"Still Life" with Elise Joseph

Recently, I spoke with Elise Joseph, my close friend, colleague, and muse, over the phone for her bi-monthly series, Still Life.

You can read our full conversation here.

Elise lives in Los Angeles, and I live in Nashville. I imagined us sitting where we often used to go, Cafe Roze, eating French fries and drinking classic daiquiris. We often dove into topics like femininity, creativity, and the complex evolutions of marriage and friendship.

Elise writes, “I’ve had the great pleasure of knowing Chelsea J. O’Leary for ten years, both as a colleague and close friend. My new bimonthly series, titled Still Life, refers to the notion of ‘stillness’—quieting the noise and seeking to capture a glimpse into this very moment in time. On the precipice of her book release, The Wiley Canning Company Cookbook, we discuss dreams, identity and the power of nature.” View the interview here.

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