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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConversation: Erika B. Hess & Erika Block<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPodcasters Erika B. Hess, of I Like Your Work<\/em>, and Erika Block, of Inside the Notes<\/em>, on the art of storytelling<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 9, 2020<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t- Mara Sassoon<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\tTwitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\tFacebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n
Artist and curator Erika B. Hess sits among the paints, brushes, palettes, and canvases that fill her converted garage studio at her home in Ohio. But on the desk in front of her are some very different tools\u2014a big microphone and a laptop. In this space, she not only paints; she interviews her peers from the visual arts world, from painters and illustrators to curators and gallerists, for her podcast, I Like Your Work<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nOn this day, Hess (\u201909) opens up Skype on her laptop and dials the Los Angeles-based abstract painter Tomory Dodge. The two launch into a discussion about Dodge\u2019s work\u2014his use of color, his style of paint application\u2014which eventually turns into a conversation about how taking up zen meditation has impacted his art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hess started I Like Your Work<\/em> \u201cto tell the stories of artists and create a dialogue that can lead to community. We see the work of artists and read their exhibition history, but when you hear about their lives, the day-to-day, you have a better understanding of their creations and can see yourself in their stories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nHer conversations tackle issues many artists face, including work\/life balance and managing finances. Through her podcast, she also partners with curators and galleries to host her own juried art shows. During the summers, she takes time off from the podcast to work on her paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Artist and curator Erika B. Hess sits among the paints, brushes, palettes, and canvases that fill her converted garage studio at her home in Ohio. But on the desk in front of her are some very different tools\u2014a big microphone and a laptop. In this space, she not only paints; she interviews her peers from the visual arts world, from painters and illustrators to curators and gallerists, for her podcast, I Like Your Work<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
On this day, Hess (\u201909) opens up Skype on her laptop and dials the Los Angeles-based abstract painter Tomory Dodge. The two launch into a discussion about Dodge\u2019s work\u2014his use of color, his style of paint application\u2014which eventually turns into a conversation about how taking up zen meditation has impacted his art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hess started I Like Your Work<\/em> \u201cto tell the stories of artists and create a dialogue that can lead to community. We see the work of artists and read their exhibition history, but when you hear about their lives, the day-to-day, you have a better understanding of their creations and can see yourself in their stories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her conversations tackle issues many artists face, including work\/life balance and managing finances. Through her podcast, she also partners with curators and galleries to host her own juried art shows. During the summers, she takes time off from the podcast to work on her paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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