Creative Life

Jacolby Satterwhite is a visual artist that uses video, performance, 3D animation, and drawing to express themes that often resonate with his childhood. For Creative Life, Ruth Samuelson talks with Jacolby about the source of his inspiration.

Flip Scipio has been called the "Real Guitar Hero of Rock n' Roll" for his skill at guitar repair. But Flip's journey to his place at the top of his craft was anything but easy. For Creative Life, Emma de Campo reports.

For some musicians, busking – or playing music on the street – is just a first step toward a music career. But for Marcia Mello, it's a life-long dream come true - and something she's had to fight for. Mallory Falk reports for Creative Life.

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

For decades, Janet Messineo has been exploring the artistic side of taxidermy on Martha's Vineyard, skin-mounting hundreds of fish along the way. For Creative Life, Emily Hsiao reports.

Visit Janet Messineo's website here.

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

Glass artist Andrew Hicks works out of a small wooden shed in East Falmouth where he uses a propane torch to turn glass rods into works of art. For our series Creative Life, Jason Moon reports on a passion that evolved from hobby to profession.

Visit Andrew Hicks's website.

Provincetown in winter - like other Cape towns - goes from being pulsing tourist spot to a quieter place with a small-town feel. But production of a new local TV series, "Offseason," rescues the town's theater community from cold isolation. 

Offseason is filming through March and set to premier at Water’s Edge Cinema in Provincetown this spring. The series is currently being shopped around to local networks.

Visit the Offseason Facebook page.

Offseason on Indiegogo.

Using an abandoned hot dog stand as an enormous pinhole camera, Marian Roth blurs the boundaries between her photography and her imagination. For Creative Life, Marnie Crawford Samuelson reports.

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