2 Art Chicks: Recent Episodes
Barbara Kuzara & Karon Leigh
Visual artists and gallery owners, Barbara Kuzara and Karon Leigh are all in on art. They discuss art topics, the ups and downs of the creative life, and meet with artists and creatives to share their stories of challenges and inspirations. Music by Musictown from Pixabay.
Podcast host, Karon Leigh is interviewed by her co-host, Barbara Kuzara. Karon talks about growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and how her exposure to art as a young child helped to steer her on an artistic path throughout her life. Admitting to insecurity both in life and in art, Barbara and Karon discuss the challenges of claiming an artistic life and the title of artist.
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Dianna Fritzler has been a professional artist for over 20 years. She happily lives near the base of The Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, CO with her husband and Sheepadoodle, Hazel.
Karon and Barbara chat with Dianna about her artistic journey, her painting process, and workshops and learn about her adventures in life. Join us as we laugh our way through this episode and you'll want to know more about this amazing woman.
Dianna's philosophy of spreading joy and encouraging people to be imperfect, and vulnerable, and to go for it, in both life and in art is the foundation of the conversation.
Find Dianna’s artwork on her website, DFritzlerart.com.
On Instagram: @dfritzler
On Facebook: @dfritzlerart
Artists that Dianna referenced in this podcast: Sara Oakley, Katrina Howarth, and Scott Fraser.
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Barbara Kuzara, visual artist, co-owner, and Gallery Director at On the Edge Contemporary Gallery in Tubac, AZ, and podcast co-host discovered a passion for monotype printmaking with Chine Colle, a technique using the addition of very thin papers during the printmaking process. Over the years she perfected the technique and discovered that this passion opened doors to new artistic opportunities including workshop teaching positions and a solo exhibition.
Barbara's website: https://www.barbarakuzarafineart.com
Teaching workshops at:
Tubac School of Fine Art and Remarque Print WorkshopFacebook & Instagram
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Leslie Miller landed in Tubac, Arizona seven years ago and discovered that this artistic village welcomed her with open arms and provided the opportunity for her to become the artist she always wanted to be. Today, Leslie works in oil and cold wax, exhibits and sells her work nationally, teaches art workshops, and is the acting Director of the Tubac School of Fine Art.
Leslie's art website: https://www.lesliemillerfineart.com Follow Leslie on Facebook and Instagram Represented at On The Edge Contemporary Gallery in Tubac, AZ
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In the first podcast interview, Barbara and Karon meet with Tubac artist, Virginia Hall, an 88-year-old contemporary artist who has made a life filled with art. Learn how paper doll cut-outs sparked the beginning of a creative life and what the significance of roller skates are in Virginia's life and art.
Time spent with Ansel Adams and his wife, Virginia in Yosemite had a huge impact and influence on her work and her use of black and white as her painting palette. Eventually landing in Tubac, AZ, she built a simple block home without heat or a kitchen that was also her studio and gallery. Choosing the creative life over luxury, this determined woman persevered to create a life filled with art.
Her life and journey as an artist are an inspiration.
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