Kate Hessin's guest appearances

Kate Hessin

Teaching Artist Podcast

Tracy Brown

Andy Harris

Cassie Stephens

Melanie Anderson

Michael Millam

Don Masse

Matt MacFarland

Jennifer Love

Chris Brandt

Kate Frazer Rego

Judy Richardson

Stephanie Barenz

Jeremy Blair

Aimee Sones

Katie Bradford

OwlTail

I’ve followed Kate’s work on Instagram for a while and it was so nice to talk with her! Kate Hessin is an emerging multimedia artist, who lives and works in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. Kate’s work moves fluidly from sculpture to works on paper. She is interested in exploring the ways in which society’s deeply held expectations for mothers manifests themselves into the lives of modern parents. Kate playfully uses a folkloric whimsy and humour to create an inviting space for unpacking the darker aspects of motherhood, such as: postpartum depression, breastfeeding struggles, shame, exhaustion and guilt. Kate is also a middle school art teacher. We talk about teaching this age level and choosing which personal artwork to share with them. She shares some paper mache tips that are super helpful. We also dig into motherhood as it relates both conceptually and practically to Kate’s work. I could talk about these things all day! We strayed quite a bit from teaching and art-making, but it’s all connected and it was so interesting hearing about how she’s been creating work around these topics for basically her entire artistic career. I hope you enjoy this conversation! I also really like the idea Kate had of artistic bias as something to be aware of as an art teacher, especially a teacher who is also deeply engaged in your own art-making. I do think a lot about kid aesthetic vs. adult aesthetic, but it’s nice to add another layer to that of my own personal aesthetic and preferences and how those impact my teaching. View images on the Blog Post for the Episode. Go check out Kate’s work and follow her! katehessin.com @katehessin on instagram @hessinkate on twitter Teaching For Artistic Behavior (TAB) Studio Thinking From the Start (book) TAB Facebook Group Artist / Mother Podcast and Community . . . Follow: @teachingartistpodcast @pottsart Support this podcast. Subscribe, leave a review, or see more ways to support here. We also offer opportunities for artists!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teachingartistpodcast/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teachingartistpodcast/support

I’ve followed Kate’s work on Instagram for a while and it was so nice to talk with her! Kate Hessin is an emerging multimedia artist, who lives and works in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. Kate’s work moves fluidly from sculpture to works on paper. She is interested in exploring the ways in which society’s deeply held expectations for mothers manifests themselves into the lives of modern parents. Kate playfully uses a folkloric whimsy and humour to create an inviting space for unpacking the darker aspects of motherhood, such as: postpartum depression, breastfeeding struggles, shame, exhaustion and guilt. Kate is also a middle school art teacher. We talk about teaching this age level and choosing which personal artwork to share with them. She shares some paper mache tips that are super helpful. We also dig into motherhood as it relates both conceptually and practically to Kate’s work. I could talk about these things all day! We strayed quite a bit from teaching and art-making, but it’s all connected and it was so interesting hearing about how she’s been creating work around these topics for basically her entire artistic career. I hope you enjoy this conversation! I also really like the idea Kate had of artistic bias as something to be aware of as an art teacher, especially a teacher who is also deeply engaged in your own art-making. I do think a lot about kid aesthetic vs. adult aesthetic, but it’s nice to add another layer to that of my own personal aesthetic and preferences and how those impact my teaching. View images on the <a href="http://www.teachingartistpodcast.com/episode-3-kate-hessin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog Post for the Episode</a>. Go check out Kate’s work and follow her! <a href="https://www.katehessin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">katehessin.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katehessin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@katehessin</a> on instagram <a href="https://twitter.com/HessinKate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@hessinkate</a> on twitter <a href="http://teachingforartisticbehavior.org/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teaching For Artistic Behavior</a> (TAB) <a href="http://www.studiothinking.org/books.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Studio Thinking From the Start</a> (book) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/178282718971259/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TAB Facebook Group</a> <a href="https://artistmotherpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Artist / Mother</a> Podcast and Community . . . Follow: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/teachingartistpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@teachingartistpodcast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pottsart/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@pottsart</a> Support this podcast. Subscribe, leave a review, or <a href="https://www.teachingartistpodcast.com/support/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">see more ways to support here</a>. We also offer <a href="https://www.teachingartistpodcast.com/opportunities/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">opportunities for artists!</a>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/teachingartistpodcast/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/teachingartistpodcast/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/teachingartistpodcast/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/teachingartistpodcast/support</a>

#3: Kate Hessin: Papier Mache and Motherhood While Teaching