Lynn Oldshue and Soynika Edwards-Bush

Recorded November 19, 2023 Archived November 19, 2023 39:00 minutes
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Id: mby023323

Description

Friends Lynn Oldshue (53) and Soynika Edwards-Bush (43) talk about Soynika's career as an artist and teacher, their families, and living with intention.

Subject Log / Time Code

Lynn Oldshue (LO) asks Soynika Edwards-Bush (SEB) about her art and an art show she put on a year ago.
LO asks SEB what it was like selling her art to strangers at the show and the process of recovering afterwards.
LO asks SEB about her next steps.
LO asks SEB about her grandparents and their roots in Mississippi and how this background intersects with her art.
SEB outlines the process of preparing a life-size doll in the likeness of her grandmother for her art show.
LO asks about SEB's family's reaction to her work.
LO asks SEB if she veer thought her career would get this far.
LO gives SEB rocks that she brought back from a trip to add to SEB's collection.
SEB shares about her daughter witnessing her art career.
LO talks about interviewing WWII veterans with her children.
LO talks about differences in raising white versus Black children.
SEB reflects on living with intention and how this influences her parenting and teaching philosophies.
LO asks if SEB has seen changes in her students over the past year of teaching.
LO asks SEB what her students have taught her.

Participants

  • Lynn Oldshue
  • Soynika Edwards-Bush

Partnership Type

Outreach