In the fall of 2009, Seattle mayor Greg Nickels presented a Mayor's Arts Award to Jesse Higman for his community–based art. Jesse's paintings feature abstract, fluid shapes of color that are a little bit cosmic. He creates them by inviting a team of volunteers to pour paint over a table top canvas. Jesse's quadriplegic, but he has just enough use of his arms to still paint. Back in the early 1990s, Jesse started out as a solo artist, painting leather jackets and guitars for bands like The Cult and Alice in Chains, and some of his work is now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. KUOW's Jeremy Richards joined Jesse during one of his group painting sessions to find out what inspired his transformation.
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In the fall of 2009, Seattle mayor Greg Nickels presented a Mayor's Arts Award to Jesse Higman for his community–based art. Jesse's paintings feature abstract, fluid shapes of color that are a little bit cosmic. He creates them by inviting a team of volunteers to pour paint over a table top canvas. Jesse's quadriplegic, but he has just enough use of his arms to still paint. Back in the early 1990s, Jesse started out as a solo artist, painting leather jackets and guitars for bands like The Cult and Alice in Chains, and some of his work is now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. KUOW's Jeremy Richards joined Jesse during one of his group painting sessions to find out what inspired his transformation.
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INTRO:In the fall of 2009, Seattle mayor Greg Nickels presented a Mayor's Arts Award to Jesse Higman for his community–based art. Jesse's paintings feature abstract, fluid shapes of color that are a little bit cosmic. He creates them by inviting a team of volunteers to pour paint over a table top canvas. Jesse's quadriplegic, but he has just enough use of his arms to still paint. Back in the early 1990s, Jesse started out as a solo artist, painting leather jackets and guitars for bands like The Cult and Alice in Chains. KUOW's Jeremy Richards joined Jesse during one of his group painting sessions to find out what inspired his transformation.
OUTRO:[wait for brief actualities medley that plays after outro music starts]
Artist Jesse Higman spoke with KUOW's Jeremy Richards.
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| God Moving Over the Face of the Waters | Moby | 00:30 |
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