As a new mom, Naima Adedapo was a finalist on season 10 of American Idol. We talk all about her experience on the show, coming into her voice through country music, and how finding yoga has transformed her life while raising her two daughters,

#10: Digital Artist and Poet Emily French

Feb 14th, 2020 44m 50s

I think one of the most magical things about having kids is to be a witness to someone experiencing life for the very first time. For Emily French, this incredible phenomenon is a major source of inspiration, so much so that when her children w

#9: Brooklyn Artist Melissa Murray

Jan 30th, 2020 42m 48s

I'm just returning to working on the site and podcast since our baby girl, Susannah was born in August. I took a break from Mother Maker for awhile, much longer than anticipated, but every time I come back to working on these interviews, I’m re

#8: Rabbel Magazine founder Julie Comfort

May 24th, 2019 33m 57s

Julie Comfort is an American expat living in Berlin with her partner Bo, and two daughters: Tully, age 12 and Nova, age one. She created Rabbel Magazine for preteen girls, both out of a nostalgia of the magazines she read as a kid, but also to

#7: Sara Infante, Illustrator in Portugal

May 10th, 2019 39m 46s

I actually met Sara through the Mother Maker Facebook group, Mother Maker: Artists Raising Humans. She had been following the Mother Maker interviews on the website and on our Instagram account, and when she began posting some of her work in th

#6: Megan Woodard Johnson, Artist

Apr 26th, 2019 42m 2s

It was a therapist that helped Megan see that she needed to rediscover her art after staying home with her young children for four years. Although it was a process, her basement art practice became her career, and has evolved over the course of

#5: Christine Llewellyn Ohemeng of Christine Joy Design

Apr 12th, 2019 42m 9s

Christine Llewellyn Ohemeng has been a featured artist for companies like Minted, West Elm, and Crate and Barrel. With her youngest only nine months old, Christine works from home while her two older kids are in school, and she trying to be str

#4: Mary-Kathryn Stevens-Toffin, Violist

Mar 29th, 2019 48m 50s

I’ve known Mary-Kathryn for awhile; she and my husband were colleagues at the New World Symphony, a training academy for aspiring orchestral musicians in Miami, Florida. Training to become a professional classical musician is a lifelong pursuit

#3: Mandy Blankenship, Artist

Mar 22nd, 2019 40m 30s

While I've been following Mandy's work for some time, I hadn't realized until we spoke for this interview that she is mom to a child with special needs. Her daughter, Etta, has Turner Syndrome. After a four year battle with infertility, Mandy f

#2: Mychaelyn Michalec, Artist

Mar 15th, 2019 36m 16s

Mychaelyn Michalec's Instagram bio says: “painter of domestic life." She paints her family, literally sitting around on their phones. When I first saw Mychaelyn's work, this is what struck me. She makes no apologies for the reality that is: her

#1: Rachel Alvarez, Artist

Mar 8th, 2019 34m 42s

What I love about this conversation with Rachel is that even though she studied in art in college, she never saw it as a career path. It wasn't until she was 35 years old, with a two-and-a-half year old at home, that she realized painting could

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