Image above: Radiating My Sovereignty, 2019, acrylic on canvas 84”x 48″ I’m grateful that Calida Rawles squeezed me into her busy schedule, because it was really delightful to have her on the podcast! Calida Rawles is a photorealist painter based out of Los Angeles, California, whose work focuses on figures of African Americans abstracted through […]

It was a huge honor to bring artist and curator Pam Marlene Taylor to the Artist/Mother podcast! Pam and I crack open a delicate and vulnerable conversation as we both speak to the very personal decision to have children… or not. Pam (along with her partner) have decided not to have children, and she shares […]

I was thrilled to talk with Thenjiwe Nkosi, a multimedia artist based out of Johannesburg, South Africa, for this episode. We talk about working with (and around) toddlers, the generative powers of a creative hiatus, and managing life’s surprises as both an artist and a mother. Thenjiwe walks me through her trajectory, emphasizing the importance […]

In today’s episode, I talk with three amazing women from outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, about the power of Instagram to connect like-minded artist/mothers, opening yourself to community, and claiming space and time for your art even in the clutter and compromise of family life.   While these women came together through social media, they bonded through […]

I’m so pleased to share the first Artist/Mother interview of 2020 with you all! This episode features Karen Dana, one of the winners from the 2019 Artist/Mother open call (you can see her polyptych here!). I had the opportunity to connect with Dana at the Artist/Mother meetup in Chicago (where she is currently based), and […]

Episodes are back! We are kicking off 2020 with an episode featuring many of you. If you need a little inspiration or want to know what other women in our community are working on this year, tune in! I share a few updates at the beginning and a goal/let go of my own. Thanks to […]