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Following our last interview, Documenting a Chaotic Mind: The Art of Gareth Jones, we continue to delve into the artists of WordPress with a look at Catherine Martzloff’s site, Rendered Impressions. Catherine has loved painting her entire life, and in the last few years has taken her passion full-time to create vivid landscapes and still lifes. As an established artist, her WordPress.com site is a fundamental part of her business.

What inspires your art?

My art is as much about my experience as it is an exploration into what’s around me; it is a form of communication for me.

Color is one of the driving forces behind my painting and there is something exciting about mixing colors. I think a core drive though is simply the opportunity to express myself in a way that goes beyond words. There’s no language barrier — it’s all visual and I’m a…

This spring, I had the opportunity to sit down and collaborate with three amazing women, Emily Ladau, Maryangel Garcia-Ramos and Hannah Soyer and discuss the ways in which media shapes our understanding and how that affects our daily lives for South by Southwest. Below is our video. I am very proud of our work and of us for using our voices to express the need for diverse disability stories.