I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists

Erika b Hess
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I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists

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.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Dealing with Criticism as an Artist: What to Take In and What to Ignore

    Criticism is an inevitable part of being an artist—but not all feedback is worth your energy. In this episode, we dive into the different types of criticism artists receive and how to discern what’s constructive, what’s just opinion, and what should be ignored altogether. You’ll learn: How to tell the difference between valuable feedback and unhelpful noise When to embrace critique and when to let it roll off your back Practical ways to respond to criticism (or not respond at all) How to build confidence in your artistic vision while remaining open to growth Whether you're facing tough critiques from professors, gallery directors, collectors, or the dreaded comment section on social media, this episode will help you develop a strong filter—so you can take in what serves your work and let go of the rest. I Like Your Work Links: Thank you to our sponsors:    Naomi Vladeck with Creativity Matters Coaching: Join the Artist Accelerator    Create Magazine: https://www.createmagazine.co/call-for-art Deadline is February 1   https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/community   Apply for a residency at Chautauqua Visual Arts: Chautauqua Visual Arts   Join the Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ilikeyourworkpodcast Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

    14 min

  2. JAN 17

    Transforming Materials with Artist Sachiko Akiyama

    Sachiko Akiyama received her MFA in sculpture at Boston University and continued her studies at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Akiyama lives and works in Portsmouth, NH. Akiyama has had solo exhibitions at Brattleboro Museum (Brattleboro, VT) and Tracey Morgan Gallery (Asheville, NC) and group exhibitions at Dunes Gallery (Portland, ME), Night Gallery (Los Angeles, CA), and Center for Maine Contemporary Art (Rockland, ME). Among numerous honors, Akiyama was awarded a Joan Mitchell Fellowship, an Artist Resource Trust Grant, and residencies at Millay Arts and Ucross. Akiyama’s work is represented by Tracey Morgan Gallery.   LINKS: sachikoakiyama.com   https://www.instagram.com/woodchip47/ Tree at my Window exhibition at Mrs. Gallery in NYC, NY January 18 through March 8     Artist Shout out:  Jennifer Caine: https://www.jlcaine.com/ Don Voisine: http://donvoisine.com/   I Like Your Work Links: Sign up for the free class, Do It Afraid - Planning Your Creative 2025: https://theworksmembership.com/freeclass-register-q1/ Thank you to our sponsors:    Naomi Vladeck with Creativity Matters Coaching: Join the Artist Accelerator    Create Magazine: https://www.createmagazine.co/call-for-art Deadline is February 1   https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/community   Apply for a residency at Chautauqua Visual Arts: Chautauqua Visual Arts   Join the Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ilikeyourworkpodcast Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

    37 min

  3. JAN 10

    Contemporary Curation with Leah Triplett

    Leah Triplett is a curator and writer, currently serving as the Director of Exhibitions and Contemporary Curatorial Initiatives at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Her writing has appeared in ArtAsiaPacific, ArtNet News, Sculpture, Public Art Dialogue, Flash Art, Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail, and others. As an independent curator, she has organized projects for Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston University Art Galleries, Praise Shadows Art Gallery, and others. She taught critical writing in the painting and sculpture MFA programs at Boston University from 2021 to 2023. She is the 2024 Mary Ann Unger Estate Fellow, researching the artist’s late 1970s and early 1980s works.   "As a curator and writer, I consider the convergence of craft, performance, new media, materiality, and globalism, using Feminist theory as a framework for my exhibition-making and publishing projects."     LINKS:   www.instagram.com/leah_triplett         I Like Your Work Links: Sign up for the free class, Do It Afraid - Planning Your Creative 2025: https://theworksmembership.com/freeclass-register-q1/ Thank you to our sponsors:    Doubworks: https://www.doubworks.com/ Use code LIKE for 20% off of any order of Belgian Linen by the yard.    NYC Crit Club Canopy Program:  https://www.nyccritclub.com/  Applications for the Canopy Program close January 12   Create Magazine: https://www.createmagazine.co/call-for-art Deadline is February 1   https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/community   Apply for a residency at Chautauqua Visual Arts: Chautauqua Visual Arts   Join the Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ilikeyourworkpodcast Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

    43 min

  4. JAN 3

    Your Bravest Year Yet- Embracing Fear and Moving Forward in Your Creative Practice

    Welcome to a brand-new year of creativity, inspiration, and fearless action! In this episode, I dive into the transformative power of “doing it afraid.” Whether you’re starting a new project, setting ambitious creative goals, or facing the ever-present inner critic, this episode will guide you toward embracing fear as a motivator rather than a barrier. I share actionable tips to help you kickstart your creative year with clarity, momentum, and confidence—even if fear is along for the ride. Plus, don’t miss the sneak peek into my upcoming free class, Do It Afraid - Planning Your Creative 2025, happening January 22! Learn how to plan meaningful, courageous goals for the year and create a personalized action plan to achieve them. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: How to reframe fear as a sign that your work matters. The power of small, consistent actions to build momentum. How to identify and break down creative goals that stretch and excite you. Details about Erika’s free class on January 22 to help you plan your most creative year yet. Links and Resources Mentioned:  Sign up for the free class, Do It Afraid - Planning Your Creative 2025: https://theworksmembership.com/freeclass-register-q1/  Follow Erika on Instagram for more creative inspiration: @ilikeyourworkpodcast and @erikabhess Quick Action for Listeners: Write down one creative goal for 2025 and the smallest possible step you can take toward it. Share it with Erika on Instagram or during the class on January 22 for a chance to connect and celebrate your progress together! Follow and Subscribe: Never miss an episode of I Like Your Work! Follow the show and leave a review to support fellow creatives!

    13 min

  5. 2024-12-20

    Do it Afraid- Planning Your Artistic Year

    On this week's mini episode I'm talking about why it's so important to jump first into your creativity even when you're scared.  I Like Your Work Links:    https://theworksmembership.com/freeclass-register-q1/     https://www.thisamericanlife.org/837/transcript       Thank you to our sponsors:    Doubworks: https://www.doubworks.com/ Use code LIKE for 20% off of any order of Belgian Linen by the yard.    NYC Crit Club Canopy Program:  https://www.nyccritclub.com/  Applications for the Canopy Program close January 12   https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/community   Apply for a residency: https://www.chq.org/  Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ilikeyourworkpodcast Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

    14 min

  6. 2024-12-13

    Environmental Embroidery with Hillary Waters Fayle

    Hillary Waters Fayle is an artist and Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she directs the fiber/textile program. She has taught embroidery and textile workshops around the world and is an alumna of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation’s Artist Residency Program. Her work is in the permanent collections of the AKG Museum in Buffalo, NY, Grace Farms Foundation in New Canaan, CT, the United States Embassy to Sri Lanka, Colombo, the Kalmthout Arboretum & Botanical Gardens in Belgium and is on view at the US Embassies in Algiers, Algeria and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Recent professional projects and publications include collaborations with Domestika, L'Occitane en Provance and the New York Botanical Garden. "My work brings together materials and processes that express the union of humanity and the physical world, most often textile traditions in collaboration with botanical material. The deep historical and lived experience we have with cloth echoes our connection to the botany all around us-both are entwined with our evolution and survival, and they are now so completely integrated into our lives, that they become nearly invisible. Both flora and cloth represent powerful and symbolic connections to place, time, people and our past. Whether stitching, drawing, planting seeds, or harvesting, my hands echo the gestures made by thousands of hands over thousands of years and I feel connected to the lineage of people working with textiles, plants and the land. Stitching, like horticulture, can be functional-- a technical solution to join materials/a means of survival-- or, both can be done purely in service of the soul, lifting the spirit through beauty and wonder." LINKS: www.hillarywfayle.com   @hillary.waters     I Like Your Work Links: Thank you to our sponsors:    Doubworks: https://www.doubworks.com/ Use code LIKE for 20% off of any order of Belgian Linen by the yard.    NYC Crit Club Canopy Program:  https://www.nyccritclub.com/  Applications for the Canopy Program close January 12   Create Magazine: https://www.createmagazine.co/call-for-art Deadline is February 1   https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/community   Apply for a residency at Chautauqua Visual Arts: Chautauqua Visual Arts   Join the Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ilikeyourworkpodcast Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

    32 min

  7. 2024-12-06

    Reconnect With What Matters in Your Studio

    In today's mini episode, I'm chatting about how to reconnect with what really matters in your studio as we approach the busy holiday season and how leaning into your creativity is sometimes the best thing to do.    I Like Your Work Links:    Thank you to our sponsors:    Doubworks: https://www.doubworks.com/ Use code LIKE for 20% off of any order of Belgian Linen by the yard.    NYC Crit Club Canopy Program:  https://www.nyccritclub.com/  Applications for the Canopy Program close January 12   https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/community   Apply for a residency: https://www.chq.org/  Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ilikeyourworkpodcast Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

    11 min

  8. 2024-11-22

    Navigating Hurricane Helene: Resilience and Tax Insights for Artists Facing Crisis with Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax

    On this week's episode, I'm chatting with Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax about the effect of Hurricane Helene as an artist living in Asheville, North Carolina.  Hannah joins me to share how you can prepare yourself as an artist for disasters or emergencies.    Hannah Cole is a tax expert who specializes in working with creative businesses and mission-driven solopreneurs. 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, speaking engagements from Florida to Alaska, and on the Sunlight podcast. She is the founder of Sunlight Tax.   LINKS: Free class: Make Taxes Easier and Stash an Extra $130k in Your Savings Money Bootcamp program: To make taxes easy and build your funds for the future Use the code LIKE on any Sunlight Tax Class or Bootcamp to save $100 Sunlight Podcast Episodes: Tax Relief You Get for Disaster Losses Emergency Preparedness Checklist: My Takeaways for You Mutual Aid: All the Tax Info You Need Follow Hannah on Youtube and Instagram: @sunlighttax      I Like Your Work Links: Apply for a residency at Chautauqua Visual Arts: Chautauqua Visual Arts   Join the Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ilikeyourworkpodcast Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

    40 min
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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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