Ep. 191 Tiffani Erdmanczyk – Abstract Watercolorist
This week, Wes and Todd talk with Abstract Watercolorist, Tiffani Erdmanczyk. Tiffani discusses her earliest art memory, thinking outside the box, creativity, being an Architect, living in Seattle, moving to Colorado, her favorite Architects, exploring watercolor, being an Abstract Watercolorist, having sensory neuropathy, using salt in her watercolors, process, comfort & chaos, creating 8100 color patches, watercolor properties, teaching water color, texture, mentors, taking classes & workshops, group shows, getting into the headspace to create, NKollectiv, favorite Artists, pricing, commissions, her current exhibition “Drift”, Chat GPT, water, and balance over perfection.
Ep. 189 Nicole Korbe – Painter, Gallerist, NKollectiv
This week, Wes and Todd talk with Painter and Gallerist, Nicole Korbe. Nicole discusses growing up in New Mexico & Oklahoma, creativity, being shy, her degree in Biology & Botany, her time working as a project manager for environmental consulting firms and how that experience plays into running a gallery, her beginnings as a painter, her pivot and jump to being a full-time Artist, cold wax & encaustic, how memory & place play into her work, process, emotion, dystopian work, cityscapes, being optimistic in dark times, her gallery Nkollectiv and its evolution, time outs & renovations, building a community of Artists, her Apis Opus and +1 shows, the catalyst for NKollectiv making its move to South Broadway, EASEL, her business model, the challenges of running a gallery, 2nd Saturdays, types of work shown at NKollectiv, her current exhibition VAST, the power of art, buying and selling art, pricing, advice to aspiring Artists, and her idea of perfect happiness…