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#202 Kara Valentino Ffield: Nature-Inspired Artwork Mar 17, 2021

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Kara Valentino Ffield is a mixed media artist from Pensacola, Florida. She lives near woods and also the beach, and she’s inspired by the nature that is all around her. In her art, she uses watercolors, gouache, and pencils to create a scene and story about the animals, trees, and flowers that she sees. Recently she’s been adding embroidery right on the watercolor paper art. She also tells us how she works in collections and releases them out to her followers. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/

#201 Doris Wai: Lettering Art on Unconventional Surfaces Mar 10, 2021

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Doris Wai is a lettering artist and illustrator in Toronto. Her business is called Love Lettering, and she specializes in lettering on non-paper surfaces. She creates lettering for weddings and events, as well as for businesses. She also letters on unconventional surfaces, like mirrors, chalkboards, and windows. We also talk about her gallery show called Bottled Feelings and her plan for a new show that will reflect our Covid-era time. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/

#200 Angie Follensbee-Hall: Handmade Paper and Mixed Media Artist Feb 03, 2021

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Artist Angie Follensbee-Hall, who lives in Vermont, is a mixed media artist who makes her own paper as the base for her creations. She adds natural materials that she finds in her yard, then adds paint and other materials to the finished paper. Angie also teaches classes, particularly one called The Creative Process in Art, where she talks about how creativity is so vital to our well-being. She recently hung a gallery show of her handmade paper wall hangings. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/

#199 Brittany Soucy: Bringing Light and Nature into Your Home Jan 27, 2021

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Artist Brittany Soucy lives on the seacoast of New Hampshire, where she has a separate barn that is her studio. For Brittany, being artistic is a pleasure and a sacred responsibility. She paints in oils, creating abstracts and landscapes that are inspired by her surroundings. She offers online classes through her website that include art journaling using acrylics and mixed media. This past year she has concentrated on painting as well as taking business classes. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/

#198 Andrea Garvey: Living her Dream and Sharing Her Passion Jan 20, 2021

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California artist Andrea Garvey paints beautiful whimsical florals and figures. Her paintings have many layers and are made with acrylic paint and inks. She’s only been painting full time for three years, but already she’s teaching what she knows in online classes. During the pandemic, she also started painting during Facebook Live events. She now has a thriving Creative Community on Facebook. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/

#197 Flora Bowley: Painter and Author Helps People Expand their Creativity Jan 13, 2021

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Flora Bowley is a painter, instructor, and author. In fact, she has a new book coming out in March that she talks about today. She’s spent years traveling and teaching, and we talk about how her classes have expanded to include so much more than painting, like music and movement to help her students embrace their creativity. She’s even offering a retreat you can take right from your home: a 30-day creativity class that ends with a 4-day virtual retreat. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/

#196 Lianne van Leyen: Sampler Reproductions and Historical Interpretation Jan 06, 2021

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Lianne van Leyen, who lives in Ontario, Canada, is a fiber artist who collects antique stitched samplers. She reproduces them into patterns that others can buy and stitch themselves. Her business is called 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers because she lives in an old one-room schoolhouse. Lianne also works at a living history museum, where she demonstrates cross stitch, quilting, and cooking. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/

#195 Season 2 Episode Recommendations Dec 30, 2020

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For this end of year episode, I recommend 10 episodes from Season 2. These episodes include an illustrator and author; a painter with a unique colorful style; an expert collaborator; a glass artist and CPA who can help you with the year-end accounting issues for your business; an expert in handmade businesses; a creator of art classes; an artist who sketches the everyday and teaches classes; an oil painter; a mixed media artist who uses vintage papers; and an artist who paints abstract landscapes inspired by where she lives. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/

#194 Season 1 Episode Recommendations Dec 23, 2020

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For this special holiday episode, I recommend 10 episodes from Season 1. These episodes include an artist who creates art every day; an art show curator; an art gallery owner; an artist and podcast host; a tech-savvy artist; painters, mixed media artists, and instructors. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/

#193 Maria Tritico: Remembering a Talented Artist and Beautiful Person Dec 16, 2020

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Maria Tritico was a jewelry artist, art therapist, and art educator here in Palm Beach County where I live. I’m replaying my episode with her from October, 2018 with a new introduction. Last week, Maria died when she was hit by stray gunfire while she was sitting on the beach. She was a friend of mine, as she was to just about everyone in the Palm Beach County art community. Maria had just turned 32, had just closed on a house with her fiancé, and had plans to get married this December 31st. I would like my listeners to know that there was an amazing, beautiful, and talented artist named Maria Tritico. She was loved, and she spread her love to so many groups of people that she worked with. In this interview, we talk about her jewelry making and how her style has developed over the years. We also talk about her art therapy degree and how she was starting an art therapy program at the Lighthouse Art Center in Tequesta, Florida. When we talked, Maria was teaching jewelry classes at the Lighthouse. Since then, she became the Director of Education. The staff of the Lighthouse Art Center are like one big family, and losing Maria is a big loss for them. But it’s also a loss for our local art community, as well as the groups Maria helped with her art therapy. If you’d like to contribute to the Maria Tritico Memorial Fund, I have a link in the Show Notes for this Episode 193. Show notes for all of these episodes can be found on my website at https://suzanneredmond.com/my-podcast/list-of-artists/

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