Ep. 120 Thea Clark – Multi-disciplinary Artist – Jewelry, Sculpture, Installation, Fiber Art, Mixed Media Collage
Thea discusses working as a dancer and actor before becoming a maker, making jewelry and its evolution of her work to fine art, the subculture of art jewelry, experimenting with materials, incorporating cyanotypes, the catalyst for working on a larger scale, the transition of exploring identity to environmental issues with her work, thinking of materials metaphorically, isobar maps, Arctic Explorer Louise Arner Boyd, the difference between the thought behind American and European art jewelry, her recent show “Do/Undo” at the Hunterdon Art Museum, upcycling materials for assemblage, and where her current work his headed.
Ep. 085 Marsha Mack – Ceramicist, Mixed Media
Marsha talks about identity, the use of scent in some of her work, discovering ceramics, intuition, standards and aesthetics, having passion at the forefront of your practice, her solo exhibition “Exotic/Sophisticated”, Pocky, her previous work and projects, collaboration, production and the pandemic, residencies, making art your job, the trap of comparison, and believing in yourself.