Turn on 102.3 FM KIXP either on your radio or online at kixp.org (and press the play button) to hear an interview tonight at 7 PM with Susan Mustard, an artist who was recently featured in the Orcas Artist Studio Tour in August. A former art therapist with three degrees – a BFA from University of Texas, Austin (1971), an MFA from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX (1976) and a post-graduate degree in Art Therapy from Pratt Institute of Art, New York City (1987) – Susan not only paints beautiful scenes of (sometimes fleeting) snippets of life here but also uses art as her own therapy to navigate sorrows and frustrations brought about by the political climate of our country.
Here are some samples of her work followed by photos of her gallery exhibit during the studio tour:
This episode will appear on the Life on Orcas Island with Edee Kulper podcast after it airs on the radio. You can also find each weekly episode online on Amazon Music (tell your Alexa: “play the podcast Life on Orcas Island with Edee Kulper” and the latest episode will begin playing), ApplePodcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, Podchaser, BoomPlay, and PodBean.
