Hi this is Mike Jansen producer of the storytelling series In this episode we get to know Native American Storyteller Teresa Webb. Teresa's Original Interview was done in 2014 and is now being released in the storytelling series. Teresa passed away on December 26th 2017 surrounded by her family after her courageous battle against cancer. From Teresa's interview we hear about Native American cultures through stories and songs how storytelling was a part of her life since childhood. Teresa talks about her love for storytelling and how it evolved in her life over the years. Teresa used music and stories in her work as a Cultural Awareness Educator at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis. And now heres Teresa Webb.

The storytelling series was born out of 16 interviews I did in 2014 for a documentary on storytelling and how we use storytelling in all walks of life. Life and work pulled me away from the project and the awesome interviews have sat on my hardrive since then. I am now releasing the interviews in podcast format. 

In this episode we get to know editorial cartoonist Gary Varvel. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1957, Varvel was drawn to cartoons as a child when he saw a copy of MAD magazine.  In this episode gary talks about his storytelling process his passion for storytelling and his belief about the human connection to storys.

Gary's original interview took place in 2014 when Gary was at the Indianapolis Star. Today Gary is an editorial cartoonist for the Indianapolis Business Journal.

The storytelling series was born out of 16 interviews I did in 2014 for a documentary on storytelling and how we use storytelling in all walks of life. Life and work pulled me away from the project and the awesome interviews have sat on my hardrive since then. I am now releasing the interviews in podcast format.

In this episode we get to know CW Mundy. C.W. Mundy, an American impressionist artist, he was born in 1945 Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2007, Mundy achieved master status in The American Impressionist Society and in 2003 he was invited to master signature membership in the Oil Painters of America. CW is truly a renaissance man and his creative extends into music. CW's musical background that extends back to his college days at Ball State University in Indiana, where he was a member of a band called American Gothic, specializing in folk and bluegrass music. CW has released his music on an album titled Road Trip. In this episode CW discusses his journey into fine painting through the inspiration of his fathers doodling and how is grandmother inspired his musical Interests. CW talks about his powerful spirituality and how it believes it guides his work.

The storytelling series was born out of 16 interviews I did in 2014 for a documentary on storytelling and how we use storytelling in all walks of life. Life and work pulled me away from the project and the awesome interviews have sat on my hardrive since then. I am now releasing the interviews in podcast format.