>> FUNDED IN PART BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, CELEBRATING EXPRESSION, TOSERING TALENT AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO COLUMBUS ARTIST, PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS, PUBLIC ART AND MORE AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.

COM.

FROM THESE CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS, AND VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> THIS TIME ON "BROAD & HIGH," WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PAIR A LOCAL CELEBRITY AND A TALENTED CREATIVE?

ONE-OF-A-KIND CREATIONS THAT SUPPORT KEEPING PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS ACCESSIBLE WHILE BUILDING A CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "BROAD & HIGH."

>> WELCOME TO "BROAD & HIGH."

I'M YOUR HOST, KATE QUICKEL.

>> TO SET THE STAGE FOR TONIGHT'S EPISODE, WE'LL FIRST REVISIT A KATE'S QUICK BITES SEGMENT FROM THE ARCHIVES.

TAKE A LISTEN TO GET SOME BACKGROUND ON WILD GOOSE CREATIVE, A HOMETOWN ARTS INCUBATOR.

>> WITH ME TODAY IS SARAH BARR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WILD GOOSE CREATIVE.

HI, SARAH.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

I AM HAVING A FAN GIRL MOMENT BEING IN KATE'S KITCHEN DOING QUICK BITES.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OH, MY GOODNESS.

THAT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE A FAN GIRL.

PRETTY COOL.

I'M EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WILD GOOSE CREATIVE AND THE FUN NAME.

IS THERE A STORY THERE?

>> WILD GOOSE CREATIVE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD A CREATIVE COMMUNITY AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART, RISK AND MEANING AND THE NAME BEHIND WILD GOOSE CAME FROM ITS FOUNDERS IN 2006 WHERE A GROUP OF LIKE-MINDED, CREATIVE WANTED TO BUILD, LIKE I SAID, A COMMUNITY TO APPRECIATE THE WILD SIDE OF ARTISTS AS WELL AS THE NURTURING AND NESTING OF THE ARTS AND CAREER AND BUILDING THAT, YOU KNOW, CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

>> YEAH.

I LOVE THAT.

THAT'S A GREAT JUXTAPOSITION OF THOSE TWO KIND OF GOALS.

>> YEAH.

>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE RECIPE YOU CHOSE AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE TODAY.

>> TODAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE BLUEBERRY CRISP.

>> YUM.

>> A FAVORITE OF MINE.

I LOVE ENTERTAINING IN MY HOME FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND THIS IS A QUICK, EASY THING YOU CAN MAKE FOR DESSERT AND/OR A BREAKFAST.

>> RIGHT.

>> THE NEXT DAY.

>> SO GOOD.

>> I'M EXCITED.

WHY DON'T WE GET STARTED WITH THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS.

THE INGREDIENTS WE'LL NEED TODAY ARE FOUR CUPS OF BLUEBERRIES AND FOR THE CRISP TOPPING ONE CUP OF OLD FASHIONED OATS, HALF CUP OF PECANS, HALF CUP OF ALMOND MEAL, FOURTH CUP OF MAPLE SYRUP AND FOURTH COUPLE OF OLIVE OIL.

>> IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE LIST OF INGREDIENTS.

WHOLESOME INGREDIENTS AND YOU HAVE THIS ALREADY AND CAN MAKE THIS WHATEVER YOU WANTED.

>> THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO EASY AND ACCESSIBLE.

>> WE HAVE OUR OVEN PREHEATED TO 350.

>> WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE CRISP TOPPING.

>> OKAY.

>> THE BEST PART.

IT GETS CRUNCHY AND IT'S DIVINE.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR OATS.

AND MIX THE OATS, PECANS, YOU'LL ADD THE ALMOND MEAL.

>> OKAY.

>> AND THEN THE OLIVE OIL.

>> DOES OLIVE OIL GIVE IT KIND OF AN EARTHINESS.

>> EARTHY RICH FLAVOR AND THEN MAPLE SYRUP FOR SWEETENING.

>> OF COURSE.

HERE WE GO.

OKAY.

WANT TO GIVE THOSE A STIR.

>> WE MIX IT ALL UP.

>> SIMPLE.

SO FRESH.

IS THIS SOMETHING YOU GREW UP MAKING OR DID YOU KIND OF COME ABOUT THIS?

>> SO I GREW UP, MY FAMILY LOVED TO GARDEN AND WE HAD FRESH BERRIES AND FRUITS ON OUR PROPERTY AND THIS RECIPE IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD MAKE OFTEN AND THEN JUST AS I GREW UP IT WAS --IT JUST KEPT ON GOING.

IT'S KIND OF AN EASY, TRADITIONAL -- >> I LOVE THAT.

>> MULTIGENERATIONAL -- >> TREAT.

>> WHILE MIXING THAT UP WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE SPACE AT WILD GOOSE CREATIVE.

>> AT WILD GOOSE WE HAVE GALLERY SPACE FOR ARTISTS TO USE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE 3,000 SQUARE FEET OF EVENT SPACE.

>> OH, WOW.

>> WE HAVE A STAGE.

ADA COMPLIANT REST ROOMS.

A SOUND SYSTEM.

PROJECTOR.

WE HAVE A KITCHEN.

>> YOU ARE EQUIPPED FOR EVENTS REALLY ANYTHING.

>> ALL KIND OF CREATIVE EVENTS.

AND WE TAKE PRIDE IN HAVING ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE SPACE WITHIN OUR GALLERY AND THE BACKDROP IS, LOCAL ARTISTS.

>> RIGHT.

THAT SOUNDS PERFECT.

REMOVE THE BARRIER FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE TOO TO SHOW THEIR WORK OR HAVE AN EVENT.

>> YES.

AND THAT'S PART OF OUR MISSION.

>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

GETTING BACK TO THE RECIPE WE'VE GOT OUR BEAUTIFUL BLUEBERRIES.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

>> WE PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

LET'S PUT THE BLUEBERRIES IN.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO PREP THE PAN OR ANYTHING.

>> NOPE.

DUMP THE BLUEBERRIES IN.

YOU CAN USE ANY TYPE OF FRUIT YOU WOULD LIKE, WHATEVER YOU HAVE ON HAND OR WHATEVER'S IN SEASON, RIGHT.

I HAVE DONE PEAR, BLUEBERRIES AND POMEGRANATES, APPLES IN THE FALL.

MIX SPICES INTO THE TOPPING AND DEFINITELY HAVE A CHANGE UP.

>> DO I JUST SORT OF PLACE IT ON TOP?

>> THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON.

MAKE SURE IT'S COVERED.

>> OKAY.

>> AND EVEN THROUGHOUT THE DISH.

>> THE TOPPING SMELLS INCREDIBLE.

REALLY -- >> THE OLIVE OIL MAKES IT HEARTY AND THE SWEETS IF AND THE CRUNCH OF THE PECANS ARE JUST --AND THEN ONCE IT'S DONE BAKING THE BUBBLY LIKE JUICES OF THE BLUEBERRIES.

IT'S JUST, YEAH.

>> KIND OF -- >> DELICIOUS.

>> EVEN SPREAD?

>> YEP.

>> IT ALREADY LOOKS SO PRETTY AND FRESH.

OKAY.

POP IT IN THE OVEN.

HOW LONG DOES IT BAKE FOR?

>> 30 TO 40 MINUTES.

>> LET'S DO IT.

WHILE THAT BAKE WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT WHAT WILD GOOSE HAS TO OFFER?

>> WILD GOOSE HAS SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE FOR THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

WE COLLABORATE WITH HEARTLAND BANK AND PROVIDE A BUSINESS OF ARTWORKSHIP EVERY MONDAY OF THE MONTH WHERE WE BRING IN ART PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS THE BUSINESS SECTOR TO GO OVER CERTAIN TOPICS SUCH AS HOW TO APPLY FOR AN EIN OR FILE FOR TAXES.

>> THAT'S LIKE INCREDIBLE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO IT.

>> IT IS.

AND WE ALSO BRING IN PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TO TELL THEIR STORY, TO HELP WITH BUILDING, YOU KNOW, JUST THE MARKETING PLAN AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO BE A CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL.

>> RIGHT.

AND BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> AND BE SUCCESSFUL.

WE ALSO HAVE AN ARTS INCUBATOR WHICH PAIRS A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST WITH SOMEONE WHO IS LOOKING TO EITHER START A SIDE HUSTLE OR ENGAGE IN MORE OF A ARTISTIC CAREER, AND THEY HAVE ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE MONTHLY FOR THEM TO LEARN DIFFERENT TOPICS, SUCH AS BUDGETING AND REALLY GIVING THE ARTIST ALL THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, ARTISTS MAY NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO KIND OF GET THOSE RESOURCES OR LEARN THAT PROCESS, THE BUSINESS SIDE, THE MARKETING SIDE.

SUCH AN INCREDIBLE RESOURCE.

>> IT IS.

IT ALLOWS ARTISTS TO DIVE IN PROFESSIONALLY, BUT AGAIN, GOING BACK TO OUR SPACE THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE, IT ALLOWS THEM TO DO SOLO SHOWS FOR THE FIRST TIME OR COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER TO DO AN EXHIBITION, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION.

IT'S JUST --IT IS, IT'S BUILDING A COMMUNITY.

>> YEAH.

IT REALLY IS.

THAT'S AMAZING.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

>> BLUEBERRIES ARE ALL BUBBLY.

>> IT LOOKS INCREDIBLE.

SMELLS EQUALLY AMAZING.

OKAY.

>> LOOK AT THOSE JUICES.

>> BEAUTIFUL.

SO PRETTY.

SO COLORFUL.

WE WAITED PATIENTLY FOR IT TO COOL A LITTLE BIT.

SERVED IT KNEW A DISH.

I'M GOING THE DESSERT ROUND AND A SCOOP OF VANILLA ICE CREAM.

LITTLE EXTRA FUN.

GIVE IT A TASTE.

>> LET'S DO IT.

>> I'M SO EXCITED.

LOOKS WONDERFUL, SMELLS AMAZING.

SO FRESH AND SIMPLE.

>> PRETTY DARN GOOD.

>> UH-HUH.

CRUNCHY TOPPING, JUICY BLUEBERRIES.

IT'S PERFECT AND SO SIMPLE AND FRESH AND LOVELY.

JUST LIKE YOU.

>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

IT WAS A GREAT PLEASURE, SO THANK YOU.

>> TO LEARN MORE, FIND THEM ONLINE AT WILDGOOSECREATIVE.

COM.

> >> MADE BY US IS AN ANNUAL WILD GOOSE CREATIVE EVENT THAT PAIRS A COLUMBUS CELEBRITY AND A LOCAL CREATIVE, RESULTING IN ONE- OF-A-KIND WORKS THAT ARE AUCTIONED OFF TO POWER WILD GOOSE CREATIVE'S MISSION.

THE "BROAD & HIGH" TEAM MET WITH TWO OF THOSE PAIRS TO GET A PEAK INTO THE CREATIVE COLLABORATION.

OUR FIRST SEGMENT FEATURES A DESIGNER AND AN ENTREPRENEUR.

AS YOU'LL SEE, THEY ARE THE PERFECT MATCH TO CREATE AN AMAZING PIECE OF WEARABLE ART.

>> I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT MY LIFE WOULD BE WITHOUT ART.

ART HAS PLAYED SUCH A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MY LIFE.

GIVING ME AN OUTLET TO EXPRESS MYSELF.

I THINK --YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GROWING UP, I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE YOU'RE ACTUALLY SEARCHING FOR OUTLETS BUT A LOT OF YOUR LIFE IS SCHEDULED FOR YOU.

YOU HAVE PRACTICE AT THIS TIME.

YOU HAVE SCHOOL AT THIS TIME.

YOU HAVE ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF REGIMENTED.

ART KIND OF ALLOWED ME TO BE FREE AND NOT HAVE TO DO IT UNDER SOME TYPE OF REGIMENTED SCHEDULE.

BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, WRITE LYRIC, TO PERFORM, TO ENGAGE WITH CROWDS, TO, YOU KNOW, LEARN FROM OTHER ARTISTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES AND EVEN THE CONSUMPTION OF ART.

>> MY MOTHER, SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN INTO FASHION.

SHE WAS A FASHIONISTA.

I WAS A TOMBOY.

I WAS NOT WHAT SHE EXPECTED BECAUSE I'M HER ONLY GIRL.

SHE WAS PRAYING FOR A GIRL.

SHE GOT ME.

I WANTED TO BE A TOMBOY.

I THINK HER BEATING IT IN MY HEAD, YOU KNOW, IT JUST CLICKED AND THEN MY LOVE --I DON'T HAVE SISTERS SO MY LOVE FOR THE BROTHERS AND HAVING BROTHERS AND WEARING THEIR CLOTHES, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS HAVE A TOMBOY ASPECT TO WHEN I'M DRESSING.

I MIGHT PUT A HAT ON.

I PUT PUT ON A PAIR OF TENNIS SHOES.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT CONNECTS ME TO THAT IS MY BROTHERS.

>> I'M A SOLO ARTIST SO A LOT OF TIMES I'M WRITING KIND OF BY MYSELF, RECORDING BY MYSELF.

THIS HAS BROUGHT ME INTO NOT JUST COLLABORATING WITH ANOTHER MUSICIAN BUT ANOTHER TYPE OF ARTIST AND UNDERSTANDING THEIR PROCESS, UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY THINK, HOW THEY MAKE DECISIONS, THEIR STRUGGLES, THEIR UPS, THEIR DOWNS AND BRINGING MINE AS WELL AND THEN REALIZING AT THE END OF THE DAY WE ARE BOTH HERE TO --FOR ONE COLLECTIVE GOAL SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT THE BEST THAT IT CAN BE.

MY IDEA OF WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE MAY NOT BE WHAT TRACY WOULD HAVE DONE AND VICE VERSA, BUT WE CAN COME TO A MIDDLE GROUND.

IT'S BEEN EXCEPTIONAL TO WORK OUTSIDE MY TRADITIONAL REALM AS IT RELATES TO ART, BUT STILL SOMETHING I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING REALLY AMAZING.

>> FIRST OF ALL, NAME STOOD OUT, MEKKA DON, AND HE WAS AN ATHLETE AND WRITER, ATTORNEY, DESIGNER, SO DESIGNER, WE WOULD PROBABLY COLLABORATE WELL TOGETHER.

WHEN I MET HIM, YOU KNOW, COME TO FIND OUT HIM AND MY HUSBAND ARE ALREADY FRIENDS.

IT'S A SMALL WORLD.

>> FIRST OF ALL WE HAD SOME BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS.

WHAT DID WE WANT TO CREATE.

SHE'S AN EXCEPTIONAL DESIGNER, I'M TALKING TOP OF THE LINE.

I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND IN FASHION.

MODELLED IN NEW YORK FOR A LONG TIME.

HAD MY OWN FASHION LINES I HELPED DEVELOP AND BUILD.

NOT TO HER LEVEL.

IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO SEE HER PROCESS, BUT WE HAD TO START OFF BRAINSTORMING.

WHAT IS IT WE WANT TO DO.

THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WE WANT TO GO.

WE DECIDED ON KIND OF A CUSTOM JACKET, AND I THINK IF YOU THINK ABOUT JACKETS AND THE HISTORY OF KIND OF MUSIC, YOU CAN THINK OF FAMOUS MICHAEL JACKSON JACKETS AND PRINCE AND MAYBE ELVIS, AND THE LIST GOES ON.

>> HE WAS WRITING THE BOOK AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT BUCKLING AND THINKING MY INTERPRETATION OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.

I KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO BE A MEN'S PIECE BECAUSE I'M INTO MEN'S FASHION RIGHT NOW.

>> JACKETS ARE A THING THAT HAVE SO MUCH FASHION, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ZIPPERS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COLORS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SPARKLES, THINGS THAT POP.

WE DECIDED THAT WE COULD MAKE SOMETHING REALLY COOL IN THAT REALM AND, YOU KNOW, WITH MY SONG "BUCKLE UP" WE'RE EXPERIMENTING ON BUCKLES, SOME FUN STUFF THAT WAY, TOO.

>> IT'S GOING TO LOOK VERY 3D.

A LOT OF MY WORK I REALLY LIKE TO USE A LOT OF EMBELLISHMENTS.

I LIKE TO ADD PIECES ON TO GIVE IT A 3D LOOK OR HAVE IT HAVE SOME TYPE OF MOTION.

YOU KNOW, OR USUALLY IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE OFF AND WEAR IT ONE WAY OR WEAR IT ANOTHER.

>> ART INCUBATORS LIKE WILD GOOSE, ANY TYPE OF COLLABORATION THAT INVOLVES ART, IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY, BUILDING THE COMMUNITY.

AND ALSO I THINK ONE THING THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE ABOUT ARTISTS SOMETIMES IS THAT IT COULD BE VERY LONELY BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOUR IDEAS ARE JUST YOURS INTERNALLY AND YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO PROCESS THEM WITH.

THEN YOU HAVE TO PRESENT THEM TO THE WORLD AND HOPE THAT THE WORLD CONSUMES IT THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO CONSUME IT.

THAT CAN BE A SINGULAR, LONELY PROCESS.

AND THEN WHEN YOU GET AROUND KIND OF THESE COLLABORATION, YOU REALIZE THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO ARE ALSO VERY TALENTED, GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING.

NOT ONLY JUST THAT, BUT THEN ALSO ABLE TO DRAW INSPIRATION FROM OTHER PEOPLE FROM THEIR STORIES, NOT JUST THE ARTS THEY CREATE, BUT THEIR STORIES, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH, WHERE THEY'VE TRAVELED WHERE THEIR INSPIRATION CAME FROM AND MAKES YOU LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX A LITTLE BIT TOO AND MAYBE I CAN PULL SOMETHING FROM HERE, FROM HERE.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, ARTISTS KIND OF MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND.

>> WHEN YOU COLLABORATE, I THINK THERE'S AN ELEVATION.

YOU HAVE TWO MINDS WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER FROM TWO DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND YOU TAKE THESE TWO AND YOU JUST GET THIS EXPLOSION.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY HEAR YOURSELF TALK FOR SO LONG, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

LET ME BRING ANOTHER ELEMENT INTO MY ART.

IN THAT WAY, I APPLAUD WILD GOOSE CREATIVE FOR BRINGING THIS TOGETHER AND MAKING THIS HAPPEN AND JUST PUTTING SO MANY DIFFERENT ARTISTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE WORKED TOGETHER OTHERWISE JUST TO COME AND CREATE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

>> TO SEE MORE OF TRACY'S WORK FIND HER ON INSTAGRAM AT GO GIRL FLY FREE.

> >> TO FIND OUT ABOUT MEKKA DON'S LATEST VENTURE FIND HIM ONLINE AT MEKKADONENTERPRISES.

COM.

> >> OUR SECOND DUO IS MADE UP OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST AND A VISIONARY.

THEY CAME TOGETHER TO CREATE A MASTERPIECE THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF COLLABORATION.

>> ART MEANS TO ME AND THE WAY THAT I CAN CREATE ART IN MY OWN LITTLE WAY IS CREATING SPACES PEOPLE IN COLUMBUS WANT TO GO TO.

THAT'S WHAT GETS ME OUT OF BED AND MOTIVATED ME IS TO CREATE COOL SPACES THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME INTO, THEY WANT TO TAKE PICTURES OF, TELL THEIR FRIENDS ABOUT DRAG THEIR FRIENDS IN BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SEE THIS COOL THING.

FOR US IT'S NOT ABOUT PIZZA, NOT ABOUT BOOZE.

ANYBODY CAN SELL BOOZE, PIZZA, THE INTERIORS OF OUR SPACES ARE CURATED TO BE A PART OF THE EXPERIENCE OF GOING TO A LATE FLIGHT.

A LOT OF PIECES WE BRING IN IS STUFF I FIND HERE LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY.

ANYTHING THAT I FIND THAT I THINK WOULD ENHANCE THE SPACE AND MAKE IT LOOK AWESOME IS KIND OF HOW I CREATE OUR SPACES FOR LATE NIGHTS.

>> FIRST TIME I MET MIKEY WAS DURING THE MEET AND GREET MADE BY US.

WE CHATTED A LITTLE BIT JUST ABOUT LIKE PAINTING.

WE DIDN'T REALLY GET TO ANY IDEAS RIGHT THERE.

I ASKED HIM LIKE HOW HE STARTED WITH MIKEY'S AND THAT KIND OF GOT TO THE FINISHED PIECE WITH LIKE THE IDEA OF HIM CARTING PEOPLE AROUND ON A PEDAL TAXI.

WE WERE OUT -- PEOPLE WERE OUT DRINKING ASKING FOR PLACES TO GO TO EAT FOOD.

WE HIT ON THE IDEA OF THE THINGS AROUND THE LATE NIGHT SLICE THAT GETS YOU TO WANT TO HAVE A SLICE OF PIZZA.

IT EVENTUALLY CAME TO THIS STILL LIFE OF LIKE BEER BOTTLE, MUG, COCKTAIL.

>> WHAT I LEARNED IN THIS PROCESS IS I SHOULD LEAVE ART TO THE ARTISTS AND I CAN -- I'M A GOOD REFERENCE POINT FOR STUFF.

I THINK THAT LOOKS COOL.

LET'S GO THAT DIRECTION.

STUFF LIKE THAT.

I'M NOT REALLY TALENTED WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING.

>> THE IDEA WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT PAINTED BY ME, WHICH IS JUST FINE.

>> $250.

DO I HAVE MY FIRST BID.

RIGHT HERE IN THE BACK.

300.

350.

400.

DO WE HAVE 400.

450.

$800 RIGHT HERE.

OH.

SOLD.

$800.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I THINK WILD GOOSE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT HELPS BRING ART AND MAKES COLUMBUS A REALLY ARTISTIC CITY.

WE'VE STARTED OUT THERE WHEN WE WERE REALLY A YOUNG COMPANY BRINGING OUR PIZZA TRUCK OUT TO WILD GOOSE, BUT I THINK FOR COLUMBUS, IT'S JUST A REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A REALLY GREAT ART SCENE AND I THINK WE'VE DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB BETWEEN THE ART INITIATIVES AND INCUBATOR AND EVERYBODY THAT FIGHTS FOR THE ARTS IN COLUMBUS THAT MAKES THIS AN ARTISTIC CITY.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO COLLABORATE WITH PEOPLE WHO AREN'T I'M GOING TO SAY PRACTICING ARTISTS?

BECAUSE ANYBODY LITERALLY --IF YOU PICK UP A PAINT BRUSH AND START PUTTING PAINT ON A PIECE OF PAPER OR A CANVAS, LIKE YOU'RE DOING THE ACT OF PAINTING.

HOWEVER, IF YOU ALLOW THIS IDEA OF SKILL TO INFILTRATE WHAT YOUR DEFINITION OF GOOD AND NOT GOOD, THEN YOU START GETTING INTO THIS IDEA OF LIKE I'M NOT AN ARTIST.

WHICH I THINK IS NONSENSE.

PRACTICING ARTISTS, NONPRACTICING ARTISTS, ANYONE'S CREATIVE.

COLLABORATION IS IMPORTANT.

I DON'T THINK WORKING IN A VACUUM IS GOOD FOR ANYONE IN ANYTHING.

YOU'RE NOT CREATING IN A VACUUM.

THERE IS NO CREATING IN A VACUUM.

THE ONLY WAY FOR IDEAS TO TRANSFORM IS THROUGH THAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

BETTER IDEA COMES FROM COLLABORATION.

>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MIKEY'S JOURNEY CHECK OUT LATE NIGHT SLICE.

COM/ABOUT.

> >> IN OUR LAST SEGMENT, WE DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE ART OF JOE LEONARD.

HE TALKED TO THE "BROAD & HIGH" TEAM ABOUT HIS JOURNEY TO BE THE ARTIST HE IS TODAY.

>> MY WORK IS VERY GRAPHIC DRIVEN.

I LOOK AT A LOT OF OLD ADVERTISEMENT POSTERS.

I LIKE TO FOCUS ON SHAPE.

SHAPE DRIVEN SILHOUETTES, STRONG COLORS, OUTLINES, JUST REALLY EMPHASIZING THE SHAPES OF WHATEVER I'M PAINTING.

I COULD ALSO DRAW, BUT IT WAS NEVER ANYTHING THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A BIG PART OF MY LIFE OTHER THAN I CAN DRAW.

I GOT A DEGREE IN FINANCE.

I WORKED IN BANKING FOR A LITTLE BIT.

WHEN I FIRST LEFT THE BANK I WORKED AS A BUTCHER AND ON A FARM.

AND DURING THAT TIME, I STARTED TO TAKE SOME FINE ART CLASSES AT CLEVELAND STATE AND KENT STATE.

THEN COVID HAPPENED.

I GOT LAID OFF FROM MY BUTCHERING JOB.

IT WAS BETWEEN THE THOUGHT OF I CAN FIGURE OUT JUST FINDING A DIFFERENT JOB.

A FRIEND OF MINE HAD MOVED OUT TO CALIFORNIA.

ORANGE COUNTY AREA.

COSTA MESA.

NEAR LAGUNA BEACH, COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN.

I HAD BEEN BUILDING THIS PORTFOLIO OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS WITH CLEVELAND STATE AND KENT STATE, SO I APPLIED THERE.

I GOT A DECENT SCHOLARSHIP SO I DECIDED TO GO TO THAT SCHOOL.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS IN TERMS OF CAREER AND THIS WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF MY LIFE.

I'M NEVER NOT GOING TO PAINT.

THERE ARE PAINTINGS THAT I LOOK AND THAT ARE NARRATIVE DRIVEN THAT ARE DONE REALLY WELL, BUT I CARE MORE SO ABOUT THE DESIGN WORK AND HOW THEY'RE PAINTING AS OPPOSED TO WHATEVER SORT OF MESSAGE THEY'RE TRYING TO CONVEY.

I STARTED TO DO THESE SOFT BOILED EGG PAINTINGS, AND I SHOWED THESE TO MY UNCLE.

MY GRANDFATHER USED TO EAT ONE OF THESE EVERY MORNING, YOU KNOW, AND I STARTED TO PAINT SOME PASTA SHAPES.

SOMEBODY CAN BE LIKE, OH, I REMEMBER THAT FROM WHENEVER.

THERE'S SOME DAYS WHERE I DON'T WANT TO DO IT, BUT I ENJOY IT MORE SO THAN GET FRUSTRATED WITH IT, WHICH IS WHY I CONTINUE TO DO IT.

BUT, I MEAN, IT'S HARD.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO -- WHAT ATTRACTS --I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE THINGS I LIKE AND WHY I LIKE THEM ON A DEEPER LEVEL THAN JUST LIKE I ENJOYED THAT.

THE ROMANTIC IDEA OF LIKE BEING AN ARTIST IS WHAT DROVE ME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FOR IT.

AND NOW, I'M KIND OF STRUGGLING WITH THE IDEA OF PRACTICALITY AND HOW MUCH I WANT TO DEDICATE TO THIS.

YES, I ENJOY IT.

YES I LIKE HAVING NICE THINGS AROUND MY APARTMENT TO LOOK AT.

AND I GUESS WHAT DRIVES ME TO MAKE MORE PAINTINGS IS I DON'T SEE THINGS LIKE OH, THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO PAINT.

IT'S STILL INTERESTING.

IT'S INTERESTING TO DO.

IT'S INTERESTING TO THINK OF THINGS IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

LIKE SEEING A SHAPE, OH, THAT SHAPE'S FUN.

I SHOULD PAINT THAT.

SO, YEAH, I GUESS THAT DRIVE HASN'T STOPPED YET, EVEN THOUGH SOME DAYS LIKE I DON'T GO AND PAINT AND I DO OTHER THINGS, YOU KNOW.

WILL IT STOP?

MAYBE.

IT MIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW.

TO SEE MORE OF JOE'S WORK CHECK HIM OUT ONLINE AT MRJOELEONARD.COM.

>> WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW.

REMEMBER, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU.

ORG AS WELL AS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

FOR ALL OF US HERE AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

OUR NATION IT'S TIME BUCKLE UP BUCKLE UP WE'RE GOING FOR A RIDE IT'S TIME FOR A FIGHT BUCKLE UP THIS TIME IT'S MINE BUCKLE UP BUCKLE UP WE ARE FLY GOING TO THE TOP GOING TO THE TOP GOING TO THE TOP GOING TO THE TOP GOING TO THE TOP GOING TO THE TOP GOING TO THE TOP FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT IF YOU HATE PLEASE DON'T TRY THAT MEKKA DON WE LIKE THAT SORRY YOU'RE NOT LIKE US GOT THE WHOLE CITY CAN'T ROCK LIKE US WHOLE BROTHERHOOD CAN'T DROP LIKE US THEM VERSUS US THEY TALK BIG, BUT WE CALL THEIR BLUFF STILL GOT THAT JUICE I KNOW YOU MISS US OH, WAIT > >> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, CELEBRATING EXPRESSION, FOSTERING TALENT, AND CONNECTING COMMUNITY TO COLUMBUS ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, PUBLIC ART, AND MORE AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.