Tag: interdisciplinary artist

Juniper Sikora is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher whose practice begins with a simple but powerful act: paying attention. Working across photography, sound, installation, bioplastics, field research, and participatory experiences, she investigates water as both material and collaborator. She collects water from specific locations, records underwater sounds, photographs droplets, creates bioplastics that physically contain traces of place, and builds experiences that encourage viewers to touch, listen, and investigate. Her Water Response Atlas brings these encounters together as an evolving archive of photographs, recordings, samples, and observations. Across her work, Juniper is…

Martine Jansen doesn’t fill space, she creates it. Through layered pastel paintings and restrained sculpture, her work proves that silence, patience, and refusal to overexplain can carry more weight than noise ever could.

This week we spoke with Jessica, an author and illustrator who works wherever she can find a little quiet. She talks with us about how she builds her stories, the coffee that follows her from one workspace to another, and the way natural light helps her settle into her ideas. Our conversation moves through her daily routine, the books she loves, and the small habits that guide her creative work.

We visited Dr. Evilletown in her basement studio in New York City. The space is quiet and practical, with the faint smell of paint and beeswax in the air. Around her, sketches, paintings, and sculptures sit in different stages of progress. She talks about how she keeps her workspace clear, how ideas move from sketchbooks to finished pieces, and the small routines that help her stay focused. It’s a chance to see how her art takes shape, one brushstroke and sound at a time.