The Pre-Vinylettes Podcast

In this Season 2 bonus episode, I talk with Jess Marsh Wissemann of Hired Hand Signs in Turner Falls, Massachusetts. Jess was kind enough to come to Best Dressed HQ and speak with me in person about her unique path to sign painting, her work designing corn mazes, and her upcoming events on her family’s farm in Western Massachusetts. Jess’ story is truly exceptional and her ambition is unmatched in...

In this episode, I speak with former sign painter and current book designer, Remy Chwae . Remy is graduate of the sign graphics program at LA Trade Tech and has a BA in political science from Columbia University. In this episode we discuss her experiences working as a sign painter in Los Angeles and her transition to designing books in New York City. Just a quick content warning, his episode does...

Today I’m talking to Tricia O’Neill ( @triciao_photos_signs ). Tricia is the owner of Signs Unique in Gloucester, Massachusetts and she is also a photographer. She is a graduate of the sign program at the erstwhile Butera School of Art and later earned a BA in photography from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. We talk about Tricia’s differing experiences at these two institutions, a...

Liane Barker is a sign painter and world traveling workshop leader with more than 40 years experience in the field of sign painting. Her sign business, Barker Signs , operates out of Brisbane, Australia and her worldwide workshops are available on her Mastering the Art of Sign Writing Instagram page. In Part 1 of this two part podcast, Liane and I talk about her rise from apprentice to her sign pa...

In Part 2 of my talk with Liane Barker ( @barker_signs ) we start off discussing the unique (and envied!) relationship between Liane and her daughter, Kate and follow the story arc of Liane’s phoenix-like rise from the ashes of financial decline to the glory of her newfound love of leading sign painting workshops all around the world. Liane is so inspiring and fun to talk to! I hope you enjoy list...

Shelby Rodeffer, known on Instagram as @smellby , is an artist, illustrator, sign painter, and co-founder Finer Signs and the Pre-Vinylettes. In this episode we talk about her emergence as an artist in 1990s Nashville, the challenges of cobbling together a sign painting education, and her community-oriented approach to art and life. We also touch on our experience co-hosting the 2017 Pre-Vinylette...

In this episode, I speak with Rachel Millar , a sign painter from Glasgow, Scotland, who runs Bungo Sign Co. with her partner, Hana Lindsay . We talk about Rachel’s emergence as a sign painter and co-founder of the Burds of the Brush , a women- and nonbinary-focused collective and event series. We discuss the importance of creating safe, inclusive spaces for marginalized groups in the sign paintin...

Juli Hirasawa ( @thesignpantry ) is an aspiring sign painter currently finishing her first year in the Sign Graphics program at LA Trade Tech. In this episode, we talk about her decision to make a major career change while enduring a pretty scary health diagnosis and the new lease on life that she’s enjoying as a result. Juli also co-hosts a sign painting podcast called Sign Painters Club with a f...

Sharon Manhart is a sign painter in Omaha, Nebraska who runs Arbor Street Studios . Sharon is also the administrator of the Pre-Vinylettes Facebook Group , which is an invaluable resource for its more than 300 members. The conversation touches on the balance of managing a creative business with personal life, including working closely with her husband (I can relate!) and finding fulfillment in bot...

In the final episode of Season 2, I speak with Veronika Jørgensen, aka @veronikaskilte from Copenhagen, Denmark. We talk about what got her interested in sign painting, her involvement in the Burds of the Brush movement, and the importance of safe community spaces for new sign painters. Veronika also discusses her experience as a trans woman in the increasingly dangerous times we’re living in. Thi...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Pre-Vinylettes podcast, a show featuring women, trans, and nonbinary sign painters in conversation with me, Meredith Kasabian of Best Dressed Signs and the Pre-Vinylite Society . In this season, I connect with eight fellow sign painters from four countries to discuss signs, art, life, and what it’s like working in the historically male dominated but increasingly equitabl...

Season 1 of the Pre-Vinylettes Podcast features the audio recordings of Instagram Live chats where I connect with a fellow Pre-Vinylette sign painter to discuss what it's like working in this historically male dominated field. These episodes were recorded between April and June of 2020.

In this episode, Meredith talks with Hana Sunny Whaler, a sign writer based in London. To see her work and get in touch, follow her Instagram accounts: @hanasunnystudio, @alphabetics_anonymous, @tactilecollective

This episode has a few technical difficulties but if you can bear with us through some audio problems, it’s a great conversation! Hey, we’re all learning in this world! 🤪

This episode is the audio recording of an Instagram Live chat between Meredith Kasabian and Remedios Rapoport. There was a lot of visual content that will be missed here so please visit remediosrapoport.com to view her beautiful work.

This is an audio recording of an Instagram Live chat between Pre-Vinylette co-founders Shelby Rodeffer and Meredith Kasabian, recorded on April 25, 2020.