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Inspiring stories and practical tips from artists, curators, photographers, and writers in hot pursuit of their lives. Guests reveal their creative obsessions, fears, joys, uncertainty, and the impact they hope to have, leaving you feeling less alone as you proceed down your own creative path. Acknowledge the mess and keep going!
Inspiring stories and practical tips from artists, curators, photographers, and writers in hot pursuit of their lives. Guests reveal their creative obsessions, fears, joys, uncertainty, and the impact they hope to have, leaving you feeling less alone as you proceed down your own creative path. Acknowledge the mess and keep going!
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Here's a quick summary of the last 5 episodes on Authentic Obsessions.
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Molly Meng
Previous Guests
Molly Meng
Molly Meng is an artist, teacher, collector, and storyteller known for her optimistic and curious approach to creativity. She draws inspiration from various elements including scraps of paper, music genres like opera and rap, and the tactile experience of old book pages. Molly believes in the interconnectedness of humanity and encourages others to create beauty in the world around them.
Molly Meng is an artist, teacher, collector, and storyteller known for her optimistic and curious approach to creativity. She draws inspiration from various elements including scraps of paper, music genres like opera and rap, and the tactile experience of old book pages. Molly believes in the interconnectedness of humanity and encourages others to create beauty in the world around them.
Maura Ambrose
Maura Ambrose is a pioneer in the world of quilting and hand-dyed fabrics, known for her innovative approach to merging gardening with quilting. She began her journey in 2011, inspired by her family's rich history of quilting and tailoring. Maura has created a significant impact in the quilting community by sharing her plant-based dyeing processes, which have inspired an international movement. Her brand, Folk Fibers, is highly sought after by heirloom quilt collectors. Based in Bastrop, TX, Maura operates from her home studio and garden sanctuary, where she emphasizes the importance of connecting with nature and authentic living in her creative work. She also teaches workshops locally and internationally, focusing on a balance of technique and play in the art of quilting.
Maura Ambrose is a pioneer in the world of quilting and hand-dyed fabrics, known for her innovative approach to merging gardening with quilting. She began her journey in 2011, inspired by her family's rich history of quilting and tailoring. Maura has created a significant impact in the quilting community by sharing her plant-based dyeing processes, which have inspired an international movement. Her brand, Folk Fibers, is highly sought after by heirloom quilt collectors. Based in Bastrop, TX, Maura operates from her home studio and garden sanctuary, where she emphasizes the importance of connecting with nature and authentic living in her creative work. She also teaches workshops locally and internationally, focusing on a balance of technique and play in the art of quilting.
Lisa Solomon
Lisa Solomon is a studio artist who also works as a college professor and illustrator/graphic designer. She is deeply interested in hybridization, influenced by her Hapa heritage. Her mixed-media works and large installations focus on themes of domesticity, craft, and personal histories. Solomon often combines unconventional materials, challenging the boundaries between art and craft. She resides in Oakland, California, with her family and pets. She is the author of several books, including 'A Field Guide To Color' and 'The Color Meditation Deck', and has illustrated works such as '20 Ways to Draw a Chair'.
Lisa Solomon is a studio artist who also works as a college professor and illustrator/graphic designer. She is deeply interested in hybridization, influenced by her Hapa heritage. Her mixed-media works and large installations focus on themes of domesticity, craft, and personal histories. Solomon often combines unconventional materials, challenging the boundaries between art and craft. She resides in Oakland, California, with her family and pets. She is the author of several books, including 'A Field Guide To Color' and 'The Color Meditation Deck', and has illustrated works such as '20 Ways to Draw a Chair'.
Michael McConnell
Michael McConnell is an artist originally from Michigan, known for his work in lithography and painting. He graduated from Columbus College of Art & Design and currently resides in the Bay Area. His art explores themes of memory and nostalgia, often creating visual narratives that reflect on his childhood experiences. McConnell's work incorporates elements of symbology, particularly through the use of ropes and strings, which he uses to symbolize lineage and connection. He has a deep appreciation for the works of Joseph Cornell, which has influenced his artistic language.
Michael McConnell is an artist originally from Michigan, known for his work in lithography and painting. He graduated from Columbus College of Art & Design and currently resides in the Bay Area. His art explores themes of memory and nostalgia, often creating visual narratives that reflect on his childhood experiences. McConnell's work incorporates elements of symbology, particularly through the use of ropes and strings, which he uses to symbolize lineage and connection. He has a deep appreciation for the works of Joseph Cornell, which has influenced his artistic language.
Sarah Haskell
Born and raised in New England, Sarah Haskell has a BFA in Textile Design from RISD and a Masters of Art and Healing from Wisdom University. As a seeker, maker, and creative pathfinder, her medium is most often thread, investigating the mystery of encoded fabrics and the hidden language of cloth. Sarah uses embroidery, weaving, and natural dyes to explore personal truth and universal wisdom, creating structures from chaotic elements that resonate with others.
Born and raised in New England, Sarah Haskell has a BFA in Textile Design from RISD and a Masters of Art and Healing from Wisdom University. As a seeker, maker, and creative pathfinder, her medium is most often thread, investigating the mystery of encoded fabrics and the hidden language of cloth. Sarah uses embroidery, weaving, and natural dyes to explore personal truth and universal wisdom, creating structures from chaotic elements that resonate with others.
Topics Discussed
Molly Meng
art
storytelling
creativity
optimism
connection
social media
quilting
gardening
hand-dyed fabrics
heritage techniques
plant-based dyeing
creative process
artist dates
Glue & adhesives
rules & parameters
discipline
hybridization
mixed-media works
domesticity
craft
personal histories
art and craft
Japan Chroma Exhibit
memory
nostalgia
symbology
lineage
Joseph Cornell
The Woodmans documentary
Textile Design
weaving
embroidery
natural dyes
community involvement
personal truth
universal wisdom
creative pathfinder
Here's the recent few episodes on Authentic Obsessions.
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Best of: Molly Meng - Scraps of Humanity
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Guests
Guests of this podcast episode
Molly Meng
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Molly Mengartstorytellingcreativityoptimismconnectionsocial media
Artist, teacher, collector, and storyteller Molly Meng is a force for good. Molly is heavily influenced by a scrap of paper, a single word, opera, rap, theremins, the thick cotton of an old book page, random sentences, and an overheard statement. Molly exudes optimism and curiosity, and believes we are ALL related and connected to each other.
Takeaways
Just ask.
On social media: Follow less, engage more.
Same but different.
Be here now. Let go.
When you want to see beauty somewhere, if you don’t already see it, you have to create it. Make it come about.
Artist, teacher, collector, and storyteller Molly Meng is a force for good. Molly is heavily influenced by a scrap of paper, a single word, opera, rap, theremins, the thick cotton of an old book page, random sentences, and an overheard statement. Molly exudes optimism and curiosity, and believes we are ALL related and connected to each other.
Takeaways
Just ask.
On social media: Follow less, engage more.
Same but different.
Be here now. Let go.
When you want to see beauty somewhere, if you don’t already see it, you have to create it. Make it come about.
Priorities, patriotic quilts, procrastination, studio space evolution, and playing with the tension and finding the edge!
Maura's journey began in 2011 when she followed her dream to merge gardening and quilting. Hailing from a family of quilters and tailors, Maura finds joy and meaning in connecting with her ancestors through her craft and preserving heritage techniques. A pioneer in hand-dyed fabrics and hand-stitched quilts, Maura has inspired an international movement by sharing her plant-based dyeing processes and using those colors in quilt making. Her brand, Folk Fibers, has become a sought-after choice for heirloom quilt collectors. At her home studio and garden sanctuary, Maura immerses herself in color, allowing the transformation from seed to plant, dye, and textile to inform her work.
She shares her expertise by teaching workshops locally and abroad, emphasizing a balance of technique and play. Maura and her family live on a ten-acre woodland property near the lower Colorado River in Bastrop, TX. Embracing the seasons, Maura's connection to nature and authentic living continues to inspire her creative work.
Takeaways:
Once you sit down to work in this slow intentional process of hand sewing there’s a heartbeat, a quiet space, a discipline of being present and reflection, allowing the waters to clear.
Artist dates are where creativity blooms.
Quilts touch the deepest parts of people’s lives.
There are many places in life where we have a need to control, but our art practice is a place where we can let go of that control.
The work speaks for itself, it’s told to me in real time.
Priorities, patriotic quilts, procrastination, studio space evolution, and playing with the tension and finding the edge!
Maura's journey began in 2011 when she followed her dream to merge gardening and quilting. Hailing from a family of quilters and tailors, Maura finds joy and meaning in connecting with her ancestors through her craft and preserving heritage techniques. A pioneer in hand-dyed fabrics and hand-stitched quilts, Maura has inspired an international movement by sharing her plant-based dyeing processes and using those colors in quilt making. Her brand, Folk Fibers, has become a sought-after choice for heirloom quilt collectors. At her home studio and garden sanctuary, Maura immerses herself in color, allowing the transformation from seed to plant, dye, and textile to inform her work.
She shares her expertise by teaching workshops locally and abroad, emphasizing a balance of technique and play. Maura and her family live on a ten-acre woodland property near the lower Colorado River in Bastrop, TX. Embracing the seasons, Maura's connection to nature and authentic living continues to inspire her creative work.
Takeaways:
Once you sit down to work in this slow intentional process of hand sewing there’s a heartbeat, a quiet space, a discipline of being present and reflection, allowing the waters to clear.
Artist dates are where creativity blooms.
Quilts touch the deepest parts of people’s lives.
There are many places in life where we have a need to control, but our art practice is a place where we can let go of that control.
The work speaks for itself, it’s told to me in real time.
Glue & adhesives, rules & parameters, loving the outcome without loving the process (this is where discipline comes in!), purposefully making things that others might not want, and knots all come up in today’s episode with Lisa Solomon.
Lisa Solomon is a studio artist that moonlights as a college professor and illustrator/graphic designer. Profoundly interested in the idea of hybridization (sparked from her Hapa heritage), her mixed-media works and large installations revolve around domesticity, craft, and personal histories. She often fuses "wrong" things together--recontextualizing their original purposes and incorporating materials that question the line between ART and CRAFT. She resides in Oakland, California with her husband, a teenager, two kitties, a three legged pit-bull, a dachshund mutt and many, many spools of thread. She is the author of - A Field Guide To Color, The Color Meditation Deck, a historical book on Crayola crayons, Knot Thread Stitch, and the illustrator for 20 Ways to Draw a Chair and Draw 500 Everyday Things.
Takeaways
When it comes to making art, consider using the word ‘parameters’ instead of ‘rules.’
Art is a space where you investigate things.
Discipline is integral to everything.
It’s not about only making work when you are inspired, it’s about the ACT of making.
You can contribute to Lisa’s Japan Chroma Exhibit by sending material before May 30, 2025 to: PO BOX 99534, Emeryville, CA 94662
Glue & adhesives, rules & parameters, loving the outcome without loving the process (this is where discipline comes in!), purposefully making things that others might not want, and knots all come up in today’s episode with Lisa Solomon.
Lisa Solomon is a studio artist that moonlights as a college professor and illustrator/graphic designer. Profoundly interested in the idea of hybridization (sparked from her Hapa heritage), her mixed-media works and large installations revolve around domesticity, craft, and personal histories. She often fuses "wrong" things together--recontextualizing their original purposes and incorporating materials that question the line between ART and CRAFT. She resides in Oakland, California with her husband, a teenager, two kitties, a three legged pit-bull, a dachshund mutt and many, many spools of thread. She is the author of - A Field Guide To Color, The Color Meditation Deck, a historical book on Crayola crayons, Knot Thread Stitch, and the illustrator for 20 Ways to Draw a Chair and Draw 500 Everyday Things.
Takeaways
When it comes to making art, consider using the word ‘parameters’ instead of ‘rules.’
Art is a space where you investigate things.
Discipline is integral to everything.
It’s not about only making work when you are inspired, it’s about the ACT of making.
You can contribute to Lisa’s Japan Chroma Exhibit by sending material before May 30, 2025 to: PO BOX 99534, Emeryville, CA 94662
Michael McConnell was born in Michigan, where he used to watch squirrels from the front window. He graduated from Columbus College of Art & Design, with an emphasis in lithography and painting, and landed in the Bay Area soon after, where he still lives. Making art is how Michael makes sense of the world and his forgotten childhood, creating visual narratives that examine the space between memory and nostalgia.
During his conversation with Molly Meng, Michael talks about how falling in love with Joseph Cornell’s work allowed him to excavate his own language of “symbology.” He also reveals how the ropes and strings used in his work are about lineage and connection, symbolizing a narration thread.
Takeaways
You can figure out how you want to make something by learning how someone else makes something.
Your personal life affects your artwork. If you’re feeling like you don’t have a voice, ask yourself what you want to say with your art. Are people listening?
Slow down and let go of the expectation that you should crank the work out.
Be careful what you start collecting!
Color becomes an environment for things and is about pushing something and taking it further.
“Sometimes you just go into the studio and just sharpen pencils.” The Woodmans documentary
Michael McConnell was born in Michigan, where he used to watch squirrels from the front window. He graduated from Columbus College of Art & Design, with an emphasis in lithography and painting, and landed in the Bay Area soon after, where he still lives. Making art is how Michael makes sense of the world and his forgotten childhood, creating visual narratives that examine the space between memory and nostalgia.
During his conversation with Molly Meng, Michael talks about how falling in love with Joseph Cornell’s work allowed him to excavate his own language of “symbology.” He also reveals how the ropes and strings used in his work are about lineage and connection, symbolizing a narration thread.
Takeaways
You can figure out how you want to make something by learning how someone else makes something.
Your personal life affects your artwork. If you’re feeling like you don’t have a voice, ask yourself what you want to say with your art. Are people listening?
Slow down and let go of the expectation that you should crank the work out.
Be careful what you start collecting!
Color becomes an environment for things and is about pushing something and taking it further.
“Sometimes you just go into the studio and just sharpen pencils.” The Woodmans documentary
Born and raised in New England, Sarah Haskell has a BFA in Textile Design from RISD and a Masters of Art and Healing from Wisdom University. As a seeker, maker and creative pathfinder her medium is most often thread, investigating the mystery of encoded fabrics and the hidden language of cloth.
Sarah talks about the soothing nature of weaving, the importance of community involvement, how the natural world and its objects (rocks, shells, pinecones) speak to her, and making work that you yourself need to see. Sarah uses embroidery, weaving, and natural dyes to explore personal truth and universal wisdom. I love how she describes her obsession as taking separate objects and putting them together in an organized structure that other people can respond to. She creates a structure from things that are chaotic.
Takeaways:
A sketchbook is a repository for your dreams, thoughts and ideas - all of it, everything!
Weaving is a full body process.
Thread is elemental- almost like DNA.
Approach everything with an awareness of all the things we can see and those that we cannot.
Make the work you need.
Find a way to raise up all the boats in the harbor.
Take off the backpack of self-doubt and keep forging ahead.
Born and raised in New England, Sarah Haskell has a BFA in Textile Design from RISD and a Masters of Art and Healing from Wisdom University. As a seeker, maker and creative pathfinder her medium is most often thread, investigating the mystery of encoded fabrics and the hidden language of cloth.
Sarah talks about the soothing nature of weaving, the importance of community involvement, how the natural world and its objects (rocks, shells, pinecones) speak to her, and making work that you yourself need to see. Sarah uses embroidery, weaving, and natural dyes to explore personal truth and universal wisdom. I love how she describes her obsession as taking separate objects and putting them together in an organized structure that other people can respond to. She creates a structure from things that are chaotic.
Takeaways:
A sketchbook is a repository for your dreams, thoughts and ideas - all of it, everything!
Weaving is a full body process.
Thread is elemental- almost like DNA.
Approach everything with an awareness of all the things we can see and those that we cannot.
Make the work you need.
Find a way to raise up all the boats in the harbor.
Take off the backpack of self-doubt and keep forging ahead.
