Carousel Animal Woodcarver Ken Means

In this artist interview podcast I talk with master woodcarver, painter, bronze artist and creator of authentic Pacific Northwest Indian masks Ken Means. Ken has been creating art for 60 years and is best known for his beautiful highly detailed carousel animals. In our interview he shares growing up in Los Angeles, California, his love of going to the carousel at Lincoln Park and the struggles he faced trying to make a living as an artist early in his career. 

Ken talks about how he worked at a billboard company painting signs which later led him paint backdrops and sets in Hollywood. He shares how he was able to begin teaching art at some of LA's best art colleges despite not having gone to college. Ken offers insight into how he taught himself how to draw, paint, and carve wood over the years, and how those things eventually led to his opening up his own private wood carving school. 

As a master carver, he tells the story of what sparked his lifelong journey to create his very own hand-crafted animal carousel. With only a few animals left, Ken talks about his plans to share his more than a decade-long work with the public and what is next.  

You can watch Ken's video interview on YouTube  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF3fndBFFOE

You can read the full story on The Creative Push blog

https://learnandcreate.com/carousel-woodcarver-ken-means/

You can see more photos from the interview at Sheri Oneal Photography

https://sherioneal.com/master-woodcarver-ken-means/

To learn more, visit thecreativepush.com, learnandcreate.com, sherioneal.com, and thecreativepush.substack.com

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Logic Pro

Zoom H5

Sure SM58 Microphones

Blue Yeti USB Microphone 

Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Headphones

Desktop Tripod Mic Stands 

Sandisk Extreme Pro Memory Cards

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