Marjorie Moore's guest appearances

Marjorie Moore

Writer's Bone

Austin Art Talk

Craig Johnson

Joe Knight

Jared Diamond

Jeff Goldblum

Amy Stewart

Jack Carr

Julien Baker

Mitch Albom

Saul Austerlitz

Megan Abbott

Tom Clancy

John Sandford

James Rollins

Lee Goldberg

David Morrell

OwlTail

Christie Grotheim

Author Christie Grotheim joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her debut novel The Year Marjorie Moore Learned to Live. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses MEL Magazine’s “The Inside Story of How ‘Wild Wild West’ Spun Out of Control” feature. To learn more about Christie Grotheim, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, #Authoring, and OneRoom.

Author Christie Grotheim joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about her debut novel <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781942762461" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Year Marjorie Moore Learned to Live</a>. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses MEL Magazine’s “<a href="https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/wild-wild-west-inside-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Inside Story of How ‘Wild Wild West’ Spun Out of Control</a>” feature. To learn more about Christie Grotheim, visit her <a href="https://www.christiegrotheim.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">official website</a>, like her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/christiegrotheimauthor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, and follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/cgrotheim" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/christiegrotheim/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Today’s episode is sponsored by <a href="https://libro.fm/redeem/WRITERSBONE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libro.fm</a>, <a href="http://www.writersbone.com/authoring-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#Authoring</a>, and <a href="https://www.joinoneroom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OneRoom</a>.

Friday Morning Coffee: Christie Grotheim, Author of The Year Marjorie Moore Learned to Live

“I don’t remember what artist said this but I’ve always liked this. She said ‘There are no dumb ideas.’ And I always keep that in my head. Maybe you are not going like it when you get to that point of is this done or isn’t or who cares. You have to try it. You have to see where it goes. That’s why we’re artists. Were allowed to do that. Nobody is telling us you can’t do that. There might be people saying that but they are wrong. You can do this. You can do whatever you want. That’s why you’re an artist.”Marjorie Moore’s art career has continued to evolve through many decades of work. Her core themes and ideas have maintained consistency and evolved but the way she communicates with and through different types of drawing, painting, and combined media have changed with the different phases of her life. From the isolation of a farm in western Maine to the big city, it has all shaped what she wants to say and how.  She has a love of materials, the tactile experience of making things by hand, collecting curiosities, and above all nature. The way aspects of the natural world are anthropomorphized and juxtaposed with pop culture and science creates some of the narratives and psychology that she explores. From puppets and soft sculpture, to large dark and theatrical paintings with animated characters and dolls, to small delicate nature based works, and many styles in between, she has never let herself get locked into or lost in any one style of art. After living in Austin for over two decades she moved back to Maine to retire with her husband where she continues to cultivate her interest in the ocean. Some of her current work partly incorporates drawings made working directly from objects she has acquired along the shore of the island where she lives, such as seaweed, shells, lichen, and rocks. She sometimes builds up the surface of a piece by starting with a watercolor painting and adding strips and cutout shapes from mylar stained with ink, and found objects including plants dipped in beeswax. What an nice adventure it was traveling by ferry out to Great Diamond Island off of Portland, Maine, to visit Marjorie while I was on vacation. She was recommend to me by a two previous podcast guests, Hayley Gillespie, and Madeline Irvine. Her and her husband graciously showed me around their beautiful residence, the island they call home, and they even took me out for a very fine waterside lunch on my birthday! Please enjoy this interview which ends with Marjorie and myself exploring the beach where she sometimes finds inspirations for her artwork. Some of the subjects we discuss: Maine intro Beginnings in art Love of materials Self sufficiency Nature drawing course Interest in things Meeting Steven Peace Corp in Iran Return to US Farm in Maine Brunswick/Portland Painting/darker work Move to Texas Earthwatch Fellowship No dumb ideas Maine/Austin art community  Drought, Fire, Ash Monkey lady Interest in ocean  Current work Meaning of the work The future Beach visit Final adviceMarjorie on the beach at Diamond Cove.Marjorie in her home studio.Marjoire being interviewed.This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Intro music generously provided by Stan Killian Support this podcast.Links:Marjorie Moore - websiteEarthwatch | Non Profit Environmental OrganisationAustin Art Talk Podcast Episode 9: Hayley Gillespie - Art.Science.Gallery.Running With Scissors | Artist Studios &amp; Community | Current ArtistsMarjorie Moore and Steve Wiman by Madeline Irvine | ART LIES: A Contemporary Art Quarterly

“I don’t remember what artist said this but I’ve always liked this. She said ‘There are no dumb ideas.’ And I always keep that in my head. Maybe you are not going like it when you get to that point of is this done or isn’t or who cares. You have to try it. You have to see where it goes. That’s why we’re artists. Were allowed to do that. Nobody is telling us you can’t do that. There might be people saying that but they are wrong. You can do this. You can do whatever you want. That’s why you’re an artist.” <a href="https://marjoriemoore.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marjorie Moore’s</a> art career has continued to evolve through many decades of work. Her core themes and ideas have maintained consistency and evolved but the way she communicates with and through different types of drawing, painting, and combined media have changed with the different phases of her life. From the isolation of a farm in western Maine to the big city, it has all shaped what she wants to say and how. She has a love of materials, the tactile experience of making things by hand, collecting curiosities, and above all nature. The way aspects of the natural world are anthropomorphized and juxtaposed with pop culture and science creates some of the narratives and psychology that she explores. From puppets and soft sculpture, to large dark and theatrical paintings with animated characters and dolls, to small delicate nature based works, and many styles in between, she has never let herself get locked into or lost in any one style of art. After living in Austin for over two decades she moved back to Maine to retire with her husband where she continues to cultivate her interest in the ocean. Some of her current work partly incorporates drawings made working directly from objects she has acquired along the shore of the island where she lives, such as seaweed, shells, lichen, and rocks. She sometimes builds up the surface of a piece by starting with a watercolor painting and adding strips and cutout shapes from mylar stained with ink, and found objects including plants dipped in beeswax. What an nice adventure it was traveling by ferry out to Great Diamond Island off of Portland, Maine, to visit Marjorie while I was on vacation. She was recommend to me by a two previous podcast guests, <a href="http://www.austinarttalk.com/9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hayley Gillespie</a>, and <a href="http://www.austinarttalk.com/35" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madeline Irvine</a>. Her and her husband graciously showed me around their beautiful residence, the island they call home, and they even took me out for a very fine waterside lunch on my birthday! Please enjoy this interview which ends with Marjorie and myself exploring the beach where she sometimes finds inspirations for her artwork. Some of the subjects we discuss: Maine intro Beginnings in art Love of materials Self sufficiency Nature drawing course Interest in things Meeting Steven Peace Corp in Iran Return to US Farm in Maine Brunswick/Portland Painting/darker work Move to Texas Earthwatch Fellowship No dumb ideas Maine/Austin art community Drought, Fire, Ash Monkey lady Interest in ocean Current work Meaning of the work The future Beach visit Final advice Marjorie on the beach at Diamond Cove. Marjorie in her home studio. Marjoire being interviewed. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Intro music generously provided by <a href="http://stankillian.com/main/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stan Killian</a> <a href="http://www.austinarttalk.com/supportpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support this podcast.</a>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://marjoriemoore.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marjorie Moore - website</a></li><li><a href="https://earthwatch.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Earthwatch | Non Profit Environmental Organisation</a></li><li><a href="http://www.austinarttalk.com/9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Austin Art Talk Podcast Episode 9: Hayley Gillespie - Art.Science.Gallery.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.rwsartstudios.com/current-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Running With Scissors | Artist Studios &amp; Community | Current Artists</a></li><li><a href="http://www.art-lies.org/article.php?id=119&amp;issue=42&amp;s=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marjorie Moore and Steve Wiman by Madeline Irvine | ART LIES: A Contemporary Art Quarterly</a></li></ul>

Episode 42: Marjorie Moore - Drawn from Nature