Welcome to the Windowsill Chats Podcast...
Since 2020, the Windowsill Chats Podcast has provided a welcoming place for artists, designers, makers and creative movers & shakers to come together over the inter-webs to laugh, learn and create together.
Margo is convinced that every person is inherently creative. Windowsill Chats features in-depth conversations and shares stories of a wide array of creative paths and turns they take. We dig into what it means to be an artist, how to embrace your artistic gifts, follow your passions, and live a creative life on your terms.
WHERE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, PRODUCT DESIGN MAVEN AND HOST MARGO TANTAU CONNECTS YOU WITH CREATIVE, LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.
Margo is joined by calligraphy artist and educator Shinah Chang. Shinah spent her life following the “proper” path: attending an Ivy League college, graduating from a prestigious law school, and working tirelessly at a top international law firm. However, after countless uninspiring days and sleepless nights under her desk, she decided to reclaim her life. […]
Margo is joined by Sarah Helen More, a Seattle-based artist and designer with a vibrant, kaleidoscopic style rooted in her personal history and love for textiles. Originally from Portland, OR, and Houston, TX, Sarah grew up surrounded by her mother’s handmade quilts—a key inspiration in her colorful work today. She studied textile design at the […]
Margo is joined by friend of the pod, Asheville, NC resident, artist and tax expert Hannah Cole to bring a powerful story of survival, community, and the unwavering support for artists affected by recent devastating floods in Asheville. Together they explore the harrowing events that led to severe flooding, destroying homes, businesses, and cherished creative […]
I'm Margo, the visionary and creative adventurer behind the Windowsill Chats Podcast-a podcast for Creatives and the Creatively Curious. I'm glad you're here.
For the past 30+ years, my creative curiosity has taken me on an adventuresome path through all aspects of the Creative Industry. I've spent decades working with artists and being one myself-and boy do we have some fun stories to share!
P.S. Join me and all your Windowsill Chats friends on Instagram @windowsillchats. I'll see you there!
So grab a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine and join me over in my sunny windowsill as we share inspiration, stories from the trenches, and a good dose of laughter to help you live out your passion and build a creative life you love.
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Windowsill Chats brings you creativity from a global perspective as I talk in-depth with the friends I've met along the way.
When you leave a review, you're doing more than just giving me and the Windowsill Chats guest warm and fuzzies (though that happens, and we're so grateful). Your review invites other creatives to join this global community. The creative life doesn't have to be a solitary one. We are better together! Thank you for sharing the Windowsill Chats love through your review it means the world!
I just wanted to hop in and tell you about our creative workshops. Our Windowsill Workshops are truly becoming one of my favorite activities. Gather your art supplies, steep a cup of Earl Grey Tea (with a dash of milk), and settle in for art with my creative pals.
Back for 2024. Every quarter, a featured Windowsill Chats guest will join me to teach, interact, and CREATE WITH YOU!
Check out our recorded workshops available to you RIGHT NOW!
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