The Bodies of Work Podcast
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The Bodies of Work Podcast

Jess Wainer

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Episodes
16
In catalog
Apple Rating
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Cadence
Weekly
~every 8 days
Avg Length
54m
Per episode
Latest
Jun 30, 2025
Recently Active

About the Show

Conversations with artists about how becoming a parent transforms their life and work. From loss to creative reinvention, their stories reveal the complex and unique transformation career artists go through in parenthood. Hosted by Jess Wainer, RISD alumni, glass artist and lighting designer, turned solo parent and late-night storyteller.

Production & Distribution

Active Since
Dec 14, 2023
Format
Episodic
Hosting
feeds.libsyn.com

Recent Episodes

S2E15 In conversation with George Sawyer

Jun 30, 2025 1h

George Sawyer is the lead fine woodworker and creator of Windsor Chairs at Sawyer Made, a family business started by his father in rural Vermont. George describes the evolution of his business and…

S2E15 In conversation with Mark Slee

Jun 30, 2025 1h 3m

Mark Slee is a polymath with a successful career in software engineering, music, and sculpture. Now based in the UK, Mark describes juggling his many interests and talents with the constraints and…

S2E14 In conversation with Chris Keating

Mar 21, 2025 53m

Chris Keating is a free spirited, devoted father to a 10 year old daughter. He paints an honest picture of the messiness and beauty of parenthood and describes how his shifting priorities ostensibly…

S2E13 In Conversation with Jim Drain

Mar 21, 2025 48m

Jim Drain is a widely collected American Artist who has received numerous prestigious awards and has exhibited extensively across the United States and abroad. In this conversation, he describes the…

S2E12 In Conversation with Bohyun Yoon

Feb 13, 2025 56m

Bohyun Yoon is an imaginative, playful and brilliant glass artist based in Richmond, VA. His thought provoking work with glass employs its essential qualities to explore the human body and experience…

S2E11 In conversation with Noah Breuer

Feb 07, 2025 56m

Noah Breuer is a Professor of Print Media for University at Buffalo SUNY. His formal training in printmaking has served as the foundation of his current sculptural work that utilizes glass and…

S2E10 In conversation with Ivan Lee Mora

Feb 07, 2025 55m

Ivan Lee Mora is a self-taught, independent artist based out of Los Angeles, CA. His concept-driven work leads to an ever-evolving process and use of materials including glass, clay, wood, and metal.…

S2E9 In conversation with Jeremy Mayer

Feb 07, 2025 53m

Jeremy Mayer is an extraordinary sculptor whose primary medium is typewriter parts. He meticulously sorts and assembles these parts using purely mechanical joints to make human figures, animals,…

S1E8 In conversation with Olivia Chen

Jul 05, 2024 41m

Olivia Chen is an illustrator, painter and art educator in the Bay Area. She shares her long path back to her own art making practice as she raises her two children. In this conversation we examine…

S1E7 In conversation with Aoi Yamaguchi

Jul 05, 2024 54m

Aoi Yamaguchi is a Japanese calligrapher living in Los Angeles, CA. Her life long pursuit of mastery in her art form coupled with her unique creative voice make her a dynamic powerhouse. Her…

S1E6 In conversation with Shana Siegel

Jul 05, 2024 52m

Shana Siegel is a scenic artist for film, TV and theater in New York City, and an illustrator. She shares how the physicality of her work, paired with the logistics of her field created a unique…

S1E5 In conversation with Kitty Clark

Jul 05, 2024 50m

Kitty Clark is a documentary photographer based out of the UK. She explores intimate and vulnerable aspects of motherhood through her lens. In this candid conversation she opens up about her own…

S1E1 In conversation with Kelly Rathbone Rebo

Dec 14, 2023 55m

Kelly Rathbone Rebo is an extraordinarily talented ceramic sculptor and painter. As a mother of three, she shares her fascinating life story that weaves together different chapters of her art career…

S1E2 In conversation with Liz Maher

Dec 14, 2023 58m

Liz Maher is a painter, sculptor and improvisational quilter. In addition to being an accomplished artist she works as an Art Therapist. In this conversation we dive into the challenges of time…

S1E3 In conversation with Meryl Pataky

Dec 14, 2023 55m

Meryl Pataky is a renowned mixed media sculptor who focuses on neon and is based in the Bay Area. In this conversation we discuss how becoming a parent has infused the subject matter, process and…

S1E4 In conversation with Yu Kondo Reigen

Dec 14, 2023 51m

Yu Kondo Reigen is a contemporary dancer, Gyrotonic Instructor, and pre and post natal educator. All of her work is focused on the body; how it moves, how it feels, how it functions. In parenthood,…

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