It was incredible to share in conversation with two artist/mothers from Minneapolis for this episode! Jessica Kitzman is an artist and teacher of K-12 public school art and Candida Gonzalez is an arts consultant, curator and independent artist. Our conversation is rooted in talking through the idea of visibility- what makes someone feel authentically seen. […]

I’m so grateful to have been joined in conversation this week with five amazing artists, mothers, and academics who have sustained friendship virtually while living across the country: Sara Poer, Carole Loeffler, Katie Ries, Carrie Scanga, and Carmina Eliason. These five women met as part of an “artist parent academic” peer support group (organized by […]

In this episode I talked with the incredible Claudia Pharés, a French-Canadian of Vietnamese-Egyptian descent native of Montreal, QC, currently living in Melbourne, Australia. Claudia is an artist, a mother to two children, and a nurse.  Her art practice includes photography, sculpture, installation, performance and video and is framed around autobiographical events that have challenged […]

In this episode I am joined by two incredible artist/mothers both making work about motherhood and breastfeeding – Tracy M. Taylor and Katherine Duclos. We talk about their breastfeeding struggles, choices of materials, and their desires to amplify themes and concepts over sticking to one material or process. Both Tracy and Katherine have painting and […]

It was my pleasure to interview the multi-media artist (and new Crit Group Crew mentor) Anna Perach, a Ukrainian born Israeli artist living and working in London, UK. Using hand-sewn tufted carpets, Anna painstakingly creates garments that are then used in performance pieces inspired by Slavic folklore and her own community practices as a counselor […]

I’m excited to share this important episode featuring mixed media artists Michelle Berg Radford and Amy Sacksteder in conversation on studio safety. Regardless of whether your concerns are environmental or medical, Michelle and Amy’s best practices translate across a variety of media including acrylic, oil, and more, and are great rules of thumb for artists […]

I’m excited to share this important episode featuring mixed media artists Michelle Berg Radford and Amy Sacksteder in conversation on studio safety. Regardless of whether your concerns are environmental or medical, Michelle and Amy’s best practices translate across a variety of media including acrylic, oil, and more, and are great rules of thumb for artists […]

Wow, we are at the end of 2020! What a strange and challenging year it has been and yet when I stop to look back and think about everything that has happened in our Artist/Mother community, I am filled with so much gratitude. So much incredible connection has happened this year and despite the set […]

It’s my pleasure to share this interview with Bethany Czarnecki, an artist/mother based in Westport, Connecticut. It’s worth noting at the outset that Bethany is another fabulous artist represented by Massey Klein Gallery in New York, alongside former Artist/Mother podcast guests Sarah Irvin and Allison Reimus.  In her work, Bethany blends sensuous, organic forms and […]

I’m thrilled to share this episode featuring artist/mother Letitia Huckaby, a hybrid photographer based in Benbrook, Texas. Her work is inspired by faith, family history, and African American heritage, and reflects both her own innovation and the creativity of generations of her female forebears. In this way, “transference” (as in photography) becomes not only a […]