Blast From The Past

Blast From The Past

From The Living Artist by Preston M. Smith (PMS Artwork)

March 3, 2026 · 13 min · Season 6 · Episode 318

About this episode

In this final episode of Season 6, Preston M. Smith is interviewed by Mike Collins, discussing various aspects of the art world and the podcast's origins.

In this final episode of Season 6 of The Living Artist podcast, we have decided to do a "Blast From The Past" episode, featuring an older, and never before heard interview, from around the time that the podcast all began. In this interview, the tables are turned and Preston is the one being interviewed by Mike Collins , of ShockBoxx gallery fame. During this interview, Preston talks about the business of art, building an artistic presence, his darker origins, fitting in with different communities, not taking yourself too seriously, movie references galore, podcast origins, and more. Above all, this interview embodies having fun with the interview process in general. We hope that you get something out of this episode, and stay tuned for Season 7, just around the corner! Enjoy. For more information on Preston M. Smith and his artwork, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pmsartwork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or follow him on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/pmsartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (social media everywhere @pmsartwork). You can also…

People in this episode

Host: Preston M. Smith

Guest: Mike Collins

Topics covered

  • art business
  • artistic presence
  • interview process
  • community fitting
  • podcast origins

Keywords

  • art
  • interview
  • podcast
  • business of art
  • art community
  • fun
  • creativity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ShockBoxx gallery, PMS Artwork, YouTube, Instagram

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