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Tiny & Snail

Thanks For Asking

Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.713.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Leah loves to make things. Growing up, she loved to draw and paint. In college, she started her own comic. As an adult, she’s built tiny homes from scratch. And after an unexpected accident, she’s tasked with finding new ways to be the maker she’s always been. Support our independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here. Nora also writes sad & funny books! You can buy them here. Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Nora Mcnerney and this is terrible things for asking.

0:08.0

I am personally a DDI wire, DDIY.

0:13.4

It's a don't do it yourself.

0:15.6

Okay, I'm the exact opposite of today's guest, Leah, because Leah loves to DIY.

0:23.6

She loves to make things.

0:25.6

Well, I've always been a maker since I was three years old.

0:30.2

I was drawing.

0:33.7

In college, I started building my canvas frames and things like that.

0:41.1

I went to visit my sister one time.

0:43.9

I can't remember.

0:45.9

I was making some little craft.

0:47.7

She's like, Leah, you can't stop making things, can you?

0:51.9

I was like, no.

0:53.1

I need to make stuff every day.

0:57.0

What are the kinds of things that you like to make?

0:59.2

I've done felt painting before, which is where you take a little needle and you poke these

1:07.1

fibers into felt.

1:09.8

So I've done some pretty realistic dog portraits with that method.

1:14.8

I studied oil painting in college.

1:17.2

I've done paper mache and all tiny houses.

1:23.1

I started a weasel comic in college and I did it for like three years every day.

1:33.6

And then I kind of took a break.

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