This is How We Create

Francely Plaza is a freelance makeup artist born and raised in Chicago. An artist at heart, she made the decision over 15 years ago to make the human face her canvas. Since then, working with makeup has become her expertise, and beauty her passion. Francely worked at Sephora for over 9 years as a Senior Makeup Artist where she was in charge of Sephora's makeup artist team development. In that role...

My guest Susan J Chen is an award-winning photographer whose work bridges the commercial and fine art world.  She uses a conceptual approach to fashion, portraits, things, and motion. Her work has been described as cinematic, moody and emotionally charged with color and dark humor. Susan was chosen by Saatchi Art as one of top 100 women artists in the world.  Her work has been shown in NY, LA, SF,...

Andreas Endregaard is a photographer, videographer, digital marketer brand owner, and Korean bbq enthusiast. Andreas went to Michigan State University for Marketing, before moving to Chicago to start his professional career. A lover of all things fashion and sneaker-related, he wouldn't be the creator he is now if it wasn't for the dream of running a successful clothing brand. Over his life, he's...

Today on the show we have Chicago based potter, Danielle Chutinthranond of Monsoon Pottery. Essentialism and minimalism are always on her mind when creating. To that end, she believes that the objects in our homes should be useful, durable, and beautiful. In service to these beliefs, all of her work is microwave, dishwasher, and even oven safe. Beautiful doesn't have to be precious. Useful can sti...

On the podcast today, we're chatting with photographer Thalia Gochez. When I first came across Thalia work, I gasped. She creates portraits of the womxn in her neighborhood in a tender yet commanding way.  She arrests your attention to convey her love and respect for her subjects. A print of Thalia's work hangs proudly in my home. Each time I pass this image of two young women sitting on a stoop,...

On today's show, I'm pleased to welcome Nolis Anderson a Chicago-based portrait photographer. I talk with Nolis about his journey from pharmacy school to becoming a successful photographer. We talk about how to navigate a new career, about learning how to learn and about how to stay top of mind clients in a low-key way.  Enjoy! Marc Laroche: https://larochemarc.com/ The Photographer's Playbook:  h...

I'm excited to welcome writer, Roxanne Fequiere to the show.  Roxanne's writing is witty, introspective and simply delightful. If she were a TV character, she definitely would be Rhoda of The Mary Tyler Moore Show!  During our conversation, we discuss crafting relationships and a life of our choosing. You can learn more about Roxanne and about her work here: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/r...

Welcome to This is How We Create! My name is Martine Séverin, a commercial and lifestyle photographer based in Chicago IL.  I'm so excited to record this intro episode to the This is How We Create show.   This is How We Create digs deeper into the creative life of contemporary artists of color.  Discover what feeds their creativity and how they found (or are finding) their artistic voice. Through...