Paper World
Each of Betsy Silverman’s collages involves an intensive search for images with the correct value, intensity, and hue, as well as printed words to represent a new photorealist form with layered meanings.
Art from within
The conversation I had with Michelle Lubin, a.k.a. MD Ferrera, is the one that will inspire you and restore your faith in yourself as an artist. Like myself, Michelle is a huge mental wellness advocate. She’s raw and emotional, and incredibly self-aware.
Lady Dada. Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
Another influential woman in art history might have been overlooked by many. Beatrice Wood played a significant role in the Dada movement, had a romance with Marcel Duchamp, and inspired the character of Rose in James Cameron’s Titanic. She lived to be 105 years old and was a working artist till almost the end.
Opening Minds Through Art
OMA (Opening Minds Through Art) enables people with dementia to assume new roles as artists and teachers and leave a legacy of beautiful artwork. It has been widely replicated and continues to grow across and beyond the United States.
USPS vs. art movement
Key Dyer is part of the sticker art community that creates art on standard 228 USPS shipping labels. The movement is so widespread and collaborative and that it’s not uncommon to see one artist’s work stuck to a STOP sign somewhere across the globe. What does USPS think about this art movement? Listen to the whole episode to find out!
Music inspired
When I first heard Adelina Gonzales’s story I immediately knew I gotta get her on the podcast! An artist and a concert industry insider, she figured out how to turn wasted drumheads and trashed vinyl records into artworks. And she didn’t stop there.
Ukrainian Spirit
Moved by the united Ukrainian spirit, Eugenia followed and collected artworks created by Ukrainian artists from the first days of the war. The show “Ukrainian voice. Your Choice!” features artworks by 50 Ukrainian artists.
The Ugly Art Club
Back in September 2021, Kristin along with Tiffany Goff Smith (@southerngals_designs) and DeeDee Catron (@deedeecatron) created The Ugly Art Club as a safe place for all creatives to be who they are and be supported by others.
Surviving cancer
I admired Judy Salinsky’s work as a painter and I watched her explore the world of bronze sculpture for the first time. But little did I know about her personal story, the challenging upbringing as an artist, and victorious battles with lung cancer…