Episode 39: Creativity Saved My Life- A Survival Story. Interview with Artist Margot Dermody, Part 1

Creativity Saved My Life- A Survival Story. Interview with Artist Margot Dermody, Part 1

Note: *If you have experienced a traumatic event such as a kidnapping or other violent act, please tune in to a different episode, listen with caution, or wait until next week’s Part 2 episode where we will hear our featured artist talk about her artwork and journey after experiencing the traumatic car kidnapping that she describes in this episode. This interview also contains mild swearing, so please listen with headphones or wait to listen while children are not around. *

Tune in to this special episode of the I Like Art Podcast where artist Margot Dermody shares-for the first time- her experience being kidnapped in the middle of the day and how she used her creative thinking skills to survive and get herself through this situation safely. Margot shares her story to shed light on the possibility of this happening to others with the hope of increasing situational awareness in others and preventing further crimes like this from happening. In this episode, Margot  also hints at how this event had led her into switching careers and following her heart’s desire to becoming an artist (and she talks about her next chapter in the following episode, Part 2, to be aired next week). Tune in to hear Margot’s incredible story, learn, and be inspired to keep going and follow your dreams.

It is our hope that by sharing Margot’s story, we use this opportunity to help save lives and prevent others from becoming victims of similar crimes. Please share this episode with your loved ones if you feel the urge to share this story and to help Margot spread awareness and hope. 

Margot Dermody is an artist living in Pittsburgh, PA. Born in Maryland, she was exposed to art and science at a young age through her mother, an artist, and her father, a mathematician. She received a B.A. in Economics and an M.P.S. in Hotel Administration, both from Cornell University. Margot has lived and worked in San Francisco, New York, Boston, and Nashville. Growing up, she moved from Maryland to upstate New York, and lived in Rome when she was 12 years old, where she learned Italian.

Margot has been exploring and making art for more than 30 years. As a child, she had a passion for ceramics, photography, cooking, sewing, and performance arts. Primarily self-taught, she works in acrylic on canvas, wood, and paper as well as in mixed-media with photography, collage, oil, found materials, and most recently glass. Margot’s work includes elements of nature and emotion in a palette that varies from vibrant to monochromatic.

Learn More about Margot Dermody here:

Website: https://www.margotdermody.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/margotdermody/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mbdermody

Mentioned Items: 

- Ekaterina Popova, the Art Queens : https://artqueens.co/

-Create! Podcast

Book: What Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey

Book: The Way of Integrity by Martha Beck

You can watch this entire interview here on YouTube:https://youtu.be/GLmZmM2hKSk

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