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This week it’s all about being intentional and finding true fulfillment with Tom Conway. Margo sits down in person with Tom in his 1888 farmhouse located on Vashon Island, the same one where he pens a blog called Tall Clover Farm. Tom shares projects, island life, farm duties, and the joy of growing fruit, flowers, […]

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August 3, 2022

102 | Living Life More Simply and How One Guy Got There. Farm Life, Creative Baking, and Finding True Fulfillment with Tom Conway

Inspired by simple gestures, purposeful forms and honest craftsmanship, today’s guest, Jennifer Livingston’s phone storage is usually maxed out with beauty in the market and in her life. She has equal photos of her family as she does of a great ad campaign, ceramic glaze, or nature’s seasonal colorway. She is intrigued with the process […]

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July 27, 2022

101 | A Deep Dive Into Product Development and How Allowing Yourself to Create as Well as Fail Is Really the Best Medicine with Jennifer Livingston

Margo catches up with good friend and internationally known illustrator Lisa Congdon for episode 100! That’s right, there are now 100 episodes of Windowsill Chats. Lisa and Margo chat about consistency, coaching, podcasting, experimenting in business, and a whole lot more. Lisa is self-taught and didn’t achieve momentum in her career until she was nearly […]

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July 20, 2022

100 | Curiosity, Consistency, and Community Within The Knack School. What It’s Like to Learn and Dream With Lisa Congdon (Plus 100 Episodes of Windowsill Chats!)

Margo is joined by Lisa Solomon. A teacher by trade, it took Lisa years to call herself an artist first. As a half Japanese, half Jewish [Eastern European] Caucasian woman, hybridization is literally a part of her DNA and shows itself often in her practice. Lisa’s mixed media works revolve thematically around discovering her heritage, […]

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July 13, 2022

99 | Lisa Solomon Makes Color Not Only Understandable and Accessible, but Fun. Hear All About Her New Irresistible Project!

Margo is joined by Toni Santos, otherwise known as Baby Buddha of Baby Buddha Studio out of Seattle, WA. Storefronts, portraits, and beloved images of everyday ordinary life are the subjects for Toni’s art that are then used for cards and other handmade products. After practicing architecture for 28 years, there was a drop in […]

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July 6, 2022

98 | When the Ah-Ha Hits.. And You Realize You Really Can Do What You Love. Musings From the Studio with Toni Santos

Margo chats with Healthy Aging Expert, Lisa Murphy. You may be wondering what that has to do with creativity but Lisa has reinvented herself several times throughout her life and encourages and empowers her clients to do the same. Creator of the RAV (Relevant, Active and Vibrant) Protocol, her programs help curious and open-minded women […]

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June 29, 2022

97 | At the Intersection of Healthy Aging and Creativity. Lisa Murphy Shares Why You Can’t Have One Without the Other and How She Reinvented Herself Through the Four Pillars of Wellness.

Margo sits down with West Coast based photographer Christopher Dibble.Chris studied at Art Center College of Design and has spent his career photographing projects for commercial and editorial clients, designers, artists, and architects. Specializing in lifestyle interiors and portraiture, he has been interviewed by Popular Photography Magazine about his environmental portraiture and was selected as […]

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June 22, 2022

96 | When Community, Personal Connections & Passions Become the Cornerstones for Your Career with Christopher Dibble

Margo is joined by Natasha McCrary of 1818 Farms. After one of Natasha’s sons became interested in raising his own sheep, she began to dream of her own plans for a small profitable farm where she could teach her children to appreciate the land and animals and to be good conservationists as well as learn […]

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June 15, 2022

95 | Growing Much More Than Flowers at 1818 Farms. Turning a Dream Into a Year-Round Business With Natasha McCrary

Margo is joined by Sophia Cosmas to discuss the subject of artmaking as a response to grief stemming from her own personal experiences. Sophia observed that over the last 20 years, with five significant losses, her grief has been compounded, but her response has, each time, been to immerse herself in intensive art making. In […]

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June 8, 2022

94 | Artmaking as a Response to Grief. Sophia Cosmas Embraces Artmaking as a Metaphor for Life Living Itself.

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