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The Artist In Me Is DeadSeason 2, EPISODE 5: DANIELLE KRYSA :|: SAY THE STUFF & SAY IT LOUDER!This episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Danielle Krysa.This fifth episode features a conversation with artist, curator, and author Danielle Krysa. Danielle is known for her many books and her 15 years curating, writing, and podcasting as The Jealous Curator. Her own creative practice involves collage, painting, sculpture, and ceramics…and of course HUMOR! Dig into Danielle’s breadth of work from her 7 books, including two children’s books: How to Spot an Artist and Art and Joy: Best Friends Forever, to her TEDx Nashville Talk: How to cut creativity out of your...2024-03-011h 44
The Artist In Me Is DeadSeason 2, EPISODE 4: RAHELEH FILSOOFI :|: immense, boundless, and limitlessThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Raheleh Filsoofi.Raheleh is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Born in Tehran and raised during the post-Islamic Revolution era and eight years of war with Iraq that followed, she is a keen observer of the world, integrating the subtleties of experiences within her performances and art. When we spoke, Raheleh was in her third week of an artist residency at MacDowell in New Hampshire. She had recently completed an incredible year that included multiple significant exhibitions and performances, and as part of her residency she w...2024-01-041h 34
The Artist In Me Is DeadSeason 2: Episode 3: Sara Nishikawa :|: wiggle and take a chanceThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Sara Nishikawa.Sara is based in Detroit, Michigan. Her sculptural practice coexists with a profession in nonprofit administration. Her approach to studio practice is one of desired balance, but also recognizing the peaks and valleys of creativity and life. As part of her creative practice, she hosts one-day baking residencies, known as Mostly Butter. Throughout our conversation, Sara comes back to the importance of your community of support as a lifeline to keeping creativity alive. Please enjoy this episode with Sara Nishikawa.T...2023-12-202h 03
The Artist In Me Is DeadSeason 2: Episode 2: Carmen Radley :|: creative river streams and reclaiming the forgottenThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Carmen Radley I met Carmen through the online writing community and newsletter, The Isolation Journals, where she serves as the managing editor and host of the monthly writing hour called The Hatch. In this conversation you’ll hear how Carmen became a co-collaborator with the founder, author Suleika Jaouad, and how The Isolation Journals has evolved in so many beautiful ways. Carmen is based in Austin, Texas, and her family has been rooted in Texas since the early 1900s. Before coming to her present role...2023-12-141h 48
The Artist In Me Is DeadSeason 2 Episode 1: Pam Kravetz :|: come join meThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Pam Kravetz. Pam Kravetz, “a mural makin’, street paintin’ quilt sewin’, yarnbombin’, curatin’, flashmobin’, tutu wearin’ rootin’ tootin’ art monster.” She is a regionally & nationally recognized visual artist with more than 50 art exhibits & installations.Pam is the epitome of “come join me” for all the fun! Pam is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, where May 21st is officially Pam Kravetz Day and after our conversation, I’m sure you’ll understand why she is celebrated not only by her city, but also by anyone who meets her. She is an advocate a...2023-12-142h 35
The Artist In Me Is DeadEpisode 12: Zahra Hooshyar :|: be in conversation with yourselfThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Zahra Hooshyar Zahra is an interdisciplinary artist based in Northern California, who describes herself as constantly stuck in diasporic liminal spaces. Zahra and I met at Anderson Ranch Arts Center where she was working as a ceramics intern. She was my workshop assistant for a week-long terra sigillata workshop, which we can now fondly refer to as t-siggy thanks to Zahra. She’s one of those people who feels like magic when you meet her. She engages with a desire to be submerged fully in t...2022-05-252h 14
The Artist In Me Is DeadEpisdoe 11: Emily Romens :|: self-compassion & creativityThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Emily Romens. Emily’s creative practice has evolved from that of art student to arts administrator to presently new mom. We discuss the importance of self-compassion when it comes to your creative practice and how to recognize when you might be missing or lacking your own creative motion. Emily shares ways artists can advocate for themselves when they are beginning careers or jobs in arts administration. She offers ideas for how you can ask for your creative practice to be part of your employment agre...2022-05-191h 23
The Artist In Me Is DeadEpisode 10: Hannah Kane :|: put yourself next to your creativityThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Hannah Kane. Hannah moves through the world as an artist and wanderer. In our conversation, you’ll hear how she prioritizes wonder in her life. And then we meander through Hannah’s seeking nature and the teachers that have mentored her along the way, including the ocean. Later we think about the ways in which our creativity is impacted by our romanticized beliefs about the creative paths of others.The title of this episode is inspired by Hannah’s realization that the ocean is never go...2022-05-042h 07
The Artist In Me Is DeadEPISODE 9: Jeremy Nordin-Berghuis :|: the power of questionsThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Jeremy Nordin-Berghuis. Jeremy has been working in clay for 20 years. His experience began as a teen at a production pottery business in Northern Wisconsin. Today, Jeremy is moving back to Wisconsin after 5 years in Boise, Idaho, where, as you’ll hear, his path was anything but clear and certain when he first arrived. Throughout our conversation, we circle back to the power of questions. To the importance of asking questions borne from curiosity and the responsibility that instructors and educators have in posing questions. And...2022-04-271h 39
The Artist In Me Is DeadEPISODE 8: JENN ANGELL :|: connecting through artThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Jenn Angell. Jenn is an artist, glaze technician at a small handmade ceramic tile company, and a manager of a community clay studio. We talk about how science theory becomes science in practice through her clay and glaze work. She also shares how it can be difficult to prioritize time in her studio despite her love of working with clay. And how the pandemic era has taken a lot of mental energy away from her creativity. As an introvert Jenn shares how she hopes he...2022-04-201h 23
The Artist In Me Is DeadEPISODE 7: JAZMIN SWANSON :|: a quick walk…not a stroll, not a runThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Jazmin Swanson.Jazmin is a ceramic artist and teacher currently living in Oceanside, California. At one point after graduating from art school, she told herself “I’m never going to be an artist again,” because it felt safe to say this, but as you’ll hear that only lasted for a bit of time because her creativity and urge to make came back. We explore what it means to find your voice again after a creative break and how she has always had this way of co...2022-04-141h 51
The Artist In Me Is DeadEpisode 6: Theresa Schneveis :|: hibernating creativityThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Theresa Schneveis, a multimedia artist, arts educator, and arts administrator living in Virginia. Her connection and conversations with her creativity started at a very early age. You’ll hear about her early mentors and artist community and how community remains an important part of keeping her creativity full of vitality. As we are in real time emerging from winter in the Upper Midwest, Theresa’s expression that her creativity is currently hibernating seems very fitting to share as this week’s episode. CW // domestic abuse Topic...2022-04-071h 41
The Artist In Me Is DeadEpisode 5: Olivia House :|: yes, and...This episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Olivia House, a Black designer based in Chicago. Social change is at the core of her practice, and Olivia uses design to teach, heal, and build community. You’ll hear how a realization prompted a summer-long research project that became so much more. She describes her immersive research approach to her project: Where are all the black designers? Olivia and Rhonda talk about what advocacy looks like in combination with design and about how a little seed of agency grew in her and can grow...2022-03-301h 39
The Artist In Me Is DeadEpisode 4: Anders Dickson :|: keep your door openThis episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Anders Dickson. During one of his artist residencies, there was a requirement to keep your door open on Tuesdays. In this episode, you’ll hear that while that was a physical rule, it’s also a great metaphor for his approach to art making and creative exploration. At age 20, Anders, an American, started a semester abroad experience in Germany and then remained in Europe for the past 15 years. One of my favorite parts from his artist statement is: My studio is like a forest of accu...2022-03-242h 10
The Artist In Me Is DeadEpisode 3: Ira Elliot Corbett :|: your creativity is sacredThis episode features a conversation between host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Ira Elliot Corbett. Ira is a nonbinary transgender artist living and working in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. In our conversation I was struck by their practice of asking themselves questions, such as what do they want to share from a happy place of making and exploration? You’ll also hear how BTS lyrics from their song, Black Swan, inspired Ira to ask, am I having my first death of my creativity right now? And how Ira feels a bit like a baby deer lear...2022-03-101h 27
The Artist In Me Is DeadEpisode 2: Stephanie Lenertz :|: never leave the kids aisleIn this episode, host Rhonda Willers and guest Stephanie Lenertz discuss Stephanie’s uninhibited and joyful approach to art making. She says, “If it doesn’t make you giggle, it’s useless!” We explore what it means to be an artist, where she finds inspiration and materials, and how she uses time intentionally, even while cleaning her studio. You’ll hear how during the pandemic, she decided to host her own art exhibition in…wait for it… her bedroom!Find Stephanie on Instagram: @stephlenertzhttp://stephanielenertz.comPotential Art Materials for Giggle-Filled Making:Bubble wrap2022-03-021h 40
The Artist In Me Is DeadEpisode 1: Lisa Vang :|: make your own historyIn this episode host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Lisa Vang, discuss how Lisa's creative practice has changed since graduating with an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts. She shares how she explores her creativity today through food and culture and how she is reviving her inner artist by preparing a space for her art making to come back into her day to day. Find Lisa on Instagram: @l.h.vanghttps://www.instagram.com/l.h.vang/Studio Mix #1 :|: Lisa Vang Dateline - PodcastCrime Junkie - PodcastLord of the Rings- So...2022-02-251h 43