I’m delighted to share this episode with Mary Beth Magyar with you! Mary Beth is a sculptor, teacher, community maker and mother to 2 young adults. Despite a lifelong interest in the arts, during the early years of starting her family, she put her art career aside to support her spouse and raise her kids. […]

Today’s episode marks a first for Artist/Mother: our first artist/mother/art historian/poet! Caitlin Woolsey is all of those things and more, holding a PhD in art history from Yale and currently serving as a postdoctoral fellow at the Clark Art Institute. While Caitlin’s scholarly research focuses on the intersections of sound, poetry, and performance in postwar […]

I’m so excited to finally share this conversation recorded in March 2020 at Red Arrow Gallery, a fantastic artist/mother owned space dedicated to emerging artists in Nashville, TN. This panel was contemporaneous with the opening of the Artist/Mother group exhibition, “Painting at Night,” at Fort Houston in Nashville, TN. This panel brought me together with […]

Madeline Donahue is an artist/mother from Houston, TX, based in New York with an extensive exhibition, residency, and illustration history. On today’s episode, Madeline joins me to talk about balancing time (and tone) around children, being present, and how to not just plan to make the work, but to make it!  Madeline comes from a […]

Absolutely loved my chat with Artist and Mom to 3, Michele Landel! Michele is an American artist who lives with her family outside Paris, France. We had a fascinating conversation about her studio practice. She has a home studio in a spare bedroom but also has a studio she commutes to in the heart of […]

Tune in as we hear from many members of our community who share heartfelt and honest stories about their Moms. You’ll hear how these women have embraced challenging relationships with their Mothers, been supported by their Mothers and inspired by their Mothers. Thank you to everyone who sent in a voice memo + Happy Mother’s […]

I’m pleased to share this interview with another artist from last year’s open call, Laura Travnicek! Laura is an Iowa-based oil painter and emerging artist who shared her inspiring story of resourcefulness and artistic initiative. Laura studied painting in college before moving into arts education and social work. After several years in the field, she […]

In today’s episode I talk painting, consulting, curating, podcasting, and parenting with Erika b Hess. Erika is an oil painter and the host of the I Like Your Work podcast. Though currently based in Columbus, Ohio, Erika has lived and exhibited all around the country. I (finally!) get to turn the tables on Erika and […]

This episode takes us back to listen to an amazing panel conversation I had with two artists from the inaugural exhibition of the new University Art Museum at New Mexico State University (NMSU), Labor: Motherhood & Art in 2020 (listen to co-curator Marisa Sage talk about the exhibition in Episode 55 here). Joey Fauerso is […]

Hello friends! I’m back with a new episode, sharing some thoughts on homeschooling with those of you who are new to the practice. We have been a homeschool family for 3 years now and have integrated it into our lifestyle, letting it shape our days. I know that so many of you had the homeschooling […]