Artist Petah Coyne

04/10/25 • 66 min

Rodney is joined by artist Petah Coyne, who recounts her childhood experiences in a military family and her early realization of her artistic calling.
Follow Petah on Instagram: @petahcoyne

Rodney is joined by artist Petah Coyne, who recounts her childhood experiences in a military family and her early realization of her artistic calling.
Follow Petah on Instagram: @petahcoyne

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Rodney Veal’s Inspired By - Artist Petah Coyne

Transcript

SPEAKERS

Promo, Petah Coyne, Rodney

Petah Coyne 00:00

Well, I guess first you have to really want to do it, because if you don't really want to do it, you're never going to do it. And you have to do it because you need to do it. There's no choice but you need to do it, and you're not going to do it for any other reason than just needing to do it. And someone said to me just recently that you can't put all that pressure on your artwork to lik