This episode features a conversation with host, Rhonda Willers, and guest, Sara Nishikawa.
Sara is based in Detroit, Michigan. Her sculptural practice coexists with a profession in nonprofit administration. Her approach to studio practice is one of desired balance, but also recognizing the peaks and valleys of creativity and life. As part of her creative practice, she hosts one-day baking residencies, known as Mostly Butter. Throughout our conversation, Sara comes back to the importance of your community of support as a lifeline to keeping creativity alive.
Please enjoy this episode with Sara Nishikawa.
To learn more about Sara’s work follow her on Instagram @supersarebear and @mostlybutter and her website www.saranishikawa.com
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Host Information: www.rhondawillers.com Instagram: @r_willers
Studio Mix #15 :|: Sara Nishikawa
Pork Soda by Glass Animals
DLZ by TV on the radio
Maps by Yeah Yeah yeahs
Your Dog by Soccer Mommy
Intro by The XX
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Sara Nishikawa’s Biography:
Born and raised in Honolulu, HI, Sara Nishikawa is an artist and arts worker based in Detroit, MI. She is currently the artist-in-residence at Greenwich House Pottery in New York and has exhibited her work at Simone DeSousa Gallery and Spaysky Fine Art Gallery LLC. She runs Mostly Butter, an artist residency where she and an artist bake something they’ve always wanted to bake. She holds a BA in Psychology from Loyola Marymount University, MA in Visual Arts from CSUN, and an MFA in Ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Arts. She has a small dog named Angus and a cat named Kitty.
Episode page: https://theartistinmeisdeadpodcast.com
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