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In this season 2 wrap up episode, Molly and Susan summarize their key learnings and favorite moments from this season: Creating More Art. They discuss what they have learned through these conversations and their own personal explorations. Check out this final episode to round out Season 2!

Carrol McTyre is a teaching artist who is an object-based creator working in various mediums including sculpting, drawing, painting, printmaking, fiber, and much more. Her exploration of art stems from trying to understand society while telling society about itself through the mediums she uses. From her Waffle House art social experiment, to using art to […]

Ethan Swiggart creates one of a kind custom made climbing holds out of wood. In this episode he shares why he has been drawn to this medium of carving natural elements. Between his love of being messy, dirty, using power tools, and also discovering the beautiful imperfections each piece of wood has to offer. Sometimes […]

This one isn’t about our host, Molly Steen, but about the incredibly talented Molly Seigler. Molly is a clothing designer and maker and owner of Gardenia & Co. She creates custom, small batch, clothing that is comfortable and cute. She loves the mediums of sewing and baking to create things with her hands that bring […]

Aubrey Charnell is a sculpture artist currently residing in Tennessee. She studied at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy where she was inspired by the master’s works each day walking through the city. She creates bronze figures to pull out the emotion, rawness, and beauty of the human form. She finds her inspiration from […]

Caleb Franklin is a storyteller. Whether it is through his songwriting, his singing, playing his guitar, sharing a poem, or creating a podcast, he loves the power and emotion behind words. A true artist, he talks about how he draws his creativity from within in this episode. Listen to the end to hear about the […]

Hayley Moran is the head route setter at the Crag climbing gym in Nashville. In this episode she shares how she got into route setting, what that process looks like, “setting” as a form of art, and the barriers she works to break down as a woman in a male dominated space. She also creates […]

Susan B. Steen (Molly’s co-host, mother-in-law, and friend) The first thing Susan wants people to know about her is that she loves people. A humanist at the core, she loves meeting people, knowing people, and values relationships. She explores creativity through her writing and photography and love of rearranging furniture. A daughter, a wife, a […]

Meet Yosef. In Episode 5, we travel all the way to Israel! Well, it was a virtual trip, but a trip nonetheless. Meet Yosef Adest, creator of 52Frames photography community, and learn how he has seen community in his life and how he has created a magical place where “Framers” from around the world meet […]