I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists, Curators & Collectors
214 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 144 ratingsI Like Your Work supports artists! Each week artist Erika b Hess interviews artists, gallerists, collectors, and curators to cover topics that will help you in your art practice! From inspiring interviews from the lives of artists to business practices you will walk away ready to get in the studio!
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Narratives on Family, Community and Materials: L.A. Artist Kim Garcia
April 26, 2024 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBKim Garcia is an artist working in sculpture, drawing, and painting. Through her 2nd-generation Filipino American lens, her practice explores social dynamics and residual trauma from interpersonal relationships, community structures, and memory. Kim comes from a background in creating collaborative community projects that often employ alternative spaces to explore studio art practices, site-specific collaboration, and museum and exhibition research. She is the founder of The Cold Read, an on...
Opportunities and Thank You
April 19, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIn this last mini episode of season 6, I talk about some of the opportunities we have for artists at I Like Your Work and I chat about how I'm thankful for the listeners of the podcast! Check out our sponsor for this episode: The Sunlight Podcast: Hannah Cole, the artist/tax pro who sponsors I Like Your Work, has launched Business Deduction Deep Dive: For artists and self-employed creatives. and is everything you need to know about self-employed tax deductions. It’s just $97 and...
Working with Glass & Public Project Advice with Artist Laura Sallade
April 12, 2024 11:00 - 44 minutes - 36.4 MBLaura Sallade is an artist living and working in Philadelphia. Sallade earned a Certificate in Sculpture from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 2013 and is completing a coordinated Bachelors of Fine Arts at The University of Pennsylvania. During her time at UPenn, the artist has also worked toward a Certificate in Positive Psychology and an Advanced Certificate in Creative Writing. While completing her degree, the artist has worked at the intersection of painting and glass, exhibiting...
Moving Through Fear as an Artist to Grow
April 05, 2024 11:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBThis week, I'm chatting about fear and how you can move through imposter syndrome as an artist to grow in your career. Check out our sponsor for this episode: The Sunlight Podcast: Hannah Cole, the artist/tax pro who sponsors I Like Your Work, has launched Business Deduction Deep Dive: For artists and self-employed creatives. and is everything you need to know about self-employed tax deductions. It’s just $97 and one hour to save you thousands on your taxes, this year, next yea...
Looking for Hope Instead of Facts in Painting with John Paul Kesling
March 29, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBJohn Paul Kesling (b. 1980, USA) was born and raised in Northeastern Kentucky in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. He received his BFA in Arts from Morehead State University (Morehead, KY, 2003) and spent a summer in Europe studying art history (Summer 2002). He went on to receive his MFA in Painting from The Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA, 2010). He spent the next six years in Brooklyn, NY immersed in the NYC art scene. In March of 2016, while attending a month-l...
Collaboration, NYC Shows & Our Spring Catalog Curated by Morgan Lehman Gallery
March 22, 2024 11:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBToday, I'm sharing some new and different ways you can collaborate with other artists including how you can collaborate outside of directly working on art pieces together. Join me in this episode to hear some alternative ways you can work with other artists. Apply for Summer Open Call: Deadline May 15 Chautauqua Visual Arts: https://art.chq.org/school/about-the-program/two-week-artist-residency/ 2-week residency https://art.chq.org/school/about-the-program/ 6-week residency ...
Artist Marc Mitchell: Experimentation, Authenticity, and the Connections That Fuel an Artistic Career
March 15, 2024 11:00 - 57 minutes - 51.5 MBMarc Mitchell holds a M.F.A from Boston University. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University; University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Florida Atlantic University Galleries, Boca Raton; TOPS Gallery, Memphis, TN; GRIN Gallery, Providence, RI; Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA; and others. Mitchell has been featured in publications such as the Boston Globe, Burnaway, and Number Inc; and was selected for New Amer...
Cultivating Relationships in the Art World
March 08, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBToday, I'm talking about the importance of having mentors to provide guidance and encouragement throughout your artistic journey and why cultivating relationships is so important as an artist. I'm also giving some suggestions on how artists can find mentors. Check out our sponsor for this episode: Sunlight Tax Join Money Bootcamp now by clicking this link: https://www.sunlighttax.com/moneybootcampimpact and use the code LIKE for $100 off your purchase! Apply for Summer Open Call...
Cultivating Relationships in the Art World
March 08, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBToday, I'm talking about the importance of having mentors to provide guidance and encouragement throughout your artistic journey and why cultivating relationships is so important as an artist. I'm also giving some suggestions on how artists can find mentors. Check out our sponsor for this episode: Sunlight Tax Join Money Bootcamp now by clicking this link: https://www.sunlighttax.com/moneybootcampimpact and use the code LIKE for $100 off your purchase! Apply for Summer Open Call...
Exploration, Ecology, and Public Projects with Artist Rebecca Rutstein
March 01, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBRebecca Rutstein is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice bridges art, science and technology. For over twenty years she has created painting, sculpture, interactive installation and public art inspired by the natural world. Her work sheds light on places and processes hidden from view to foster deeper connection in the face of our climate crisis. As an artist-in-residence, Rutstein’s collaborations with scientists have taken her around the world including seven expeditions at sea and tw...
Chat GPT and Artist Statements: Do You Use It?
February 23, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes - 13.6 MBHave you ever contemplated using Chat GPT for your artist statement? This week, I'm sharing my view on using AI as an artist and what I think the best way of using it is. Link to article mentioned: https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-viral-ai-writer-chatgpt/ I Like Your Work Links: Check out our sponsor for this episode: Sunlight Tax Join Money Bootcamp now by clicking this link: https://www.sunlighttax.com/moneybootcampimpact and use the code LIKE for $100 off your purcha...
Exploring Identity, Belonging, and Social Practice Through Art: Artist Jac Lahav
February 16, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBJAC LAHAV (he/them) is a multi-disciplinary artist, curator, parent, arts writer, children’s book author, and community organizer. Born in Jerusalem Israel with Iranian and Polish roots Lahav was raised in the United States and lives in Connecticut. Lahav’s work investigates community, belonging, and cultural history through expansive series of paintings and installations. With solo shows at Richmond Art Museum Indiana, Longview MFA Texas, Saginaw Art Museum Michigan, Florence Griswold Museu...
Artist Freebies & Artist Date Ideas for Valentine's Day
February 09, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBThis week, I'm sharing some fun artist freebies and artist date ideas for you so you can show yourself some self-love this Valentines Day. Join me in this episode as I offer you some ideas on how you can recharge and inspire your creativity. I Like Your Work Links: Check out our sponsor for this episode: The Sunlight Tax is hosting a free class on Valentines Day: Make Taxes Easier, and Stash an Extra $130k in Your Savings, on 2/14. Join at this link: https://go.sunlighttax....
Artist Mothers and Education in the Arts with Artist Jennifer Combe
February 02, 2024 12:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBJennifer Combe is a mother, artist, and associate professor of art at The University of Montana. Before shifting to higher education, she taught K12 in Washington State public schools for fifteen years. Her artwork investigates gender, contemporary mothering, and children’s development. Her visual work has been exhibited at The Missoula Art Museum, Holter Museum of Art, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, The Gift Shop exhibition space at The Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, the NAEA gallery in ...
Having a Consistent Studio Practice
January 26, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 10.8 MBThis week, I'm chatting about consistency when it comes to your studio practice as an artist and how you can balance your studio practice with your other life responsibilities. Join me as I explain how I was able to define consistency on my own terms and how it's helped me grow as an artist. I Like Your Work Links: Check out our sponsor for this episode: The Sunlight Podcast at https://www.sunlighttax.com/podcastguide Join Money Bootcamp now by clicking this link: https://www.s...
Painting the Studio of an Artist Mother with Painter Suzanne Schireson
January 19, 2024 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBSuzanne Schireson is an artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. She is the recipient of a Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Fellowship and two Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants. Her work has been featured in Hyperallergic, The Providence Phoenix and The Boston Globe. Recent solo exhibits include “Inside Room”, Tiger Strikes Asteroid GVL (NC), “Aftercare”, Eleanor D. Wilson Museum (VA) and “Night Studios”, University of New Haven (CT). Her work has been exhibited at The Woodmere...
Combating Loneliness as an Artist
January 12, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBThis week on the podcast, I'm chatting with you about the importance of community when your an artist and why you need to make sure you have a support system. Join me as I give you some ideas of where you can find your own community of artists. I Like Your Work Links: Check out our sponsor for this episode: The Sunlight Podcast at https://www.sunlighttax.com/podcast Chautauqua Visual Arts: https://art.chq.org/school/about-the-program/two-week-artist-residency/ 2-week residency ...
Capturing & Creating a Moment with Artist James Everett Stanley
January 05, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutes - 45.5 MBJames Everett Stanley is a New England-based painter whose work has been exhibited most recently at Sean Horton Presents, New York (2023); Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York (2023); Provincetown Arts Society, Provincetown (2023); EXPO Chicago (2022); Art Basel Miami Beach (2021); Gaa Gallery, Provincetown (2020); and his work is included in the permanent collection of The Studio Museum in Harlem. A graduate of the MFA program at Columbia University, Stanley is the recipient of fellowships from...
What Kind of Artist Were You Ten Years Ago?- Reflections on Wellness by Nathan Hill
December 29, 2023 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.46 MBHappy 2024! In this episode, I discuss a recent book I read, Wellness, by Nathan Hill. In the book we follow an artist from his days studying art at SAIC in the nineties to 2012. I was intrigued and appalled by the technology shift and how it has impacted artists. I deal with it daily. In this episode, I discuss those shifts but also what has stayed the same and how we can use that as we move forward. I also invite you to check out my free gift! A Goal Setting Workshop for Artists. I love...
Get Your Free Goal Setting Workshop for Creatives with Erika b Hess
December 22, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 13.2 MBOn this week's mini episode I'm talking about the free goal setting workshop I'm holding and why it's so important to set goals as a creative and artist. I hope you'll join me during my goal workshop as we reflect and figure out what's really important to each of us individual artists this upcoming 2024 year! I Like Your Work Links: Check out our sponsor for this episode: The Sunlight Podcast at https://www.sunlighttax.com/podcast Free Goal Workshop Apply to the Chautauqua School of ...
Working with Metal, Form and Light: Artist Gina Herrera
December 15, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutes - 38.2 MBBorn in 1969, Gina Herrera was raised in Chicago and currently resides in California. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In the course of her studies, she was deployed overseas in support of several war contingencies with the United States Army. While serving in Iraq, miles of mountainous trash heaps amidst the devastation of combat galvanized a life-long love of nature into an activist’s calling. Her art practice evolved to less...
What to do When your Open Studio is a Bust
December 08, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBThis week I'm giving you some of my best tips for open studios. I'm also sharing how you can make the best of your time during your open studio even if it isn't as successful as you had hoped. I Like Your Work Links: Free Goal Workshop Apply to the Chautauqua School of Art Residency Program Join the Works Membership ! https://theworksmembership.com/ Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ilikeyourworkpodcast Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs!...
Open Studio Tips
December 08, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBThis week I'm giving you some of my best tips for open studios. I'm also sharing how you can make the best of your time during your open studio even if it isn't as successful as you had hoped. I Like Your Work Links: Free Goal Workshop Apply to the Chautauqua School of Art Residency Program Join the Works Membership ! https://theworksmembership.com/ Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ilikeyourworkpodcast Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs!...
Gallerists Ashley Noyes & Bryce Smith on Creating a Collaborative & Innovative Space for Artists
December 01, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThis week I’m chatting with gallerists Ashley Noyes and Bryce Smith, who created the amazing space Naranjo 141 in Mexico this past year. In this episode we talk about how they both got their start in the arts and what inspired them to start Naranjo 141. NARANJO 141, founded in 2023 in Mexico City by Ashley Noyes and Bryce Smith, is a project-based contemporary art gallery and residency program dedicated to local and international emerging artists. The program is focused on providing a...
Giving Thanks
November 24, 2023 12:00 - 1 minute - 1.85 MBThis holiday week, I'm giving a big thanks to my listeners for joining me every week at the I Like Your Work Podcast! Happy Thanksgiving and have a great holiday in the studio. Links: Fall Exhibition Catalog Curated by Victoria J Fry Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ilikeyourworkpodcast Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podca...
Finding Creative Ways to Support the Arts: Artist Devin Howell Curry
November 17, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 27.9 MBDevin Howell Curry earned a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Florida Atlantic University (FAU). She received her MFA in Painting at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. She participated in the intensive program at Mount Gretna School of Art in 2016 and was also selected as a Four Pillars Artist in 2019. Her work has been exhibited nationally, including New York City, Richmond, VA, Lancaster, PA, Tulsa, OK, Cambridge, and Boston, MA. In 2019 Devin was featured in New American Paintings,...
Finding Community and Flexibility: Artist Mother Jordan Buschur
November 10, 2023 12:00 - 51 minutes - 45.5 MBJordan Buschur is an artist, educator, and curator based in Toledo, Ohio. Her paintings focus on collections of objects ranging from stacked books to interiors of drawers, all united by a system of value based on mystery, sentimentality, and a matriarchal connection. Buschur received an M.F.A. in Painting from Brooklyn College, the City University of New York. Her work has been shown in numerous locations, including exhibitions with the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (Grand Rapids, MI...
How to Organize and Archive Your Work
November 03, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBHave you been wondering how you can easily organize and store your art work? In this podcast episode, I give you some expert tips on how you can seamlessly organize and archive your art inventory so you can preserve your work and find it easily when you need it. Links: Apply to our Winter Exhibition Catalog: https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork Fall Exhibition Catalog Curated by Victoria J Fry Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Watch our Y...
Black Astronaut: Kamal X -Searching for Beauty in a Divided America
October 27, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBKamal X is a self-taught documentary photographer currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Photography found Kamal in 2015, after deciding to quit everything to travel the world in honor of his best friend who passed away due to colon cancer. A hard truth that serves as a major influence in his creative style, which is rooted in telling stories that showcase the hidden truths of humanity that are often misunderstood or overlooked. Kamal’s covering of the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests of Oak...
The Most Important Part of Your Open Studio That Most Artists Forget
October 20, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBDid you realize the most important part of your open studio happens AFTER the event? In this podcast episode, we discuss a commonly missed opportunity for artists and the most crucial part of your Open Studio! Tune in to ensure you don’t miss it and download the FREE Open Studio Tips below! Get Your FREE Open Studio Tips here! https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/ Links: Apply to our Winter Exhibition Catalog: https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork Fall Exhibition Cata...
Artist Karen Lederer: Painting, Printmaking and Patterns
October 13, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 28.4 MBKaren Lederer received her BFA in Printmaking and Drawing from Washington University in St. Louis in 2008 and an MFA in Printmaking from Rhode Island School of Design in 2012. She has been an artist in residence at Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Lower East Side Printshop, and the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. Lederer has presented her work in solo exhibitions at Morgan Lehman Gallery, Cheymore Gallery, One River School, Guilford College Art Gallery, Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gall...
Tips on How To Have a Successful Open Studio
October 06, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBThis week on the podcast, we discuss Open Studios! Here is a quick guide to get your work out there. 1-Who and Where: Choose from various open studio setups, from showcasing your work solo to collaborating with other artists. Consider inviting neighboring studios to join in. 2- Tidy Up and Organize: Declutter your space to showcase your artwork effectively. Consider painting walls and cleaning distracting surfaces, turning it into a pre-party celebration. 3-Curate Your Collection: ...
Painter Stephanie Pierce: Impossible to Capture-Light & Time in Paintings
September 29, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 40.8 MBStephanie Pierce’s paintings explore relationships between light, time, and perception as it is reconsidered over time. Stephanie's work has been exhibited at The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle; The Staten Island Museum, NY; and Asheville Art Museum, NC. Her work is represented by Jupiter Contemporary in Miami, Alpha Gallery in Boston and Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects in NYC. Stephanie received a Peter S. Reed Foundation Grant in 2018 and a Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant...
Building Community, Chautauqua Visual Arts, and Giving Back
September 22, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBI am a huge advocate for inclusive communities as essential for our growth. In this episode, I share three reasons community is vital and two ways to build your community. I also share about my personal experience at Chautauqua as a student and how I am thrilled to be the new Artistic Director of Chautauqua Visual Arts. First off, community is a source of comfort for artists. The creative journey can be isolating, with long hours spent working alone. In a community, you find others who un...
Braving Creativity: Artists Who Turn the Scary, Messy, Thrilling Path of Change into Courageous Transformation by Naomi Vladeck
September 15, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 37.6 MBNaomi Vladeck is a certified life coach devoted to advancing the work of independent artists and creatives through her company Creativity Matters Coaching. She has been working with and around independent artists for thirty years as a planner, performer, nonprofit founder, and as a life coach. She holds a masters in Performance Studies and a certification in mindful leadership practice - both from NYU. The experience of her husband’s alcoholism and death led to her writing debut: Braving Cre...
Get Out of Your Head: Mexico Artist Retreat & Tips on Seeing Differently in the Everyday
September 08, 2023 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBOver the summer, I had the amazing opportunity to run our first international artist retreat to Oaxaca, Mexico. It was an incredible time filled with connection between artists and discovery. This week, I share about our trip and also share how I get out of my own head to see my day-to-day differently. We can’t always hop on a plane to get out of our routine, so I wanted to share how I “switch my lens” when I feel like I am in a bit of a rut. This allows me to generate new ideas for my work ...
Painter Jennifer Coates: Surface Activation, Mythology & Process
September 01, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBJennifer Coates is an artist working in Brooklyn, NY and Lakewood, PA. Her work was featured in Untitled, Miami in December 2022 in a solo booth with High Noon Gallery. Recent solo shows include Para Pastoral at Pamela Salisbury Gallery, Hudson, NY; Lesser Gods of Lakewood, PA at High Noon Gallery; and Pagan Forest, West Chester University. She has been in numerous group shows, including an exhibit centered around the drawings of Marsden Hartley at the Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston...
BONUS: Create Magazine & PxP Contemporary on Creative Business
June 02, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 30.4 MBThis week, I'm sharing a special bonus episode of Season 5! This episode is from an interview I did on the Create! podcast hosted by Ekaterina Popova, artist, coach, and founder of Create! Magazine and Alicia Puig, CEO of PxP Contemporary. We talk about a lot of different topics including our open call experiences, mindset as an artist and the Creative Business Handbook which was written by Kat and Alicia and just recently released. Links: https://www.createmagazine.com/podcast ...
Gallerist LaiSun Keane on Art and Creating an Online Presence
May 26, 2023 11:00 - 54 minutes - 48.4 MBLaiSun Keane is a contemporary art gallery located at Sowa Art District in Boston with a focus on providing a platform for non-mainstream voices. The gallery was born in the Covid19 pandemic so it has a strong focus on producing online content and new ways of art presentation and art sales through price transparency. Our stable of artists consists of both local and International artists, and we mount eight to nine virtual and in-person exhibitions annually. Today, LaiSun joins me to cha...
How to Prepare for a Studio Visit
May 19, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBFor season 5's last mini episode, I'm sharing another snippet from The Works, my comprehensive professional practice membership designed to equip artists with the skills and knowledge to create materials, effectively utilize social media, build their website, and more! Today, I'm giving you some of my best tips on preparing for your studio visits. I Like Your Work Links: Grab the last spot for our retreat Radiate and Repeat Exhibition Join The Works Membership! https://the...
Mike Ousley: Appalachian Narratives as Contemporary Art
May 12, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MBAmerican born painter Mike Ousley paints a direct commentary on Appalachian life and folk traditions, though their simplicity belies their depth. Ousley has painted since childhood, and though trained (MFA, University of Cincinnati), he foils Western European traditions with the folk style of his youth. Having grown up in a small coal town in Southeastern Kentucky listening to stories told by friends and family, he credits the visionary artists and rich heritage of the region as his primary ...
Tips on Studio Visits
May 05, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutes - 11.8 MBFor this week's mini episode, I am sharing something from The Works, my comprehensive professional practice course designed to equip artists with the skills and knowledge to create materials, effectively utilize social media, build their website, and more! In this episode I talk about how to make the most of your studio visits. I Like Your Work Links: Apply for our Summer Exhibition Open Call Radiate and Repeat Exhibition Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.co...
Asking the Big Questions: Life & Art with Gallerist Jenna Ferrey
April 28, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBJenna Ferrey is a gallerist who founded Trotter&Sholer Gallery in 2020. She holds a PhD focused on multiculturalism and religious diversity from the University of Calgary and a Masters Degree in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Ferrey’s professional experience spans the energy industry, non-profit work with the United Nations in India, and fine art galleries in Manhattan. Ferrey is the proud parent to a delightful Norfolk Terrier named Birdie, a little dog who guards the galler...
Tips on Applying to Open Calls
April 21, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 23.1 MBFor this week's mini episode, I am resharing my episode from season 4 where I share some of my best tips when it comes to applying to open calls. In this episode I talk about how you can make the most out of your experience when applying to open calls and I also give some quick and actionable tips. I Like Your Work Links: Radiate and Repeat Exhibition Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Vi...
Awe Instead of Fear: Clay & Permaculture with Artist Roxanne Swentzell
April 14, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBRoxanne Swentzell was born in 1962 in Taos New Mexico. She is a member of the Native American Tribe, Santa Clara Pueblo. Growing up within an artist family allowed Roxanne to naturally take up her mother's clay and start sculpting at a very early age. Due to a speech impediment as a child, Swentzell found that she could sculpt what she was feeling in clay and communicate in this manner. She continued speaking through clay even after she learned to talk in words. In high school, Swentzell was...
Making Peace with your Strength
April 07, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.68 MBOn today's mini episode, I'm chatting about why you need to start embracing your inner strengths so you can open up new opportunities to grow as an artist. I'm also sharing how you can shift your mindset from fixing your weaknesses to embracing and utilizing your strengths to thrive in your creative pursuits. I Like Your Work Links: Radiate and Repeat Exhibition Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions...
Forging a Way: Art & Growth with Artist Holly Wong
March 31, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBHolly Wong lives and works in San Francisco, California. She was educated at the San Francisco Art Institute where she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in New Genres. Holly creates installations and assemblages, integrating non-traditional approaches with more traditional sewing techniques associated with the history of women. She has been awarded visual arts grants from the Integrity: Arts and Culture Association, Barbara Deming Memorial fund, the George Sugarman Fo...
Following a Creative Path: Art & Mental Illness with Artist Nicole Lau
March 24, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBThis week, The Works member and artist Nicole Lau is joining me to talk about her journey breaking through her mental health struggles to create a thriving professional art practice. Nicole Lau (b.1992) is a Canada-born Chinese artist currently living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia. As an early career artist established in 2021, Nicole works between Chinese brush and Western oil painting techniques, heavily influenced by her mentors. She is a grant recipient of the 2022 Res...
A Little Bit of Belief: Artist Mikey Yates
March 17, 2023 11:00 - 40 minutes - 38.2 MBI first saw Mikey Yates work in our 2020 exhibition Drowned Neon Rose and I've been following him ever since. Mikey Yates is Kansas City based painter born in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. He grew up drawing the various characters that colored his life: Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, Ryu from Street Fighter and Gary Payton from the Sonics. Yates continues this practice today, but instead of strictly rendering fictional characters and sports superstars he paints family members and friend...
From Netflix to L.A. : Emily Pfaff Shares Her Journey as an Artist & Works Member
March 10, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBThis week, The Works member and artist Emily Pfaff is joining me to talk about her journey as an artist and how the community and support she's gotten from The Works has helped her with her professional practice. Emily Pfaff lives and works in Forest Park, Il. She received her BFA in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2006. She has worked professionally in numerous areas of the arts and has worked extensively on collaborative commissions for film and television. Her w...