Today’s podcast is the first of several posts, looking back at the year that has been. Goodbye, 2018. You were a good year. Some of the things referenced in the podcast include: Quilt-a-Month Project Sewing Clothes Crow Barn #100DaysofArtTweets 4×4 Abstracts Online Classes On the podcast we discuss “failed” or abandoned projects, choosing priorities, … Continue reading 084: 2018 in Review
Today’s podcast is packed with fun art-related talk: my pottery obsession…er, class, the MFA Museum Council, and work by Yayoi Kusama and Cecilia Vicuña. I will do a long post all about pottery class very soon. But in the meantime, here is the instagram video I talk about on the podcast with the guy making … Continue reading 032: Skill Building
Today’s podcast is about team teaching and features a conversation with Nathalie Kalbach. Nathalie is a self-taught mixed media artist. She was born in Germany and lived most of her adult life in Hamburg before moving to the United States in September 2013. She now lives in Jersey City, NJ. “For the last decade I … Continue reading 082: Team Teaching with Nathalie Kalbach
Mom and I are doing our best to get back into the podcast swing of things. We’ve been podcasting since 2012 (6 YEARS!!!) but we’re not great about frequency. This will be just our sixth podcast in 2018. (Note to self: put podcast in calendar as a “to do.”) All of that said, today’s … Continue reading 081: Listener Mail
Mom and I are discussing artistic fear on today’s podcast. What is it? Why is it? And how can you overcome it? From the podcast: The instagram post that started it all. The quote from Hugh Laurie. The Martha Graham/Agnes de Mille conversation. Some resources for you: 4 Painting Fears and How to Overcome … Continue reading 080: Artistic Fear
For the first time in podcast history, Mom and I are in the same room to record this episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast! I wonder if there’s any difference in how the podcast feels? You’ll have to let me know! As mentioned on the podcast, I’ve got a bunch of teaching gigs … Continue reading 079: Time & Perspective
I am taking classes like a crazy person! Well, like a person who really wants to learn stuff. A lot of stuff. As mentioned on the podcast, I’ve learned about Paper Piecing: Thread Painting: And most recently, about printing on fabric with dye in “Glorious Prints” (blog posts about it coming next week): As … Continue reading 078: In a Learning Phase
Our guest this week is Jane Davies. Today’s podcast is full of excitement — dogs barking, Mom choking, and plenty of art talk! Mom, Jane, and I discuss creating abstract art, teaching, learning from students, making work your own, selling in galleries, and self-published books. It’s a great chat with lots of intellectual content. Jane … Continue reading 071: Jane Davies’ Abstract Painting
Today’s podcast features a conversation about the Nari Ward opening at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Art in Bloom at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), my prize winning painting, and more! I will be sharing some long blog posts with lots of photos of the ICA Opening and the Art in Bloom stuff in … Continue reading 067: Still Younger Than Mom 😉
Today’s podcast features a conversation about my recent visit to NYC — a visit that included two stops at MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), a day at YouTube Space… …the play Sleep No More, and a stop to teach three classes at Papercraft Clubhouse in Connecticut on the way home! I’ll be sharing lots of photos from … Continue reading 064: A Visit to NYC