In her bold digital compositions, Kuan-Hsuan Lu transforms flowers, hands, and glass containers into a visual language about growth, protection, and the courage to break through. Now based in New York after moving from Taiwan, Lu reflects on identity, distance, and the emotional terrain of building a life between cultures. Through saturated color, strong composition, and symbolic storytelling, she creates space for viewers to see their own resilience mirrored back to them. In this thoughtful conversation, Lu shares how fragility and strength coexist in her work and why the digital medium remains essential to her evolving practice.

From her Los Angeles studio, Anelia Torres creates work that bridges sculpture, digital design, jewelry, and surface pattern. Inspired by Southern California’s beaches, semi-desert terrain, art deco landmarks, and mid-century architecture, she blends real places with memory and imagination to craft pieces that feel both modern and emotionally resonant. In this conversation, Torres reflects on growing up in a family of artists, embracing Adobe Illustrator as a sculptural tool, and her commitment to creating art that honors light, beauty, and possibility.

Artist Leslie Braginsky joins Ekaterina Popova on Create! Podcast to discuss gratitude, creative flow, and bringing art into communities.