Artists Talk with LVA: January 1, 2026

Tori Christensen joins us in the studio to discuss her upcoming exhibit at The Little Loomhouse on Artists Talk with LVA on WXOX 97.1 FM / Artxfm.com this Thursday at 10:00 AM.

Tori Christensen’s The Colors of Darkness, A Touchable Art Show will be at The Lou Tate Gallery at The Little Loomhouse from January 10 through February 21.

Tori Christensen is a tactile fiber artist who creates accessible art geared toward those who are Blind. Her art can be seen AND felt.  This is in honor of her brother, who lost his sight at a young age. She is an art teacher, seamstress, and all-around maker! 

This show explores the intersection of touch, language, and textiles. In this series, I weave original poems by Feather Chelle, a blind author and advocate, directly into tapestries using beads as braille dots.

These pieces invite viewers to engage with art beyond sight alone. By integrating braille into fiber, I aim to honor the way blind readers navigate the world. The poems themselves speak of color, connection, and the richness found in the sensory experience.

This collaboration celebrates accessibility as a creative force, not an afterthought. It asks the viewer to slow down, read, and touch. Each tapestry becomes a meeting place between artist and poet, word and material, and sighted and non-sighted audiences.

In weaving these poems into cloth, I hope to create a shared space where color can be felt, language can be honored, and art can be inclusive.

Artists Talk with LVA: November 20, 2025

Jessie, Irene, & Amber

Irene Mudd, Jessie White, & Amber Estes Theinemann discuss their exhibit at ArtPortal, Solastagia, on Artists Talk with LVA which airs live each Thursday on WXOX 97.1 FM at 10 am.

Amber Estes Theineman is a visual artist and one-half of the musical duo Fool’s Ghost.

Irene Mudd is a multi-media artist and illustrator who lives and works in her hometown of Louisville, KY. Mudd earned her BFA in Painting and Fiber Art from the Hite Art Institute in 2017. In 2018, Mudd self-published her hand-collaged tarot deck, The Guided Hand Tarot and currently sells her deck and illustration work on her artist shop website, Guided Hand Studio.

Jessie White is a visionary artist and earth apprentice. Coined by philosopher Glenn Albrecht, the word solastalgia refers to the sense of grief and existential distress felt when bearing witness to rapid, destructive changes to one’s home environment.

Artists Talk with LVA: October 02, 2025

Norma Drish joined us to discuss the Woven Narratives Exhibition that she curated for The Little Loomhouse. There will be a closing reception: Saturday, Oct 11, 2-4 pm. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM / Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Norma Drish is a self-taught artist from the U.S. Virgin Islands whose work explores everyday life, culture, and nature through portraits, watercolor, fiber arts, and mixed media. She is also a teaching artist, sharing weaving, felting, and other art forms with children and adults in schools, libraries, and community spaces. Recently, she became Operations Manager at The Little Loomhouse, where she has curated Woven Narratives, an exhibition now on view in the Lou Tate Gallery through October 11.

Woven Narratives explores weaving as both craft and a powerful symbol of identity, memory, and connection. Exhibiting Artists include: Victoria Christensen, Ella Clemons, Wendy Dunleavy, Suzanne Edds, Jordan Lienhoop, Irene Mudd, Berkley Saltsman, Amy Sloboda, and Angelica Smith from Kentucky; Annalee Hanson from Mississippi, Pamela Palma from North Carolina, Sam Seurynck Griffith from Detroit, MI, and Paul Wilson from Salt Lake City, UT.

Artists Talk with LVA: March 9, 2023

This week we talk with Sunyang Lim in South Korea about the Korea Fiber Art Forum and Feral Fagiola about the exhibit she has curated for the 849 Gallery, Solve et Coagula, opening Friday. Tune in to WXOX 97.1 FM/Artxfm.com each Thursday at 10 am to hear Artists Talk with LVA.

Sunyang Lim is a Professor, Dongduk Women’s University, Seoul, Korea Fiber Arts, and Textile Design. She earned both a BFA and MFA from Dongduk Women’s University, Seoul, Korea, BFA, and has also studied at SUNY and in France and received her Ph.D. from Hanyang University. She is just one of the many artists participating in the Korea Fiber Form Biennial in Louisville. Her work can be seen at KMAC.

Feral Fagiola is an interdisciplinary artist exploring desire, power, and fetish in their work. Feral’s practice engages industrial materials, processes, and spaces as refractions of physical and implied structures of power on the body. Their sculptural objects, installations, and performances fantasize bodily possibilities through erotic rituals and material transformations. They are now the studio manager at Kentucky College of Art + Design (KYCAD).

Solva et Cuaglia, curated by Feral Fagiola is at KYCAD’s 849 Gallery through the end of March