Art Parlor

In this episode, we interview author, Feather Chelle. From her website, Feather Chelle is a single mother of five, living in Texas, along with two grandpuppies and two grandpiggies (guinea pigs). She is totally blind due to a battle with cancer and enjoys homeschooling with her family. She has been in love with the ocean … Read more

Welcome to this month’s edition of The Art Parlor! We are excited to feature our multi-talented guest and actor, George Ashiotis! George Ashiotis was born in London, England to Greek Cypriot parents. He came to the United States when he wasn’t quite two years old and grew up in Astoria Queens, NY. When he was … Read more

Happy New Year and welcome to this month’s edition of The Art Parlor! In this edition, we speak with artist and advocate, Jennifer Justice. You may remember her from the 2022 ACB and Friends in Art Art of Disability Workshop, where she and four other west coast artists discussed curation and exhibition practices and how … Read more

We bid you season’s greetings as we bring back FIA member, Jason Castonguay, to talk about how he goes about arranging music. In this case, we’re talking Christmas music. Yes, you, our listeners, will get to enjoy some hand-picked selections from Jason’s Christmas album, as well as some other pieces recorded for an accessibility development … Read more

Welcome to this month’s edition of The Art Parlor! Our guest, Chris Kuell, has quite a story to tell. In that his career began in the field of medicinal science and he is now a writer, this has at least a couple of meanings. Sit back and enjoy as Chris shares his journey with us! … Read more

Alas, Summer has come to an end and these first, cooler days of Autumn are upon us. After a brief hiatus, we are back! Remember when we spoke with FIA President, Mike Mandel, in January? We said we wanted to continue that discussion and that’s what we’re here to do this month! We continue Mikes … Read more

You may have heard this woman’s voice before and didn’t even know it. Our guest this month is voice actor, Satauna Howery, whose voice has been heard from the United States and Canada to Lebanon and France! Her warm, engaging voice has been used in audio books, commercials, promos, e-learning, and so much more. And … Read more

Listen as Peter and Annie interview “the guru” in Audio Description! Joel Snyder, P.H.D., is a pioneer in the field and takes us back to the days just before its inception. You’ll learn where his interests started and what led to the audio description technique and voice work he and his associates provide today, including … Read more

We were so pleased to interview this lovely guest, Maia Scott, who you will find has many talents! She teaches accessible and performing arts classes through the city college of San Francisco. Furthermore, she is an accessibility analyst, explores all manner of gig jobs, leads labyrinth training, and much more. Tune into this episode to … Read more

Welcome to this month’s edition of The Art Parlor by Friends in Art! Our guest is author Cheryl McNeil Fisher who is also the cohost of the Writing Works Wonders podcast! She says she is very happy that she learned to type in high school because, after that, her hands keep up with the thoughts … Read more