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Margo is joined by fine artist and surface pattern designer, Sarah Golden. Based out of Sacramento, California, Sarah paints abstracts, botanicals, and designs fabric for Andover Fabrics. She loves working on multiple projects and getting paint on her hands as well as the freedom and intuitive workflow of abstract painting. For her surface design work, […]

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October 5, 2022

111 | Finding the Balance Between a Personal Art Practice and Running an Art Business With Sarah Golden

Margo is joined by cousins Ben Braden and Nick Sadler, otherwise known as Strange Hotels  – the writers and producers of Need Your Trouble, featured in the introduction for every episode of Windowsill Chats! After touring for years as a part of Portland’s iconic touring band The Lower 48, Ben and Nick formed their indie-electro […]

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September 28, 2022

110 | The Scoop on the Origins of the Fab Windowsill Chats Theme and What It’s Like to Be All Music All the Time – with Fab Duo Ben Braden & Nick Sadler of Strange Hotels!

Margo is joined by her podcast producer and editor Katie Anderson. Katie is the founder behind HomeAway Studio – a creative studio dedicated to supporting business leaders, content creators, and impact driven entrepreneurs through branding, web design, and podcast production. Formerly known as Katie J VA, her business stemmed from the desire to have her […]

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September 21, 2022

109 | Find Your Why & Get Intentional- How Editor Katie Anderson Makes Her Business Indispensable While Working Overseas and Writing Her Own Rules

Margo is joined by vintage lover, flower whisperer, slow fashion enthusiast and small business owner, Abbey Trujillo. In 2020, Abbey’s love and joy for thrifting quickly transformed into creating a sustainable in house label called Peach Vintage as well as finding traction online through Instagram Reels. Abbey believes the best way to make your dreams […]

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September 14, 2022

108 | Having Fun, Letting Go, and Staying True to You When It Comes to Business. How Abbey Trujillo Turns Her Dreams Into Reality

In this two part interview, Margo is joined by licensed illustrator, adjunct college professor, and online course digital illustration instructor, Beth Buffington. Like many creatives, Beth has been drawing since she was old enough to hold a crayon. After graduating with a degree in art and graphic design, she began her creative career working for […]

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September 7, 2022

107 | Revive, Realize, Refine, Release: The Art of Finding Your Creative Process and Celebrating the Ordinary and Extraordinary in Everyday Life With Beth Buffington (Part 2)

In this two part interview, Margo is joined by licensed illustrator, adjunct college professor, and online course digital illustration instructor, Beth Buffington. Like many creatives, Beth has been drawing since she was old enough to hold a crayon. After graduating with a degree in art and graphic design, she began her creative career working for […]

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August 31, 2022

106 | Revive, Realize, Refine, Release: The Art of Finding Your Creative Process and Celebrating the Ordinary and Extraordinary in Everyday Life With Beth Buffington (Part 1)

Margo is joined by artist, fabric + surface pattern designer, and mother of two creative beautiful kiddos, Jessica Swift. Jessica creates colorful, uplifting artwork that inspires others to live colorful, unique, and hope-filled lives. She creates and manufactures her own products in her studio and also licenses her artwork to others for branded products such […]

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August 24, 2022

105 | Trust Your Inner Voice and Follow Your Heart. How Jessica Swift Uses Intuition to Guide Her Creative Journey and Allow Magic Into Her Life All While Helping Others Find Their Own Magic.

Margo is joined by Annie Galvin of 3 Fish Studios based out of Northern California. Annie was born and raised in Ireland, where she went to art college and then worked as an illustrator in Dublin before winning the green card lottery at the age of 23 and emigrating to the United States. Annie moved […]

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August 17, 2022

104 | Creativity as a Stress Response, Winning the Lottery and Always Enjoying the Journey With Annie Galvin of 3 Fish Studios

Margo chats with Deborah Stein who lives, paints and writes in NYC and the Embudo Valley in New Mexico. Deborah is a fine artist who teaches visual narrative workshops, runs (usually) twice a year artist residencies and is one of the proud hosts of folktale week along with illustrator-friends she admires. She ran her first […]

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August 10, 2022

103 | Sparking Curiosity Through Visual Narrative, Unique Forms of Inspiration, and the Power of Storytelling with Deborah Stein

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