Pam Ferris-Olsen, the creator of the Woman Mind the Water Artivist Series, invited me to her podcast to chat about my connection with science, art and sketching underwater in Antarctica.
I enjoyed my time with Pam immensely! The Women Mind the Water podcast engages artists in conversation about their work. Pam explores their connection with the ocean and how it influences their art. Through these stories, she hopes to inspire others to take action to protect the ocean.
Her podcasts are also part of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Museum on Main Street. She’s completed 41 interviews with many amazing women including fellow Antarcticans, Karen Romano Young and Rose McAdoo!
Some of my favorite Qs from Pam:
Is there a particular message that you're trying to convey?
I'm interested in chasing and exploring things that inspire me. My passion is to inspire others about the beauty and wonder of Nature, and the only way I can do that is when I'm inspired so that it will carry through into my creative work.
When you were asked to go to Antarctica, did you have any idea what you were getting into? Answer at (6:21)
Why draw underwater as opposed to taking your pictures, or photographs, and then drawing from them, or just sticking with the photographs? (17:36)
Near the end of the interview I shared a little bit about ocean acidification and mistakenly said warming oceans were the cause, not CO2. I apologize for the mistake and have included here a link to a very brief and accurate summary about it from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration which also explains why ocean acidification is a problem for sea life: What is Ocean Acidification?
The Women Mind the Water podcast engages artists in conversation about their work. It explores their connection with the ocean and how it influences their art. Pam’s interviews are created to inspire you and move you to take action to protect the ocean.
Thank you Pam!
Thank you to Rob Robbins, Steve Rupp and Greg Neri for sharing your photos and videos that appear during this interview.