Making it as an Artist with Loveis Wise and Lisa Congdon

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 29 July 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Loveis Wise and Lisa Congdon are two visual artists who have turned their passion for art into amazing careers. Loveis is an illustrator who became the second black woman in 91 years to design a cover for the New Yorker. She takes inspiration from the outdoors and her desire to showcase people from underrepresented communities. Lisa Congdon started pursuing art when she was in her 30s. She creates bright works of art with bold and often humorous messages that make anyone want to do something big.

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0:00.0	This year on wild ideas worth living, we've been exploring how nature interacts with our lives
0:08.9	other than just through activities like surfing and hiking. We've spoken about music inspired by nature with
0:14.2	gee love, gardening and foraging with Rob Greenfield, we've looked into mindfulness
0:18.8	in the outdoors with John Alcock. This week I wanted to dive into the connection between art and nature with two incredibly talented women,
0:27.0	Lovis Wies and Lisa Congden, and also get into how to make it as an artist, which is no easy feat.
0:33.4	I'm Shelby Stanger and this is wild ideas worth living.
0:40.2	I often come up with my best ideas when I'm out surfing or hiking.
0:43.8	I wanted to know how other creatives are inspired by nature,
0:46.8	what that looks like in their work and how they've been able to make a living
0:50.2	doing what they love.
0:57.0	Love is wise is in the doing what they love. Lovis Wise is an illustrator and designer from Maryland who's been living in Philly the last few years
0:59.0	and soon will live in LA.
1:01.0	She's the second black woman ever to illustrate a cover for the New Yorker magazine and she has now been featured twice.
1:08.0	Her art spotlights a diverse range of people and colorful lush environments all inspired by Lovis's own time outside.
1:15.2	There's a bright pink woman reaching her hand into electric blue waters, a mother and child
1:19.9	watering a garden, and busts and felt by flowers and foliage.
1:24.0	Loves has had quite the success story and she has an amazing message for inclusivity
1:29.1	and representation through both art and the outdoors.
1:37.0	So we should just get right into your name because I never know how to say it right.
1:40.0	It's the most beautiful, cool,
1:41.0	probably most badass name of anyone I've ever interviewed, Love is Wise.
1:45.0	I mean, how did you get that name?
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