Mary Mazziotti

I found Mary in researching a unique artist fellowship in Pittsburgh called Flight School that acts as a special career-boosting program for artists, including trainings on strategic planning and marketing.  It’s hosting organization, Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Center for the Arts, describes Flight School as “an opportunity for artists in the Pittsburgh region to form a fellowship with…

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Goo Goo January

I’ve made a routine of starting with the weather. It is cooler, but the sun is still shining brightly outside my window. This is rare. These days it has been quite gray, though still warmer than I am used to this time of year. There are only a few dozen hours of 2017 left, and…

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Amber Jean Young

Where in Northern California did you grow up?  I grew up on a ranch, in a valley surrounded by redwoods, on the outskirts of a town called Kings Mountain. Kings Mountain is about an hour south of San Francisco clustered around Highway 35, otherwise known as Skyline Blvd. ​ How is this natural imagery significant to…

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Margaret Smithers-Crump

Margaret speaks with us about her work which is inspired by a topic that got thrown under the bus this election season: climate change. “Understanding the cycles of life are core concepts in my practice. Ideas regarding vulnerability, growth, strength, powerlessness and transformation fuel my imagination and stimulate the creative process.” Growing up in Canada on…

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Heather Swenson

Heather Swenson is a artist working with silkscreen printmaking from Rochester, New York. In this interview Clare talks to Heather printmaking, the art scene in Rochester, and Heather’s studio practice. I first saw your work at Graphic Arts Workshop (GAW) in San Francisco as a part of a print exchange show. Since I make my…

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