6: Brick by Brick 06.13.14

Honestly, Dear Listener

Photo by Jeff Stoddart Photography

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This week, I interviewed my friend and all-around-artist/maker Cullen Purser. By day, he's a handyman, but by night, he's creating community at The Cavalcade, an art collective in Fruita, Colorado.

But what's so fascinating about Cullen is that he's made it his life's goal to learn how to do everything. And he does everything just a piece at a time; he doesn't focus on huge tasks. Instead, he takes everything "brick by brick." And before he knows it, he's built a huge wall and learned a thing or two about art and life.

Check out:

• The Cavalcade: www.cavalcadefruita.com
• Short & Hat (our 2011 travel blog I mention in the podcast): www.shortandhat.com
  

Photo by The Cavalcade
Photo by Michael Wong

The Cavalcade in Fruita, CO

Photo by Jeff Stoddart Photography

Cullen was an extra in The Lone Ranger starring Johnny Depp
Seth Schaeffer, Daniel Suelo, & Cullen Purser

Photo by Stephanie Summerfield

Jeannine (Cullen's wife) & I

Photo by Stephanie Summerfield

Cullen's shop
Cullen's shop
Cullen's shop
Cullen's shop
A passage from the Tao Te Ching hanging on Cullen's shop wall

Cullen's shop
Cullen's drawings in his shop
Cullen's drawings in his shop

Music:
"Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod
"Watching Seabirds Soar (Harmony)" by DoKashiteru
"Reverie (small theme)" by _ghost
An original by Cullen Purser
"peaceOut" by airtone