and Spirit

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Tara Murphy has studied and performed just about every type of dance - from ballet to flamenco to Indian. For the past 20 years, Tara has focused on African dance. She says it helps her feel connected to her roots and she's sharing it with the community here on the Cape. For our Creative Life series, Katie Klocksin brought back this portrait from her class in Brewster.

From the Ashes

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Arlen Roth Keeps On Playing

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Mark of the Blacksmith

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

Bob Jordan has a 3000-degree forge in his garage. He’s a blacksmith with over 40 years of experience – including work with German, Italian and North American Masters. J.P. Davidson visited Bob’s workshop in Orleans for our Creative Life series.

Something New in the World

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

A conversation with inventor Scott Smith, of Osterville. Since 2001, Mr. Smith has owned a company that produces cellular foam products -- things like padding for football helmets, and packaging inserts. Two disasters, four years apart, gave Mr. Smith first the creative inspiration for an invention, and then an opportunity to test it on a world stage.

Mutual Muses

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

Tattoo Psychology

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

Stealing from Plates

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

Make Yourself Uncomfortable

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST

The 19th annual Nantucket Arts Festival runs from September 30th to October 9th. It’s an island-wide event, featuring music, theater, poetry readings, and of course the visual arts too. And in at least one exhibition space, the aim is to provoke artists to work in uncomfortable ways, and to take risks. Nantucket photographer D. Clyde Meyer, artists Danny Henkle and Matt Oates, and co-curator Christie Cure all speak about their involvement in the show, "Jettisoning the Safe, Delving into the Uncertain." The show is at Sherburne Hall, 11 Center Street.

Fado is Life

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST

A portrait of New Bedford fado performers Ana and Jose Vinagre.