Last week, I had the delight and privilege of interviewing Krystal Lauk, an artist, curator, mother, and leader of the SF-based art collective and movement Pissed Off Moms.
It was a full-circle moment because I first met Krystal at one of my early Possibilities Club workshops, which I co-hosted with local illustrator Jacqueline Sarah Brown in Berkeley, CA. At the time, Krystal was in a major life and career transition, and had just settled into her new home and art studio in San Francisco.
Krystal: “That Possibilities Club workshop really meant a lot to me. It was one of those critical, epiphany moments in my creative journey.”
Ever since then, we’ve had a front row seat in each other’s worlds, and I’ve witnessed Krystal build Pissed Off Moms from the ground up: an art collective and gathering series for women reclaiming their creative authority. Part exhibition, part ritual, part rallying cry; a space where mothers and makers come to remember who they are.
Quick reminder to join us for…
June’s Possibilities Club on Wednesday 6/24 from 5:30-6:30pm PST on Zoom (Open to paid subscribers - Register here)
Community Coffee Chat with Lynne Cuppernull & Dan Ward on Tuesday 6/30 from 11-11:30am PST on Substack (Open to all - Add to your calendar here)
5 Takeaways from Our Conversation
If you’re a paid subscriber, feel free to go straight to our full conversation by clicking the video above. Or, you can read below for the topics that stayed with me the most.
1. When it’s not about discovery, but reclamation
Krystal didn’t become an artist overnight, when she sunsetted her creative agency and stopped bending to the visions or her corporate clients.
