Ep 94: Women Mystics in Art w/ Jennifer Coates (Part 2)

We're back for Part 2! Artist, Jennifer Coates joins me again to discuss 2 modern-day women mystic artists: Cornish Visionary, Ithell Colquhoun and Desert Transcendentalist, Agnes Pelton.Ithell Colquhoun links and mentions:"Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988)" archive at Tate ModernThe Living Stones: Cornwall book by Ithell Colquhoun"The Mantic Stain" 1949 essay by Ithell Colquhoun "Dance of the Nine Opals" 1942 painting by Ithell Colquhoun "Scylla" 1938 painting by Ithell Colquhoun "Alcove" 1946 painting by Ithell Colquhoun Elliott Green, artistIthell Colquhoun: Between Worlds ed Katy Norris"Taro of Color": Ithell Colquhoun's Tarot Deck 1977Agnes Pelton links and mentions:Transcendental Painting Group, incl Raymond JohnsonHilma Af KlintHelena Blavatsky & Theosophy Alchemy 1937-9Mother of Silence 1933Photo of Agnes Pelton in Cathedral City 1932Mystical Book Nook⁠The Living Stones: Cornwall⁠ book by Ithell ColquhounIthell Colquhoun: Between Worlds⁠ ed Katy NorrisPractical Mysticism by Evelyn UnderhillOn Mysticism by Simon CritchleyHoly Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women by Caroline Walker BynumIthell Colquhoun: Genius of The Fern Loved Gully by Amy Hale Weird Studies Podcast: Amy Hale episodeMedieval Women: the Curators' Lunchtime Lecture on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUgweMmuhyIMedieval Women: Voices and Visions (British Library) ed Julian Harrison & Eleanor Jackson Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist (Phoenix Art Museum) ed Gilbert VicarioThe Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting from 1890 to 1985 ed Maurice TuchmanThanks so much to my guest cohost, Jennifer Coates! Find her online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠web⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thanks to you for listening!~~~Visit Glögg Glǒgg, a pop up art faire, Dec 12-14, 2025 in Woodstock NY! More info: ⁠https://gloggglogg.my.canva.site/⁠ or on IG at ⁠@glogg_glogg⁠~~~All music by Soundstripe----------------------------Pep Talks on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peptalksforartists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pep Talks Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.peptalksforartists.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠Amy, your beloved host, on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@talluts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amy's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amytalluto.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Donations always appreciated!