Virtual Salon Podcast

Kara Williams is a painter, digital sex worker, and astrologer based in the Laurentians, Quebec.  Her semi-erotic paintings combine aspects of mysticism, mythology and the occult.  We spoke to Kara back in October and she shared her past work in the salon as well as two works-in-progress. After sharing her work, she also spoke more in-depth about sex work and astrology.  

Below are links to the works discussed in the episode:

The Inner Chamber 

Eve in the Garden 

The Dark Dream 

The Upper Sea

Sigil Bearer

Severance and Peace

For more artwork by Kara, visit: www.karawilliams.com 

Music in the episode is by Kevin MacLeod:

"Shades of Spring", "Shores of Avalon", "Ebbs and Flows" and "Night Vigil" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

In this episode, the artists talk about processing emotions through art, what it means to learn the rules before you break them, and how therapy can affect creativity for better or worse. Two paintings by Vincent Desiderio are mentioned, “An Allegory of Painting,” (2003) and “Study of a Hero’s Life” (1990) Thank you to the following artists who participated: Benny John Plasencia, Alexandra Mirzayantz, Emily Ezell, Monika Rosen, Tatiana Akoeva.  Hosted by Emily Carrig and Liza Sokolovskaya.

Welcome to the Virtual Salon Podcast hosted by Liza Sokolovskaya and Emily Carrig.  In this episode we discuss works by Wesley Israel and Monika Rosen.  To view the artwork discussed please follow the links: Yggdrasil by Wesley Israel and Untitled Study by Monika Rosen. Special thanks to our other participants: Benny John Plasencia, Sophia Kayafas, Walker Augustyniak, Robyn Gibson, Helena Valee Dallaire and Kara Williams. Music by Kevin McLeod.

Welcome to the Virtual Salon Podcast.  In this episode, we discuss Wesley Israel's painting "Yggdrasil" and themes of subjectivity and how an ordinary everyday occurrence turns into a mystical experience.  Click here to view the image of the painting discussed in the episode.

And special thanks to our participants in this episode: Benny Plascencia, Monika Rosen, Robyn Gibson, Sophia Kayafas, Wesley Israel, Walker Augustyniak, Helena Vallée Dallaire, and Kara Williams.

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