I Like Your Work supports artists! Each week artist Erika b Hess interviews artists, gallerists, and curators to cover topics that will help you in your art practice. From inspiring interviews from the lives of artists to business practices you will walk away ready to get in the studio.
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Your Creative Push is the daily podcast that pushes YOU to pursue your creative passion. Every week, Youngman Brown interviews artists, musicians, writers, photographers, graphic designers, and other inspirational creative individuals in an attempt to get them to inspire you to put aside your excuses and START DOING WORK. Each artist opens up to YOU, revealing the things that hold THEM back on a daily basis, and how they FIGHT THROUGH IT. They then give you one final push, in an attempt to m ...
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Do It Afraid — Creative Planning for Artists Starting the Year Strong
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In this mini episode of I Like Your Work, I talk about why waiting to feel "ready" or confident keeps so many artists stuck and how planning your artistic year while feeling afraid can actually be the most honest place to start. This episode is for artists who: Feel overwhelmed when thinking about the year ahead Struggle with creative fear, doubt, …
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Sculptor Lydia Musco on Finding Clarity in Your Studio Practice
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Lydia Jenkins Musco's work has been exhibited in galleries and public spaces throughout the United States. With an MFA from Boston University and a BA from Bennington College, her artistic practice has been shaped by international experiences, including stone carving studies in Italy and participation in art symposia in Norway, South Korea, and Chi…
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What's Happening at Miami Art Week 2025: Artist Takeaways from Art Basel, NADA, Untitled & SCOPE
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If you've been watching the Miami energy from afar and wondering what it all means for your studio practice, this episode gives you the trends, themes, and takeaways that actually matter for artists.In this episode, Erika covers: • The big-picture trends shaping Miami Art Week 2025: – Institutional validation and residencies becoming more influenti…
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Italian Journey: Corot, Goethe & the Self We Discover
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In this episode, Erika explores how observation, travel, and memory shape artistic practice, inspired by her upcoming class in Italy, The Symbolic Landscape. Drawing from Corot's plein air studies and Goethe's Italian Journey, she reflects on how artists discover themselves through what they see—whether in a distant landscape or a simple daily mome…
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Understanding Your Experience with Painter Gail Spaien
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Gail Spaien (b. 1958, Hartford, Connecticut) is an American artist and educator based in Maine. Her studio practice centers around the idea that a painting is a site of connection; an object that transmits emotion from one person to another. She is of a lineage of artists who think craft and beauty shape and build a more relational world. Spaien ha…
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In this episode, I'm diving into open calls including what jurors look for when reviewing applications, and why the description box is crucial for providing context about your artwork. I'm also sharing practical tips on how artists can use detailed descriptions to make their submissions stand out and highlighting resources for artists to improve th…
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The Life of Objects with Painter Gwen Strahle
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Gwen Strahle is a painter living and working in northeast CT. She teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design. She shows her work at Nancy Devine Gallery in RI. Strahle has received several awards including the Connecticut Artist Fellowship, the Purchase Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and an Honorar…
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In this episode, I touch on mystery in art—the space between knowing and not knowing that drives us to create and share Philip Guston's essay "Faith, Hope, and Impossibility". Faith, Hope, and Impossibility- Philip Guston "There are so many things in the world—in the cities—so much to see. Does art need to represent this variety and contribute to i…
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Exploring Cyanotype Printing and Mushrooms with Madge Evers
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Madge Evers (b. 1961, Norwalk, CT) explores the transformative cycles of dormancy, decay, and ecstatic growth in plant life. Her work combines alternative photography, mushroom spores, and painting to depict landscape details and imagined flora. Evers earned a BA from Suffolk University in Boston and an MA from the University of Rhode Island. Her w…
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Simplify Your Taxes as an Artist: Artist Tax Professional Hannah Cole
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Hannah Cole is a tax expert who specializes in working with self-employed people, especially creative and mission-driven ones. A long-time working artist herself, she's helped tens of thousands of self-employed people skill up with accessible tax and money education, through her Money Bootcamp program, tax workshops from Florida to Alaska, and on t…
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Say Yes: Painting, Printmaking and Murals with Artist Joseph Wardwell
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Joe Wardwell is currently a Professor of Painting at Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) and is the founder the Brandeis-in-Siena program. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA). He received a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Boston University (Boston,…
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Finding Stability as an Artist: Truths and Lies
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In this mini episode of I Like Your Work, I'm talking about the myths and limiting beliefs that often hold artists back. I'm also exploring the importance of building stability and confidence as an artist by challenging outdated tropes and taking small, proactive steps toward the life and practice you want. I Like Your Work Links: Thank you to our …
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Susan Klein on Collaboration, Color, and Creative Process
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Susan Klein is an artist living in Charleston, SC. Recent exhibitions include I Should Have Been a Pair of Ragged Claws at the Wassaic Project, A Window Scrubbed for the Moon at Asya Geisberg Gallery, NYC, and Volcano Lovers at Frontviews, Berlin. Klein is a 2020-2021 recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Other awards include an Artist-i…
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In this mini episode of I Like Your Work, I explore the superpower artists share: our ability to create alternative spaces and community. From non-traditional classrooms and DIY galleries to zines and podcasts, these platforms expand the art ecosystem. As artists, our superpower is creating the spaces we wish existed. When we act, we make room for …
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Sam King has exhibited at galleries, artist-run spaces, and universities across the country, including The Painting Center (NYC), Unrequited Leisure (Nashville), Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati), Oneoneone Gallery (Chapel Hill), Laconia Gallery (Boston), The Provincial (Kaleva, MI), Living Arts of Tulsa, MIXD (Rogers, AR), the University of North Caro…
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Welcome back to a brand-new season of I Like Your Work! I'm kicking things off by sharing lessons from this summer's artist residencies at @chq.art! The top three takeaways that we all talk about with residences is time in the studio, creative community, and future opportunities which are powerful benefits of residencies but I want to go beyond and…
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Whether you have a week or a weekend, a full studio or just your kitchen table, this episode will guide you through how to create your own DIY summer residency. Erika breaks down how to set your intentions, structure your time, choose a location, and more! This is about honoring your creative work and giving yourself the space you deserve. In This …
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Taro Takizawa is an artist specializing in printmaking, wall vinyl installations, drawings, and 2D designs. His work blends both Western and Eastern aesthetics, with a deep appreciation for traditional printmaking processes and the art of mark-making. Takizawa is fascinated by the fusion of contemporary studio practices with traditional methods, ex…
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Tips for Balancing Multiple Creative Projects (Without Losing Your Mind)
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In this episode of I Like Your Work, we're talking about the real-life struggle of balancing all the creative things — your studio practice, admin work, social media, teaching, applications, and more — without burning out. I'll walk you through why balancing projects feels so hard and share 10 clear, actionable strategies to help you bring order, c…
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Interior Spaces and Crafting a Life as an Artist with Anne Buckwalter
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Anne Buckwalter is an American painter based in Maine. She was born and raised in Lancaster, PA. She received her BFA from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and her MFA from Maine College of Art and Design. A recipient of a 2020-2021 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, a 2020 Idea Fund Grant, and a 2016 Joan Mitchell Foundation Emerging Artist Gran…
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In this episode of I Like Your Work, we dive into the power of not knowing in the creative process. Inspired by the 14th-century mystical text The Cloud of Unknowing, we explore why uncertainty isn't something to fear—it's actually essential to making meaningful art. Artists throughout history have embraced the unknown to create work that surprises…
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Level Up: Insight for Mid-Career Artists with Ceri Hand
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Ceri Hand is a creative coach, mentor, host of the Extraordinary Creatives podcast, public speaker and the founder of www.cerihand.com, supporting thousands of creatives to make an impact with their work and earn more money doing what they love. Prior to establishing Ceri Hand she was Director of Programmes for Somerset House, responsible for the e…
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Mapping Trust and Confidence in Your Work
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How do you trust your work? Not by focusing on outcomes. In this episode, we dive into how confidence grows through TRUST, not certainty, and why trusting the creative process is essential. We also discuss HOW to trust your work. Featuring insights from Rebecca Solnit's A Field Guide to Getting Lost, we'll explore how confidence isn't about knowing…
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Lost in the Wilderness – Why Uncertainty is Part of the Journey
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Feeling lost in your practice? You're not alone. In this episode, we explore why uncertainty isn't failure—it's part of the artistic process. Drawing from Rebecca Solnit's A Field Guide to Getting Lost, we discuss why the unknown is necessary for growth, how to navigate it, and why embracing being "lost" can actually help you make your best work. T…
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Artist Susan Lichtman: Painting Domestic Spaces, Light and Color
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Susan Lichtman is a figurative painter of domestic spaces, working out of her home studio in southeastern Massachusetts. She received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and an MFA in Painting from Yale University School of Art. Lichtman has had solo exhibitions at Steven Harvey Fine Arts Projects, NY, NY. (2017, 2024); Rose Art Museum, …
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