windowsill chats

in tantau studio

join the
conversation

join me in
the studio

head here

head here

Margo is joined by the infamous 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 then […]

Podcast

January 14, 2021

21 | People Buy your Joy; Tales of Licensing & Design with Lilla Rogers

Margo is joined by Bex Morley, a British-Canadian artist living on Vancouver Island with the two teenage sons and daft dog. Bex creates joyful digital art for a variety of products including bolt fabric, stationery and home decor. Her work is inspired by the lighter side of life and nature, often featuring fun animal characters […]

Podcast

January 7, 2021

20 | Start wherever you are. It’s never too late to do something you love with Bex Morley.

Margo is joined by Jane Dagmi, editor-in-chief of Designers Today magazine, a B2B magazine for interior design professionals, and also host of the brand’s SAID podcast, and an avid participant in industry events and panels. Jane launched her editorial career at Country Living magazine (where we met!), which was followed by several years of freelance […]

Podcast

December 30, 2020

19 | Looking back & looking forward.. reminiscing about good creative details and what that means with Editor Jane Dagmi

Margo is meeting Maria Over in her windowsill. Maria is an artist, children’s books and surface illustrator. Part Dutch, part Greek, she is now based in Munich, Germany. She comes from a Fine Arts background with studies in painting, sculpture and digital art, and her journey has taken her from the Netherlands and Sweden for […]

Podcast

December 22, 2020

18 | Creative Courage…Coming back to who you are with Maria Over

Margo chats with the one and only Lisa Congdon to answer questions submitted by you and fellow Windowsill Chats listeners! Lisa is an American fine artist, author and illustrator and has worked for clients including MoMA, Harvard University, Martha Stewart Living, REI, and Chronicle Books among several others.  Lisa delves on: Finding your artistic voice […]

Podcast

December 22, 2020

17 | YOUR questions for Lisa Congdon! All about the details of being a working artist, plus some surprises.

Margo chats with Artist & Designer, Esté MacLeod. Esté’s paintings are informed by the real and the imaginary. Her background in textile and ceramic design is noticeable in the stylised, abundant and colourful forms used in still life, landscape and floral paintings. Although shapes are distorted and altered, there is a strong sense of the […]

Podcast

December 14, 2020

16 | Be an authentic artist, stand for what is important to YOU. You are your own creative brand with Esté MacLeod

Margo chats with Elise Giordano. The long and short of it is, Elise is a photographer. But also a content creator, magic maker + natural light lover based in the PNW and she has some incredible stories. After eventually letting go of the possibility of becoming a veterinarian, she pursued both journalism and marketing, which […]

Podcast

December 2, 2020

15 | Lessons through the lens- How being flexible and willing gets you further. Creative life tips from a working photographer with Elise Giordano

In this episode of Windowsill Chats, it’s a dual interview with go-to PR gal, Beth Nydick. Beth has spent over 10 years working as an online entrepreneur and health coach, her acumen for business had been sought out by other solopreneurs that wanted to increase their authority, but their businesses were not set up for […]

Podcast

December 2, 2020

14 | Putting yourself out there really WORKS!- Stories, insights and Creative Biz PR scoop. A double interview with Beth Nydick AND Margo.

Margo is joined by Leigh Standley, the artist, writer and owner of Curly Girl Design, Inc. In its seventeen years, Curly Girl Design and Leigh’s line of clever and colorful greeting cards and art have taken the industry by delightful storm. Focused on the magic of the small moments, her product peeks into the corners […]

Podcast

November 22, 2020

13 | The Magic Sauce? JUST DO IT. Say yes to your ideas, say yes to YOU. Leigh Standley of Curly Girl Design

Margo's Musings
from the Windowsill

Magic awaits! My bi-monthly email is a treasure trove filled to the brim with artful nuggets that entertain and delight, inspire and connect you with a wide community of creatives. Sign up below for delicious details on all things happening at the Windowsill!

Join the Community!

join me on instagram @mtantau@windowsillchats

TERMS & CONDITIONS | PRIVACY | COPYRIGHT 2024 TANTAU STUDIO | Design by H. MARIE CREATIVE CO. & PENNY IN YOUR POCKET

Welcome to my cozy Windowsill – A community specially crafted for the creatively curious. This is a safe place for you to grow, embrace your artistic gifts, and live out your passion for this wild, imaginative, artistic life.

Your number 1 fan and Creative Coach

Hi, I'm Margo

LOGIN

contact

blog

workshops

PATREON

podcast

Join the foundry

about

Home