Abstract worlds that look like they're made of candy - yum! Jaime Rovenstine and I are talking about making art a full-time job {while already having a full-time job}, motherhood, and ice cream from unicorns. For real.
Paper woven into intricate tapestries by a self-taught artist who claims that she is, "not a very patient person". Uh-huh. India-born, Australia-based artist Gunjan Aylawadi is my funny, inspiring, lovely guest today.
She is the creator of a huge, rich, very involved creative project called "Consenses" ... oh, and just wait till you hear who her parents are!
A library of painted "props" that Kirstin Lamb uses to create her own still life scenes, and a detailed glossary to go with it. Be still my organization-loving heart!
Favorite TV shows, her previous life in PR, dirty words in Australia that mean something completely different in Canada - all of this and more from Rachel Castle's car. For real.
Boston based artist Scott Listfield likes astronauts. A lot. His oil paintings are gorgeous and full of pop-culture goodness - and he's hilarious. Perfect combination!
Not only is this a great quote, it's also a perfect description of how Canadian painter Zoe Pawlak lives her life. Artist, entrepreneur, mother, and taco-lover.
VICTORY! It took until episode 50 but I finally convinced Irish artist Lola Donoghue to come on the podcast. Her work is gorgeous, her story is inspiring, and her accent is THE BEST.
An amazing artist, a recent MFA graduate, a full-time middle school art teacher, and a single mother of twins - phewf. I was so excited to talk to Aris Moore. So excited, in fact, that I forgot to hit record.
Designer by day, artist all the time. I'm talking to Toronto based Amanda Happe. Her work is gorgeous and she is so insightful on the topic of creativity - great combination!
Layers and layers of graphite drawings, and who knows what else, all trapped in carefully poured resin. I'm asking Brooks Salzwedel about the how, what, and why behind his ethereal work. Watch for dinosaurs.
From a life-altering accident at 15, to finding her way to an art career decades later, this was such a lovely and inspiring talk with Sarah Gee Miller. The only thing missing - coffee and blueberry muffins.
Joël Penkman's food paintings are absolutely stunning, but imagine my delight when I found out that they're actually painted with food too ... well, kinda. How's that for a tease?!
Miles and miles of thread, porcelain, sometimes a bit of paint, more thread ... and the fact that "nothing is a mistake".
Found bits and pieces of wonderfulness with New York based artist Andrea D'Aquino. We talked about being disciplined in the studio {ie., getting in there and doing the work}, but also about the importance of happy accidents.
So many of you have asked if I could interview this amazing artist, and I've finally delivered! I'm talking to Swedish artist Camilla Engman. She was nervous about her English, but I assured her it was much better than my Swedish!
I'm talking to Utah based artist Stephanie K. Clark about "painting with thread", art vs. craft, and our shared fascination with peeking into people's windows at night ... don't judge us.
Real leaves, no tricks ... just the slow, careful, delicate work of German-born, UK based artist Susanna Bauer. Not only is her art lovely, so is she ... and apparently "a bit impatient". Um, what?!
Beautiful little sandwiches of paper, paint, and found images! Today I'm talking about process, song lyrics, and tacos with Austin based artist Xochi Solis.
If you live somewhere cold, brace yourself because the work of New York based painter Samantha French will make you want to jump into the closest pool!
Houses, embroidery thread, vintage ladies ... yes, it's very possible that Amsterdam based artist Hagar Vardimon and I are soul sisters. We're talking collage techniques, hunting for paper, and trying to find our way in the art world.
Chatting in a quiet library while sipping on gin and tonic. I'm talking cyanotypes and nature with talented Indianapolis based artist, Casey Roberts.
Botanical watercolors, rum-soaked nipple cakes, and cosmic moments late one night. Yep, all of that and more is covered in my conversation with Oregon based artist Kiana Mosley.
Gorgeous paintings that celebrate the mundane. Yep, Leah Giberson's painted subjects are truly beautifully boring. She said no to this interview three times, so listen quickly in case she figures out how to delete it!
I'm shaking things up a tiny bit today. Instead of talking to a visual artist, we're heading to LA to talk to actor Autumn Reeser about this whole creativity thing. It really is just one giant club!