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Art Heals All Wounds: Tahmina Watson, Immigration Lawyer and Visual Artist

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06/29/22 • 32 min

Today, I’m joined by Seattle-based immigration lawyer, Tahmina Watson. Tahmina describes herself as “a birding immigration lawyer who sketches” and often turns to nature photography as a way to cope with the intense nature of her work. She’s the founder of Watson Immigration Law and The Washington Immigrant Defense Network, an organization that funds and supports legal services for detained low-income immigrants. We discuss Tahmina’s life in the legal sphere, how she incorporates art into her self-care practice, and the ripple effect that bird photography and sketching has had on her life.

Topics Covered:

● What a day in the life of an immigration lawyer looks like

● How Tahmina discovered her interest and passion for birding

● Nature photography and sketching as a form of meditation

● Mindset blocks that come up for Tahmina around painting

● How Tahmina’s art practice positively impacts her career

Guest Info:

● Tahmina's Website

● Tahmina's Instagram

● Tahmina's LinkedIn

● Tahmina's Art Website

● Watson Immigration Law Website

● Tahmina Talks Immigration Podcast

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Art, Community, and Hope: Joe Field's Stories of Healing through Legends Universe

Art Heals All Wounds

01/03/24 • 11 min

In this episode of "Art Heals All Wounds," I talk about how this turn of the calendar from 2023 to 2024 reminds me of sliding down a wooded hill on snowy days with my friends—right into a street! I also share a voicemail from Joe Field, creator of the Legends Universe. Joe discusses how his work has affected individuals, from helping a young boy overcome a video game addiction to providing companionship during the isolation of the COVID pandemic. It’s a great reflection on the impact of creative work. Please continue to share your voicemails for the podcast! And stay tuned for Season 6, coming late February or early March!
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Bonus Episode--Beyond 6 Seconds, Hosted by Carolyn Kiel!

Art Heals All Wounds

01/11/23 • 39 min

Many times on this show, I’ve talked with guests who were keeping secrets. Not secrets entrusted to them by others—but secrets about themselves. These secrets might be past actions or experiences that they felt shame around. It might be a difference, a unique quality about themselves that they kept hidden, for fear of rejection or of judgement from others.

We’re in-between seasons at Art Heals All Wounds, which gives me the great opportunity to share with you an episode from one of my favorite podcasts, Beyond 6 Seconds. Beyond 6 Seconds is hosted by Carolyn Kiel. Most of her guests are either neurodivergent or have a disability. Carolyn herself is autistic—and I say “is autistic” rather than has autism because that’s what Carolyn prefers. Carolyn is a skilled interviewer and with her help, her guests share their stories of coming into their own, thriving, and helping others to thrive, too.

I’m sharing Carolyn’s interview with Ruth Rathblott, someone who hid her limb difference for years. Ruth doesn’t hide it anymore. As she shared in her TEDx talk, when she stopped hiding her difference, she found freedom. If you’d like to be free of something you’re hiding from the world, this might just be a great story for you to hear.

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Art Heals All Wounds: Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder, Part of the Team Behind Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

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03/30/22 • 60 min

Today, I am joined by Jim LeBrecht and Sara Bolder, husband and wife creative team. Jim is the co-director with Nicole Newnham of the film Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution and Sara is a producer of the film along with Jim and Nicole. We discuss their film, which shares the beauty, insight, and humor of one group of disabled young people at Camp Jened. Jim and Sara share why this project was particularly special for them and highlight the disability advocacy work that they’re doing through the film and other organizations. Join us as we dive into the story behind Crip Camp, the challenges and highlights of the documentary, and what Jim and Sara are up to now.

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Topics Covered:

● The inspiration behind Crip Camp

● Jim’s experience as a camper at Camp Jened

● The magic of the People’s Video Theater archival footage

● Powerful moments and motifs from the documentary

● How Jim and Sara met

● Jim and Sara’s working and romantic relationship

● Jim’s advocacy work in Hollywood and beyond

● What Sara and Jim are currently working on

Guest Info:

● Crip Camp Website

● Jim's Twitter

● FWD-Doc Website

● Jim's IMDb

● Sara's IMDb

● Nicole's IMDb

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Art Heals All Wounds: Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Avant-Garde Composer and Guitarist

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05/04/22 • 31 min

Today, I’m joined by avant garde and experimental composer and guitarist Ernesto Diaz-Infante. You might remember my conversation with his wife, filmmaker Marjorie Sturm, back in season 1 where we touched on how they are creating a home for their children to also explore the arts. Ernesto and I expand on that a little further and discuss how his childhood shaped how he and Marjorie are raising their family. We also get into how his music has evolved since his days in the Mexican rock band, Cielo Azul. Transcription

Topics Covered:

● What avant-garde music means to Ernesto

● The role that music played in his family growing up

● The story behind how he joined a rock band at the age of thirteen

● What inspired him to take a different path from mainstream music

● His approach to parenthood

Guest Info:

● Ernesto's Instagram

● Ernesto's Bandcamp

● paxrecordings.com

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· Cielo Azul

· Ketsa

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Art Heals All Wounds: Ken Paul Rosenthal, Filmmaker

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09/01/21 • 35 min

Filmmaker Ken Paul Rosenthal first met Berkeley street poet Julia Vinograd thirty years ago. Struck by her work and her presence, he asked if he could make a film about her poems. Although she agreed, Rosenthal felt that he didn’t yet have the experience as an artist to do her work justice. In 2018, Julia Vinograd passed away. Now Rosenthal has taken on the mission of bringing this iconic poet to life on screen by conveying the power of her work that both observed and shaped the politics and culture of the sometimes volatile, never dull, Telegraph Ave. Rosenthal creates images of poetic beauty that show the transcendent spirit of Vinograd’s life and work, while grounding it in the gritty stones of the neighborhood that Vinograd loved and championed.

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Chris Watts, The Creationist, on Guaranteed Income for Artists

Art Heals All Wounds

06/22/22 • 26 min

Episode Summary:

Today, I’m joined by Chris Watts, aka The Creationist. Chris is a San Francisco-based visual artist and recipient for The SF Guaranteed Income Pilot for Artists, a stipend program powered by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts that makes no-strings-attached cash payments to artists who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Chris and I discuss how participating in the program has made a difference in his life and his ability to practice his art. We also touch on the nature of his recent work and how he conveys a sense of peace through his unique hieroglyphs.

Topics Covered:

● Why Chris goes by the name ‘The Creationist’

● How Chris found out about The SF Guaranteed Income Pilot for Artists and went about the application process

● The future of the program, including international iterations

● How having a steady income has helped Chris realize his broader artistic vision

● Background on how Chris created his own hieroglyphic alphabet

Guest Info:

● Chris's Website

● Chris's Instagram

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