{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcreative-guts.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Frandall-neilsen-kAlIoLQb","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Randall Nielsen","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/451777eb-554e-4f12-a7a4-2ef03504fbe8/ced2b2c5-b62d-4bd8-bbb9-8a4fbb474366/62101526_2090044691295396_6519074839892852736_n_1.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Introducing the 100th full-length interview on Creative Guts! Thank you to our listeners for being with us over the years!\n\nIn this episode of Creative Guts, co-hosts Laura Harper Lake and Sarah Wrightsman chat with Randall Nielsen, the artist behind From Strange Pieces and the founder of Queerlective! Randall is an artist, engineer, and community organizer living in Manchester. His personal mission is to spread color and light throughout the universe through queer shiny art! In this episode we talk about Randall’s personal journey over the past couple of years, how and why he founded Queerlective, and more! \n\nIf you’re not familiar, Queerlective is a community organization, based in New Hampshire, that seeks to create and promote inclusive environments for the queer, BIPOC, and underserved communities with a focus on utilizing art for personal and community growth. Queerlective is relatively new, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at them!\n\nCheck out Queerlective on the web at www.Queerlective.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/queer_lective, and From Strange Pieces on the web at www.StrangePieces.com and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/fromstrangepieces. \n\nListen to this episode wherever you listen to podcasts or on our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. Be friends with us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CreativeGutsPodcast and Instagram at www.Instagram.com/CreativeGutsPodcast. \n\nThis episode is sponsored in part by the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Thank you to our friends in Rochester for their support of the show.\n\nIf you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. "}