In this hot take episode, Sarah tells readers how to pull a Wheel of the Year tarot reading, a great way to prepare for the year ahead.  Show notes:  Wheel of the Year pagan holidays and history  Image of Wheel of the Year tarot spread - scroll down to the second image Get 20% when you order a Wheel of the Year reading + a 2022 Astral Planner from NINA ARNETTE About The Side Woo: Host and Creator: Sarah Thibault Editing: Sarah Thibault on Garage Band Music: LewisP on Audio Jungle The Side Woo is a podcast created through NINA ARNETTE, a media production company, metaphysical hub and retail store. To learn more about NINA ARNETTE go to ninaarnette.co. For questions, comments, press, media partnerships, or sponsorships you can email [email protected].

Sarah talks with guest Mathew Halpin, friend and residency director of Lakkos Art Residency and Ano Asites Residency on the Greek island of Crete.  Mathew talks about living on Crete as an Australian, how he started up his artist residency, and a little about his new book called AIR, now available on Amazon.  About Mathew Halpin Mathew is an Australian visual artist/ theatre set designer and new author. His latest projects involved inviting contemporary artists to engage with communities and improve the image of depressed neighborhoods. He currently calls the Greek island of Crete his home where he runs an artist's residency. Show notes Buy AIR: Artists in residence, a novel based on a true story Lakkos Art Residency Ano Asites Art Residency How to (Mis)behave at an artist residency an article from Sarah's Artists + Travel blog About The Side Woo Host and Creator: Sarah Thibault Editing: Sarah Thibault on Garage Band Music: LewisP on Audio Jungle The Side Woo is a podcast created through NINA ARNETTE, a media production company, metaphysical hub and retail store. To learn more about NINA ARNETTE go to ninaarnette.co. For questions, comments, press, media partnerships, or sponsorships you can email [email protected].

Sarah starts the episode with a short anecdote about her run-in with some guitar store snobs, and does a mini-tarot reading for the show.  Then Sarah and guest, the dancer, healer, writer, and former Nes Artist Residency Co-Director, Kerryn McMurdo talk about Kerryn's background in contemporary dance, life in a small town at a residency in the north of Iceland, and her recent experiences with fertility challenges.  About Kerryn McMurdo Kerryn trained in contemporary dance, improvisation & choreography in New Zealand from 1997 -2000, (graduating with a BPSA degree) and worked as a professional freelance dancer/performer, choreographer, and creative mentor since 2000. Kerryn held a tenured position as a core team member on the contemporary dance degree program, at Unitec New Zealand Performing Arts School, and this is where she developed her teaching and skills in training dancers and performers, leading workshops and improvisations, supervising student choreographies, and curating interdisciplinary programs and performances. As a freelancer, Kerryn has performed and collaborated with renowned NZ dance companies as well as with independent artists, and created her own solo performances (under the pseudonym Artillery Performance’). Her creative work has lead her to perform throughout NZ as well as in Europe, Australia, USA, India, Japan, Iceland, and Mexico. As a teacher, Kerryn enjoys facilitating spaces where people can explore their own creative processes and body knowledge. Kerryn has been living in Iceland since 2015, in which she co-directed an international artists residency program (Nes Artist Residency) in Skagaströnd for 6 years, and now lives in Reykjavík with her husband and cat. Kerryn is also interested in writing, researching consciousness, practicing healing modalities, meditation, and yoga. Show Notes Wunjo Rune  Regent Sounds and the famous t-shirt Muscle and Bone dance Nes Artist Residency Some tips for home care after a miscarriage (not medical advice) About The Side Woo Host and Creaator: Sarah Thibault All editing done by Sarah Thibault on Garage Band Music by LewisP-Audio found on Audio Jungle The Side Woo is a podcast created through NINA ARNETTE, a media production company, metaphysical hub and retail store. To learn more about NINA ARNETTE go to ninaarnette.co. For questions, comments, press or sponsorships you can email [email protected].

This week Sarah talks to guest Bernadette Esposito, a writer and plane crash archivist, who was on residency in Iceland at the time of the interview. They talk about  Bern's long-running obsession with flying and planes that started years before her plane to Paris caught on fire mid-flight.  They discuss aura reading, numerology and the challenges of mining your real life for your writing. Plus, a special shout out to artist Kirk Stoller who would have been 61 on November 25, 2021, the day this episode airs. About Bernadette Esposito Bernadette Esposito is an air disaster archivist, writer and yoga instructor. She is writing a book-length meditation on plane crashes. Her work has appeared in Best American Essays, have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and have been long-listed in Best Horror Writing. Her essays have appeared in Conjunctions, The Iowa Review, The Normal School, Hotel Amerika, and others. She won The Iowa Review Award for nonfiction and has been awarded fellowships from the Yaddo Corporation, the Ucross Foundation, the Jack Kerouac House, the Santa Fe Art Institute, and others. She holds a certification in air disaster investigation from the National Transportation Safety Board Training Center and an S-212 from Colorado Fire Camp. She teaches writing at Maine College of Art in Portland Show Notes Follow Bernadette on her Instagram @Seat22f to learn about the plane crashes of history  National Transportation Safety Board Training Center Fear of Flying Clinic  Kirk Stoller and C2C Project Space: Bridging the Gap Between San Francisco and New York in SFAQ Online Club Kirk: an exhibition curated by Kirk at Romer Young Gallery in San Francisco Show Partners Acorns Investing - invest, earn and save with automated round-ups and scheduled deposits. Earn $5 when you sign up with this referral link Get 50% off Quickbooks Online or Quickbooks Self-Employed for the first six months using this referral link: https://quickbooks.grsm.io/sarahThibault  Create and ship artist prints, custom-designed t-shirts, and more using Printful. About The Side Woo Host and Creaator: Sarah Thibault All editing done by Saraah Thibault on Garage Band Music by LewisP-Audio found on Audio Jungle The Side Woo is a podcast created through NINA ARNETTE, a media production company, metaphysical hub and retail store. To learn more about NINA ARNETTE go to ninaarnette.co. For questions, comments, press or sponsorships you can email [email protected].

Sarah and documentarian Anna Katrine (Kat) Thuesen talk about the challenge of finding the right day job as an artist, red flags to look out for when talking to a new prospective employer, and why everyone should revisit Thuesen's favorite, canonical 80's film, Top Gun, especially the opening sequence.  Bonus content: Kat and Sarah take the quiz, Which Top Gun character are you? The answers may surprise you! About Kat Thuesen Anna Katrine Thuesen is the creator of Bella Tola Films. She is an MFA in Film Directing, producer, kitesurfer, ex-telemark skier, photographer, video gamer, mountain lover, and doom scroller. However, first and foremost she is a storyteller. She doesn’t shy away from difficult projects, in fact, she welcomes them. Show Notes:  Bella Tola Films Bella Tola on Instagram Human geography definition  The opening sequence of Top Gun Supercut of Archer saying "Danger Zone."

This mini-episode is an outtake from Episode 2 with artist Gabi Magaly.  Sarah and Gabi take a quiz called Which American Saint Are You?, a cheeky nod to Gabi's Mi Religión series, a collection of 17 tapestries woven with photographic self-portraits of Gabi dressed as 17 different Catholic Saints (link below). Plus, some fun facts about Bruce Lee.   Show Notes Gabi Magaly's Mi Religión series  A group show, Vignette, opens November 19 in Los Angeles - False Cast Gallery x BRUCE The history of BRUCE and Jeet Kune Do Sign up for a tarot quickie with Sarah 

Part Two of Sarah's conversation with Bruna Massadas takes a rambling path into the metaphysical, the shoulda, coulda, wouldas of freelancing and the lifelong journey that is being an artist.  Plus, in honor of Bruna's bird paintings, a quiz to find out what kind of bird they would be.   About Bruna Massadas Bruna Massadas (b. 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) lives and works in Bozeman, Montana. She received a BFA from California State University, Fullerton, and an MFA from California College of the Arts. Massadas' first solo exhibition, The Face Painter, was at Guerrero Gallery in 2018. Recent exhibitions include Gallery 16 in San Francisco, BOZOMAG in Los Angeles, and Track 16 in Los Angeles. Massadas works as an adjunct professor at Montana State University, Bozeman. To learn more check out her website and her Instagram. Show Notes Sapiens / Stories a group show at CULT Exhibitions in San Francisco - October 7 - November 3, 2021 Bruna's cooking classes on YouTube (link coming soon) First Lady of the Mall podcast on Apple Podcasts Show Partners Raven Fox Cloaks & Capes Get 50% off Quickbooks Online or Quickbooks Self-Employed for the first six months using this referral link: https://quickbooks.grsm.io/sarahThibault Create and ship artist prints, custom-designed t-shirts and more using Printful. About The Side Woo Host and Creaator: Sarah Thibault All editing done by Saraah Thibault on Garage Band Music by LewisP-Audio found on Audio Jungle The Side Woo is a podcast created through NINA ARNETTE, a media production company, metaphysical hub and retail store. To learn more about NINA ARNETTE go to ninaarnette.co. For questions, comments, press or sponsorships you can email [email protected].

Sarah talks with guest, Gabi Magaly, an artist and educator based in San Antonio, TX.  They discuss their shared love of RuPaul's Drag Race, Gabi's MFA show which opened at the start of the pandemic, her relationship to religion, growing up with strong female role models, and Gabi's most recent body of work - a series of portraits of her Mexican grandmother.  About Gabi Magaly Gabi Magaly is an emerging artist born in Bryan, Texas. Magaly received her BFA in photography at Sam Houston State University in 2015 and received her MFA in Visual Arts at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2020. Magaly has exhibited in solo shows at Satellite Gallery, Huntsville, TX; The Brick, San Antonio, TX; Presa House Gallery, San Antonio, TX; Casa Lu, Mexico City. Her numerous group exhibitions include at Luis Leu Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany; The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, TX; Masur Museum in Monroe, Louisiana; Museo De Las Américas in Dever, CO; New Texas Talent XXVII in Dallas, TX. She’s been awarded two CAMMIE awards from Blue Star Contemporary and Luminaria Contemporary Cultural Center during Contemporary Art Month 2020. She is also serving a term on the SPE Board of Directors 2020-2024. She works predominantly in the medium of photography, but also employs other mediums like sculptural installation and embroidery. Magaly currently lives in San Antonio, Texas, and works remotely at Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona. To learn more check out her website and her Instagram. Show Notes Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival, November 13, 2021. 6PM - Midnight Casa Lu Artist Residency - Mexico City, Mexico Presa House Gallery  Show Partners  Raven Fox Cloaks & Capes Get 50% off Quickbooks Online or Quickbooks Self-Employed for the first six months using this referral link: https://quickbooks.grsm.io/sarahThibault Create and ship artist prints, custom-designed t-shirts and more using Printful.  About The Side Woo Host and Creaator: Sarah Thibault All editing done by Sarah Thibault on GarageBand Music by LewisP-Audio found on AudioJungle The Side Woo is a podcast created through NINA ARNETTE, a media production company, metaphysical hub and retail store. To learn more about NINA ARNETTE go to ninaarnette.co.  For questions, comments, press or sponsorships you can email [email protected]. 

On Part One this two-part episode, Sarah and Brazilian-born painter Bruna Massadas talk about the difference between developing an artistic voice, and what it means to present an artistic brand. Plus Brazilian cooking, podcasting, and when crushes from the past become hot and famous.  About Bruna Massadas Bruna Massadas (b. 1985 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) lives and works in Bozeman, Montana. She received a BFA from California State University, Fullerton, and an MFA from California College of the Arts. Massadas' first solo exhibition, The Face Painter, was at Guerrero Gallery in 2018. Recent exhibitions include Gallery 16 in San Francisco, BOZOMAG in Los Angeles, and Track 16 in Los Angeles. Massadas works as an adjunct professor at Montana State University, Bozeman. To learn more check out her website and her Instagram. Show Notes Sapiens / Stories a group show at CULT Exhibitions in San Francisco - October 7 - November 3, 2021 Bruna's cooking classes on YouTube (link coming soon) First Lady of the Mall podcast on Apple Podcasts Marque Richardson  Show Partners Raven Fox Cloaks & Capes Get 50% off Quickbooks Online or Quickbooks Self-Employed for the first six months using this referral link: https://quickbooks.grsm.io/sarahThibault Create and ship artist prints, custom-designed t-shirts and more using Printful. About The Side Woo Host and Creaator: Sarah Thibault All editing done by Saraah Thibault on Garage Band Music by LewisP-Audio found on Audio Jungle The Side Woo is a podcast created through NINA ARNETTE, a media production company, metaphysical hub and retail store. To learn more about NINA ARNETTE go to ninaarnette.co. For questions, comments, press or sponsorships you can email [email protected].

On this, the first episode of The Side Woo podcast, host Sarah Thibault and guest Nikki Nolan talk about the connection between money and energy. Why? Because money touches everything, and money is really about energy, and energy is all there is.  About Nikki Nolan Nikki Nolan is a Product Designer. She accrued all of her student debt when she got her MFA in Interactive Media at Pratt Institute. Before studying at Pratt, she was debt-free while earning her BFA in Sculpture and Photography, with a minor in art history and theatrical technical design from Colorado State University. She also has a certificate in web development. She has a Podcast - Matter of Life and Debt and is working on a second podcast about disability. She also spends time in her Westfalia Vanagon, traveling in addition to growing vegetables from seeds in her garden in Berkeley, CA. Show Notes Matter of Life & Debt - a podcast by Nikki Nolan about the student debt crisis Nikki Nolan on Instagram The Energy of Money by Leisa Peterson Suzy Orman  Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman The Prosp(a)rity Project Thordis and The Museum of Prophecies  The Paradox of Belonging by Terra Dankowski Show Partners Raven Fox Cloaks & Capes Get 50% off Quickbooks Online or Quickbooks Self-Employed for the first six months using this referral link: https://quickbooks.grsm.io/sarahThibault Create and ship artist prints, custom-designed t-shirts, and more using Printful. About The Side Woo Host and Creaator: Sarah Thibault All editing done by Sarah Thibault on Garage Band Music by LewisP-Audio found on Audio Jungle The Side Woo is a podcast created through NINA ARNETTE, a media production company, metaphysical hub and retail store. To learn more about NINA ARNETTE go to ninaarnette.co. For questions, comments, press or sponsorships you can email [email protected].