Patricia Arnao is a multimedia visual artist who was one of the first artists -in-residence at our art space in... more

Sibel Horada is an artist from Turkey.  She is also my friend.  A friend who calls me from the supermarket... more

In the absence of live Polish friends available for "Chip Talk"--I instead reveal my ignorance about my relative, the esteemed... more

In 1989 my husband, Árni Gu∂mundsson , accidentally burnt down the sculpture department of the Swedish Royal Academy of Art... more

Why did I think it was a good idea to collect potato chip bags?  I asked ethnologist, Charlotte Hagström about... more

Quilling is the ancient art of paper rolling.  Quilling Mistress and painter, Josie Jenkins,, tells me I have it ALL... more

The last time I saw Holly Treddenick I was dressed in a nude leotard.  Things like this can happen when... more

It takes more than one onion to make a collection of onions.  Ludvig Ödman is a collector from Sweden whose... more

Last episode I spoke with the "Yes Lady" Lindsay Anderson in Taber, Alberta about the strange path that led to... more

The first part in a series of conversations with Lindsay Anderson--the woman who likes to say 'Yes".In this  episode, Lindsay... more

Chatting over chips about the unparalleled Berea College with my recently graduated nephew,  Avery Fair,  his brother Silas Fair (a... more

My conversation with healer Orlene Carlos sparked an idea to create a real tarot deck out of potato chip bags--but... more

While negotiators meet today in Turkey to discuss a potential end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine,  the world hopes... more

This episode's guest was supposed to have been Anastasia Polubotko from Ukraine--talking about mushroom-hunting in Sweden and Swedish and Polish... more

This episode's two flavors:  Gourmet Red Pepper and Feta and Lay's Burger King Flame-Broiled Hamburger have nothing in common except... more

Valentine's Day special (WTF?!)   Although this is the first time we decided to 'celebrate' Valentine's Day, we get really... more

My co-host this episode is Nia Pushkarova from Sofia, Bulgaria.  Nia and I met at the same artist initiatives meeting... more

Where do I start?  How about with this episode's bags, which were collected by me in China in 2014:*Lay's Sichuan... more

On December 30, 2011 my husband Árni Guðmundsson and I were married in Round Hill, Virginia.  On the occasion of... more

Julie Upmeyer and I are artistic collaborators who ran an art space together in Istanbul, Turkey (Caravansarai).  We also both... more