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Episode 019 ✿ Laser Cutting & Growth Through an Art Practice ft. Fatima Nieto

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For this episode I spoke to artist Fatima Nieto. Fatima is a laser cutting artist who is known for her awe-inspiring acrylic mirrors. Her work is bold, colorful, and shiny-pulling inspiration from her culture, childhood and things that spark joy (beanie babies, Homies figurines, ice-cream truck popsicles and more). We got to talk about her journey with this creative passion, how she has grown as a person and artist, and more!

Topics covered:

-Fatima introduces herself

-Being from El Paso, Texas

-Being a child actor

-Growing up in the valley in Los Angeles

-Going to college at Cal State Northridge and studying theatre

-Going to a makerspace for the first time

-Starting to use a laser cutting machine after being intimidated by it

-Being determined to laser cut acrylic mirror

-Creating her first acrylic mirror piece

-How creating literally reflected her inner self

-The financial plunge she took and the cost of her work

-How she started selling her work without intending to

-Healing herself through her art

-Opportunities to create on a larger scale with commissions

-Her inspirations - nostalgia and her Mexican culture

-Creating work with other materials-plexiglass, wood, steel, and more

-The intricacy of her work evolving

-Making stage set pieces for artists such as Cuco and Raveena

-The process of creating a laser cut artwork

-Being the only woman in her studio space

-What Fatima likes to do for fun

Fatima's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timakkuma

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