Episode 9: Maria Schechter, Bio Artist

R-F/C's Podcast

Join our dynamic podcast discussion with the super magical MARIA SCHECHTER, a bio artist based in Bloomington, Indiana whose work is made from sustainable materials. Maria has been an artist for 26 years and is passionate about EVERYONE having access to creative expression and she is passionate about the health of our planet. She GROWS her paintings and sculptures from mycelium, the same material that fruits mushrooms. She forages for color, making paint from organic materials. Her paintings are made with historical middle age recipes and she has spent ample time with color practitioners to learn how to process color and make that color lightfast and archival. She holds a B.F.A from Cornish College of the Arts, initiated her Masters with New York University working towards a Masters in Visual Art Administration and holds a Masters in International Business with a published thesis on Cause Related Marketing for Non-Profit arts organizations.
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Learn more about Maria at T6DH.com and follow her on Instagram at @culturedsocial

Co-hosts of the podcast: janet e. dandridge and Dannie Snyder. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @ReflectCalibrate! And to visit our website at ArtivismExperts.wixsite.com/RFC-lands.

During our chat, we mentioned the following resources:

- Jane Goodall’s book Hope.
- Fantastic Funghi documentary by Louie Schwartzberg
- Cannupa Hanska Luger and his feature on art21 https://art21.org/artist/cannupa-hanska-luger/
- Hagitude book by Sharon Blackie
- Week Forty Five Collective, associated with Hagitude. Check out their IG @weekfortyfivecollective

Below is a list of music and sound effect credits:
- Song "Crown" by @themilkywayans (IG)
- "Story Logo" sound effect by DDmyzik from https://freesound.org/people/DDmyzik/....
- "Applause_encore.aif" sound effect by Zihris from https://freesound.org/people/Zihris/s....
- “SFX Magic” sound effect by renatalmar from
https://freesound.org/people/renatalm...