High Caliber Art with Boris Bally
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Welcome to the first episode of season 5 of the podcast, which we’re calling Mind of a Maker.  We are going to take a slightly different approach to the podcast this season by focusing more on the creative process itself. Each episode will examine a  specific piece of work or body of work of our guests and take a deep dive into how that work evolved . Also along with each podcast, we will be producing a short films to take the highlights from our conversations and put them in a visual form. These will be available on the website and our Youtube channel In this episode we start with a bang as we discuss making art with disabled guns with Boris Bally. Boris is a jeweler and metalsmith. Who  describes himself as a discriminating sculptor, and a clever cultural critic.  Please join us as we explore the how and why of turning guns into meaningful art
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