In conversation with George Sawyer
The Bodies of Work Podcast
George Sawyer is the lead fine woodworker and creator of Windsor Chairs at Sawyer Made, a family business started by his father in rural Vermont. George describes the evolution of his business and how both the studio and their natural surroundings enrich their children’s lives. George explores how long commutes to school and out of town work commitments are challenging at times but overall manageable realities of life for he and his wife who run their business together.
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In conversation with Mark Slee
The Bodies of Work Podcast
Mark Slee is a polymath with a successful career in software engineering, music, and sculpture. Now based in the UK, Mark describes juggling his many interests and talents with the constraints and joys of parenting. In this candid conversation, we look at the time and energetic demands of both creative and academic work, and how they relate to life as a parent of young children.
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In conversation with Chris Keating
The Bodies of Work Podcast
Chris Keating is a free spirited, devoted father to a 10 year old daughter. He paints an honest picture of the messiness and beauty of parenthood and describes how his shifting priorities ostensibly lead to him ending his career as a performing artist/musician in the band, Yeasayer. He currently lives in Los Angeles, CA where he spends his time parenting, composing film scores and producing music. Helping his daughter realize her own creative visions brings him joy and fulfills him creatively.
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In Conversation with Jim Drain
The Bodies of Work Podcast
Jim Drain is a widely collected American Artist who has received numerous prestigious awards and has exhibited extensively across the United States and abroad. In this conversation, he describes the arc of his career from showing in Chelsea galleries and museums, to teaching as a professor at the Rhode Island School of Design to his current life as an educator, parent and artist with a more private studio practice. His story illuminates the leveling effect of parenthood through presenting somewhat universal practical and emotional shifts that professional artists go through in their transition...
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In Conversation with Bohyun Yoon
The Bodies of Work Podcast
Bohyun Yoon is an imaginative, playful and brilliant glass artist based in Richmond, VA. His thought provoking work with glass employs its essential qualities to explore the human body and experience with a sense delight and wonder. Bohyun is an associate professor of glass in the Craft/Material Studies department at Virginia Commonwealth University. Bo shares intimate details about the struggles of parenthood as well as the enriching quality of taking on many roles: father, husband, artist, and professor. Family is a theme that infuses his current work.
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In conversation with Noah Breuer
The Bodies of Work Podcast
Noah Breuer is a Professor of Print Media for University at Buffalo SUNY. His formal training in printmaking has served as the foundation of his current sculptural work that utilizes glass and textiles to explore the Jewish diaspora through his personal family history. Noah talks about maximizing his time and efforts as an exhibiting fine artist while navigating the logistical and financial constraints of parenthood. He shares intriguing ideas about how his fatherhood journey and personal identity may inform upcoming works.
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In conversation with Ivan Lee Mora
The Bodies of Work Podcast
Ivan Lee Mora is a self-taught, independent artist based out of Los Angeles, CA. His concept-driven work leads to an ever-evolving process and use of materials including glass, clay, wood, and metal. The passion and heart Ivan puts into his work is apparent in his attitude about parenthood. The newest parent in the series, Ivan’s son was just a few months old when we recorded this candid chat.
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In conversation with Jeremy Mayer
The Bodies of Work Podcast
Jeremy Mayer is an extraordinary sculptor whose primary medium is typewriter parts. He meticulously sorts and assembles these parts using purely mechanical joints to make human figures, animals, mandalas and more. He shares about his deep love of fatherhood, and the creative mentorship his daughter received being in the studio with him over the years. Jeremy presents a special 20-year portrait of parenting and art making in parallel. He is based in Sebastopol, CA.
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In conversation with Olivia Chen
The Bodies of Work Podcast
Olivia Chen is an illustrator, painter and art educator in the Bay Area. She shares her long path back to her own art making practice as she raises her two children. In this conversation we examine how studios function as symbolic and literal foundations for one’s art-making practice. Olivia started and runs Liv & Chiu art studio, a youth art education organization in El Cerrito, CA.
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In conversation with Aoi Yamaguchi
The Bodies of Work Podcast
Aoi Yamaguchi is a Japanese calligrapher living in Los Angeles, CA. Her life long pursuit of mastery in her art form coupled with her unique creative voice make her a dynamic powerhouse. Her unfaltering passion for her work leads her to maintain an active studio practice in tandem with the demands of full time parenting.
info_outlineJim Drain is a widely collected American Artist who has received numerous prestigious awards and has exhibited extensively across the United States and abroad. In this conversation, he describes the arc of his career from showing in Chelsea galleries and museums, to teaching as a professor at the Rhode Island School of Design to his current life as an educator, parent and artist with a more private studio practice. His story illuminates the leveling effect of parenthood through presenting somewhat universal practical and emotional shifts that professional artists go through in their transition into parenthood.