Frit, Fire and the Feminine: Glass, Ceramics and Community

Almudena Rocca and Helen Grierson
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Frit, Fire and the Feminine: Glass, Ceramics and Community Podcast

Hello and welcome to "Frit, Fire and the Feminine". We are, Helen Grierson and Almudena Rocca. We are a mother-and-daughter artist duo that brings you a podcast about all things arty, creative and nurturing. Helen is a self-taught glass artist with over 20 years of experience behind her and as a former teacher found her love for glass later in life. Almudena went to art school and has been carving a creative career over the past 4 years since graduating. While Almudena's work explores intuition and mental health, Helen is currently exploring the expansive journey of ageing.

Episodes

  1. 15 JUL

    Artist talk: Kirsty Adams's creative journey

    In this week's episode, we interview award-winning ceramicist Kirsty Adams. We explore the fascinating journey of Kirsty’s first memories of putting her hands into clay and her passion, determination and resilience in becoming a potter of outstanding skill, innovation and creativity. Find Kirsty's work and socials: Website: https://www.kirstyadams.com/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirsty_adams_ceramics/?hl=en

    50 min

  2. 21 JUN

    What I have been up to with Almudena

    This week's episode features Almudena discussing her current projects and how she has been navigating the past 6 months. She reflects on her experiences and outlines her plans for the rest of the year.

    19 min

  3. 2 MAY

    A creative deep dive with Almudena Rocca

    TW: (The topics of ill mental health and self-harm are discussed in this episode). This week, we explore Almudena's creative journey, from her earliest creative memories of playing with food as a child to her current endeavours as a professional artist. Almudena shares with us the ups and downs of her journey, including her struggles to navigate the education system and find her place in the art world.

    58 min

  4. 16 APR

    Derek Hunt Glass Painting Course

    This week we chat about our experience with Derek Hunt learning some new glass painting skills and techniques. Derek is a renowned traditional glass conservator with over 38 years experience. We were lucky enough to be able to do a two-day workshop with him and 3 other participants! We hope you enjoy this episode! Derek Hunt - https://limelightstudios.co.uk/about Helen's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/helen_grierson/ Almudena's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/almudena.rocca/

    23 min

  5. 18 MAR

    A creative deep dive with Helen Grierson

    In this week's episode, we take a look at Helen's creative journey. As a glass artist, we find out how her creativity began, from childhood through college to her finding ways to create while being a full-time teacher with a family. We hear all about the highs and lows of walking the creative path and how much that has informed Helen's view of the world.

    40 min

  6. 1 MAR

    Hello and welcome!

    Hello and welcome to "Frit, Fire and the Feminine" first podcast. We are, Helen Grierson and Almudena Rocca. We are a mother-and-daughter artist duo that brings you a podcast about all things arty, creative and nurturing. Helen is a self-taught glass artist with over 20 years of experience behind her and as a former teacher found her love for glass later in life. Almudena went to art school and has been carving a creative career over the past 4 years since graduating. While Almudena's work explores intuition and mental health, Helen is currently exploring the expansive journey of ageing. We will be releasing one podcast on the 1st of every month.

    14 min
  • 6 Episodes

About

Hello and welcome to "Frit, Fire and the Feminine". We are, Helen Grierson and Almudena Rocca. We are a mother-and-daughter artist duo that brings you a podcast about all things arty, creative and nurturing. Helen is a self-taught glass artist with over 20 years of experience behind her and as a former teacher found her love for glass later in life. Almudena went to art school and has been carving a creative career over the past 4 years since graduating. While Almudena's work explores intuition and mental health, Helen is currently exploring the expansive journey of ageing.

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