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I'm Here Too Podcast

I’m Here Too Podcast

A podcast, hosted by Ara Tucker that explores the intersections of art, culture, creativity, family, identity and all that fills the spaces in between.

We all have a chance to make our own mark, our own impression. Big or small as it ends up being. What a freeing realization that has been for me. Don’t get me wrong. It’s been a long and circuitous road getting to the place where “I” feels authentic and where I don’t apologize for the way I walk through the world.

It took me a long time to get to here, a place where I will be seen and heard. But now that I’m here, I’m eager for some company. I look forward to sharing my journey with you, learning from others, and creating a space where we can feel more connected, inspired and safe to be ourselves.

Off we go!

Making a Creative Life in the Creases, a conversation with Mike Mitchell

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In this episode, I talk with artist and educator Mike Mitchell, whose creative life is shaped by love, lineage, and a deep attention to the everyday. Mike’s art emerges in the “creases and cracks” of his life: grocery store walls, family rituals, neighborhood stories, and the long partnership that anchors him.

Together we explore what it means to grow creatively in adulthood, how identity and place shape an artist’s voice, and the role a loving, steady relationship plays in an evolving creative practice.

This is a conversation about art that’s lived. About marriage as a form of collaboration. About finding meaning in humble materials and daily gestures. About the beauty that appears when we let things fall apart and trust what comes next.

If you’re someone trying to make space for creativity inside a full life, or wondering how love and art can coexist, this episode is for you.

About Mike

Mikey Mitchell aka mikewindy manages the Nina Lovelace Center for Arts and Social Practice at Tennessee State University in Nashville where he is a professor in the Art Department. He is an artist, arts educator, writer, musician, and skater.

He is the host of the Drawing South Podcast which has over 100 episodes including conversations with artists across disciplines and career positions from Atticus a 15 year old drummer and punk show promoter in the Nashville Skate Scene to Jason Moran. He and his brilliant and beautiful wife Windy have been married for 29 years and their son Joey is a freshman at the University of Memphis.

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