In this episode of the Stories That Sparkle Podcast, I have the honor of sitting down with Ramona Sakiestewa, renowned Hopi artist, weaver, printmaker and designer (she was on the team that designed the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC) for a conversation about art, creative process, and perseverance. I cannot say enough about how much Ramona means to me personally, how much I have learned from her professionally, and how much she and her husband Andy helped me recognize the creative within me.
This is the seventh recording session of the Discoball Tour and the first one I did in Santa Fe, NM. Such a treat to not only record with Ramona but also to spend the week with her and Andy (for whom I used to work). These two are like parents to me, and we always have a ton of fun together.
So, I invite you to get comfortable, sit back, and listen in.
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Here is the latest episode of the Discoball Tour Docuseries—Day 10 & 11: At the Heart of It, which features moments from my drive to Santa Fe, NM (from Amarillo) and my first day enjoying the comfort of being at home and learning something new.
The Discoball Tour DocuSeries on YouTube is a companion video blog for the podcast episodes I recorded during my 30-day cross country drive to record eighteen women’s stories in ten different cities. Subscribe to my channel for all new releases: YouTube.com/@hellarader (pro tip: you can listen to podcast episodes on YouTube as well…they will be next up in the channel following each docu-series episode).
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