Ep. 181 Kristen Egan – Mixed Media, Sculpture & Masks
This week, Wes and Todd talk with Kristen Egan. Kristen discusses sourcing gourds, carving masks, New Contemporary Folk Art, the area where she lives in Pennsylvania, sense of place, other materials she incorporates into her masks and sculptures, totems, the catalyst to carve gourds, air drying paper clay, repetition & referencing past work, birds, research, process, art show titles, Alfred University, being open to new experiences, foundation, Goggleworks, Arch Enemy Arts, Instagram, the compulsion to create selling art, commissions, production, pricing, perfectionism, evolution & experimentation, work/life balance, bagpipes, weird bagpipe experiences, procrastination, being a life long learner, and collectors previews.…
Ep. 143 Adrienne Stein – Painter, Magical Realism
Adrienne Stein discusses her new work, social media, works in progress, Agnes Pelton, Hilma af Klint, New Mexico, being deliberate, color in the Southwest, Alaska, mushroom foraging, bones, pheasants, Pennsylvania, Atelier training, family/work balance, time management, importance of passion, being true to your voice, art education, gratitude, nudes, Ladew Topiary Gardens, still life, painting as offering, accountability, being married to another Artist, magical realism, being open to a paradigm shift, gallery representation, commissions, art in hotels, and her motto.