Episode 10 - Erika Lee Sears is Capturing This Cultural Moment Through her Oil Paintings
"When I think about my work in particular, I fall on creative journey. I really think about my creativity and what I wanna be making and what ideas excite me. But I also think about - what are the daily moments that are around us? What are we capturing as creatives? As writers, we are kind of historians of our time. We are dictating what is happening around us all the time. We are the people on the streets that are deciding what's gonna be a moment in time. Our fingerprint on the world that's gonna be left for later."
~ Erika Lee Sears
In this episode, Kaitlin chats with Erika Lee Sears, a self taught oil painter and full-time artist who makes an original piece of art every single day and shares her journey of this daily making online.
Kaitlin and Erika spoke about motherhood, art, and legacy given the current political atmosphere and global challenges from climate change and war, to gun violence and attacks on women's rights.
Erika and Kaitlin talk about:
What it means to be both a self-taught oil painter, and a prolific visual artist during motherhood.
How Erika got into creating an oil painting everyday for the past seven years, from 6 weeks postpartum.
Legacies, and how the work weโre producing today will impact civilization many years from now. For example, what impact our work in creating more equality for women and caregivers will have on civilisation in 500 years.
How Erika has been able to earn money and support herself through her art.
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You can find Erika at her:
Website: www.erikaleesears.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikaleesears/
Related resources:
Erikaโs Instagram page, showcasing all her daily pieces and more: https://www.instagram.com/erikaleesears/
The citrus series: http://www.erikaleesears.com/
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