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artist @megansantstudio wearing @lwn.la PAZ pant in clay broken in cord — her artwork is gorgeous

constructed from 100% cotton, the paz pant is garment dyed, giving this substantial weight fabric a soft, broken in feel. stitched front seams that shape a relaxed barrel leg silhouette. made locally in LA.

available in additional colors • AW26

showing next week at @brandassembly los angeles 3/9-3/11
DM or email for appointments

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@megansantstudio playfully shows off her studio in our Paz Pant in broken-in cord

📷: @agnesshihphoto

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Who we focus on matters. We can either pay attention to the people cheering us on or the people who are critical - whatever we focus on becomes more of our reality. So much of what we experience is a projection of our own beliefs. So what do you believe your goals are and do you feel solid in them?

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Kailea and Megan continue their deep dive into her identity as an artist and a mother. In this episode, they explore the insecurities that accumulate over time, and the limiting beliefs and fear of other people’s judgments that hold us back.

This episode explores:
•The interruptions and time confetti of having kids – the challenge of working in bursts vs. having open-ended time.
•Fear of people thinking, “she’s not a legitimate artist” (feeling like she had to be ALL IN or not in at all).
•In early years of parenting, how hard it felt to justify time spent working on art (with no guarantee of earning income).
•Feeling knocked off course by the pandemic and by the loss of her mom and realizing there may never be perfect conditions.

Kailea shares some practical tips:
•Shifting the mindset of time: Let yourself work for 2 hours daily (and permission to release old requirement of 8-10 hours).
•Setting a ‘zoom out’ goal – what would make me proud of myself in a year? (Ex: 10 paintings in a year, 1 painting a month approx. Track progress visually!)
•Value identification: “Show my kids that I am brave enough to do it”.
•What would success mean? Simplify and quantify it. Ex: I want to hold a show.

•The loss of her mom and the sadness of feeling like her mom won’t get to see her succeed.
•Can we have the courage to take ourselves seriously? Whose respect matters most?

Find Megan’s art on Instagram @megansantstudio

We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by: @madewithlocal @mysanordicspa @harvestcleaneats @steffsullivan.co

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Whether or not you are an artist, this episode is so relatable around themes of motherhood and identity. I hope you will enjoy it! ❤️

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Megan Sant is a friend of Kailea’s from Los Angeles (and she is married to Jack Shih, another podcast guest from this season). Megan is an incredible painter. 🎨 She shares her trajectory to becoming an artist, and how her career was impacted when she became a mother to her two daughters (ages 13 and 9). After the pandemic and loss of her mother, Megan has been trying to find her way back to her art. She shares the immense vulnerability required to reclaim this part of herself, and how much flexibility she needs to let it look differently than it once did. Megan is driven by the desire to model courage for her kids - this is something we can all learn from and be inspired by.

•Megan’s path to becoming a painter, including attending the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore and attending graduate school at CalArts in Los Angeles.
•”Art World” beliefs Megan was exposed to such as: “You can’t be a serious artist before age 40”, “Painting isn’t a legitimate art form,” and “You need to be asked to have an art show”.
•The dichotomy in her mind that formed: “You can either be a serious artist OR you can be a mother – you cannot be both”.
•Do we want to be a “serious” artist by these definitions? Who makes up these rules? Can we reject them? Who are the gatekeepers of this world and what if we opt out? Can we create our own definition of legitimacy?
•Can painting what is in front of me (as a mother) become radical in its own right?
•Moving through the fears, insecurity and voices in our heads that tell us why we can’t do it.

We are so grateful to our incredible sponsors. This episode is brought to you by: @macarthursappliances @madewithlocal @steffsullivan.co

*Follow Megan’s work @megansantstudio 🎨

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It’s the last weekend to see ‘Tending Change’ @studio.ddla with a closing reception this Sunday 6/16 from 4-6pm. It’s been my honor to be in this thoughtful and beautiful group exhibit with the other amazing artists, conceptualized and organized by @pforpaint.

There will also be a free Father’s Day Community Vigil hosted by @deathdoulala this Sunday from 12-3pm, open to anyone who has lost a father in any capacity.

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“This exhibition brings together artists that are making work about human bonds, metamorphosis, and the complexities of care.”

Studio DDLA
944 Chung King Rd.
LA 90012

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Last week to see this beautiful exhibition with works by some amazing humans and friends @bricamachine @bricejames_ @humanearthbeing @megansantstudio @jennyyurshansky @alise_spinella @pforpaint @thejulietolentino @cadillactony @breeintransit @mitch_springer_ at 944 Chung King Road, also the @deathdoulala studio. Open by appointment only. 📸Brice James

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Last week to see “Tending Change” @studio.ddla @deathdoulala up until June 15th. Thank you to @pforpaint for including me in this show along side many other amazing artists!

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“Tending Change“ a group show at @deathdoulala curated by @pforpaint with works by @pforpaint @mitch_springer_ @megansantstudio @jennyyurshansky @alise_spinella @bricamachine @bricejames_ @thejulietolentino @createausernamecreateausername #breegant @cadillactony

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Opening tonight at 944 Chung King Road at Death Doula Los Angeles Studio, 6-9pm. Tending Change is an exhibition of artists whose works deal with transformation, loss, radical care and human bonds. Thanks to all the artists and Jill Schock for holding space. In this image: @bricamachine @pforpaint @humanearthbeing

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CHARLIE has been adopted❤️A giant thank you to @k_e_l_l_y_o for having fostered this little guy for us until his forever home @megansantstudio was found#adoptdontshop

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