This episode has been a long time coming! I envisioned this as a celebration of 100 episodes and a way to kick off the summer of 2022. Well, here we are in 2023 after a loooong hiatus. The theme feels even more fitting now - for this podcast, for art educators and artists, and for me personally.



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#100: Embracing Community

Brenda was inspired to become an art teacher from a young age, but was told not to pursue teaching by one of her art teachers whom she respected. She talked about freelancing as a creative and working across disciplines to make a living as an artist before coming back to teaching. It was inspiring to hear how she continues pushing forward and challenging herself as an artist while also becoming a better teacher. She shared how she connects with students and sometimes struggles to make those connections. We also got to talk about her process and materials and how she’s exploring ways to go beyond painting.

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#99: Brenda Presil: Pushing Forward

Kayla Louviere talked about the juggle of parenting and making art while
teaching. She shared how she approaches and structures her art practice and how
that has shifted over the years. It was helpful to hear how that structure can
move the dial little by little even when the amount of studio time available
isn’t a lot. As she brings up topics of artistic voice with students, she also
examines her own artistic voice and the themes of her work.
Kayla shared how she’s working with students who have been through not only the
pandemic, but also a devastating hurricane that has left many of them displaced
from their homes. Flexibility and empathy for these young humans has been vital.
She talked about introducing them to artists who also inspire her own art-making
and how the research she does for teaching feeds her art practice.
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#98: Kayla Louviere: Coming to Voice

Cbabi talked about his journey as an artist and how he continues to grow both
his practice and his business. He shared his creative process and the ways he
overcomes challenges while creating. He also talked about painting murals in
schools and how he becomes a role model for students, making his thinking
visible and encouraging the use of mistakes as learning opportunities. It was so
helpful hearing how he adjusts pricing and also has to work to overcome money
mindsets - that made me feel less alone in this struggle!
Cbabi (pronounced Kuh-bob-bi) Bayoc is an internationally renowned St. Louis
visual artist and illustrator who is highly sought-after for his murals and
illustrations by diverse clientele such as schools, corporations, non-profits,
hospitals, churches, actors, athletes, and musicians seeking images depicting
the vibrancy and beauty of diversity whether digitally or by acrylic on a wall,
canvas, metal, wood, and even stained glass or digitally.
Perhaps Cbabi’s name and evolution as an artist are best embodied in his 365
Days with Dad series—his 2012 New Year’s resolution to paint a positive image of
Black fatherhood each day for the entire year. This project was quintessential
in starting a dialogue within the community about the importance of a strong
foundation and support system for all children, no matter the age. Today, this
series continues to evolve, revealing the complexities of Black masculinity
through Cbabi’s 52 Fridays of Fatherhood and his commitment to grow art
collecting amongst Black families through weekly giveaways of original art
pieces.
Most recently Cbabi completed illustrations for Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s children’s
book, Good Night Racism, which was released June 14, 2022.
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#97: Cbabi Bayoc: Trusting Yourself

Emily talked about her path as an artist from a young age, but also discovering
her love for teaching and working especially in special education. She shared
how all-consuming those first years of teaching were and how art had to take a
back seat. I so related to that feeling of needing to re-discover the artist
self, especially after becoming a mother. Emily aslo shared some great advice as
a veteran special education teacher in not only encouraging students, but also
encouraging yourself.
Emily has been a special education teacher for 19 years. She currently teaches
reading, language arts, and works with many students who have dyslexia and other
learning disabilities at the middle school level.  She has a degree in special
education, a masters degree in educational philosophy, a minor in visual art,
and is Orton Gillingham Certified. She attended a high school for the arts in
San Diego, and has always used painting and creating as a means to self express,
navigate unknowns, and connect with students.
She has taught in Maryland, Colorado, and the past 12 years in Southern
California. Emily‘s art practice serves as the fuel which allows her to
continually show up each day for her students and her family. Emily has a
partner and two daughters (5 and 9), who love art as well.
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#96: Emily McMullan: Practices in Art

Meera talked about coming back to art after a long hiatus while teaching and
moving from one country to another. She shared beautiful advice for artists and
educators around diving into art-making and giving yourself grace as you grow
your art practice. Meera also shared her experience through this pandemic and
how meaningful it has been coming back to in-person teaching with tactile art
materials.
I loved hearing about her work and the process of selecting colors, tearing
paper, collaging, and then adding embroidery. She shared advice around how she
seeks opportunities and plans for solo shows, which was really helpful.
Meera also created a company, Art Bound
[https://www.meeraramanathan.com/art-bound], in which she creates beautiful
hand-bound books of children’s original artwork. These become keepsakes for the
children and families, transforming those piles of artwork, notes, cards, and
homework into a gorgeous book.
Meera Ramanathan is a visual art teacher and an artist. She has a Master's
degree in history of fine arts, drawing and painting and obtained a single
subject teaching credential in visual art at San Diego State University. She
creates paper collages that have been featured in several exhibitions.
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#95: Meera Ramanathan: Grounded in Collage

It was such a pleasure talking with Laura & Matt Grundler, who host the
#K12artchat on Twitter and The Creativity Department podcast. We talked about
helping kids navigate a world that wasn’t built for them, as both parents and
teachers. Laura and Matt both shared their paths as artists and educators, which
included struggles with school and learning challenges, giving them empathy for
students. I also loved hearing about how they weave visual journaling into not
only their curricula, but also their lives. They both talked about journaling to
process emotions and information, and a beautiful collaborative journal practice
to continue learning about each other. TIL about wakelet and tweetdeck!
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#94: The Grundlers: The Creativity Department

Suzanne Joyal had great advice about working with students with disabilities,
which really applies to working with all students. I loved hearing about her
path to teaching through motherhood and how she advocated for the arts in
schools. It was also inspiring to hear about her art practice and how she
overcomes artist block.
Suzanne has exhibited her fine art at ArtWorks Downtown, Youth in Arts, O’Hanlon
Center for the Arts, Albany Center, the Mill Valley Library, and Thornton
Thomasetti. A visual artist with extensive teaching experience, Suzanne holds a
degree in Art History from Wellesley College and has worked as a fine art
gallery curator and an appraiser of fine prints for Butterfield and Butterfield.
Suzanne is the founder of Purple Crayon Art Studio, a popular San Francisco art
studio for children and families. Having created and directed Purple Crayon for
over a decade, Suzanne sold the business in 2007. Suzanne also founded Give A
Jump Start that used art as a tool for microfinance with women and children in
Zambia.  Suzanne provides professional development workshops for educators in
arts integration techniques and is the creator of the Walker Rezaian Creative
HeARTS program, an early childhood replicable visual arts curriculum.  At Youth
in Arts Suzanne focuses on the model programs including the ARTS Bank. This
summer,  Suzanne began her study toward a Master of Arts in Arts Education with
a focus on special populations from Moore College of Art and Design in
Philadelphia, PA. The only program of its kind in the country, the program was
founded by Lynn Horoschak, a pioneer in the field of arts education for special
populations. For the students of Moore, and arts educators at Youth in Arts,
“special populations” means anyone who does not thrive in the linear,
neurotypical classroom. This could mean students experiencing disabilities,
newcomer and english language learners, students experiencing the effect of
trauma, or anyone with an IEP (Individual Education Plan).
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#93: Suzanne Joyal: Something From Nothing

Aimee talked about supporting her students through this pandemic and beyond in
part through shifting mindsets and reframing negative thinking. I loved how she
talked about our role as educators as focused around teaching students to care
and to prioritize what it is they care about, ideally moving away from stress
about homework towards empathy and care for each other. Aimee puts the same
passion into supporting fellow educators and artists through coaching. She
shared some great advice around selling your artwork and thinking through all
the questions to ask around creating art objects. It was also so interesting to
hear about how she works with many media, materials, and processes and how she
conceptualizes and carries out her work.
Aimee Sones was born and raised in southern California.
She loves to travel and has lived all over the United States, worked, and lived
in India and the UAE. Aimee holds an MFA from The Ohio State University and has
given lectures/demonstrations and exhibited in the US, Bulgaria, England,
Germany, India, and the UAE. She has received numerous scholarships, awards, and
several Greater Columbus Arts Council Grants.
Aimee enjoys working with students of all ages and has taught at institutions
including California State University, Fullerton, the National School of Applied
Arts “St. Luca,” Sofia, Bulgaria and the Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood,
Washington. Aimee has been studying emotional intelligence, meditation, and
healing since 2015 in California, Hawaii and at the Yale Center for Emotional
Intelligence.
Over the past decade, Aimee has also worked behind the scenes on a variety of
projects including managing day to day tasks, educational planning, curriculum
development and implementing strategic systems for the success of organizations
such as Glass Axis, The Torch Foundation, Pilchuck Glass School, and the Los
Angeles Glass Center. In 2021, Aimee founded the Mountain Movers School to
support art educators and entrepreneurs in bringing more balance, joy and
confidence into all areas of their lives.
Aimee currently lives in southern California, where she teaches, creates, and
assists organizations, other creatives and entrepreneurs in reaching their next
level.
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#92: Aimee Sones: Mountain Movers

Dr. Amir Whitaker Esq. weaves together his experience and knowledge as an
educator, musician, and human rights lawyer and spoke about how those things
have inspired each other throughout his life. I loved how he talked about
following a question, which led to more questions, as he pursued degree after
degree. He spoke about how his multiple titles and roles really come back to
passion for justice and the arts and his mission to free the youth. He touched
on his own personal background with the (in)justice system, which he shares more
of in his book, “The KnuckleHead’s Guide to Escaping the Trap
[https://www.amazon.com/KnuckleHeads-Guide-Escaping-Trap-Abridged/dp/0998216003].”
He also offered some advice for teachers in connecting with students and
breaking down barriers. Amir was very generous in allowing me to share clips of
his music on the podcast. I love being able to use this audio format to the
fullest!
Amir is a civil rights lawyer, educator, and musician on a mission to
#FreeTheYouth. He is the founder and director of Project KnuckleHead
[http://www.projectknucklehead.org/], a nonprofit organization empowering youth
through music, art, and educational programs since 2013. As a lawyer referred to
as a “civil rights and education stalwart” by the Daytona Times, Amir has
negotiated settlements and policy changes that have improved the lives of
thousands of youth across the country. Amir is currently a staff attorney with
the ACLU of Southern California and researcher with the UCLA Civil Rights
Project. He has taught varying grade levels and in different educational
settings for over a decade, and has held teaching certifications in Florida,
California, and New Jersey. He has written for publications like TIME Magazine
and Washington Post. Amir's autobiography, “The KnuckleHead’s Guide to Escaping
the Trap [https://amzn.to/3rbA9II]” has been featured on ABC News and in The New
Yorker. Amir is the current board chair for the Arts for Incarcerated Youth
Network, a collaborative of 12 organizations providing arts programming to
incarcerated youth throughout Los Angeles county. As an artist, Amir has
collaborated with musicians around the world, and has studied and taught several
styles of music and dance. He is the co-founder of Rhythms of the Exodus, a
Black music and cultural kinship movement spanning several countries. He
received his doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Southern
California, juris doctorate from the University of Miami, and his bachelors from
Rutgers University.
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#91: Amir Whitaker: Free The Youth!

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