Working Artist
In this podcast, I ask other artists my favorite question—What do you do for money? I’m curious to know how creative people make things work for them. What is their lifestyle outside of the 9 to 5 working hour frame? How does their “day job” affect their identity as artists, and vice versa? Let’s demystify the concept of working artists by talking about those normal/boring/exciting/absurd/under-the-table/bad-ass day jobs!
Working Artist
Treading Water with Kelly Kuykendall
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Yixuan Pan
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Episode 1
Kelly Kuykendall is an interdisciplinary artist. To make money, her day job included but not limited to: props stylist and fabricator, farmers market vendor, barn hand, nanny, and art teacher.
“(It’s) like treading water, like you are in the pool, and you are just in the middle of the water...trying to keep your head up. All the time, no place to rest.”