Side Crafts Jocelyn Hallman

In this episode, guest Nhut Le joins Jocelyn Hallman in conversation about pottery and many other forms of creative expression - including acting. Nhut is an actor whom you may know for his portrayal of Judomaster in HBO Max's Peacemaker. He is also a visual artist who has experimented with many art forms, from painting to woodworking, sewing and more.We talk about what Nhut makes, his inspirations, and the materials he loves to work with. Nhut loves to learn new things, especially about anci...

In this episode, Jocelyn is joined by Anna Lambe, an actor and beadwork artist from Iqaluit, Nunavut. Anna has appeared in Three Pines on Amazon Prime, Trickster on CBC, True Detective, Alaska Daily, Diggstown, and more. She started beading during the pandemic and has become a skilled artist and designer of jewelry, primarily making beaded earrings in two-needle flat stitch and brick stitch. Anna and Jocelyn discuss how Anna got started with beading, her design process, how she shows lo...

In this episode, Jocelyn Hallman talks to actor Aya Cash (The Boys, Welcome to Flatch, You’re the Worst) about her newfound love of ceramics. We talk about the rituals of working in the studio, embracing imperfections, accepting the loss of control that comes with the unpredictability of clay and glaze, making body parts, trimming as editing, and the narratives of ceramic pieces. Aya is an avid crafter, and in this episode we also talk about her other adventures in crafting - many of which sh...

Jocelyn is joined in this episode by Chasten Harmon, a deeply intuitive knitter and knitwear designer. Chasten is an actor who has appeared on Broadway in Mr. Saturday Night and Hair, has toured nationally with Les Miserables, and has appeared on many television series and films, including The Good Fight, Damnation, and Paterson. In this conversation we discuss knitting as sacred work, embodiment, her coaching practice, the creative force of Black womxn, and her work as a knitter and kni...

In this episode, Jocelyn Hallman talks to actors Pablo Azar and Ana Carolina Grajales, both of whom have appeared in many television series and films, including over 600 episodes between them of Spanish-language telenovelas. Pablo and Ana are engaged in a range of artistic projects that include paintings, murals, art classes, comedy videos, and NFT collections. We discuss how the arts showed up in their childhoods, how Toonymania (the painting style and then the business) came to be, the...

In this episode, Jocelyn Hallman talks to actor Michael Chernus (Severance, The Accidental Wolf, Orange is the New Black, Easy) about tie dyeing, music, gardening, art as community practice, and the act of caring for others through art.After the show, go to @sidecraftspodcast on Instagram to see pictures of some of Michael's dye work! Follow Michael on Instagram @mchernus and on Twitter @MichaelChernus. You can also check out more about the Tie Dyen' 4 Biden project on Instagram @tiedyen...