The Quilting Arts Podcast

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What's The Quilting Arts Podcast about?

Take a deep dive into the world of contemporary art quilting with your hosts Susan Brubaker Knapp and Vivika Hansen DeNegre. Listen and learn as they explore how art and stitch intersect in with passionate creativity unique to the art quilting community. Make the Quilting Arts Podcast part of your story!www.quiltingdaily.com/category/quilting-arts-podcast/

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The Quilting Arts Podcast episodes:

10.12.2022
Behind the Scenes at Quilting Arts TV
After a full 2 years of pandemic-related delays, Susan and Vivika reunite for the long-awaited taping of Quilting Arts TV. Recorded in Golden Colorado on the set of the show, this is a very special podcast episode: not only is it...
04.20.2022
Where We Work
As artist quilters, where we work can make a huge difference in what we create and how we feel about the process. If you have a passion for surface design, your creative space may look much different than an artist who is ‘all-in’ with...
03.23.2022
Artistic Inspiration: Modern Art and Antique Quilts
As art quilters, we are inspired by so many genres of art. Often, we look at work from 20th Century painters to glean what we can from their innovative composition. But consider this: those artists were also inspired by others....
02.23.2022
Re-imagine Your Art
Over the course of a career, artists evolve and change. Their vast body of work may morph as they explore different genres, techniques, and subjects with varying levels of success. In this episode, we discuss the value of regularly re-imagining your art – and...
01.26.2022
Make a Creative Reset
In this episode of the Quilting Arts Podcast, we examine how artists approach the concept of a creative reset and starting fresh with a conversation featuring Artist in Residence, Timna Tarr. Tune in to learn more about how creativity can...
12.15.2021
A Visit to the Museum: Targeted Observation
In this episode, we encourage our listeners to plan a field trip to their local museum. And while doing so, we’ll challenge you to look at the art with a different eye. Our artist in residence, Jill Kerttula, says, “It is not necessary to...
11.17.2021
The Business of Art
What does it take to make a living from your art? This is a topic about which so many of us are interested in learning. Today, Susan and Vivika take a detour from their usual format to look more closely at the business side of art quilting,...
11.08.2021
Missing Quilt Market Bonus Episode
Welcome to a special “Crossover Bonus Episode” of the Quilt & Tell and Quilting Arts Podcasts! Join Tracy, Ginger, Lori, Susan, and Vivika as they talk to some of the people behind the scenes in the quilting industry. Yes, we...
10.20.2021
Museums and the Art Quilt
Over the last two years, so many of us have missed going to our favorite museums. We love to wander the halls of my local museum for inspiration, learning opportunities, and – let's face it - entertainment. Museums are so much more than buildings that function as...
09.15.2021
Art and Environment
Whether that exploration begins with formal art education in the classroom, spontaneous sketching in a travel journal, experimenting in your studio, or by merely noticing the flora and fauna around them, many art quilters are known to be deeply moved by nature. Today we’ll be exploring that link between the art we create and the...
08.18.2021
The Intersection of Art and Technology
Today’s episode focuses on innovation and technology as applied to art quilting. When is it appropriate? How do we incorporate tech into our art? And how does it challenge our thinking? Be sure to listen for a fascinating conversation about the intersection of...
07.21.2021
Pushing Your Artistic Creativity
Today’s episode, featuring a conversation with art quilter Mel Beach, is all about motivating, experimenting, and inspiring the creative mind. Mel is an artist whose devotion to doing the work – day after day – has led to an incredible outpouring of...
06.16.2021
Informed by Science
Artists and scientists have so much in common. Both disciplines require focus, curiosity, fearlessness, and an inquisitive mind. On this episode of the Quilting Arts Podcast, hosts Susan Brubaker Knapp and Vivika Hansen DeNegre invite artist and cell biologist Shannon...
05.19.2021
Influenced by Art: Beyond the Quilt
Hosts Susan Brubaker Knapp and Vivika Hansen DeNegre invited Valerie S. Goodwin to be their guest Artist in Residence and discuss how her work continues to be inspired by art of all kinds. From a simple egg to a soaring...
04.14.2021
The Evolution of an Artist
This episode of The Quilting Arts Podcast focuses on the quality of artistic flexibility, something we all have had to nurture over the past year. Hosts Susan Brubaker Knapp and Vivika Hansen DeNegre invited Judy Coates Perez to be their guest Artist in...
03.03.2021
Song Quilts with Fiber Nation
The QA Podcast has been on hiatus, but Susan and Vivika will be back soon with a new season of episodes that take a deep dive into the fascinating world of art quilting. In the meantime, don’t miss this bonus...
12.23.2020
Can Teaching Make You a Better Artist? Introducing Art Bound
Thanks so much for listening to the Quilting Arts podcast in 2020. Susan and I are looking forward to being back with you in 2021. In the meantime, I wanted to encourage you to listen to one of our sister podcasts, called Art...
12.09.2020
Art Quilting Trend Spotting
In this episode, We invited SAQA’s Executive Director, Martha Sielman, to to discuss the trends she sees in contemporary art quilts. By all accounts, one of the leaders in establishing art quilts as a fine art medium is Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). Click here to view the show...
11.25.2020
Bridging the Digital Divide
In this episode, we explore the use of digital technology in creating art quilts. The work of Artist in Residence, Susie Monday. combines the rich colors and textures that can only be achieved by combining traditional surface design, such as...
11.11.2020
Setting Artistic Goals
At the end of every year, it is a common practice for artists to take stock of their accomplishments, reflect on their goals, and set a fresh path for creativity. Making a commitment to goals that influence your artwork can be a life-changing experience. Susan and Vivika take different...
10.28.2020
The Art of the Portrait
One of the most intimate art forms we as quilt artists create is the portrait. Portraits are, for the most part, representational pieces of art that communicate time, place, emotion, and even drama. In this episode of the Quilting Arts Podcast, we...
10.14.2020
All This by Hand
In this episode, we take a moment to slow down, step back, and talk about something we all enjoy: creating artwork by hand. Handwork – whether embroidery, hand piecing, embellishing, or quilting our art by hand – is one way we, as fiber...
09.30.2020
Opacity, Transparency, and Layers
As artists, we know the value of creating imagery with depth and dimension. The process of creating that depth can be achieved by layering – whether it is physically overlapping images, layers of paint, stitching, or even themes. Today’s Artist in Residence, Lynn Koolish, has mastered...
09.16.2020
Open Studios
Mixed media artist Jane Davila is creating an artist’s haven in an old corset factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She joins the conversation and shares her thought process, helpful tips for figuring out how to design your best creative space, and stories about the “agonies and ecstasies” of building...
09.02.2020
Art Quilt Mentorship
We’re thrilled to share two perspectives of art mentorship: a mentor,Deborah Boschert, and mentee, Earamichia Brown, discuss their unique journey and how it influenced both of their practices as art quilters. Click here to view the show notes for this episode. Learn more...
08.19.2020
Color Confidential
Luana Rubin, a color influencer from the quilting industry, joins us as an Artist in Residence to discuss how trending colors are identified, named, and predicted. Click here to view the show notes for this episode. Learn more about your ad choices....
08.05.2020
The Art of Repetition
This episode of the Quilting Arts Podcast explores the discipline of repetition as a way to create meaningful work and observe artistic practice that is deliberate, disciplined, and even cathartic with Artist in Residence, Ana Buzzalino. Click here to view the...
07.22.2020
From Sketchbook to Art Quilt
Listen in to the “Quilting Arts Podcast” where co-hosts Vivika and Susan invite Jane LaFazio to join their conversation as an Artist in Residence. Jane shares her unique perspective on art, drawing, and the power of keeping a sketchbook for inspiration. Click here to...
07.08.2020
The Evolution of an Art Quilter
Listen in to the “Quilting Arts Podcast” where co-hosts Vivika and Susan invite Lesley Riley to join their conversation as an Artist in Residence. Lesley shares how she emerged as an artist, author, creativity coach, product innovator, and all-around amazing art quilter with...
06.24.2020
Staying Creative in this Crazy Time
This first episode is all about how co-hosts Susan Brubaker Knapp and Vivika Hansen DeNegre and Artist in Residence Lyric Montgomery Kinard have stayed creative and motivated in the months of pandemic-required social distancing. Vivika and Lyric have been making Half-square Triangle...
06.10.2020
Introducing the Quilting Arts Podcast
Stay tuned for the first season of The Quilting Arts Podcast where hosts Susan Brubaker Knapp and Vivika Hansen DeNegre take a deep dive into the world of contemporary art quilting. Subscribe and get every episode in your feed as...

What's The Quilting Arts Podcast about?

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The Quilting Arts Podcast episodes:

Behind the Scenes at Quilting Arts TV

Where We Work

Artistic Inspiration: Modern Art and Antique Quilts

Re-imagine Your Art

Make a Creative Reset

A Visit to the Museum: Targeted Observation

The Business of Art

Missing Quilt Market Bonus Episode

Museums and the Art Quilt

Art and Environment

The Intersection of Art and Technology

Pushing Your Artistic Creativity

Informed by Science

Influenced by Art: Beyond the Quilt

The Evolution of an Artist

Song Quilts with Fiber Nation

Can Teaching Make You a Better Artist? Introducing Art Bound

Art Quilting Trend Spotting

Bridging the Digital Divide

Setting Artistic Goals

The Art of the Portrait

All This by Hand

Opacity, Transparency, and Layers

Open Studios

Art Quilt Mentorship

Color Confidential

The Art of Repetition

From Sketchbook to Art Quilt

The Evolution of an Art Quilter

Staying Creative in this Crazy Time

Introducing the Quilting Arts Podcast