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 author, creative writing coach, and video creator Abbie Emmons for a conversation about the power of storytelling and why our ability to tell meaningful stories is more instinctive than we might think. Abbie is the author of three novels and YouTube’s most-watched creative writing coach, with a community of more than […]

Margo is joined by Amy Wilderson, Brenda Olson, and Katy St. John—three artists whose distinct creative practices come together in Objects Through Time: Connection, Story, and Legacy, an exhibition exploring memory, heritage, and the unexpected stories hidden within everyday objects. Amy is a multi-media visual artist whose metalsmithing and wirework transform forgotten treasures into meaningful jewelry […]

Margo is joined by Lisa Bardot, an illustrator, author, and Procreate educator who has spent the past decade helping people discover the joy of drawing digitally. She’s the founder of Art Maker’s Club, a thriving online membership for Procreate artists, creator of the Making Art Everyday drawing challenge, and the artist behind Bardot Brush, known for […]

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 2025. 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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