... printmaking initially?

So we...

I think because Helen Kennedy was, uh, a printmaker as well, she definitely sort of s- I guess, introduced me to printmaking and, and I just felt it was such an incredible process, um, driven medium.

And I really loved the way that, uh, you learn to make a picture and work within a sort of, um, boundary, and there's so many...

I love process.

Like I'm a-- I also make quilts and knitting and, and I love that sort of like stacking on of, um, learning.

And I think I always had painted, but I wasn't as interested in exploring that as a, um, medium, but I always did it anyway.

... did, did that have an immediate impact on your work as well? I mean, but w- was it an easy choice?

having an older

yeah yeah um so Stacey was someone I was thinking of when you mentioned you know when I was talking about um you know, thinking of people who have kids that are older.

Stacey's kids have finished school and mine are sort of starting and in the middle of school.

And so it's been a really...

So anyway, back to the bridge letters.

We started this blog where we write a letter to each other once a month.

And it's really just talking about our lives and studio practice.

Where do you draw your inspiration from for your work?

Her coverage to see that kind of specialist isn't great, so she doesn't visit him as much as she'd like.

And the price went up, and the coverage went down.

We're having to plan and micromanage our budget to be like, "Okay.

Well, can we afford to see the cardiologist, or are we gonna have to, you know, push it out and just hope for the best?" Because to be frank, I cannot afford a $500 doctor visit to see a cardiologist.

[laughs]

Ossoff will have to motivate people like Barnett.

We'll be voting Democrat.

Pretty much have only ever voted Democrat, actually.