{"id":25428,"date":"2016-05-13T22:58:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T05:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=25428"},"modified":"2016-05-14T18:08:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-15T01:08:20","slug":"lola-dont-be-precious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/13\/lola-dont-be-precious\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;lola, don&#8217;t be precious&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/13\/lola-dont-be-precious\/loladonoghue1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25443\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25443\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue1.jpg\" alt=\"loladonoghue1\" width=\"584\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue1-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4368319\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/\" width=\"584\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>VICTORY! It took until episode 50 but I finally <del>convinced<\/del> peer pressured Irish artist <a href=\"http:\/\/loladonoghue.com\/\">Lola Donoghue<\/a>\u00a0into doing\u00a0the podcast! She was a tough nut to crack, but I eventually wore her down. I so badly wanted to have her on for three reasons&#8230; 1. I love her work \u00a0 2. She is one of the coolest\/sweetest people I&#8217;ve ever met \u00a0 3. Her story is ridiculously inspiring. Oh, and 4. Best. Accent. Ever. You can listen right up there,\u00a0or you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/strong>. Here are a few of Lola&#8217;s gorgeous abstract paintings to get us started:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/loladonoghue.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25444\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue2.jpg\" alt=\"loladonoghue2\" width=\"584\" height=\"2603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue2-67x300.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue2-230x1024.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Sigh.<\/em> Beautiful. Her mark making is so free, and don&#8217;t even get me started on her color palette.<\/p>\n<p>I made sure to bring up her home studio, mainly so I could show as many photos as possible of her gorgeous space. Canvases stacked everywhere, and a view of the Irish countryside:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/loladonoghue.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25445\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue3.jpg\" alt=\"loladonoghue3\" width=\"584\" height=\"4448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh my goodness. I want to spend an afternoon <em>{or a month}<\/em> in there! Next up, Lola talked about what a difference this made for her sales. She resisted doing this but thought she&#8217;d\u00a0give it a try&#8230; she decided to show her work in room settings so people could understand the scale, and how her work might look in their home. It worked. A lot!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/loladonoghue.com\/shop-prints\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25446\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue4.jpg\" alt=\"loladonoghue4\" width=\"584\" height=\"2069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue4-85x300.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue4-289x1024.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So smart <em>{she has these for sale as prints on <a href=\"http:\/\/loladonoghue.com\/shop-prints\/\">her site<\/a>, and I have quite a few in <a href=\"https:\/\/great.ly\/t\/jealouscurator\/collection\/5449\">my online gallery<\/a> as well&#8230; and if you want an original you have to move fast! They sell before she even finishes them sometimes. <a href=\"http:\/\/loladonoghue.com\/shop-originals\/\">Visit her site<\/a> and sign up for her newsletter to be kept up to date on <a href=\"http:\/\/loladonoghue.com\/shop-originals\/\">available originals<\/a>}<\/em>. And finally, the speed round&#8230; always delivering an interesting gem or two&#8230; who just bought four of Lola&#8217;s paintings? Yep, <a href=\"http:\/\/siamusic.net\/\">Sia<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/13\/lola-dont-be-precious\/loladonoghue5-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25448\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25448\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue5-1.jpg\" alt=\"loladonoghue5\" width=\"584\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue5-1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/loladonoghue5-1-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Um yeah, I can see why they might have a fondness for each other. Perhaps one of Lola&#8217;s paintings will end up in the background of Sia&#8217;s\u00a0next music video&#8230; you never know!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so, so much\u00a0to Lola. When I say she didn&#8217;t want to do this, I mean she<em> REALLY<\/em> didn&#8217;t want to do this. Well, she had absolutely no reason to be nervous, in fact, I think we should all celebrate with some cider and cheese! Thanks also to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\"> Saatchi Art<\/a> for supporting the episode, and of course, thanks to you for listening. There will be more art for your ear next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Marvel&#8217;s<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2357547\/\">\u00a0Jessica Jones<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/siamusic.net\/\"><em>Sia<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VICTORY! It took until episode 50 but I finally convinced peer pressured Irish artist Lola Donoghue\u00a0into doing\u00a0the podcast! She was a tough nut to crack, but I eventually wore her down. I so badly wanted to have her on for three reasons&#8230; 1. I love her work \u00a0 2. 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