Artwife

04/06/2024

We read it, we loved it, and now we get to obsess over it...with the author! This month on The ARTWIFE Book Club podcast, the book is Thieves, the writer is Valerie Werder, and—the best part of all—Valerie herself joins us on the episode to talk about the creation of this astonishing book. We get practical (what can disciplines like sculpture and curation teach us about structuring a narrative?) and we get enigmatic (what the hell is a “self” anyway?) in equal measure, and ultimately we walk away from this inspiring episode with our favorite feeling in the world: the ache to sit down and write. Listen at the link below.

‎Show The ARTWIFE Book Club, Ep The ARTWIFE Interview: THIEVES with Valerie Werder - Jun 4, 2024

30/05/2024

💡Spotlight on Young Artists💡 It's always a pleasure to highlight the work of emerging creators learning their craft—take, for instance, this image from high-school student Quinn Seawright called Exploring Pairs. Now published in ARTWIFE!

https://www.artwifemag.com/visual-art/exploring-pairs-quinn-seawright

21/05/2024

Step into Viktoriia Saifutdinova’s ever-morphing landscape and decide for yourself: does it invite surrender…or demand it? Night Thoughts, now live on ARTWIFE.

14/05/2024

From Emma Moore, a short story about the bleak limitations of corporate empathy. Read Closeter at the link in stories or in bio.

by Emma Moore “I don’t think I am, like, this ‘battered’ and ‘abused’ woman.” I used air quotes very liberally. “Because it was just something that happened when we were having an argument. Like, it wasn’t consistent, you know?” “Sure, it wasn’t consistent, but he did try to ...

07/05/2024

The ARTWIFE Book Club podcast is back from spring break with a close look at Vinson Cunningham Is a Ritualistic Eater, a sublime essay published in Grub Street. We articulate the work’s skillful balance of technical expertise and emotional presence and ask ourselves...how the hell can we learn to write like this? Plus, the life & creative lessons from one Ru Paul’s Drag Race figure in here, and yep, you already guessed it: we wouldn’t be The ARTWIFE Book Club without a romp into a little (double!) album by the name of The Tortured Poets Department. Get in, honey!

‎Show The ARTWIFE Book Club, Ep SHORTS: VINSON CUNNINGHAM IS A RITUALISTIC EATER - May 7, 2024

03/05/2024

Today from Erin Brookins, an exquisite story about spending so much time witnessing others that you forget others are also witnessing you—and the sickening jolt when you’re made to remember. Read Baby Steps at the link in bio and in stories.

by Erin Brookins Walks become a sanctuary and Leah is always desecrating them. We need to talk, she says. About things.

01/05/2024

ARTWIFE is back, baby! After taking a spring break for the month of April, we can’t think of a better way to return than with this short story from Wesley Rey. Read Free Fall at the link in bio and in stories.

by Wesley Rey All she had to do was put a little bit more work in. A little bit more, and then she’d be flying.

01/04/2024

🌷Spring Break🌷 ARTWIFE Magazine will be on break for the month of April. We’re headed offline so our team can read, write, touch grass, and rejuvenate—see you in May!

26/03/2024

From Lorella Paleni, a painting about layers and what’s behind the obvious. In the Eye of the Beholder, now live on ARTWIFE: https://www.artwifemag.com/visual-art/in-the-eye-of-the-beholder-lorella-paleni

22/03/2024

From artist Luiz Moreira, a set of vivid and focused images. View THE LIGHT OF BEAUTY, now live on ARTWIFE…or see the exhibition in-person if you’re in Brazil! Information here: https://www.artwifemag.com/visual-art/the-light-of-beauty-luiz-andrade

18/03/2024

From Aleena Sharif, a set of works that draws attention to the visceral, in all senses of the word. See the series here: https://www.artwifemag.com/visual-art/radical-fantasies-and-unfortunate-realities-aleena-sharif

06/03/2024

Annnnd we’re back with the spring episode of the SHORTS edition! This time on The ARTWIFE Book Club podcast, we look at The Ice-Cream Truck, a flash essay from Souvankham Thammavongsa. Craft discussion topics include: a look at the way spacing and paragraph breaks help us manage pacing and emphasis, how to think about our written work like visual artists, and a short little addendum (AKA half the episode) about why you should definitely put what you learned in therapy into your artwork, but it functions best if you first digest it, interpret it, and make it your own.

Programming note! Team ARTWIFE will be away for parts of April, so there won’t be an episode next month. Consider it the ARTWIFE Spring Break! We’ll be back with a new episode on May 7.

‎Show The ARTWIFE Book Club, Ep SHORTS: THE ICE-CREAM TRUCK by Souvankham Thammavongsa - Mar 5, 2024

21/02/2024

From Jonathan Borthwick, a series of political cartoons just in time for election year. View the series: https://www.artwifemag.com/visual-art/us-political-cartoons-jonathan-borthwick

Visual art by Jonathan Borthwick published on ARTWIFE literary and arts magazine

15/02/2024

From Holly Willis, a set of images that may make you feel seen…or surveilled 👁️ Desert Landscapes, now live in ARTWIFE Magazine: https://www.artwifemag.com/visual-art/desert-landscapes-holly-willis

07/02/2024

This month on The ARTWIFE Book Club podcast, we make our very first venture into science-fiction-adjacent literature! In our discussion about Jacqueline Harpman’s 1995 novel, we revel in a book that rejects many of the fundamental elements that make up the construct of a book in the first place. Chapters? Hard pass. Traditional plot structure? No. Characters? Barely! Annnnd, we also make sure to carefully articulate all the ways in which human life is pointless and absurd. But also why that’s perfectly okay and not at all nihilistic even though it seems like it should be! Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-artwife-book-club/id1696053287?i=1000644399708

30/01/2024

From Kate Ciolek, a portrait with more questions than answers. I’d Call Her Clementine, now live in ARTWIFE Magazine.

Visual art/photography by Kate Ciolek published on ARTWIFE literary and arts magazine

23/01/2024

From Michael Raqim Mira, a closer look at the margins. Street Poetry, now live on ARTWIFE: https://www.artwifemag.com/visual-art/street-poetry-michael-raqim-mira

11/01/2024

In this month’s episode of The ARTWIFE Book Club podcast, we learn from studying the work of one of our greatest living songwriters, Taylor Swift. How can we as prose writers look to the expert use of mood, atmosphere, diction, and structure in Taylor’s song Ivy and apply it to our own work? Listen to the full episode to learn more: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-artwife-book-club/id1696053287?i=1000641075370

09/01/2024

TAYLOR SWIFT, EVERYBODY! In this episode of the ARTWIFE Book Club [SHORTS edition], we study the song Ivy to learn from the master of storytelling *herself* about mood, manifesting a memorable atmosphere in our work, how distinct and specific imagery helps us experience even the most well-worn subject matter anew, and more.

We also talk about how the structured nature of songwriting can serve as a guide when we’re organizing our work in prose, so we can write stories that not only makes sense but make an impact. Here’s to art and beauty in the new year and...~forevermore~ 🫶 Listen at the link below.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-artwife-book-club/id1696053287?i=1000641075370

‎Show The ARTWIFE Book Club, Ep SHORTS: IVY by Taylor Swift - Jan 9, 2024

05/01/2024

Happy 2024! We’re entering the new year with these representations in light clay from Tianyagenv Yan, now live on ARTWIFE. Explore the magazine at https://www.artwifemag.com/.

21/12/2023

Happy Solstice! 🌗❄️🌓 ARTWIFE will be taking a break from publishing through the holidays to rest, celebrate, and be with loved ones. But we’ll remain open to submissions during this time—you can find our submissions portal at the link below if you have work that’s ready to be considered. Happy holidays and we’ll see you in the new year!

https://www.artwifemag.com/submit-your-work

18/12/2023

Candy Girl, a pop art fever dream from Martin Levy, now live on ARTWIFE.

Video art by Martin Levy published on ARTWIFE

10/12/2023

From Mirka Walter, an amorphous work in watercolor and ink. Landscape of My Dreams II, now live on ARTWIFE.

Visual art by Mirka Walter published on ARTWIFE literary and arts magazine

06/12/2023

This month on the ARTWIFE Book Club podcast: Let's join hands and step into the peerless work of Saeed Jones, author of this 2019 memoir. This work teaches us what balance means in the craft of writing and invites us into the intersection between clarity and nuance. Other topics we discuss include remedying one of the main reasons editors reject work submitted to lit mags, why reading poets who write prose is so useful and instructive, and the characteristics of secure vs. insecure forms of interpersonal connection and how they manifest in our writing. Link to listen below:

‎Show The ARTWIFE Book Club, Ep HOW WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES by Saeed Jones - Dec 5, 2023

20/11/2023

From Gold Connections, a short story that takes place in the yawning chasm between intentions and outcomes. Read it at the link below.

by Will Marsh “Used to be houses,” he says. “Well, glad I’m here to help,” I say. He draws back. “This isn’t reality TV.”

08/11/2023

Welcome to a new installment of our podcast: the ARTWIFE Book Club SHORTS edition! In this format, we'll look at shorter-form works like short stories, essays, and song lyrics. This time we discuss ’s meditation on 's Eras Tour. Come see for yourself: this essay is a national treasure. Link to listen below.

‎Show The ARTWIFE Book Club, Ep SHORTS: My Delirious Trip to the Heart of Swiftiedom - Nov 7, 2023

31/10/2023

On this final day of spooky season, watch as M.C. Schmidt spins a story that’s eerie, surreal, and extremely literal all at the same time. Read Her Room at the link below.

by M.C. Schmidt I thought of ghost stories and science fiction stories and stories of women driven mad. I took a step forward, unsure which this was.

04/10/2023

Episode 3 of The ARTWIFE Book Club is live! Dive face-first with us into Otessa Moshfegh’s weird and wonderful 2018 novel, My Year of Rest and Relaxation. We talk about the year 2000 (god help us), how even tropey character templates have the potential to become fully realized, engaging with art & literature using approaches that are less consumeristic and more interactive, and more! Listen at the link below.

‎Show The ARTWIFE Book Club, Ep MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION by Otessa Moshfegh - Oct 3, 2023

01/10/2023

From Natalie Lemle, a short story about memory, motivation, and validation. Read The Road to the Studio at the link below.

Short story by Natalie Lemle published on ARTWIFE

28/09/2023

Color, light, layers, and motion: these are the elements that create narrative in G Alan Stewart’s Narrative Abstractions. View the series at the link below.

Visual art by G Alan Stewart published on ARTWIFE literary and arts magazine