108: Harnessing Our Strength and Power to Make Great Art with Melanie Cooper Pennington

109: Investigating Maternal Ambivalence Through Collaboration with Kaylan Buteyn & Lee Nowell-Wilson by Artist/Mother Podcast

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108: Harnessing Our Strength and Power to Make Great Art with Melanie Cooper Pennington: How do we recognize the power that we carry? In this interview with sculptor Melanie Cooper Pennginton, we talk about the dichotomies found in her work that explore our inner workings as humans. Her burdened beasts are approachable, yet foreboding &#8211 by Artist/Mother Podcast

74 min listen

113: Acknowledging Our Wins & Reflecting On 2021!: Welcome to our final episode for 2021! the end of another year! This year was a LOT for me personally, but it felt like a really good year for Artist/Mother as a whole. We’ve settled into a rhythm together as a community and established some structures w by Artist/Mother Podcast

71 min listen

112: Preserving Culture and Community through Art and Motherhood with LaToya Hobbs: What does it take for culture to be preserved through generations? How are women instrumental in this preservation and how do their contributions continue to go unnoticed? How does the art of a mother and professor from Baltimore, MD provide thoughts for by Artist/Mother Podcast

70 min listen

127: Exploring Intimacy and Connection Through Painting with Michelle Doll: In today’s episode, Painter Michelle Doll shares how she moved with her 8-year-old son from Ohio to New York City to pursue her dream of getting an MFA at the New York Academy of Art. In a story that feels like it is straight out of a movie, Michelle lea by Artist/Mother Podcast

63 min listen

121: Following Your Ethics and Modeling the Changes You Want to See in the Art World with Selina Trepp: Can you imagine creating art with the same materials for 10 years? For Selina Trepp, this structure and her limited materials provide her with subject matter – an ecological closed-system that is self-depleting. By constantly over painting and over by Artist/Mother Podcast

52 min listen

123: City to Country – Journeying Towards a Nature Enriched Life with Lauren Luloff: How many of us found ourselves making huge life changes over the past few years? Perhaps these were changes we always longed for, or maybe ones we newly discovered that we needed. In this episode painter Lauren Luloff and I discuss her recent move from N by Artist/Mother Podcast

58 min listen

115: Big Risks, Big Art Projects and Big Inspiration for a New Year in Your Studio with Coulter Fussell and Adrienne Brown-David: Needing inspiration for starting a new year in the studio? This episode is for you! It was a real treat to invite two podcast + crit group mentor alums back to our platform to ask them about the dynamic work they created in 2021 that was rooted in a big by Artist/Mother Podcast

56 min listen

122: Embracing the Leakiness and Messiness of Our Days with Amy Wong: In a world that expects perfection, how can we embrace the chaos and uncontrolled nature of our lives? It was an incredible gift to share in conversation about this topic with artist, feminist and professor, Amy Wong. Amy’s art practice resides in by Artist/Mother Podcast

65 min listen

110: Authentic Moves- From a Business Background into a Thriving Art Career with Pooja Pittie: Ingrained in most children is a strong and innate desire to create. Our artist in this interview, Pooja Pittie, always felt drawn to making art, but it wasn’t until she was well into adulthood that she centered her career around it. Raised in Mumbai, Ind by Artist/Mother Podcast

66 min listen

111: Painting at Night Panel Discussion with Beth Welch, Tai Lipan and Stefanie Zito: An act of defiance can mean many things – like squeezing time in at the end of the day to create when you are the most tired or getting up early to keep certain rituals sacred. Even saying “no” to certain activities to make sure your creative pract by Artist/Mother Podcast

71 min listen

118: How the Studio Nourishes Us Through Different Phases of Motherhood with Erin Patton McFarren and Lisa Alberts: Melding art into your daily life – how can it work? For these two cyanotype artists Erin Patton McFerrin and Lisa Alberts, the process is so important. While Lisa’s sunprints rely heavily on the flora that her daughters bring her, Erin relies mostl by Artist/Mother Podcast

68 min listen

114: Setting Intentions and Leveling Up Your Art Career: On this special episode to kick of 2022 I speak with Isadora Stowe, an artist/mother and academic who lives and works in Las Cruces, NM, USA. Isadora is my co-conspirator in supporting women artists with resources for making the professional practice sid by Artist/Mother Podcast

79 min listen

117: Exploring Binaries and Getting Your MFA at 40 with Leslie Fandrich: Holding tension in the in-between – this is where our podcast guest, Leslie Fandrich, finds her strength. In this interview we touched on so many topics: gender identity, parenting, sexuality, the value of studio time, the importance of research, M by Artist/Mother Podcast

73 min listen

126: “Save Your Best Self For Home” and Other Stories of Advice from Artist/Mothers: What an honor to share this episode! 13 Artist/Mothers have tales of thoughtful and encouraging advice that was shared with them at one time, and that they are now passing along to you. I included my own stories of advice that has meant a lot to me as we by Artist/Mother Podcast

41 min listen

119: Processing Pain and Maternal Loss Through Decades of Art Making with Helen Redman and Daughter Nicole Barchilon Frank: The cycles of life, of a body, are continually evolving and constantly pulled back into nature’s natural balancing act of birth and rebirth. In this two-part series with Helen Redman and her daughter, Nicole, we explore these life and body cycles through by Artist/Mother Podcast

81 min listen

116: What Kind of Support is Needed for Artists to Have Children? A Conversation with Loie Hollowell: How do you create a sustainable art career? For Loie Hollowell, our podcast guest today, it’s all about the planning, the strict studio hours, and leaning into others for help – including other New York City artist/mothers and her partner. Loie Hol by Artist/Mother Podcast

48 min listen

135: (Literally) Writing the Book on Art and Parenthood with Hettie Judah: This week’s podcast episode features journalist and writer Hettie Judah. We’re proud and grateful to be able to share some time with such a critical voice in the world of art. She’s written in publications from Vogue to The New York Times (just look at t by Artist/Mother Podcast

55 min listen

128: Looking Outwards & Inwards – On Postpartum Mental Health & Art Making with Julia Schwadron Marianelli: Thoughtfulness and vulnerability are at the forefront in this conversation. Painter Julia Schwadron Marianelli beautifully describes lessons learned during her journey from postpartum anxiety to a more fulfilling sense of community, self-compassion, and by Artist/Mother Podcast

70 min listen

120: Six Decades of Artist/Mother Life – a Legacy of Vitality and Creativity with Helen Redman: What does it mean to leave a legacy? For Helen Redman, it includes preserving her art, but also continuing to nurture creativity and vitality until the very end. In this 2nd episode of her two-part interview, we talk about connecting the thru-lines in he by Artist/Mother Podcast

76 min listen

124: Sharing Queer Birth Stories and Imagining the Future of Feminism with Liss LaFleur: When a story begins with tiny piglets competing in a foot race for oreos, you know you are in for a treat! Interdisciplinary artist, activist, and edjucator Liss LaFleur shares the ins and outs of her research-based art practice and how her own journey t by Artist/Mother Podcast

56 min listen

125: Finding Connection with Ourselves and Others in New Communities with Yurim Gough: Sometimes our life journeys shape our careers in ways that are so rich and fulfilling, leading to artwork that is both a unique contribution to our communities and to our own personal growth. Yurim Gough’s journey took her from establishing her own busin by Artist/Mother Podcast

63 min listen

132: The Best Ways to Experience Authentic Growth In Your Art Career: What steps have you taken to propel your art career forward? What are the most influential things you’ve done to see authentic growth? On this episode we’ve asked 12 incredible artists from our community to share their secrets. Artists who have professio by Artist/Mother Podcast

55 min listen

131: Joining Forces to Honor Our Communities and Ourselves with Jamie Smith and Kaylan Buteyn: Welcome to another episode of the Artist/Mother Podcast! In today’s chat, I’ve got my good friend Jamie Smith joining me. Today, we’re talking about Community over Competition, and we’ve got a very exciting announcement to share with you, so stay tuned.& by Artist/Mother Podcast

66 min listen

129: 6 Strategies for Planning a Personal Retreat with Kaylan Buteyn: This short episode shares 6 strategies to create your own personal retreat which will help you implement rest in your life. We challenge you to make one happen for yourself over the summer or the next 3 months! What is a personal retreat? It’s a day just by Artist/Mother Podcast

25 min listen

134: The 3rd Painting at Night Panel Discussion with Sandy Clafford, Tamara Zibners and Jacquelyn Stryker: Purchase the 2022 Painting at Night Catalogue HERE! Thanks to Emily Nola who designed the book for us!Trigger Warning: Please note that in this episode, there are multiple mentions of the overturning of Roe v. Wade as well as references to abortion and h by Artist/Mother Podcast

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137: Making Honest Art About Motherhood with Cassie Arnold: In today’s episode I talk with my friend Cassie Arnold about her work and her journey from navigating frequent rejection to suddenly finding herself needing to be the one to say “no” to opportunities coming her way. I am thrilled that Painting at Night w by Artist/Mother Podcast

55 min listen

139: Navigating Multiple Demanding Roles with Teresa Vazquez and Hannah Burnworth: Today’s episode is so special, because I interview two artists in my community here in Indiana. I got to know Hannah Burnworth and Teresa Vazquez when I co-curated them into a show with Lyndy Bazile in Fort Wayne, IN. I am so thrilled to have these two a by Artist/Mother Podcast

79 min listen

138: Developing Art and Life Simultaneously with Austin Thomas: Austin Thomas is an artist that has done it all, from large-scale sculpture to a rigorous sketchbook practice alongside owning a gallery and then teaching. Join me as I learn how Austin has, in her words “…developed a way of making my art that goes by Artist/Mother Podcast

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133: Intersections of Family Structures: The Artist/Father Episode with Alex Paik, Matthew Plett, and Theoplis Smith III: This may be the Artist/Mother Podcast, but I have a very unique surprise for you this week. Today I’m chatting with three fabulous Artist DADS. It was just Father’s Day in the U.S. this weekend, and as you know–with parenting–it’s all hands on deck. I’m by Artist/Mother Podcast

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