In Art Friend Show live stream day 71 of 100, meet Quire, an Oregon City, Oregon based artist.

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In this interview with Quire, we touch on so many profound things including being an artist-mother, mental health and being an artist, taking on a role in her community as an arts commissioner, and more. Her current body of work is exploring historical sites in Oregon City with ghost images of historical buildings over the top of paintings imagining the site in its undisturbed natural state and it is so powerful!

Quire, a huge thank you for coming on the Art Friend Show and for sharing this glimpse into your life and process.

➤ Quire on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theartist_quire/

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In Art Friend Show live stream day 70 of 100, my brilliant mom, Nancy Hopps returns to the show! She’s based in Eugene, Oregon and is a healing artist, performing artist, and writer, and she is publishing her first book! 

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During this extra special episode of the Art Friend Show we get to hear my mom, Nancy,  read from her book for the first time publicly, ever. Her book is called “All the Courage Love Takes: Moving Through Crisis and Uncertainty with Grace, Grit, and Gratitude” and it has been over a decade in the making - not to mention the life experiences lived that are shared within!  My mom has so many interesting stories to share and she also plays some instruments for us - including the nose flute!

Mama, I love you - thanks for coming on the show!

➤ Nancy Hopps website https://nancyhopps.com/

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In Art Friend Show live stream day 54 of 100, Annamieka shows the exhibit space in a local hospital where she is installing a new show. 

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In this solo (and brief) episode, I share from the beautiful exhibit space at Portland Providence Medical Center where I am hanging a new show with the help of curator Seth Nehill. The hospital has an amazing place to showcase art in a long hallway that connects the main hospital to the cancer center. I also talk a bit about the amazing hanging system they use, the Arakawa hanging system, which makes it so convenient to take down and install paintings.

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In Art Friend Show live stream day 53 of 100, meet my brilliant mom, Nancy Hopps! She’s a writer and healer and she returns to the show in Episode 70 to talk more about her work, you can find that episode here: 

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In this interview with Nancy, my mom, she helps me get ready for an upcoming art show. This interview occurs on the floor of my house as we title, price, and label 34 pieces that I will be installing for a new art exhibit. Nancy returns to the show in Episode 70 so you can listen to her talk more about her work in that livestream.

Mom, thanks for being my partner today and helping me to get ready for this show! 

➤ Nancy Hopps website https://nancyhopps.com/

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In Art Friend Show live stream day 69 of 100, Annamieka shares a personal story which offers reassurance during uncertainty.

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In this solo episode, I share a personal story that offered me reassurance during an uncertain time in my life. Telling stories like this, as well as helping to tell your stories, has made it evident how much I love making art and encouraging artists.

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In Art Friend Show live stream day 68 of 100, Annamieka shares about the challenges of showing up for a daily project.

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In this solo episode, I talk briefly about how there are points in any daily challenge where I feel so much love for this project and it has brought so much momentum and goodness and clarity. And then there are days where life is happening, and it's so challenging to show up. And that was today for me. So here we are showing up!

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In Art Friend Show live stream day 67 of 100, Annamieka voices her hopes and dreams for the next thing that may emerge from doing this 100-day project.

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In this solo episode, I share some of my hopes, dreams, challenges, and concerns about the next steps for the Art Friend Show beyond doing these daily Instagram Lives. I want to be able to sustain myself and be well paid for this while having these conversations with the community worldwide! As I consider where this project is headed, and realize I have just over 30 days left of my hundred day challenge, I’m also evaluating what I expect it to become when it ends and what will feel like a success when we end it in this form. I want to be able to spend more time on this show, and that means I am asking for clarity about how best to support the project and myself financially. This moment for me is filled with a lot of truth, vulnerability, doubt, frustration, not-knowing and plenty of excitement. This is what being an entrepreneurial artist feels like!

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In Art Friend Show live stream day 66 of 100, meet Leah Samour, a Portland, Oregon based artist who enjoys capturing the natural world and its magic through paint. 

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In this interview with Leah, we learn about her keen eye for detail. Leah’s observational paintings and drawings render a world of beauty, evoking a feeling of love and reverence for the natural world. And Leah’s story also shows me how important these conversations are - for artists to share out in the open about what it’s like to do this thing - tend to this fire 🔥 inside of us that yearns to create.

Leah thank you for coming on the Art Friend Show and for sharing this glimpse into your life and process. I am also a big fan of your art and it’s fun to celebrate you in this way!

➤ Leah Samour website https://www.landoflulu.com/

➤ Leah Samour on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/landoflulu/

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In Art Friend Show live stream day 65 of 100, meet Joan Fonseca, an Orlando, Florida artist with a professional background in the salon industry. 

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In this interview with Joan, we learn about her background in the salon industry and how it has informed her art. In her art practice, Joan brings her ability to see and transform women to the paintings she creates. Using fabric as visual elements in her paintings and with a confident embrace of color, her artwork beams with power and beauty.

Thank you for coming on the Art Friend Show Joan! It was a delight to talk with you and see the connections and community we have!

➤ Joan Fonseca website https://www.joansartsuite.com/

➤ Joan Fonseca on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joanfonsecasart/

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In Art Friend Show live stream day 64 of 100, Annamieka and artist friends Anna Rogers, Logan Britt, and Bobby Adams do a show-and-tell of current works..

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This episode is a wonderful and extemporaneous gathering of artists; all thanks to the sun shining in Portland while sitting outside of a coffee shop. Have fun meeting Anna, Bobby and Logan and seeing a glimpse of their work that they’re working on while we chat and have some beverages. Thanks for coming on the Art Friend Show, new pals!

➤ Anna Rogers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annarogersart/

➤ Logan Britt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/logan.brittt/

➤ Bobby Adams on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whobobbyadams/

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