SEAMSIDE: Exploring the Inner Work of Textiles

ZAK FOSTER
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SEAMSIDE: Exploring the Inner Work of Textiles

SEAMSIDE host Zak Foster explores the inner work of textiles with various textile artists. In each episode, we seek to understand how working with fabric helps make us more human.

  1. BACKSTITCH with Judy Martin

    27 JUN

    BACKSTITCH with Judy Martin

    The last time Judy Martin and I caught up was about a year ago. At the point in time, she was just starting Your Fragile Life, a quilt project that she just wrapped up in recent weeks. If you haven’t heard our first chat, you can find it in the feed under April 2023. That conversation is one of the most-listened to episodes of all time, and in that chat, called HOW TO HOLD YOUR LIFE IN YOUR HANDS, Judy and I talk about: ① the tole time plays in our work ② how we can meet ourselves in our materials ③ how our creative arc shifts over time These days, she’s getting ready for her first international solo show at the Festival of Quilts in the UK and so there’s a lot to catch up on. In this conversation, Judy shares her reflections on quilting, caretaking, and the meaningful interactions she has had with different audiences, including a recent visit to her granddaughter's class. She discusses recent projects, like 'Your Fragile Life,' the importance of showing her work, even though showing itself comes with its own demands. One thing you’ll hear in this conversation that I think it quintessentially judy is how she emphasizes the essential nature of care and touch in her quilts, highlighting how these elements connect with viewers on a deeply personal level. The discussion also touches on the power of minimalism, daily routines for creativity, and the broader implications of quilts in fostering compassion and understanding in the world we live in.

    42 min

  2. 8 JUN

    Reflection on Art & Craft with Dana Staves

    Recently Dana Staves, writer and textile artist, wrote a post on the NOOK that was so sweet and real and inspiring that I asked if she wouldn't mind recording it for y'all to hear. And luckily for us, she did.

    7 min
  3. HOW TO WORK WITH THE MATRIARCHS with painter Barbara Campbell Thomas

    6 JUN

    HOW TO WORK WITH THE MATRIARCHS with painter Barbara Campbell Thomas

    Barbara Campbell Thomas had a long-established painting practice when, about a decade ago, her mother bought her a sewing machine. Little did she know, but that gift provided her the perfect missing piece to her creative practice. What draws me to Barbara’s work is the balance between tautness and texture. Her stretched and pieced canvas quilt works pushes back an “all or nothing” perspective on genre. Her work is naturally generative and generous, creating expanses for so much.

    58 min
  4. MEMBERSTORY with Wendy Muir

    25 MAY

    MEMBERSTORY with Wendy Muir

    Welcome to MEMBERSTORY, a new series of bonus interviews that bring you real-life stories from the NOOK. These conversations have been a great way to get to know some of folks that make the NOOK so special. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Wendy Muir from Adelaide, Australia.

    4 min
  5. HOW TO SAY YES TO HIGH-VOLUME JOY with textile artist Russell James Barratt

    23 MAY

    HOW TO SAY YES TO HIGH-VOLUME JOY with textile artist Russell James Barratt

    Russell James Barratt and his wildly joyful quilts make me want to lasso the UK and bring our two countries closer together. His work is loud and colorful, his demeanor is gentle and composed, and those two sides of Russell make for an imminently enjoyable friend to chat with.

    57 min
  6. BACKSTITCH with Coulter Fussell

    16 MAY

    BACKSTITCH with Coulter Fussell

    It’s been a year since Coulter Fussell and I first chatted here on SEAMSIDE. In that conversation, we talked about the South and family history, the role of community in her work, and how she maintains hope in the face of conflict. You can find that first conversation, HOW TO WORK WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT, in your feed below in March 2023.

    42 min
  7. BONUS Convo with Tyrrell Tapaha

    11 MAY

    BONUS Convo with Tyrrell Tapaha

    We talk about Tyrrell's newest work along with three artists he thinks everyone should follow

    23 min
  8. HOW TO TEND THE FLOCK with weaver and sheepherder Tyrrell Tapaha

    9 MAY

    HOW TO TEND THE FLOCK with weaver and sheepherder Tyrrell Tapaha

    Tyrrell, a sixth-generation Diné weaver and sheepherder, will tell you there’s nothing in his work that specifically belongs to him. And while it may be true that there’s nothing new under the sun and that all artists draw from deep wells of collective experience, I can’t help but think that there is something special about Tyrrell’s work—the use of text, the collage-like shifts in weaving patterns, the subject matter—that sets his work apart.

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