Working Artist
In this podcast, I ask other artists my favorite question—What do you do for money? I’m curious to know how creative people make things work for them. What is their lifestyle outside of the 9 to 5 working hour frame? How does their “day job” affect their identity as artists, and vice versa? Let’s demystify the concept of working artists by talking about those normal/boring/exciting/absurd/under-the-table/bad-ass day jobs!
Episodes
12 episodes
Amplifying the Unfair End of Capitalism with Tabitha Arnold
After quitting her barista job, Tabitha Arnold (https://www.tabithaarnold.com/) became a full-time artist. Her artwork directly responds to her own experience as a member of the working class and the history of labor movements. “I...
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Episode 12
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1:04:43
Being Sustainable with Frances Cordelia Beaver
Frances Cordelia Beaver (https://www.francescordeliabeaver.com/) experiments with storytelling through drawings, film, animation, songwriting, and theater. Recently, she published a graphic novel:
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Episode 11
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1:09:09
Needing Healthy Interdependence with Scott Kip
Scott Kip(http://www.scottkip.com/index.html) is an installation artist, restoration woodworker for the Wanamaker Organ, and freelance fabricator. He also makes clock movement. “I listened...
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Episode 10
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50:32
Dreaming of Other Things with Daniel Zentmeyer
Daniel Zentmeyer(http://www.danielzentmeyer.com/) describes himself as a worker bee with many hats: as an artist, educator, and construction worker. Fun fact: we used to clean an art museum together...
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Episode 9
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1:07:46
Healing and Gifting with Suso Phizer
Suso Phizer (https://www.susopomorphizer.org/) is interested in human relationships both as a performance-based artist and a mental health therapist.“Since becoming a therapist, I have really felt so healed by the experience of study...
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Episode 8
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1:14:42
Going off the Script with Teresa Cervantes
Teresa Cervantes (https://www.teresacervantes.com/) is currently an interdisciplinary artist and art educator; formerly, a housekeeper, and barista; and initially wanted to be an a...
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Episode 7
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1:16:59
Creating Space for Thoughts with Keenan Jackson
Keenan Jackson (https://www.keenanjackson.com/) is a project-based artist, adjunct professor, and curriculum developer and the math design lead at an educational technology company f...
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Episode 6
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42:56
Vibing with Tony Miceli
Tony Miceli (https://www.tonymiceli.com/)is a jazz vibraphonist and music educator. With his interest in computers and his father’s financial support, Tony built a website to offer musi...
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Episode 5
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53:32
Feeling Humane with Emmy Thelander
Emmy Thelander (http://www.emmythelander.com/) is a multimedia artist. She has many jobs, but she mostly makes a living by teaching, as an adjunct professor. “I’m just mor...
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Episode 4
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58:04
Participating in a medical trial with Oona Taper
Oona Taper (https://www.oonataper.com/) is a multimedia artist and experimental animator. Besides working at coffee shops, doing freelance works, and being a studio assistant, she also made money from participating in a medical trial. Better...
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Episode 3
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27:51
