#FIFTYQUESTIONS

Here, Lisa Mezzacappa answers some of our signature #FiftyQuestions giving readers the opportunity to go more deeply into the artist’s creative process.

Sola Bamis answers—well almost—all of our #FiftyQuestions, like: What is your current guiding motivation to work and/or express yourself? leaving a blueprint for my daughter’s freedom

Jon Mayer, Tipping Point director, talks about being on the streets of Portland every day filming the Black Lives Matter protests and contextualizing the events with producer Julianne Johnson.

Julianne Johnson, Tipping Point Producer and moderator of the “We Can Listen” social justice series, talks about how the process of producing this film drove her closer to her own purpose.

Curator, artist, arts facilitator, and musician Red Cell reveals his secret knack for ferreting out interesting and sub-rosa of “anything-is-permissible” talent.

Interdisciplinary artist/writer Tsong explores her love of music, her creativity and her quiet joyous moments in our #FiftyQuestions series.

Composer, saxophone player, and video artist, Jonas is like a whirling dervish of creativity and collaboration. Here, in our #FiftyQuestions series he talks about the concept of disambiguation of the creative mind (open mind), the value of criticism, and the central role of collaboration in his multivalent practice.

A Santa Fe musician, and visual and performance artist, Forlano explores the permeable boundaries between the arts and the role of improvisation in his answer to our #FiftyQuestions.

Carey Maxon reveals her artistic intentions in #FiftyQuestions to celebrate the publication of her lithograph No no, Non Sola Sola in SSB’s But Seriously benefit print series.

SSB is pleased to present Trey Speegle’s answers to some of our #FiftyQuestions in honor of the publication of his lithograph in SSB’s “But Seriously” benefit print series. “New Happy Now still holds up for me,” he says. It’s one of those ubiquitous phrases I employ in my work.”