This episode has been a long time coming! I envisioned this as a celebration of 100 episodes and a way to kick off the summer of 2022. Well, here we are in 2023 after a loooong hiatus. The theme feels even more fitting now - for this podcast, f

#99: Brenda Presil: Pushing Forward

Sep 17th, 2022 1h 17m

Brenda was inspired to become an art teacher from a young age, but was told not to pursue teaching by one of her art teachers whom she respected. She talked about freelancing as a creative and working across disciplines to make a living as an a

#98: Kayla Louviere: Coming to Voice

Aug 7th, 2022 45m 4s

Kayla Louviere talked about the juggle of parenting and making art while teaching. She shared how she approaches and structures her art practice and how that has shifted over the years. It was helpful to hear how that structure can move the dia

#97: Cbabi Bayoc: Trusting Yourself

Jul 10th, 2022 49m 7s

Cbabi talked about his journey as an artist and how he continues to grow both his practice and his business. He shared his creative process and the ways he overcomes challenges while creating. He also talked about painting murals in schools and

#96: Emily McMullan: Practices in Art

Jun 21st, 2022 1h 6m

Emily talked about her path as an artist from a young age, but also discovering her love for teaching and working especially in special education. She shared how all-consuming those first years of teaching were and how art had to take a back se

#95: Meera Ramanathan: Grounded in Collage

Jun 5th, 2022 58m 10s

Meera talked about coming back to art after a long hiatus while teaching and moving from one country to another. She shared beautiful advice for artists and educators around diving into art-making and giving yourself grace as you grow your art

#94: The Grundlers: The Creativity Department

May 23rd, 2022 1h 13m

It was such a pleasure talking with Laura & Matt Grundler, who host the #K12artchat on Twitter and The Creativity Department podcast. We talked about helping kids navigate a world that wasn’t built for them, as both parents and teachers. Laura

#93: Suzanne Joyal: Something From Nothing

May 9th, 2022 52m 50s

Suzanne Joyal had great advice about working with students with disabilities, which really applies to working with all students. I loved hearing about her path to teaching through motherhood and how she advocated for the arts in schools. It was

#92: Aimee Sones: Mountain Movers

Apr 17th, 2022 1h 3m

Aimee talked about supporting her students through this pandemic and beyond in part through shifting mindsets and reframing negative thinking. I loved how she talked about our role as educators as focused around teaching students to care and to

#91: Amir Whitaker: Free The Youth!

Apr 9th, 2022 1h

Dr. Amir Whitaker Esq. weaves together his experience and knowledge as an educator, musician, and human rights lawyer and spoke about how those things have inspired each other throughout his life. I loved how he talked about following a questio

#90: mikewindy: Gratitude & Inspirations

Apr 3rd, 2022 1h 25m

Mike talked about his winding path to art education and the myth of the art professor with abundant studio time. He shared how he fits in studio time in the gaps and how rich and fulfilling this winding path has been.Mike also shared a project

#89: Lionel Cruet: Rhetorics of an Uncertain Future

Mar 27th, 2022 1h 9m

Lionel Cruet spoke about his teaching practice as well as his exhibit, Rhetorics of an Uncertain Future, which is in its third iteration at Play + Inspire Gallery. He talked about the process of developing the exhibition in all three iterations

#88: Eric Anthony Berdis: Imagining A Queer Space

Mar 13th, 2022 59m 23s

Eric Anthony Berdis shared his story of finding refuge and courage in art. He talked about imagining a queer space and how he creates that imagined space. He also spoke about the idea of being a parallel player alongside his young students and

#87: Abhishek Panchal: Centering Students

Feb 27th, 2022 46m 26s

It was so great to reconnect with Abishek and hear more about his art and teaching practices. He participated in one of our Artist Talk sessions through the Teaching Artists Lounge last summer and I was so inspired by the way he wove teaching a

#86: Marianna Jimenez Edwards: Re-Emerging

Feb 6th, 2022 1h 8m

Marianna talked about the support she felt from teachers and her parents as an artist, but also the challenge of learning to draw. She shared a method for teaching drawing that she longed for as a young person, working to improve her technique.

#85: Valentine Svihalek: Embracing Your Creativity

Jan 30th, 2022 1h 4m

Valentine Svihalek talked about embracing her creativity and shifting in her career as she moved physically and emotionally through life. I love how she dove into being an artist and then working with fellow artists, especially mothers, to brin

#84: Ana Guzmán: Reframing ELL

Jan 22nd, 2022 52m 3s

Ana Guzmán talked about her experience as an English Language Learner and reframing that term to Emergent Bilingual as she now works to help students who are learning a second language. I love that reframing, focusing on the impressive fact tha

#83: Amanda Gorman: Finding Your Village

Jan 16th, 2022 34m 30s

Amanda is a childbirth educator who uses the Birthing From Within methodologies. She talked about incorporating art-making as part of the preparation for birth and shared her own experience of moving from a “not creative” person to wholehearted

#82: Melissa Parke: Black Teaching Artist Lab

Jan 9th, 2022 1h 3m

Melissa Parke shared her journey in bringing an idea to life through Black Teaching Artist Lab where she conducts research, offers workshops and professional development, and so much more. She shared so vulnerably about mental health and strugg

#81: Stories from the Field

Dec 6th, 2021 48m 59s

Stories from the Field: A curated selection of conversations around equity in the art classroom.This episode is a special one and will be the last one of 2021. This is a longer version of the presentation I gave at the California Art Education

#80: Isadora Stowe: Wearing All The Hats

Nov 14th, 2021 1h 7m

Isadora Stowe shared her winding journey teaching in several settings before landing in community college where she embraces the student centered approach. She talked about learning on the job how to connect with students and truly listen to fi

#79: Cynthia Hauk: Mindfulness & Art

Oct 24th, 2021 49m 34s

Cynthia Hauk shared her experience teaching mindful art workshops, including trainings for teachers and parents around bringing these practices into our teaching. I was so grateful that she also shared a specific exercise that can be done with

#78: Mary Beth Flynn: Artfully Aging

Oct 17th, 2021 1h 1m

Mary Beth Flynn shared her experience growing both her house portrait business and her art education business. She talked about being a lifelong artist and a lifelong entrepreneur and it was amazing to hear how she really embodies both. I also

#77: Lizz Denneau: Guided By Ancestors

Oct 3rd, 2021 1h 12m

Lizz Denneau is making incredible artwork while teaching with a focus on contemporary art in a rural Arizona high school. I loved getting to learn more about her work and the ideas and processes she pursues as an artist. She talked about leanin

#76: Lorna Ritz: Drawing & Redrawing Mountains

Sep 27th, 2021 44m 29s

Lorna Ritz talked about her process and the meditative work of creating space with paint. It was inspiring hearing her dedication to her work and how she shares that with students. We talked about modeling as a teacher and helping students lear