episode 253 : mary farrell
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November 5, 2025 · 53 min · Season 7 · Episode 16
About this episode
Miranda speaks with printmaker Mary Farrell about her upbringing and artistic influences.
This week Miranda speaks with Mary Farrell, a printmaker based in Spokane, Washington. They talk about how Mary’s upbringing (with her father’s work in tuberculosis research and her mother’s near-miss with a life in a convent) created a childhood that shaped her perspective as an artist. We explore her long love affair with the human figure, her fascination with the parallels between the body and the natural world, and how she uses printmaking processes like mezzotint to pull light from darkn...
People in this episode
Host: Miranda
Guest: Mary Farrell
Topics covered
- printmaking
- artistic perspective
- human figure
- natural world
- mezzotint
Keywords
- printmaker
- Spokane
- art
- mezzotint
- human figure
- natural world
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: tuberculosis research
Places: Spokane, Washington
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