Best Artworkshops Podcasts (2024)

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#260: The Last Episode 2:13

2y ago2:13

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After four years and 260 episodes, I am ending The Left Brain Artist podcast. You may go back to any podcast app or my website to listen to any of the episodes you have missed. Thank you for listening to The Left Brain Artist podcast. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-ar…

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#259: Ending this Podcast 2:44

2y ago2:44

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After four years and 260 episodes, I am ending The Left Brain Artist podcast. All episodes will remain on podcast apps as well as on my website. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/By Suzanne Redmond

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#258 Naomi Vona: Altering Vintage and Contemporary Found Images 44:58

2y ago44:58

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Naomi Vona is an Italian artist based in London. You may know her by her Instagram name, which is @mariko_koda. Her artwork combines her many interests, including photography, collage, and illustration. She uses found vintage and contemporary photos, which she alters, creating a new interpretation of the original shots. Using paint pens, paper, was…

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#257 Tamara Laporte: Mixed Media and Wellness with Willowing Arts 44:52

2y ago44:52

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Tamara Laporte is a celebrated mixed media artist and art teacher with Willowing Arts who has been running her own creative business since 2008. Her work can be described as mixed media folk art with a focus on magical realism. Her art classes are a combination of art techniques as well as self-development. Tam is the inventor and creator of Life B…

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#256 Rachelle Eason: Maker of Pottery, Plant-Stained Paper, and Books 51:13

2y ago51:13

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Florida artist Rachelle Eason makes two kinds of art. She makes hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery. Her stoneware is both functional and decorative. Rachelle also makes handmade plant-stained paper. She developed the techniques for this unusual art form herself. The paper is then used for handmade books, stationery, and paper packets. With over 25…

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#255 Lacey Crime: Mural Artist 50:22

2y ago50:22

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Lacey Crime is a mural artist who lives in Maine. She previously lived in North Carolina, and that’s where she got her start painting murals. Lacey brings your visions to life through custom murals, either at your home or inside or outside your business. She specializes in interactive murals, where the viewer can be a part of the scene, capturing t…

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#254 Nathalie Kalbach: Creative Jumpstarts and Artful Adventures 51:24

2y ago51:24

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Artist Nathalie Kalbach is from Germany but has lived in the U.S. for 13 years. She’s a painter with a favorite subject of old buildings. Nathalie researches the building, its history, and who may have lived or worked there. This research affects her color and design choices. She also uses an art journal, to test out ideas, try new techniques, and …

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#253 Kristin Miller: Artist and College Professor 49:28

2y ago49:28

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Kristin Miller is an artist from South Florida. She’s also an art professor at Palm Beach State College. Kristin teaches art appreciation, as well as design, illustration, and sculpture. Her own artwork often starts with painting, but then she adds 3D elements. She creates her own papers from natural objects, and sculpts using everyday items like c…

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#252 Rachel Awes: Psychologist, Artist, and Author 49:26

2y ago49:26

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Rachel Awes is a practicing psychologist, artist, and author. Her books include words of encouragement, reflections, and quotes, combined with her illustrations. She draws in a doodle-like manner, using pen and paint. Rachel sells her illustrations through Etsy, and you can also see them on her Instagram and website. We talk about her art style as …

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#251 Lisa Agaran: Wabi Sabi Art and Workshops 57:36

2y ago57:36

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Lisa Agaran is an artist who creates in the wabi sabi style. She uses mixed media, including found objects. She also teaches and helps artists with their own creativity from her site called True Creativity Within. Her workshops are online, and you can take them live or recorded. Subjects include making oracle cards, learning how to create your own …

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#250 Roxanne Evans Stout: Artist, Teacher, Wanderer, and Dreamer 1:11:57

2y ago1:11:57

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Roxanne Evans Stout is a painter and collage and assemblage artist from Southern Oregon. Her art is influenced by the forest in her backyard and the river below. She uses paint, natural materials, fabric, and bits of metal and found objects for her art. Roxanne teaches workshops online and in person, and is looking forward to her retreat in Morocco…

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#249 Helen Hiebert: Paper Artist, Author, Instructor, and Podcaster 47:26

2y ago47:26

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Helen Hiebert is a paper artist in Colorado. Her mission is to share her love of hand papermaking and paper crafts with newcomers and to expand the knowledge of experienced artists through artwork, online and in-person classes, retreats, videos, how-to books, a blog, and a podcast. Helen uses handmade paper as her primary medium to create sculpture…

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#248 Dawn DeVries Sokol: Author, Artist, and Illustrator 1:06:34

2y ago1:06:34

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Artist Dawn DeVries Sokol used her journalism degree to edit newspapers and design magazines. That lead to designing books and later writing and illustrating her own books. Her latest books are The Postcard Project and The Planner Book. Dawn also paints custom pet portraits and teaches online art classes. Her workshops can be found on her website a…

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#247 Jessica Hughes: Artist, Writer, and Creative Leader 53:07

2y ago53:07

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Jessica Hughes is an award-winning artist, author, art business coach and single mom of 7. As CEO of Jess Hughes Media & Fine Art, she leads multiple arms of the brand to promote her own paintings and to offer online courses and programs to artists looking to grow authentic, heart-centered and thriving businesses. Jess also co-authored the Internat…

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#246 Kiana Jones: Artist and Creator of Happening Hands Marketplace 44:31

2y ago44:31

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Artist Kiana Jones makes art under her middle name as Rokita Art. Kiana uses watercolor, pens, and embroidery to make beautiful abstracts. Some are large and some are very small and she mounts them into glass lockets to make jewelry. Kiana has also started an online handmade marketplace called Happening Hands. She invites other artists to list thei…

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#245 Erik Abel: Modern Surf Art, Animal Art, and Abstracts 48:17

2y ago48:17

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Erik Abel is an artist, surfer, and world traveler. He lives in Southern Oregon, an area I know quite well because my mom and her family are from there. Before settling in Ashland, Oregon with his family, Erik surfed and traveled all over the South Pacific. Always sketching, he worked to develop his own unique style, which includes images of ocean …

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#244 Aiden Paez: Inspired by His Mother Karen Emile’s Creativity, Painting Through His Eyes 44:38

2y ago44:38

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Aiden Paez is a self-taught painter who works in acrylic, and most recently, in oils. His muted color palette is inspired by his mom Karen Emile’s home décor and the colors that she loves. Aiden is only 15 years old, but he’s a very talented artist. I interviewed them both together so it wouldn’t be so daunting for Aiden, but I also wanted to hear …

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#243 Andrea Scher: Artist, Author, and Wonder Seeker 40:06

2+ y ago40:06

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Artist and coach Andrea Scher has a degree in business, but she instantly knew she was destined for a creative field. She started painting, and soon she was selling her artwork. Andrea now works with women to help them be more brave and feel more alive. She helps them to practice and honor their creative superpowers. This is done through e-courses,…

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#242 Courtney Cerruti: Artist, Author, and Collaborator 54:37

2+ y ago54:37

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Courtney Cerruti is an artist, author, and collaborator working out of Oakland, California. She’s authored 5 books with Quarto Press and Abrams, including her latest book called One Color a Day. Courtney taught craft workshops when she worked at Paper Source, then moved toward display merchandising for Anthropologie. She currently teaches workshops…

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#241 Dawn Trimble: Painting a Narrative with Spatial Harmony 57:47

2+ y ago57:47

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Artist Dawn Trimble lives in Atlanta. Dawn is a painter with an interior design and architecture background. Just a few years ago, she started painting so she could take a break from so much time in front of the computer. Her paintings might be called minimalist, and yet she combines paint, oil crayons, scraps of paper, and words to make a beautifu…

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#240 Cbabi Bayoc: Painting the World He Wants to See 49:14

2+ y ago49:14

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Artist Cbabi Bayoc lives in St. Louis where he’s making a name for himself painting murals in schools and doing portraits. He started his art career doing caricatures, which he taught himself by studying other artists. His own style has evolved as he uses vibrant colors to bring movement to the piece. He often paints families and music, and he even…

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#239 Kristin Dieng: Glass on Glass Mosaic Artist 1:16:05

2+ y ago1:16:05

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Kristin Dieng is a fine mosaic artist who works with glass. Her glass on glass creations highlight light and color, illuminating different parts depending on where and what time of day they are viewed. Kristin’s creative motivation comes from her desire to respond positively to a chronic illness. For her, creating art provides an opportunity for fi…

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#238 Valisa Higman: Paper Artist inspired by Alaska 57:44

2+ y ago57:44

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Artist Valisa Higman lives in Seldovia, Alaska, where she has a separate art studio. She makes cut paper illustrations, carving away at the background using an exacto knife. The images are revealed in an intricate lacework of lines. Using the black as the foreground, she fills the negative space by piecing together layers of paper in vibrant colors…

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#237 Yulia Brodskaya: Making Elegant Paper Illustrations 52:49

2+ y ago52:49

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Artist Yulia Brodskaya creates elegant handmade and very detailed paper illustrations. She cuts strips of paper, and folds, cuts, and spirals the strips, adhering them by gluing the edge. Originally from Moscow, she now lives with her family outside of London. She mentioned that her family only speaks Russian in their home, but I think she did very…

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#236 Tami Macala: Building a Platform for Mosaic Arts and Other Online Art Courses 59:14

2+ y ago59:14

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Artist Tami Macala teaches mosaic classes and now offers classes from other instructors on her platform Mosaic Arts Online. In fact, she now offers two platforms for classes. The other is called Create Arts Online. She and her husband produce the classes so they have the highest production value and the best customer service experience. With over 1…

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#235 Miriam Schulman: Artist, Teacher, Business Coach, and Podcast Host 54:40

2+ y ago54:40

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Artist Miriam Schulman lives in the New York area. After 9/11, she re-evaluated her life and decided she wanted to leave the world of finance. Not knowing what she wanted to do, she happened to make a watercolor portrait of her son in his Batman costume. As friends saw that painting hanging in her home, they started asking her to make portraits for…

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#234 Sema Martin: Pet Portraits and Helping You to Make Art Your Career 52:41

2+ y ago52:41

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Artist Sema Martin has a degree in aerospace engineering, and worked in the space program. Art was always calling her, and after just a couple of years, she left to become a full-time artist. She creates realistic pet portraits using colored pencils, and her business is based on commissions. Over the years, she’s learned how to price and market her…

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#233 Cyndi Lanier: Nature Printing and Gyotaku 46:22

2+ y ago46:22

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Artist Cyndi Lanier does nature printing, using natural materials like sea fans, sea oats, or feathers. She also makes prints using fish, which is called gyotaku. Cyndi uses inks to cover the fish and then lays paper over them to transfer the image. She also dyes papers to create a background, and will create a composition that may contain one or m…

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#232 Robin Olsen: Abstract Layers Inspired by Quilts 40:25

2+ y ago40:25

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Robin Olsen is an artist in Portland, Oregon. She creates abstract art that may contain paper and many layers of paint, as well as removed layers through sanding or painting over. Her paintings sometimes take on a grid pattern with geometric shapes like circles or diamonds. She also incorporates marks and lines, finding an equilibrium between freed…

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#231 Laurie Mika: Mixed Media Mosaics and Assemblage 45:50

2+ y ago45:50

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Laurie Mika is a polymer clay artist who shapes, paints and stamps clay, and assembles the pieces into mosaic creations. Her polymer clay tiles can be square like traditional mosaics, or they can take on an organic form. Laurie’s mixed media art has evolved over the years, but she’s stayed true to her love of medieval and renaissance styles. Many o…

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#230 Kate Quarfordt: Mixed Media Portraits and Abstract Landscapes 1:05:57

2+ y ago1:05:57

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Brooklyn artist Kate Quarfordt is a painter and mixed media artist whose luminous abstract works evoke inner landscapes and portals into other worlds. Her current work celebrates women and their strength through portraits she’s creating in the pages of a book. She held a solo show of her small landscapes called Tiny Portals in a New York space duri…

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#229 Jana Oliveira: Making Art and a Podcast 48:11

2+ y ago48:11

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Artist Jana Oliveira calls her website 2worlds art because she has lived in both Brazil and the United States. She paints with oils, watercolors, acrylics, and even alcohol inks. Her goal is to help women feel joy through art, and she achieves this through her YouTube videos and her podcast called Artistically You. Jana recently moved to Wellington…

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#228 Jennifer Orkin Lewis: Artist, Illustrator, and Teacher with August Wren 49:24

2+ y ago49:24

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Artist Jennifer Orkin Lewis is an illustrator and teacher who creates under the name August Wren. Her work reflects her deep love of color, pattern, and nature. She works in watercolors, as well as gouache paints. Jennifer’s art has been featured on products for many companies, like Anthropologie and Kate Spade Home. Her art can be purchased on pri…

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#227 Dionne Woods: Painter and Coach at The Turquoise Iris 1:08:31

2+ y ago1:08:31

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Artist Dionne Woods created the business called The Turquoise Iris. She got her start painting furniture and then canvases, and she taught herself so much along the way. She’s now a pro at the details of an art business, like shipping your art, filming while making art, and finding experts when trying something new. Dionne now shares what she’s lea…

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#226 Roberta Wagner: Exploring Why Art Matters 1:00:43

2+ y ago1:00:43

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Roberta Wagner has a home with a studio in Gig Harbor, Washington. Her day job has always been in the banking industry, but she takes a break from that by making art. She’s made ceramics for many years, paintings, and now textile and paper collage art. Art has always been a part of her life, and a few years back she decided to write her first book …

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#225 Amanda Evanston: Painter, Maker, Artist 1:08:25

2+ y ago1:08:25

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Artist Amanda Evanston is a painter and instructor whose online community is called The Insider’s Studio. She offers weekly classes, tips and tricks, and opportunities to paint, learn, and grow. Amanda also offers larger online classes, like her recent Abstract Faces class, that are open to anyone. This past year has seen the temporary closing of h…

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#224 Ali Manning: Crafting Books and Creating a Community 1:01:18

2+ y ago1:01:18

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Artist Ali Manning creates under the website name Vintage Page Designs. She makes handmade books, using papers and stitching at the binding. Her own mixed media books are inspired by the forests of New England, where she’s lived for over 20 years, and the gardens of her home country England. Two years ago, she created an online community called Han…

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#223 Nicole Galluccio: Illustrator and Color Enthusiast 1:15:02

2+ y ago1:15:02

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Nicole Galluccio is a painter in South Florida. In her paintings, she illustrates flowers, fruits, and pollinators, using bright, bold colors. Nicole is a master at color theory, and uses many shades of each color that she’s mixed herself. In this past year, she’s added teaching to her business as she entered the world of Zoom classes. We also talk…

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#222 Lori Siebert: Art, Classes, and Licensing 59:40

2+ y ago59:40

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Artist Lori Siebert does not limit herself with the art that she makes. One day it might be mixed media paintings, and the next it might be 3D birds made from the items in her junk drawer. She feeds her curiosity by constantly exploring different mediums and techniques. Lori teaches in the U.S. as well as overseas, when she’s able to teach in perso…

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#221 Seth Apter: Mixed Media Artist, Instructor, Designer, Author 1:02:38

2+ y ago1:02:38

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Seth Apter is a mixed media artist in New York City. He designs and sells art supplies and tools for a few companies. Using these supplies in his art, he combines paint, ink, stencils, stamps, and various papers to build his mixed media creations. His business used to be filled with travels all over the world where he would teach his techniques. Si…

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#220 Rachel Davies: Mosaic Artist Using Slate, Stone, and Glass 1:02:00

3y ago1:02:00

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Rachel Davies is a mosaic artist in Dunblane, Scotland. She uses slate that she finds near her home, plus stones and glass for her creations. Like so many artists, her in person classes stopped in 2020, but she figured out how to offer online classes and get the mosaic supplies to her students. We talk about her materials and techniques, as well as…

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#219 Cathy Nichols: Making Art with Paint, Paper, and a Little Magic 1:00:25

3y ago1:00:25

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Artist Cathy Nichols is in Asheville, North Carolina, where she’s an artist, teacher, and author. Her medium is paper and paint, and as she says, a little magic. Her artwork is painted collage layers, and she puts her art on washi tape, pouches, and oracle cards. She even offers a class where you can learn how to make your own oracle deck. Cathy’s …

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#218 Taylor White: Figurative Painter and Mural Artist 50:08

3y ago50:08

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Artist Taylor White paints in a figurative style, which just means her paintings contain people. Of course, that’s just part of her art. She’ll paint the human form, in many different positions, add geometric shapes and colors, and create such depth and movement. After attending the Savannah College of Art & Design, she traveled overseas, doing ill…

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#217 Tanya Ortega: Artist Residencies at the National Parks 1:26:02

3y ago1:26:02

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Tanya Ortega is the Founder of the National Parks Arts Foundation, which offers residencies to artists at a variety of our National Parks. She started as a photography artist with a long-time love of the outdoors. Discovering that the Parks did not have residency programs, she created her own. After providing residencies for herself and her artist …

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#216 David Ruggeri: Painting in a Graffiti Style 1:00:56

3y ago1:00:56

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David Ruggeri is in St. Louis where he paints in a brightly colored graffiti style. His passion for the outdoors is apparent in his work, with many paintings featuring endangered animals. He travels to outdoor festivals to sell his art, and he’s glad that they’re returning and he can get them back on his schedule. Dave shares many great business ti…

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#215 Catherine Rains: Creating Sacred Art through Collage 1:00:57

3y ago1:00:57

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North Carolina collage artist Catherine Rains has spent years developing and evolving her collage style, taking classes and trying new materials. Her torn papers and paint are layered into an abstract style. She creates her art in collections and then announces their availability through Instagram and her newsletter, and is quite successful selling…

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#214 Jason Matias: Photography and the Art of Selling Art 58:35

3y ago58:35

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Seattle photographer Jason Matias sold his art at art festivals, which ended last year. He adjusted his business and added an online teaching component to help other artists sell their art. With two business degrees, he has figured out how to find the buyers of his art and how to get them in to see his art. He starts our conversation with how he st…

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#213 Holly Wach: Celebrating the Creatures of Nature 1:00:13

3y ago1:00:13

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When artist Holly Wach moved to Rhode Island, she began to notice the birds that were visiting her yard. Soon they became the new subjects or her watercolor and pastel artwork. Whether it’s song birds, shore birds, or raptors, Holly perfectly recreates their colors and movement, as well as the leaves and branches where they perch. Holly shares many…

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#212 Vanessa Kiki Johanning: Creative in Art and Her Life 1:00:48

3y ago1:00:48

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Artist Vanessa Johanning is also known as Kiki, and she’s a mixed media artist from Wisconsin. Kiki makes custom art journals and paintings. Kiki is fortunate enough to have three studios in her home where she can create her art. She also tells us about her upcoming book and two art shows. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my web…

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#211 Mei Chen: Sculpting Handmade Hands into Jewelry 48:46

3y ago48:46

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Artist Mei Chen uses clay to create her handmade hands and she makes them into jewelry. She matches the skin color to the wearer, and the hands are often holding something interesting, like a jewel or a heart. Mei is a self-taught artist who developed her own style and techniques. She also reveals to us what her next sculpting subject may be. Show …

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