Creative Life

Creative Life airs every second Friday at 8:35am and 5:30pm, and that following Sunday evening at 7.

Our series Creative Life offers an audio tour of arts, culture, and inspiration on the Cape and Islands. Our region is rich with creative diversity, and so are the stories we tell.

Creative Life is edited by Jay Allison.

For archives of the Local Food Report, including episodes dating from before November 2012, go to the Creative Life Archives

Creative Life is made possible by The Circle of Ten, ten local businesses and organizations committed to local programming on WCAI.

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Creative Life
9:41 am
Fri June 14, 2013

Jacolby Satterwhite, Dissolving Bad into Good

  • "Jacolby Satterwhite," Creative Life, by Ruth Samuelson

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.

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Creative Life
7:00 am
Fri May 31, 2013

Guitar Repairer to the Gods

  • "Flip Scipio," Creative Life, by Emma de Campo

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.

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Creative Life
6:55 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Making Music on the Streets of Provincetown

  • "Marcia Mello," Creative Life, by Mallory Falk

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.

Creative Life
8:43 am
Fri May 3, 2013

From the Basement, Beautiful Fish

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.

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Creative Life
9:39 am
Fri April 12, 2013

Perfect Little Boats Revisited

Credit Steve Junker
Fred Abbe's J-class racer model in his specially designed front hall.

In advance of 2013's 9th Biennial Model Boat Show in Woods Hole, here's Steve Junker's 2011 interview with Fred Abbe, a local avid model-boat builder.

>> View a slideshow of Fred Abbe's model boats.<<

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Creative Life
6:16 am
Fri March 22, 2013

Sue Beardsley: Creating in Metal and Glass

Credit Veronica Simmonds
Sue Beardsley and an intriguing pile of junk.

Junk has a special meaning for Sue Beardsley, who has a talent for making art from objects often forgotten by others. For Creative Life, Veronica Simmonds reports.

This piece came to us from our production partners at Atlantic Public Media through their media training program, the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole.

Visit Sue Beardsley's website here.
 

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Creative Life
6:00 am
Fri March 8, 2013

Andrew Hicks, Glass Artist

  • Andrew Hicks profile for Creative Life

    

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.

Creative Life
6:19 am
Fri February 22, 2013

Offseason: A TV Soap by and for Locals

  • Offseason - A TV Soap by and for Locals, Creative Life by Kristina Loring

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.

Creative Life
6:33 am
Fri February 8, 2013

Writing Memoir an Art and Exercise

Credit Brian Morris
The memoir-writing class at Epoch Assisted Living in Brewster.

  • "Writing Memoir an Art and Exercise," Creative Life, by Brian Morris

As we get older, it becomes especially important to keep the mind active. A memoir-writing class at a local assisted living facility is providing just that opportunity - helping residents rediscover lost pieces of their own lives, and learn from listening to each others’ experiences. For our series Creative Life, Brian Morris visited the class.

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Creative Life
9:16 am
Fri January 25, 2013

Pinhole Photography Offers A New Vision

  • "Pinhole Photography," Creative Life, by Marnie Crawford Samuelson

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.

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