Vulnerability in life and art Sarah Sniderman

This is an admittedly odd little episode about tribes, belonging, support, feedback, inspiration, and propaganda.

It was fun (and somewhat nerve-wracking) to speak with my drawing teacher Corina Kennedy about making art, being a magpie, taking risks, and the story behind a lovely piece of hers called Work Force/Wind Force.
She reminds us of the importance of remembering what it's like to be a beginner and taking the chance to learn something new, allowing our work and ourselves to be seen.

I enjoyed a lovely conversation with Stefan Lorenzutti, poet and co-publisher who runs Bored Wolves with his wife Joanna.
He shares stories about becoming a poet, inspired by Frederick the Mouse, sharing his work with friends after hours spent at the copy shop, moving to Poland and feeling isolated and alone until creating the growing community of poets, artists, and artist-poets whose work is now published by Bored Wolves.
You can learn more about Stefan and Bored Wolves by checking out boredwolves.com and on instagram @boredwolves

I talked with Matthieu Cheminée about his journey to becoming a silversmith, his travels to New Mexico and West Africa gaining inspiration and insight into metalworking techniques and designs, being an artist versus an artisan, and what it meant for him to stop making work to please other people and instead create exactly what he wanted.
Be sure to check out his work at matthieucheminee.com and on instagram @mattieucheminee

There's a theme that runs throughout my conversation with C S McIntire - what it means to be seen and not seen. We talk about his work and life, coming out, balancing the soft with the rough, and deserving to create.
Be sure to check out his work at csmcintire.com and on instagram @csmcintire

As one of the tenth episodes this one is just me, sharing a story about being called a copycat and what it means to me now.
The title of the book about hawks is H is for Hawks by Helen Macdonald, and the intervening work by Ludwig Wittgenstein is The Blue and Brown Books.
I'd love to hear what you think about copycats and originality, and what your sources of inspiration may be.