In this bonus episode, I check in with Laura Torres, the second artist I interviewed for season 1 of the podcast. About a month after our initial interview in December 2018, Laura quit her full-time day job in higher education fundraising to focus more time on her circus arts training and everything else that supports her creative practice. This bonus episode was recorded in March 2019, a couple of months after Laura left her job.
Since then, Laura reports that she is meeting a lot of her tightwire goals, though like all art objectives, everything takes much longer than initially anticipated. She has her own rig, she co-created and performed her first duo act, and participated in a wirewalking workshop at NECCA (New England Center for Circus Arts) in VT.
She's also halfway through Karl Marx's Capital Vol. 1, which she reports is a challenging but worthwhile read. You can follow Laura's progress on her Instagram. To listen to our original interview, look for episode 2.
Music, as always, is provided by Mr. Neat Beats.
Lennon Michelle Wolcott Hernandez - a Boston-based interdisciplinary artist who works in graduate admissions.
Elizabeth Amento - follow-up episode after moving from SF to NYC.
Mike Rothfeld - a Sculptor and Arts Administrator living and working in Oakland & San Francisco
Nicole Kita - a NorCal Artist who works as an Educator and Advocate for Artists with Developmental Disabilities
Em Meine - an Oakland-based Artist who works in Art & Design Higher Ed
Gabriel Martinez - a Berkeley-based Visual Designer
A Bonus Episode with Christopher Thomas Ford about the Post-Bac Program at SMFA
Christopher Thomas Ford - A Long Beach Artist & Museum Preparator's Assistant
Bonus Ep with Janine Biunno - The MLS vs MFA Degrees
Janine Biunno - A Brooklyn-based Artist & Archivist
Helena Hsieh - A Los Angeles area Artist and Educator
Lisa Jonas Taylor - A San Francisco-based artist who works in art & design higher education
Laura Torres, interdisciplinary artist, tightwire performer, and nonprofit fundraiser
Elizabeth Amento, a self-described Artist with a Day Job
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