Welcome to the  triumphant return of ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists! Kicking off season 2, we have the first episode of ARTMATTERS: L.A. Edition, featuring Los Angelos-based artist Hannah Knight Leighton. Hannah and I sat down in her beautiful studio and discussed the following . .  .. . .Drawing with Procreate, joy & labor in the studio, children's books, abstraction/representation, tufting, gesture in textile work, how Leighton got her start as a textile artist, the role of textiles in history and the role of women's history on contemporary textile artists, tough critiques,  scale shape & "little monsters", negative and positive spaces, healthy practices & desperation in painting. Episode note:If you live in the L.A. area, Leighton's work is currently on view as part of the Infinite Games exhibition at OCHI Gallery until August 5, 2023 . Check it out!3301 W. Washington Blvd.www.ochigallery.comIf you're enjoying the podcast so far, please leave a review or a star rating and tell your friends!    If you have an art question you want answered, write in to artmatterspodcast@gmail.com- About the Podcast -    host: Isaac Wexler-Mannwww.isaacmann.cominsta: @isaac.mann guest: Hannah Knight Leighton www.hannahknightleighton.cominsta: @knightmight