#010 - Hannah Knight Leighton (LA Edition)

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

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- About the Podcast -
   
host: Isaac Wexler-Mann
www.isaacmann.com
insta: @isaac.mann

guest: Hannah Knight Leighton
www.hannahknightleighton.com
insta: @knightmight