Wisdom, Art, and Longing - Judy Tuwaletstiwa - Ep 151

Art2Life

Nicholas Wilton

Self-improvement, Education, Visual Arts, Arts

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

https://Art2Life.com - Judy Tuwaletstiwa, a multidisciplinary visual artist, writer, and teacher, had no idea she was an artist for many many years. After being told she was ‘no artist’ by her 7th-grade teacher, she didn’t create art until later.

Judy shares her insights on aging as a liberating gift, allowing her to focus on what truly matters. We explore her vision of art as a mysterious, transformative force and she tells me more about an ongoing project, which aims to help people understand how to integrate art into every life stage.

I know you’ll love the inspiring stories based on Judy’s teaching experiences, including a viral TikTok that demonstrates the power of art in self-exploration. She shares influences that shaped her artistic path, including lessons from a tumultuous childhood, transformative travels, and meaningful collaborations.

Join us to reflect on creativity, intuition, and the enriching exchange of insights between generations, offering valuable takeaways for artists and educators alike in this episode of the Art2Life Podcast.

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LISTEN IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN…

[6:38] Her grandmother’s positivity and magic helped overcome generational wounds

[12:35] How Van Gogh brought Judy back to cresting art

[17:01] Providing art-based workshops to help young boys experience healing

[23:23] What brought Judy back to sharing her art 15 years later

[28:21] A soul-searching camping trip in the Southwest at age 41

[34:24] How Judy created her “Songs of the Earth from Space” series

[37:38] Art has no mistakes; it’s a doorway that leads you somewhere

[42:32] Intergenerational exchange enriches learning

[46:14] Growing old is a gift because it brings freedom and clarity on what truly matters

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RESOURCES MENTIONED

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl: https://a.co/d/76PPPWP

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross: https://a.co/d/gYqRrK7

Frog Dreaming: https://frogdreamingbooks.com/index.html

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CONNECT WITH JUDY TUWALETSTIWA

Judy's artwork: https://www.judytuwaletstiwa.com/

Gma Judy on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@judytuwaletstiwa

Judy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tuwaletstiwa/

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0:00.0	When I was in seventh grade, I stayed up all night doing a painting. My seventh grade art teacher,
0:06.6	Ms. Rasmussen, had given an assignment. I lived in L.A. I lived in the barrio in East L.A.
0:12.2	I was very fortunate to live there. But I stayed up all, she asked us to paint the rain in Los Angeles.
0:19.6	And I was fascinated by the way the cars, when the red lights
0:23.8	went on at a stop, how it looked like the light was going into the asphalt, like a knife almost.
0:30.8	And I tried to paint that. And I stayed at most of the night doing that. We lived up above the
0:36.4	street and I could look down.
0:38.1	And I brought it to Ms. Rasmussen and she said, you're not good at all at art.
0:42.9	So that took care of that.
0:47.0	Hey, everyone.
0:47.9	Welcome back to the Art to Life podcast.
0:50.2	I'm really, really excited for my guest today.
0:53.6	I'm talking to Judy Tualtz Tewa.
0:56.9	She's a visual multidisciplinary artist, writer, and teacher.
1:02.1	She's based out of Santa Fe, her works in private and museum collections nationally and internationally.
1:09.9	And I love that she uses the power of visual art to connect us to the deeper part of
1:16.5	ourselves.
1:17.2	And this is where I just love what she's doing and it connects a lot to what I'm always
1:22.1	trying to teach.
1:22.9	And so I'm so excited to dive into this.
1:26.3	She spent her life exploring,
1:29.6	helping people discover this unique creative vision within themselves, right?
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