The Artist Interview Featuring Jennifer Drinkwater

Got 85 minutes to spare? Listen to me talking shop with friend and fellow artist, Earle Rock. I was delighted to be asked by Earle to participate in this artist interview series. We cover the gamut from my weirdo early life experiences, to painting practices, to the business of art, to asset-based community development.

It’s kinda like an artist-version of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

An Iowa State University Integrated Visual Arts MFA alum, Earle is a Pennsylvania-based sculptor and painter who specializes in portrait busts and commemorative reliefs. He works directly with clients to commemorate the lives of loved ones.

If it drives you crazy to watch someone speak and not have the sound line up, maybe listen like a podcast. (My internet was acting real strange that day, so the issue was on my end.) Unless you want to see our dog, Muddy. He makes an appearance about halfway through.

Like learning about the ins and outs of being a community artist or a community arts leader? Check out interviews with artists Akwi Nji, Catherine Reinhart, Jordan Brooks, Reinaldo Correa, Kristin M Roach, Rami Mannan, and Jill Wells, and interviews with community arts leaders Amber Danielson, Allison McGuire, Andy McGuire, and Jennifer Brockpahler.