Making Zen May & September 2023 Podcast

Kate Ward

Join the conversation as we chat with artists about their Making philosophies.

  1. Amy Maricle: Your Art Permission Slip

    10/10/2023

    Amy Maricle: Your Art Permission Slip

    It is always such a pleasure to sit down with my friend Amy Maricle of Mindful Art Studio, and talking about Making Zen is especially fun! I love Amy's insight about how beneficial it can be to our art to do things like retreats and residencies, where we are surrounded by other artists and immersed in different techniques and projects.

    37 min
  2. Bianca Springer: Exploring Hair Textures with Hand Embroidery

    10/10/2023

    Bianca Springer: Exploring Hair Textures with Hand Embroidery

    It was lovely to sit with Bianca and welcome her to our retreat. She’ll be showing us how to add different hair textures to our embroidered pieces, and I loved seeing all of her ideas for displaying finished projects! We had a great conversation about representation and the incident that started the ball rolling on exploring embroidered hair textures for Bianca and her daughter.

    36 min
  3. Clarissa Grandi: Parabolic Paper Stitching

    10/10/2023

    Clarissa Grandi: Parabolic Paper Stitching

    What a lovely chat with Clarissa Grandi! Clarissa’s work is breathtakingly elegant. We’re delighted that she’ll be sharing her skills with us and teaching us Parabolic Paper Stitching as her workshop.

    30 min
  4. Deborah Fisher: Small Felt Boxes

    10/10/2023

    Deborah Fisher: Small Felt Boxes

    Deborah Fisher shows us how to make small felt boxes in her workshop, and we love a quick, practical project. What makes this one extra special is that the project can be used as a canvas for some of the techniques you’ll learn in the other Making Zen workshops!

    38 min
  5. Elnaz Yazdani: Rethinking Embroidery

    10/10/2023

    Elnaz Yazdani: Rethinking Embroidery

    Elnaz Yazdani is new to the Making Zen retreat. It was lovely sitting down with her and talking about her Rethinking Embroidery workshop, as well as departing from the "rules" of traditional embroidery and using found objects and things you have on hand to make beautiful works of art.

    23 min
  6. Emma Freeman: Make a Healing Meditation Cloth

    10/10/2023

    Emma Freeman: Make a Healing Meditation Cloth

    Many of you know that I value stitching as a meditative act, and I have a kindred spirit in Emma in that regard! In our chat, we dive into stitching as mindfulness practice, and discuss Emma’s workshop for the event, where she’ll teach us to make a healing meditation cloth.

    35 min
  7. Kasia Jacquot: Hand Embroidery for Your Home

    10/10/2023

    Kasia Jacquot: Hand Embroidery for Your Home

    A common question I get for folks who are new to stitching is “what do I do with all my samples?” And Kasia has some brilliant ideas for you! One of the best parts of this retreat for me is seeing all the wonderful things the community creates, and I have a feeling we’re going to see some gorgeous pieces come out of this workshop.

    36 min
  8. Kat Waters: Tambour Embroidery Beaded Sampler

    10/10/2023

    Kat Waters: Tambour Embroidery Beaded Sampler

    What a lovely opportunity to chat with our new friend Kat Waters! Kat is introducing us to tambour embroidery - a skill she picked up when making her wedding dress in 2017! In our chat today, we got to talk about how special and fulfilling it is to make your own clothes - especially for a big occasion like a wedding.

    41 min
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