Distill Creative

This past year was my first full year as a mom and artist. I did not know what to expect and have made many big and small changes throughout the year. My husband and I have adjusted as needed, but we are still figuring out how to make the most of our time as business owners and parents.

My top nine highlights:
1) Postpartum Paintings exhibit at Tin Cup
2) You Can't Stay Here Forever series
3) Weaving Together Art Talk at the Old Stone House
4) Artist Talk for Time/Space exhibit at Compere
5) Co/Lateral, Interlinked, Powerhouse Arts, and RAICES exhibitions in NYC
6) Published five First Coat podcast
7) Studio visits with artists Jacquelyn Strycker, Jody MacDonald, Marela Zacarías, and Kim Hopson.
8) Joined Powerhouse Arts Ceramic Community Studio
9) I'm excited for the work I'm going to make in 2024

Read my full post: 2023 Year in Review: First Full Year as an Artist and Mother https://distillcreative.com/blog/2024/1/9/year-in-review-2023-as-an-artist-and-mother

Nicole Mueller is a full-time visual artist based in San Francisco, CA. Her work includes large-scale paintings, murals, and installations that mimic the effects of stained glass. Driven by process, her abstract works are highly saturated, built with layers of collage-like shapes.

Learn more about Nicole and her intentionally designed public art on the First Coat podcast.

📸 1625 Eye St Paintings by Nicole Mueller, Photography by Karl Connolly

http://distillcreative.com/blog/6/23/intentionally-designing-public-art-with-nicole-mueller-ep-2806

This week on First Coat we have Nicole Mueller, an artist and painter based in San Francisco. I heard about her work via her podcast, which she runs with fellow artist Amanda Adams, Beyond the Studio. Nicole has been working on a public art project in Tempe, Arizona, which is near where I’m from. I am very excited to share our conversation about her large park project and more!

Listen at distillcreative.com/firstcoat or wherever you listen to podcasts.

I recently participated in an artist panel for the textile exhibition, Belonging, which was on view at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn earlier this year. My recent First Coat podcast episode is a recording of our art panel featuring three Brooklyn artists — Kimberly Bush, Traci Johnson, and myself and moderated by Grace Freedman of Why Not Art.

Each of us creates work with fiber, cloth, thread, and other textiles. Take a listen wherever you listen to podcasts and at distillcreative.com/firstcoat.

I finally wrote a studio update. Check link in bio and click blog if you want to see what I've been up to!