12/01/2022
So excited to announce the premiere date of my new and improved podcast! Woman In A Hat: Artists, Being Artists w Stacie A Buhler - launches December 12th!!
When I was about 12 years old I was afraid to wear a baseball cap. I thought I might get made fun of. I remember gathering the courage to wear my brothers old St Louis Cardinals hat… and I wore it one day. Then the next, and the next after that. I wrote down these words in my journal, “I want to be known for wearing this red baseball cap.” I remember wearing that hat almost every single day that summer. And I remember my brother saying something along the lines of, “I’m never going to forget that dumb red hat.” I thought I had achieved my goal, I was very pleased with myself.
As the years went on I found myself always being attracted to hats.. whether it be a beanie, a wide brim, or a cool ball cap I was IN. As my grandfather declined in health with dementia, I would visit him in his home. And for some reason… maybe my hat obsession… I always wore a hat when I saw him. He didn’t remember my name, but he always knew he loved that girl that visited him who wore a hat. He would always say, “Oh! It’s you! I haven’t seen you in a while, don’t you live far away?” I had moved to New York City after my grandmother passed. He knew the hat, and he felt the love I had for him when he saw me. It was a really cool thing.
Almost exactly one year ago, I made a twitter account. I dropped a collection of NFTs and away I ran. I had just gotten a new bucket hat and my partner and I decided to take portraits. The bucket hat and round glasses with a cigarette Profile Picture was born. I quickly was growing a following on twitter as I hosted audio chat rooms with my bucket hat PFP. I went to NYC for an NFT conference and was recognized easily in Times Square with my hat and glasses that encouraged me to wear each day of the event!
One of my favorite Henri Matisse paintings is “Woman In A Hat”. As I thought more about the title of this painting.. I realized. I have become the Woman In A Hat.
This podcast is all about the artists journey. I hope it inspires you and entertains you as well.❤️