{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Alchemy of Art with Rima Staines","description":"Rima Staines (she\/her) is an artist whose work straddles myth, magical realism, and the folk arts. She works predominantly as a painter, but also with music, writing, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, theatre, puppetry, animation, and book arts. In 2018 she was a finalist in the 'Best Artist' category of the World Fantasy awards. Rima has a long-held fascination with the idea of the liminal \u2014 that which lies at the edge of culture and society as well as the literal boundaries between one place and another, both metaphorical and real \u2014 and with the power of art that comes from that liminal place. I have Rima\u2019s \u201cThe Old Song\u201d and \u201cMaiden, Mother, Crone\u201d paintings hanging above my desk, they offer me daily inspiration. In this episode, Rima and I discuss: - Rima\u2019s creative process and where she draws creative inspiration from - Art as alchemy  - The weaving of many art mediums and Rima\u2019s experience with not only fine art and painting, but also bookbinding, publishing, puppetry, and music - Mothering and what it has taught and is teaching Rima - How Rima balances motherhood and art making - The grief of mothering without a village - Living with epilepsy and what it has taught and is teaching Rima I cannot encourage you enough to look at (and purchase!) Rima\u2019s incredible paintings, they are so unique and speak deeply to the liminal spaces of life. Connect with Rima\u2019s work at rimastaines.com and on IG @tilsamka Connect with Waverly and her work at waverlydavis.com and on IG @heywaverlydavis ","author_name":"A Wave Away with Waverly Wood Davis","author_url":"https:\/\/waverlydavis.com\/podcast","html":"