About this episode
Welcome to the triumphant return of ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists! Kicking off season 2, we have the first episode of ARTMATTERS: L.A. Edition, featuring Los Angelos-based artist Hannah Knight Leighton. Hannah and I sat down in her beautiful studio and discussed the following . . . . . . Drawing with Procreate, joy & labor in the studio, children's books, abstraction/representation, tufting, gesture in textile work, how Leighton got her start as a textile artist, the role of textiles in history and the role of women's history on contemporary textile artists, tough critiques, scale shape & "little monsters", negative and positive spaces, healthy practices & desperation in painting. Episode note: If you live in the L.A. area, Leighton's work is currently on view as part of the Infinite Games exhibition at OCHI Gallery until August 5, 2023 . Check it out! 3301 W. Washington Blvd. www.ochigallery.com If you're enjoying the podcast so far, please leave a review or a star rating and tell your friends! If you have an art question you want answered, write in to artmatterspodcast@gmail.com - About the Podcast - host: Isaac Wexler-Mann www.isaacmann.com insta: @isaac.mann guest: Hannah Knight Leighton www.hannahknightleighton.com insta: @knightmight