The Create! Podcast

Join Kat and Stef Sutton as they chat about the artist's exploration of photography that celebrates street art. 

 

Stef's Artist Statement

 

The birthplace of graffiti and home to its own unique style of writing, Philly is filled with various forms of street art; yet tags are often the most overlooked form of street art, often appearing on (and quickly disappearing from) dumpsters, construction equipment, and the walls of abandoned buildings. In photographing tags, I hope to highlight the complexity and intricacy of this artform and the diversity of the artists that create them.

"I've been practicing photography for about 10 years, starting with film in college. I gained an AA in Photography and later a BA in Art History and Museum Studies. Since then, I've worked with various Philadelphia museums and nonprofits such as the Penn Museum, Rosenbach Museum & Library and the Stedman Gallery at Rutgers University-Camden. I currently work full-time as an Events Coordinator at the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey and I serve on the board of AIGA Philadelphia—a local chapter of the National graphic design organization—as Vice President + Communications Director, practicing photography in my free time and through my travels around the city of Philadelphia."

Join Kat and Glenyse Thompson on this empowering chat about how the artist followed her intuition and became a painter.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How Glenyse took a chance on herself and applied to her first juried exhibition
• The power of networking and making the most of opportunities
• The artist's intuitive approach to painting
• Getting featured by Martha Stewart

Glenyse is an abstract visual artist. Favorite mediums include lightfast inks, acrylics, and white or gold pen on panels or paper. Inspiration comes from day-to-day interaction with people, conversations, Florida's lively weather, travel, and everyday experiences. It all shows up in the colors and movement used to visually illustrate how she enjoys life.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, she now resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Join Kat and Glenyse Thompson on this empowering chat about how the artist followed her intuition and became a painter. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

• How Glenyse took a chance on herself and applied to her first juried exhibition 
• The power of networking and making the most of opportunities
• The artist's intuitive approach to painting
• Getting featured by Martha Stewart

Glenyse is an abstract visual artist. Favorite mediums include lightfast inks, acrylics, and white or gold pen on panels or paper. Inspiration comes from day-to-day interaction with people, conversations, Florida's lively weather, travel, and everyday experiences. It all shows up in the colors and movement used to visually illustrate how she enjoys life.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, she now resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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In this episode, Alicia returns as a guest host to interview Toronto-based figurative painter Kestin Cornwall.

Over the past ten years, Cornwall has focused on creating relevant progressive art. He has used a varied practice of combining hand drawings, digitally removing the human hand and then forcing the element of the human hand back into the work. Using elements such as painting, wheat-pasting, screen-printing, installation and drawing to explore the relationship between art, human rights, politics, sex, and freedom, Cornwall critically charts current political, social, and economic landscapes with compositions brimming with references to media, popular culture, music, and art history.

https://www.kestincornwall.com/ http://www.blackocadu.ca

We discuss:

Steps that the art world should take in order to be more inclusive & diverseThe importance of developing your creative voice as an artistTips for developing your style & more advice for emerging artists

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In this episode, Alicia returns as a guest host to interview Toronto-based figurative painter Kestin Cornwall.

Over the past ten years, Cornwall has focused on creating relevant progressive art. He has used a varied practice of combining hand drawings, digitally removing the human hand and then forcing the element of the human hand back into the work. Using elements such as painting, wheat-pasting, screen-printing, installation and drawing to explore the relationship between art, human rights, politics, sex, and freedom, Cornwall critically charts current political, social, and economic landscapes with compositions brimming with references to media, popular culture, music, and art history.

https://www.kestincornwall.com/
http://www.blackocadu.ca

We discuss:

Steps that the art world should take in order to be more inclusive & diverse
The importance of developing your creative voice as an artist
Tips for developing your style & more advice for emerging artists

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Hang out with Kat and Sasha-Loriene to learn about the artist's inspiring journey of leaving a corporate career to becoming a full-time artist and community leader behind BLACK GIRLS WHO PAINT.

BLACK GIRLS WHO PAINT (BGWP) is a safe space created to support & empower Black women painters by promoting positive representation, sisterhood, & community - one that Founder Sasha-Loriene always wanted as a young girl. As such, BGWP is also a platform formed by a Black woman who paints that believes in increasing our visibility so young black girls can see themselves in the art world. In doing so, BGWP empowers Black women & girls to share their art and story, as Black women painters are a force to be reckoned with.

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Hang out with Kat and Sasha-Loriene to learn about the artist's inspiring journey of leaving a corporate career to becoming a full-time artist and community leader behind BLACK GIRLS WHO PAINT. 

BLACK GIRLS WHO PAINT (BGWP) is a safe space created to support & empower Black women painters by promoting positive representation, sisterhood, & community - one that Founder Sasha-Loriene always wanted as a young girl. As such, BGWP is also a platform formed by a Black woman who paints that believes in increasing our visibility so young black girls can see themselves in the art world. In doing so, BGWP empowers Black women & girls to share their art and story, as Black women painters are a force to be reckoned with.

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Join Kat and Meggan Joy on an uplifting episode of the show.

We discuss:

Meggan's journey as a photographer and collage artist Allowing long-term projects to be a part of our practice Meggan's process and how some of her pieces take up to a year Reverse engineering our busines goals to be able to support ourselves with our artwork The artist's empowering new body of work and solo exhibition

Meggan Joy is a self-taught photographic artist primarily focused on digital collage. Joy combines fragments of the natural sciences with her narratives and allegories; often weaving in symbols and motifs from art history to create a new surreal vision.

She fabricates this staged imagery from the ground up, growing most of her subject matter in her garden, documenting the growth, beauty and decay. Each piece is created by assembling thousands of individual photographs of botanicals, insects and other wildlife - resulting in a final image that is bursting with life and layered with hidden details and anecdotes.

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Join Kat and Meggan Joy on an uplifting episode of the show.

We discuss:

Meggan's journey as a photographer and collage artist
Allowing long-term projects to be a part of our practice
Meggan's process and how some of her pieces take up to a year
Reverse engineering our busines goals to be able to support ourselves with our artwork
The artist's empowering new body of work and solo exhibition

Meggan Joy is a self-taught photographic artist primarily focused on digital collage. Joy combines fragments of the natural sciences with her narratives and allegories; often weaving in symbols and motifs from art history to create a new surreal vision.

She fabricates this staged imagery from the ground up, growing most of her subject matter in her garden, documenting the growth, beauty and decay. Each piece is created by assembling thousands of individual photographs of botanicals, insects and other wildlife - resulting in a final image that is bursting with life and layered with hidden details and anecdotes.

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In this episode, Alicia returns as a guest host to interview Vancouver-based abstract artist Amy Stewart. Stewart has been drawn to the interconnections of art, play and nature since her childhood. Memories of her childhood and nature shape her adult imagination, and they are reflected in her paintings' rich textures and vibrant tones. Her pieces are often inspired by the feelings that come both from the natural world and from engaging fully in her community and with her loved ones. Her sense of humanity—the private experiences of suffering and celebration—are evoked by her canvases' unique explorations of colour, which range from exuberant bursts of brightness to contemplative reflections on darkness. In this discussion, Amy shares: -How she handled transitioning her studio practice during the pandemic -What she did to get involved in her local art scene and how that helped her create a strong network with which she could build her career -Her tips for how to get started with commissions, marketing that you offer them, and charging appropriately for your time -Advice on building relationships with interior designers Links: https://www.amystewartartist.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/amystewartart/