Mormon Artist Podcast

In this episode, Mormon Artist host Katherine Morris interviews calligrapher Joan Layton Merrell. They discuss Joan's previous works accepted for the LDS Church's International Art Competition, the papercasting technique she developed and teaches, her upcoming book The Olive Tree, and what an illuminated Book of Mormon might look like. Note: Podcast music and sound by Saint Roxcy (saintroxcy.bandcamp.com). Copyright © Saint Roxcy 2015. All rights reserved.

In this episode, Mormon Artist host Katherine Morris interviews web cartoonist and Mormon literary critic Scott Hales about his webcomic, The Garden of Enid: Adventures of a Weird Mormon Girl. Note: The audio is slightly choppy in places. Our apologies. We're working on fixing it for the next episode.

In this episode, Mormon Artist host Katherine Morris interviews visual artist Maddison Colvin about her current work in the Springville Museum of Art's 29th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah show, her composite pieces of Mormon Utah temples and LDS General Conference talks, and her thoughts on Mormon visual culture and the intersection of science and art.

In this episode, Mormon Artist host Katherine Morris interviews film composer Robert Allen Elliott about his work on Errand of Angels, One Good Man, The Saratov Approach, and the upcoming Freetown. Music clips in this podcast: “My Decision” and “In God’s Hands,” from The Saratov Approach, copyright Three Coin Productions, 2013.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews film and television writer and director Blair Treu. Blair wrote and directed the film Meet the Mormons, which is just finishing its theatrical run in the United States. In this podcast, Blair tells the backstory of Meet the Mormons, reflects on its United States run, and talks about upcoming international and Internet distribution.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews photographer Scott Jarvie on his Faith in America project. Scott has traveled to all 50 states in the United States over the past 13 months, photographing LDS temples and religious buildings of different American faiths for his two upcoming books: American Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Religious Buildings of the United States. Scott also discusses his use of social media and crowdfunding to stay connected to fans and gather financial support for his creative projects.

In this episode, Mormon Artist podcast host Katherine Morris interviews Melissa Leilani Larson on her screenplay for Freetown, a film about Liberian Mormon missionaries escaping the country during civil war; her upcoming play Pilot Program, a hypothetical about a contemporary Mormon couple who are asked to participate in polygamy; and advice she has for aspiring Mormon playwrights and screenwriters.