April Small is the owner/operator of Odonata Artistic Services, a small business that offers Paint Party Fundraiser Events, virtual training, and Life Coaching with a Creative Twist. April notes that "I am all about spreading the LOVE, I have found the best way for me to do this is through my own passion of not just creating heART but teaching others how to create and trust that they too have a UNIQUE CREATIVE GENIUS that lies within each and every one of us!" April is a professional artist and has been teaching art since 2013. She has a degree in psychology, minor in business, holds certifications as a Master Life Coach, Therapeutic Art Life Coach, and Creatively Fit Coach - certified under artist Whitney Freya.

It's Halloween again and time to speak to our spirit friends. Please join me for a very special ARTalk with John Cole Artist as I speak to the "Art of Ghost Hunting." As a person who has investigated a number of haunted locations over the years, I have some experience with the paranormal. I've even captured evidence! Over the course of the episode, I'll address the equipment I use and what I think about each piece. I'll also give you the truth behind what it's like to actually ghost hunt. Is it as terrifying as it seems?

My last ARTalk podcast was back in June - right before I embarked on a 5-week vacation to the American Southwest. However, when I was at the half-way point, I had an auto accident which stopped me dead in my tracks. In fact, the accident shook me so much that I stopped doing everything. While I was not physically injured, looking back I think the accident sent me into a grief spirial. It's taken me this long to put everything into perspective and begin to move forward. In this special "The Great Pause" episode of ARTalk with John Cole Artist, I'll speak to the first half of my vacation and how I'm now recovering from the damage a "simple" accident can have. I look forward to sharing my story with you.