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Margo is joined by cultural leader, oral historian and documentarian Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz, Ed.D. who shares narratives of personal transformation and community change.To say this historian’s own history is distinguished is an understatement: Mi’Jan curated and hosted Unfinished Network’s first 2022 public salon on the theme of multiracial democracy, with CNN’s Van Jones and MSNBC’s […]

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March 15, 2023

134 | Amplifying the Creative Conversation: Mi’Jan Celie Shares Her Life as a Cultural Leader, Oral Historian, Visionary, Documentarian and Artist Residency Aficionado.

Margo is joined by Kim Smith – a Lancaster County native born with the love of art in her soul. Kim earned her BFA in Communication Design from Kutztown University and has owned TCG Design, a marketing and design firm for more than 30 years. Even though she is in a creative business, something was […]

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March 8, 2023

133 | Art in Bloom: Kim Smith on the Power of Committing to a Creative Practice and Learning About Life Through Art

Margo is joined by minimalist abstract artist, Anna Macdonald. Anna works in water based media on paper, canvas and wood and her work delves into the importance of negative space and the Zen philosophy “Ma” – the spatial relationship between structural elements. Her paintings and drawings incorporate Shibumi principles; a complex process not evident in […]

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March 1, 2023

132 | How Can You Live a Richly Creative Life, Yet Simplify With Purpose and Meaning? Anna MacDonald Melds Minimalism and Intentionalism in Her Life and Art

Margo is joined by artist and illustrator Linda Bleck. Linda began her illustration career in 1987 after moving to New York with a fresh degree in graphic design. For the first 15 years of her career she was an Editorial Illustrator before shifting into more corporate collateral work. Her illustration style has evolved several times […]

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February 22, 2023

131 | How to Evolve and Reinvent Yourself as a Creative Through Joys and Challenges with Linda Bleck

Margo is joined by none other than Lilla Rogers. With a degree in fine art from San Francisco and a second degree in illustration, Lilla spent the 1980s working as a  full-time, highly successful illustrator, whose art has featured in publications including the New York Times Magazine, Vogue magazine, the Grammys and many more. She […]

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February 15, 2023

130 | What if We Put Creativity First? Lilla Rogers on Leaning Into Creative Passions, Thinking Outside the Box, and Being Uniquely You.

Margo is joined by Sarah Walsh for part two of their heartfelt conversation where they discuss finding inspiration, committing time and energy to yourself, slowing down, and her Domestika class amongst more. Sarah is an illustrator, painter and designer with home goods, children’s books, socially conscious based projects, nature and loves tapping into mystical subject […]

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February 8, 2023

129 | Getting Out of the Screen and Into Your Life: A Heartfelt Conversation With Sarah Walsh on Dream Projects, Self-Sabotage, and Creative Ruts (Part 2)

Margo is joined by Sarah Walsh in this two part conversation where they go in-depth on finding motivation, leaning into intuition, how you can work on your true dream project today and so much more. Sarah is an illustrator, painter and designer with home goods, children’s books, socially conscious based projects, nature and mystical subject […]

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February 1, 2023

128 | Getting Out of the Screen and Into Your Life: A Heartfelt Conversation With Sarah Walsh on Dream Projects, Self-Sabotage, and Creative Ruts

Margo is joined by artist and illustrator Gabriella Buckingham. Gabriella has been creating beautiful paintings to grace walls all over the world with a riot of color since 1990 along with inspiring budding artists to follow their desires for their own painting. Through her online courses and mentoring, students realize that beyond the practical how-to’s […]

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January 25, 2023

127 | The Connection Between Human Design and Creativity. Gabriella Buckingham Shares on Loneliness, Finding Space, and the Personal Voyage of Discovery.

Margo is joined by Windowsill Chats friend and former guest, Beth Buffington to discuss the art of Procreate in depth. Beth learned of Procreate when she was gifted an iPad and has since learned the ins and outs of the program and teaches it to others! Beth is a licensed illustrator, adjunct college professor, and […]

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January 18, 2023

126 | Learning the Power and Portability of Procreate: Beth Buffington on Creating a Healthier, Happier, and More Prosperous Art Business

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