29. The Alchemy of Art with Rima Staines
Rima Staines is an artist whose work straddles myth, magical realism, and the folk arts. She works predominantly as a painter, but also with music, writing, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, theatre, puppetry, animation, and book arts. In 2018 she was a finalist in the 'Best Artist' category of the World Fantasy awards.
Rima has a long-held fascination with the idea of the liminal — that which lies at the edge of culture and society as well as the literal boundaries between one place and another, both metaphorical and real — and with the power of art that comes from that liminal place.
I have Rima’s “The Old Song” and “Maiden, Mother, Crone” paintings hanging above my desk, they offer me daily inspiration.
In this episode, Rima and I discuss:
Rima’s creative process and where she draws creative inspiration from
Art as alchemy
The weaving of many art mediums and Rima’s experience with not only fine art and painting, but also bookbinding, publishing, puppetry, and music
Mothering and what it has taught and is teaching Rima
How Rima balances motherhood and art making
The grief of mothering without a village
Living with epilepsy and what it has taught and is teaching Rima
I cannot encourage you enough to look at (and purchase!) Rima’s incredible paintings, they are so unique and speak deeply to the liminal spaces of life. You can find Rima’s work on her website rimastaines.com and on IG at @tilsamka
Connect with me on my website waverlydavis.com and on Instagram @heywaverlydavis
