Hello Atelier

Before settling down as an artist, Momoko Usami wanted to widen her experience, so she decided to move from her native Japan to America. After a number of stops, she has landed in the Missouri countryside. Here, wide open spaces allow her imagination to take hold and present itself as beautifully crafted ceramics that straddle…

Today’s guest, artist Kathy Liao, paints from a distance. Or, I should say, she paints her subjects from a distance. Kathy’s family is spread about the globe, but she keeps them near with her paintings that portray her memories — her mom watching TV, her grandmother in the kitchen, her dad by the pool —…

Today’s podcast guests, Michelle and Angie Dreher, are sisters who are also business partners. They are the dynamic duo behind Two Tone Press, a thriving design studio that creates colorful and textural prints, cards and wedding invitations. Listen in as we talk about how to get over workplace disagreements, the joy of getting your hands…

Artist Glyneisha Johnson uses collage art as a way to represent the “dislocated, collaged nature of Black history due to colonialism.” Much of her work comprises of domestic spaces, bright, colorful images that invite you to sit and visit on the front porch. In this episode of Hello Atelier, we discuss the teachers who have…

Designer Luke Haynes creates quilts in an effort to start conversations. Whether they are a new take on a traditional pattern or one of his innovative portrait quilts, Luke approaches each design as the start of a dialogue between himself and the audience. Join us in Luke’s studio as we talk about success, travel and…

I discovered this week’s guest Jillian Youngbird and her work on Instagram. I was fascinated by the many different forms her art took – one day she would post a stunning piece of embroidery, another day it would be an image of a 7-foot bear sculpture. I like how her artistic style manifests itself across…

Evie Englezos is a printer turned potter who imbues her art with tangled tales of mythology. She is also a modern-day Snow White and devotes much of her time to wild bird rehabbing. In this episode, we discuss how the struggle of nature, death and destruction find their way into Evie’s pottery design. We also…

Lizzy House was determined from a young age to be a fabric designer, a goal she realized before she was even out of college. Her career brought her more than a creative outlet – through her work as a quilting instructor, she has traveled the globe, encouraging confidence and creativity through sewing. In this episode,…

Artist Grace Chin’s work is a contrast of the fragile and the forceful. She creates delicate paper floral wreaths that frame strong political slogans. The results are cheerful reminders of positivity in an often turbulent political atmosphere. Listen in as we talk about Grace’s political heritage, her love of Sister Corita Kent, and why she…

  Muralist Phil Shafer, AKA Sike Style, is part of a revolution that is turning graffiti into a public art form. Forget the image of an artist in the dead of night attacking a building with spray paint. While Shafer does paint with spray can in hand, he also taps into his background of art history and…