Lori Siebert on Reinvention, Art Licensing, and Teaching Creative Retreats

<p>Season 6, Episode 1 of the Show Up or Shut Up podcastfeatures host Wendy Solganik interviewing mixed-media artist and designer Lori Siebert, a new Fodder School teacher. Lori shares early art training from age seven, her Cincinnati roots, and studying graphic design at UC’s DAAP with its co-op program. She describes founding her design firm in 1987, growing it to about 12 employees, and creating branding and illustration-based work for clients including Target, Bath &amp; Body Works, Nickelodeon, and Universal Studios. Lori explains moving into art licensing over 20 years ago via SURTEX, how licensing works, and balancing client-driven themes with more personal work shown on Instagram. She discusses mentorship and community, building travel-teaching “street cred,” and upcoming retreats (Mexico City, Ireland, Provence, Waco, Vermont, Chautauqua, France, Connecticut). Lori previews her Fodder Challenge birds and a Fodder School fodder-flower bouquet project.</p><p> </p><p>00:00 Meet Lori Siebert</p><p>02:36 Podcast Premise and Intro</p><p>04:50 Early Art Roots</p><p>05:59 Cincinnati and Staying Put</p><p>07:52 DAAP and Design Training</p><p>11:45 Family Influence and High School Art</p><p>16:06 From Design Firm to Big Clients</p><p>21:05 Burnout and Finding Licensing</p><p>22:24 How SURTEX Works</p><p>25:48 Licensing Reality vs Heart Art</p><p>28:24 Products in Stores and Samples</p><p>32:15 Turning 60 and Choosing Fun</p><p>33:08 Building Travel Teaching Retreats</p><p>37:21 Mexico City and Frida House Dreams</p><p>41:25 Mexico City Museums</p><p>42:32 Travel Health Tips</p><p>43:25 Language Barrier Hacks</p><p>44:39 Street Art Vibes</p><p>46:04 Starting the Design Firm</p><p>48:03 DAAP Fine Art Electives</p><p>49:45 Adapting the Business</p><p>52:49 Handmade to Digital Workflow</p><p>55:22 Ceramics Detour and Return</p><p>01:00:08 Clay Practice and Selling</p><p>01:01:44 Retreat Community Magic</p><p>01:03:01 Upcoming Trips and Chautauqua</p><p>01:05:11 Fodder Projects Birds Flowers</p><p>01:08:30 Wrap Up and Next Meet</p>