The Material Culture podcast explores narratives of weaving, (text)iles, art, manufacturing, history, and the people, workers and artists whose stories create the framework and understanding of living with cloth. We’re all part of a common thread – forever connected by the material language of touch, a tactile sensibility.
mark your calendars! 📯 You’re invited to the first ever Fiber Craft Holiday Market in Philadelphia!Saturday, December 9th, 202310am - 6pmBok Building Gym & Auditorium — 821 Dudley St, Philadelphia, PA 19148this market boasts all things fiber craft: yarn shops, craft supplies & kits, indie dyers & spinners, handmade items, fiber art, textile wearables & jewelry, and more!with 60+ vendors, you can shop all your favorite fiber and textile related gifts (it’s the holiday season!) ...
1 Dec 2021
Merry and Mindful: A Very Festive Episode on Giving
Happy Holidays from the Material Culture Podcast! In this frenzied season of consumerism and deal after deal, what does it look like to practice generosity while still being mindful? What would it look like to give in a way that values our loved ones, without making it about monetary value, or societal expectations? How can we foster relationships that honor everything that the other brings to the table and needs, and how can we give in a way that we can feel good about? In this episode of Ma...
10 Nov 2021
Call for Submissions for December Episode
current call for submission • deadline 11/24:the next episode of the Material Culture podcast will focus on topics surrounding holiday consumer practices: shopping (big or small), the act of gift giving, tactile gifts vs acts of service, and reciprocity.here’s what we’d love to hear from you — what is a gift that you’ve given or received that was special or impactful? What does giving mindfully mean to you? As a maker or craftsperson, how do you perceive the act of making an object to give to...
20 Oct 2021
Finding your Voice in Saori Weaving with Lisa Shobhana
How do you keep the joy in your creative process? How can you embrace the imperfections of weaving, letting each piece become what it's meant to be, rather than what you will it to be? In this episode of Material Culture, we talk to Saori weaver Lisa Shobhana about her creative process and way of thinking when it comes to creation and consumption - as well as what it means to reclaim the art of making as a descendant of enslaved peoples. This episode asks the question - what would it mean to ...
13 Oct 2021
Gratitude, Tradition and Navajo Churro Wool with Nikyle Begay
Have you ever thought about where wool first starts off - the sheep itself? In this episode of Material Culture, we talk to Navajo shepherd and weaver Nikyle Begay to hear all about not only the process of raising sheep and processing wool - but also the deep spiritual connotations that it has within Navajo culture. This episode is complete with beautiful stories of family, tradition and what it means to live in connection with your materials. Topics discussed include: the origin of sheep, ya...
16 Sept 2021
Call for Submissions for Portland Textile Month
current call for submission ~ deadline 9/29:We’re partnering with Portland Textile Month to bring you a special series of episodes in October focusing on the theme of New Traditions. As we think about New Traditions, we’re considering the questions that shape this contemporary moment and its broad implications.In this moment of rapid transformation what traditions do we preserve and build upon and what do we rethink and rebuild anew?How can we transform our textile practices, collections, mat...
1 Sept 2021
On Being: A Culture of Connectedness
How do we connect to the practice of making when we are so disconnected from the origins of materials that make up our daily lives? What would it look like to build authentic relationships with our materials, the people who produce them for us, and the world that makes fiber art possible? How can we foster a community that looks out for each other and shares in the beauty of making? In this episode of Material Culture, Rachel and Rachel dive into a conversation around Anni Albers' "On Weaving...
18 Aug 2021
Call for Submissions for Season 2
current call for submission ~ deadline 8/27:What does the following passage mean to you? How does it related to your artistic, textile arts or weaving practice? How does it relate to your community, consumer habits and daily life?On Weaving by Anni Albers / Chapter 8. Tactile SensibilityAll progress, so it seems, is coupled to regression elsewhere. We have advanced in general, for instance, in regard to verbal articulation — the reading and writing public of today is enormous. But we certainl...
2 Jun 2021
Intuitive Growth: A Conversation with Ashton Zager
How do you create an art business that makes money without taking the fun out of what you're creating? What does it look like to create a social media presence that's vulnerable and authentic without feeling totally exposed? What does success mean in the wake of great personal tragedy - and how can you hold immense pride and gratitude along with loss? In this episode of Material Culture, we explore these questions and more with weaver Ashton Zager - who has been weaving and teaching for years...
5 May 2021
Healing in Community: A Conversation with Bryana Bibbs
How do you develop a practice of art making that feels distinct to you? What does it look like to use fiber art to process and pass through emotions in the wake of trauma? In this episode of Material Culture, we explore these questions and more with weaver and painter Bryana Bibbs. She shares with us about starting to create art full-time just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as her work using weaving to connect domestic violence survivors in a community of healing. Topics d...
31 Mar 2021
Woven Confessionals: A Conversation with Crossing Threads
You can feel something different in a piece of art when it's created with a sense of authenticity and passion from the artist. What would it mean to be courageous in fully showing up to tell our stories? In this episode of Material Culture, we talk with the sister duo behind Crossing Threads - Lauren and Kass Hernandez, who started weaving together in 2015. They share with us about their journey as co-creating and running a business together as sisters - as well as what they've learned about ...
3 Mar 2021
Embodied Image: A Conversation with Stephen Hamilton
How does our connection to resources inform how we create? What does it mean to imagine a future where we can make sustainably - and uplift everyone involved in the creation of textiles and the images they depict? In this episode of Material Culture, we talk with weaver, woodworker and painter Stephen Hamilton, who forages from all kinds of different sources for his eclectic work. He shares with us about his experience in Nigeria with Yoruba religion and its affect on his work, as well as nat...
2 Feb 2021
Created Comfort: A Conversation with Shenequa Brooks
How does the community that builds us into who we are impact how we create? How can we hold the people we cherish close to us in times like these - and what does it mean to find connections in art and textile language? In this episode of Material Culture, we explore these questions and more with weaver and artrepreneur Shenequa Brooks. She shares with us about her Carribean-American heritage and how it's influenced her work, as well as her time in Ghana and how practices there impact her weav...
9 Jan 2021
Good Tension: An Introduction to Material Culture
What does it mean to create? How do art, textiles, and culture connect us by a common thread between people groups, places and time? How can we honor the people who have gone before us in all kinds of making, and help create a better future for artists? In the Material Culture podcast, we are attempting to explore this, starting this episode with a conversation with Weaver House founder, Rachel Snack. Topics include: the sacredness of the act of creation, stories being told about cultures thr...
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