John Moses Girdler is an artist and adventurer currently residing in Pavlodarskaya, Kazakhstan.  He and I met at the Chautauqua School of Art in the summer of 2011.  John joins remotely from K-stan to weave a tale of his past, and to discuss the present and the future.

John Moses Girdler. Photo by Doug Berryhill

The first half of our conversation, where we learn a bit about John’s mysterious past: http://gaberobertsart.com/podcast/?name=2014-04-11_john_moses_girdler_in_kentucky_roots.mp3

The second half of our conversation, where we expand to “global themes” and talk about the “big picture”: http://gaberobertsart.com/podcast/?name=2014-04-07_john_moses_girdler_dastrahan.mp3

Visit Painting Pictures on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/painting-pictures-gabriel/id846291943

Episode Notes:

Follow John’s Meanderings and Musings: http://jgirdler.blogspot.com/

Here’s a NY Times piece on Patti Smith’s “Just Kids” book about her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/books/18book.html?_r=0

Finally, here’s a site devoted to the late ceramic artist Robert Chapman Turner: http://www.robertcturner.com/index.html