Casey Sheppard's guest appearances

Casey Sheppard

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Nomad Casey Sheppard travels across the US in search of rare and interesting art &amp; bike communities. Through curiosity and a talent to connect with strangers, she is able to see into the heart of others witnessing the inner workings of community. A Nebraska native, Casey is a self-taught award winning metalsmith, who has exhibited worldwide. Her jewelry has been featured in American Craft Magazine, Art Jewelry Magazine, Crafthaus and more. She is also a freelance writer.While in Los Angeles, Casey worked with headdress maker Miss G and jeweler Michael Schmidt Studios. She was trained at Bestia, in classic cocktails, by Julian Cox. Having her Level 1 IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association) ICP (Instructor Certification Program) Certification, Casey has also coached with Kat Sweet and Rebecca Rusch. Casey lectures professionally about her travels, art and life. She is also a brand ambassador for like-minded companies Biolite, Big Agnes, Zuke’s and Fearless Women of Dirt. She continues to live in her portable home/studio “Jones….Full of Grace” traveling with her metalsmithing studio, India the Adventure Dog and mountain bike, Skidmark.

Nomad Casey Sheppard travels across the US in search of rare and interesting art &amp; bike communities. Through curiosity and a talent to connect with strangers, she is able to see into the heart of others witnessing the inner workings of community. A Nebraska native, Casey is a self-taught award winning metalsmith, who has exhibited worldwide. Her jewelry has been featured in American Craft Magazine, Art Jewelry Magazine, Crafthaus and more. She is also a freelance writer. While in Los Angeles, Casey worked with headdress maker Miss G and jeweler Michael Schmidt Studios. She was trained at Bestia, in classic cocktails, by Julian Cox. Having her Level 1 IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association) ICP (Instructor Certification Program) Certification, Casey has also coached with Kat Sweet and Rebecca Rusch. Casey lectures professionally about her travels, art and life. She is also a brand ambassador for like-minded companies Biolite, Big Agnes, Zuke’s and Fearless Women of Dirt. She continues to live in her portable home/studio “Jones….Full of Grace” traveling with her metalsmithing studio, India the Adventure Dog and mountain bike, Skidmark.

Walt interviews Casey Sheppard – Your Road to Authenticity

Meet Casey! You are in for a treat today friends, because you are about to meet artist and mountain biker Casey Sheppard from Case of the Nomads - a yearlong (14 month) road trip where Casey has been visiting art and mountain biking communities to connect with others. With the help of her brother, she converted a Ford transit connect into a live/work space then packed up her jewelry artist studio, dog and bike to live a life on the road.   In this episode we are OBVIOUSLY going to dig into this experience, we’re also going to talk about going tubeless, living in a van down by the river, finding community on the road and the trail, and pickles. Here are the timestamps to some of the things we chat about: 2:30 Brockway, PA Brockway Center for Arts &amp; Technology, http://www.brockwaycatart.org/home 4:30 Pins in the Map Rebecca Rusch, Wheel Girls Camp Gravity Girls 6:40 Casey’s first bike 9:20 Learning to MTB 11:00 Nomadic spark - aka living in a van down by the river 20:30 Casey's favorite rides on the road Duthie Park 25:00 Mechanical comfort on the bike 28:40 Booting a tire, Stans 31:45 Bike shops &amp; communities Gravel World, PCL Absolute Bike Shops, Sedona Planet Bike, near DuBois IMBA Kat Sweet, Sweetlines Drunk Cyclist 35:20 Touring aspirations AIDs Lifecycle Pittsburgh-DC, GAP Trail Decorah Bicycle Shop 38:00 Casey’s favorite bike snacks 41:30 Dream ride 42:20 Advice for newbs Make sure you check out Case of the Nomads, connect socially on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Next week on the show we’ll catch up with spinster Gretchen Howell, who's on her solo North American bike tour. You do not want to miss it! Be sure to follow me @girleatsbike on Facebook, the Twitter, Instagram - even Pinterest, where today I was curating my new board called “Bike Snacks”. You know how I do. I hope you enjoy the show! Let me know what you think at girleatsbike[at]gmail.com. Joyride, on! xo ~C Think you - or someone you know - might be a good fit to be a guest on the Joyride? I'd love to hear from you! Click here and tell me more!

Meet Casey! You are in for a treat today friends, because you are about to meet artist and mountain biker Casey Sheppard from <a href="http://www.caseofthenomads.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Case of the Nomads</a> - a yearlong (14 month) road trip where Casey has been visiting art and mountain biking communities to connect with others. With the help of her brother, she converted a Ford transit connect into a live/work space then packed up her jewelry artist studio, dog and bike to live a life on the road.   In this episode we are OBVIOUSLY going to dig into this experience, we’re also going to talk about going tubeless, living in a van down by the river, finding community on the road and the trail, and pickles. Here are the timestamps to some of the things we chat about: 2:30 Brockway, PA Brockway Center for Arts &amp; Technology, <a href="http://www.brockwaycatart.org/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.brockwaycatart.org/home</a> 4:30 Pins in the Map Rebecca Rusch, <a href="http://www.rebeccarusch.com/event/sram-gold-rusch-tour-stop-4-wheel-girls-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wheel Girls Camp</a> <a href="http://sweetlines.com/kids-summer-camps/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Gravity Girls</a> 6:40 Casey’s first bike 9:20 Learning to MTB 11:00 Nomadic spark - aka living in a van down by the river 20:30 Casey's favorite rides on the road <a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/services/parks-recreation/parks/trails/backcountry-trails/duthie-hill.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Duthie Park</a> 25:00 Mechanical comfort on the bike 28:40 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMSD3TMIf64" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Booting a tire</a>, <a href="http://www.notubes.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Stans</a> 31:45 Bike shops &amp; communities <a href="http://ridinggravel.com/organizer/pirate-cycling-league/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Gravel World, PCL</a> <a href="http://www.absolutebikes.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Absolute Bike Shops, Sedona</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Planet-Bike/156554054385367" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Planet Bike, near DuBois</a> <a href="https://www.imba.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">IMBA</a> Kat Sweet, <a href="http://sweetlines.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Sweetlines</a> <a href="http://drunkcyclist.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Drunk Cyclist</a> 35:20 Touring aspirations <a href="http://www.aidslifecycle.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">AIDs Lifecycle</a> Pittsburgh-DC, <a href="https://gaptrail.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">GAP Trail</a> <a href="http://decorahbicycles.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Decorah Bicycle Shop</a> 38:00 Casey’s favorite bike snacks 41:30 Dream ride 42:20 Advice for newbs Make sure you check out <a href="http://www.caseofthenomads.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Case of the Nomads</a>, connect socially on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/caseofthenomads" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/caseofthenomads" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/caseofthenomads" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter.</a> Next week on the show we’ll catch up with <a href="http://www.spinstera.wordpress.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">spinster</a> Gretchen Howell, who's on her solo North American bike tour. You do not want to miss it! Be sure to follow me @girleatsbike on <a href="http://facebook.com/girleatsbike" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, the <a href="http://twitter.com/girleatsbike" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/girleatsbike" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> - even <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/catcaperello/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, where today I was curating my new board called “<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/catcaperello/bike-snacks/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Bike Snacks</a>”. You know how I do. I hope you enjoy the show! Let me know what you think at <a href="mailto:girleatsbike@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">girleatsbike[at]gmail.com</a>. Joyride, on! xo ~C Think you - or someone you know - might be a good fit to be a guest on the Joyride? I'd love to hear from you! <a href="http://bit.ly/joyrideguest" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click here and tell me more!</a>

011: Meet nomadic MTB-lovin' metal smith, Casey Sheppard