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In this episode, Margo is joined by the creative mind and heart behind UK-based Illustration Agency Jehane Ltd., Jehane Boden Spiers. Jehane is a successful designer in her own right and has several designs licensed all over the world. Born in Brighton, UK, she graduated with a degree in Textile Design from Winchester School of […]

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January 26, 2022

75 | Follow your own instinct and interests and your story will write itself, beautifully. Creative insights with artist and agent Jehane Boden Spiers

Margo chats with Karin Lauria is an independent artist and illustrator, Karin Lauria. Karin is from  Massachusetts and works mainly in digital, but also creates mixed media digital and watercolor art and illustrations. Her style is vibrant, colorful, whimsical, and thoughtful. She has licensed work and collaborations with several companies including Moi & Toi Studio, […]

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January 19, 2022

74 | Your style already exists inside of you! Explore what you are drawn to, and you will find it. Be YOU. An honest meaningful chat with Karin Lauria

Previous guest, Bethany Andrews-Nichols joins Margo once again to discuss their upcoming Windowsill Workshop event! In 2017, Bethany took a trip to Jaipur, India to learn about the ancient art of block-printing in which she was immediately hooked. Now, she’s a pattern designer and block-print artist and will be teaching others how to block print […]

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January 12, 2022

73 | Block print with us! We catch up with Bethany from Beenanza Designs, and dish on a new way to interact with Windowsill Chats guests, in our new live Workshops!

Margo is met by owner and active principal of Licensing Liaison, Alicia Dauber. Licensing Liaison is a full-service art licensing agency based in the Pacific Northwest that has been in business for the last 17 years. Alicia represents talented artists who develop imaginative concepts that are unique and specific for manufacturers who need them. As […]

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January 5, 2022

72 | What goes into creative pitching.. how to go beyond your portfolio. Agent Interview with Alicia Dauber!

Margo chats with self-taught graphic designer/illustrator, Bron Alexander. Bron has over 20 years of experience along with a never-ending passion for her craft and a curiosity that never rests, dubbing herself the Curious Illustrator. Over the years she has struck a happy relationship between her illustration and design work where her design background influences her […]

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December 29, 2021

71 | Blurring the lines between traditional and digital mediums..and trusting life’s timing, even though sometimes we don’t want to. Bron Alexander shares her colorful creative curiosity.

Lisa Congdon is back in the windowsill with Margo to share all the fun details on her Rockefeller Center Christmas Art Installation as well as a bit of reflection on 2021 and what she hopes to accomplish in 2022! This installation is part of Art in Focus, a series of art exhibitions produced in partnership […]

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December 22, 2021

70 | All the holiday project scoop with Lisa Condon.. plus real talk about how our styles change, things that influence us, and how to take back time for yourself.

This week Margo sits down with lettering artist Lynn Giunta. Lynn has been with Hallmark Cards for 37 years and discovered her fascination for cutting letters by hand during her tenured journey. She has always been drawn to positive phrases and never tires of seeing kind messages come to life. Lynn is also a graphic […]

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December 15, 2021

69 | Positivity, kindness, and the power of words. Bringing messages to life through lettering with Lynn Giunta

Margo chats with world traveler and natural connector, Kimber Leblicq who brings her experience as an artist, metalsmith, jewelry designer, curator, and entrepreneur together with her passion for people and the natural world. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Northern Arizona University, she launched her art career as a professional union scenic artist in the […]

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December 13, 2021

68 | “Lead with Curiosity” Kimber Leblicq talks about connecting your global values to your creativity, and making them work together for good.

This week, Margo is joined by Jody Collins of Feral Giant. Feral Giant is a collective of brand developers, designers, illustrators, photographers, videographers, social media strategists, writers, digital marketers, podcasters, and website designers to which Jody brings 25+ years experience. At the age of 13 he started in printing and continued with design and branding […]

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December 5, 2021

67 | A conversation on growing into your creativity, being tall, giving back, and finding your comfort zone. With Jody Collins

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