Some people write because they want to tell a story. Luis “Chino” Martinez writes because, at a defining moment in his life, words became the only place his experience could go. In Episode 3 of The Open Palette Podcast, Martinez sits down with Brian Camacho to reflect on a writing practice born from trauma, shaped by self examination, and expanded into a way of helping other people tell the stories they carry. His journey moves from private pages to published books, from memo

For Jacksonville artist Jenn Veal, the creative process is not a straight line toward certainty. It is a practice of listening, adjusting, stepping back, and continuing, even when the work has not fully revealed itself yet. Jenn Veal has spent more than two decades building a life in art. A fine artist and muralist from Jacksonville, Florida, the 904 as she proudly calls it, Veal has developed a practice rooted in portraiture, tribute, movement, and the emotional weight of pe

In the first Open Palette conversation, Michael “2Esae” Baca reflects on identity, risk, business, self-belief and the responsibility of building a creative legacy.