Episodes

Let the loose thread be dangling! Sarah Haskell uses embroidery, weaving, and natural dyes to explore personal truth and universal wisdom.

Digital art, the magic of Iceland, the collaborative nature of printmaking and revelations about rulers and paper cutters all in today’s episode with multidisciplinary printmaker and illustrator Melissa Guido.

Guest host Molly Meng chats with Elizabeth about the authenticity of non-human animals, being fully present, generating ideas and limiting options.

Wayfinding, placemaking and mapping; serendipity and generosity; and Amsterdam’s physical infrastructure layers are part of today's episode with artist, educator, and entrepreneur Sarah Pedlow.

Embracing chaos, being uncomfortable with compliments, middle-age anonymity and invisibility, and the crippling nature of looking backwards all come up during my chat with Krista V Allenstein.

Fighting for the underdog, discernment, editing, celebrating differences, and relinquishing control through your tools in today's episode with Debbie Taylor-Kerman.

Neighborships, domestic landscapes, construction sites, yard signs, and control over nature are all part of my chat with Siara Berry.

Machines, control and letting go, procrastination and seeing time in yearly spirals all come up in today’s episode with Rainer Wolter.

Flow, the importance of play, and demystifying the creative process, including how people make creative decisions in their life and how and where people can affect dynamic change for themselves through creative actions are integral parts of our chat.

Glimpses and layers of time, what will remain, walking, beauty, palimpsest, AI art, and clothespins are all on the mind of London-based photographer and writer Duncan Petrie.

Old books, tight deadlines, the button box, design, and dancing all come up during my conversation with mixed media artist Sue Johnson.

Articulation, pivoting, sketchbooks, observation, and travel all play a key role in Ethan Keister’s creative life.

Idea generation, your brain on cartoons, incongruency & divergent thinking, and how to encourage your creativity are all on the mind of cartoonist, writer and artist Paul Noth.

Rocker chick Paula Hare talks about no longer giving a rip what other people think, New York City, and Wisconsin’s most iconic dessert – the cream puff.

Diving deep into your own life to find your voice, the selfish nature of being an artist, the power of observation, and reacting to marks and layers are all considered during my conversation with Victoria McDonnell.

Monumental undertakings through multimedia narrative projects, travel and deep introspection, embracing chance and spontaneity, baseball, and how people define happiness, all come up during my conversation with Milwaukee interdisciplinary artist and writerJon Horvath.

Using verbs while working on a project, the importance of not putting too much (psychologically) into social media, slowness and control, and living at the intersection of design and art, and why the media & the process – the heart and head of knowing and being known - is her authentic obsession.

Trauma journalism, social activism, igniting and changing conversations, and telling stories in a visual way are all integral part of Amy Putman’s life. Amy is a collagist and mixed media artist with a passion for issues of social justice. She helped create and brand the Million Mom March for Commo…

The effect of knitting during the birthing process, the importance of resting, felting as the wild sister of fiber arts, and the role of felting in community practices and traditions all comes up during my convo with Megan Henderson. And the always impactful practice of letting go and surrendering …

Paying attention to when it’s time to rest, confronting the fear that tries to keep you small and safe, what happens when you fight being stuck, and the payoff of putting yourself out there, all come up in my chat with Sue Bulmer.

Feedback loops in the art world, finding ways to accumulate more moments of joy, the in-between spaces, writing vs. storytelling, not fitting into a box, and the orange couch are all part of Bela Suresh Roongta’s story.

Contemporary hand-cut collage artist Susan Lerner talks about tag sales, boundaries, trying new things, taking pauses, and challenges of selling your work.

Self-confidence, self-compassion, self-acceptance, self-responsibility, along with color, tables, tea, and light all play an important role in Denise Daffara's creative life.

The monumental labors of women that often go unnoticed, and the resilience of women under the invisible weight they carry are themes interwoven in the current work of interdisciplinary artist Nirmal Raja.