The Artist and the Hunter

John and Robin sit down again after a long hiatus, but grateful and excited to be back at the mic. Their topic for today's episode: collaboration. What's it like to collaborate with others, in hunting and in art? The Artist and The Hunter dig into their personal experiences and preferences, and discover by the end of the podcast that they may be actually be talking about teaching . . . or collaborating in LOVE.Show note:"A new report released on Oct. 12 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service s...

John and Robin return for season 3 episode 1!Robin and Murphy joined John for a turkey hunt in April. Robin discusses her reactions to that pleasantly idyllic experience.They saw a bald eagle, and Robin crocheted a hat!A vague agreement has been reached that when Robin joins John for a hunt, the day will end with slightly more glamorous accommodations.Robin’s conditions for hunting include: good weather, beautiful views, and a goldilocks level of fussiness about how much she hikes.Robin will ...

- The Artist brings The Hunter to a museum: The Art Institute of Chicago! - This was John's first time to Chicago, and to AIC - Robin loves a museum. Can't get enough of them. - AIC is what's called an "encyclopedic museum" which means it collects and exhibits most if not all periods in art history - One of Robin's favorite things about museums is going with a newbie like John - The scene from Ferris Beuller's Day off when they visit The Art Institute of Chicago...

- Robin and John discuss "Stars in the Sky" by Steve Rinella, available on Netflix- Robin is an "A" student with excellent notes on discussion topics.- The movie addresses the rift between hunters and non-hunters.- R&J discuss how nutritional philosophies also lead to great rifts in ideology.- Robin describes her own journey of making food choices based on ethics to making choices based on health.- R&J dive into the ethics of hunting, veganism, and farming.- The movie presents hunters...

A longer episode this week, with the excitement of a technical difficulty! After about 30 minutes of hearing about John's elk hunt, the feed was cut (maybe accidentally by Robin . . . ) so they re-recorded the last 20 minutes. All in a day's podcasting!-John and Robin discuss the results of John’s recent elk hunt.-Highlights included the vast open landscape, many encounters, and Robin’s chance to experience part of the hunt through FaceTime.-John is unwilling to take focus away from the hunt ...

Robin and John are back after a summer hiatus! And they're glad to be back at the mic. - John is about to leave on a weeklong elk hunt in Nevada. - Robin forgets the word "calf" and refers to elk calves as Elk Children. She might even refer to a sow as a Lady Pig. - John's tag in Nevada is for muzzle-loader only; an ornery weapon if there ever was one. - Robin is curious if a muzzle loader feels different to shoot. - John and Robin eat deer eyeballs! - Deer have ...

- Robin thinks its adorable/hilarious that John spends time in the wilderness pretending to be girl animals and/or emotionally manipulating boy animals (as the girl animals surely do). - John recounts telling a client who works in a school (and gets a little cut off in the recording) about the behaviors of animals he hunts; the client says these animals sound like teenagers. - Robin thinks Daylight Savings is the dumbest thing ever, and arrived at this conclusion m...

Robin shares something she's been making - an Op-Ed, advocating for greater insulin access and affordability. It's a challenging topic, but when is craft not challenging?

Robin and John, both coaches, discuss the quote and concept from Winston Churchill: "Plans are worthless, planning is priceless."Please pardon the audio on this episode! It comes in a bit tinny; our audio producer (which is Robin) is learning on the job.

An old episode, recorded in late 2021 - Robin talks about using up materials in the studio and getting used to this Etsy shop thing (and even feels differently now, a few months later); John talks about (still) hunting Elk in AZ, and the gravitas of taking a life, and not injuring one. Robin realizes that artists and hunters are both explorers.

A longer episode! John talks about his upcoming Elk hunt in Arizona; Robin rambles about the challenges of opening an Etsy shop; and they vibe for awhile on the idea (from Steven Pressfield) of "The Panic Threshold" and take a deep dive into the concepts of mindset and mastery.

Robin shares her creative process with her latest project in the studio - a big, beautiful dream catcher. Find Robin (and the dream catcher!) on IG @robincressman or @robincressmanstudios

In today's episode we hear about John's wildly successful hunt in the Los Padres National Forest - in which he brings home not one but two big game animals. And Robin expresses her newfound love of "liquid gold."

Today the Artist and the Hunter ask their baseline podcast questions of each other: what is John hunting, and what is Robin making? They discuss California hunting zones, butchering skills, and seeing God in the cavity of a still-warm animal; parameters in the art studio, utilitarian art materials, and Robin not knowing where her on/off switch is.

Robin wants to go a'hunting about as much as John would like to go a'weaving. Which is not very much, for either. Good thing they like listening to each others' stories. John talks about getting started in hunting, Robin talks about autoimmunity, and things get spiritual at one point. And they both talk about what Robin should do in the studio with all these bones and antlers!

Welcome to The Artist and the Hunter Podcast! John and Robin shake the rust off and get used to this microphone thingy, and plan what this podcast is going to be. John cops a great weaving pun. Robin laughs too much. She might be flirting.