Luke Bassuener, Art Teacher - American Bandito Podcast, Season 3 Episode 11
Channel: Tom Ray
Date: 2018-09-16

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The person that I meet today I read about in the Isthmus publication. He was creating a stop-motion film with the students he teaches in his art class at Crestwood Elementary school. And the film they made was screened at this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival. After reading that article I kind of had to talk to him. How could I not? And he’s a musician too.

We decided to meet at the Monona Terrace during the Mini Makers Fair.

But the pop-up interview I’m going to play for you this week took place just a few weeks ago when Merijoy and I had visited Browsers Bookstore on state street. After meeting the woman that worked there we just had to come back and talk to her again, because she was kind of awesome.

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My name is Tom Ray,
and I want to talk with people that make art.
American Bandito is a podcast about artists.
Artists of all types and places in their careers. Beginners, hobbyists and professionals.

I started this show because I wanted to get back into making art and getting involved with the community here in Madison, WI. And what better way to do that than to find people and talk to them directly. I wanted to hear about how people create, promote themselves and in the meantime still manage their own well-being.

I was originally going to be an animator but life and kids happened.

I created a short-lived internet cartoon series called "The Adventures of Xylus and Dexter", where my two boys are superheroes in outer space, because why not?

It gained mild popularity and it even landed me a chance to make an animated pilot for the series "The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd" by Grant Baciocco.

But many years had passed since then and I decided to try and get involved in creating again. Problem was I didn't even know what the art community in my own city was like anymore. I decided I wanted to connect with them directly.

And I even decided to try and see what it would be like to run my own business. So I rented out a 1930's train car to see what I could do with it!
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