SEAMSIDE: Exploring the Inner Work of Textiles

ZAK FOSTER
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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. WHAT KEEPS SHOWING UP

    3일 전

    WHAT KEEPS SHOWING UP

    Your visual language isn't something you need to invent or discover hidden deep within yourself—it's already emerging in the choices you make each time you create. This meditation guides you through observing your recent work with friendly curiosity: what patterns keep showing up? We'll practice bringing conscious awareness to what's already there, so you can work with your patterns more intentionally rather than accidentally. REFLECTION QUESTIONS → What patterns did you notice consistently appearing in your recent work? AFFIRMATION → What shows up again and again is mine / I trust what persists WANT TO LEARN MORE? → Join us live for the full WONDER YEAR program in 2026 for a communal journey with monthly reflections, live gatherings, workshops, and ongoing support to help you build a sustainable, deeply personal creative practice. We’d love to have you 3

    20분
  2. NOTICING EVERYWHERE

    12월 5일

    NOTICING EVERYWHERE

    Creative inspiration isn't scarce, requiring special trips or perfect conditions—it's abundant, hiding in plain sight. This meditation helps you expand your attention to notice inspiration in places you usually overlook. We'll practice a particular quality of noticing—curious but not hungry—and build cross-pollination between creative and everyday activities. REFLECTION QUESTIONS → What would shift if you trusted that creative possibilities are abundant rather than scarce? AFFIRMATION → Everything I see can teach me / I open my eyes wider WANT TO LEARN MORE? → Join us live for the full WONDER YEAR program in 2026 for a communal journey with monthly reflections, live gatherings, workshops, and ongoing support to help you build a sustainable, deeply personal creative practice. We’d love to have you 3

    21분
  3. FAILURE AS DATA

    11월 28일

    FAILURE AS DATA

    What if you approached your creative work like a scientist approaches experiments—with genuine curiosity rather than pressure? This meditation helps you shift to a "What happens if...?" mindset. We'll explore experimental questions (doing the opposite of what you usually do, using the "wrong" tools deliberately, combining things that supposedly don't go together) and practice reframing failure as results rather than mistakes. REFLECTION QUESTION → What would need to be true for you to give yourself full permission to "waste" materials on experimentation? AFFIRMATION → I don't need to know how this ends / I only need to begin WANT TO LEARN MORE? → Join us live for the full WONDER YEAR program in 2026 for a communal journey with monthly reflections, live gatherings, workshops, and ongoing support to help you build a sustainable, deeply personal creative practice. We’d love to have you 3

    19분
  4. BODY AS GUIDE

    11월 23일

    BODY AS GUIDE

    Our bodies have so much to tell us—where we hold tension, what hurts after hours of making, what feels tight or soft. This meditation guides you through a gentle full-body scan, not to fix problems, but to notice what's present. We'll develop body literacy so you can recognize what your creative practice asks of you physically and respond with practical care. REFLECTION QUESTIONS → What might help that area feel more supported during creative work? AFFIRMATION → I clear the path for what wants to emerge WANT TO LEARN MORE? → Join us live for the full WONDER YEAR program in 2026 for a communal journey with monthly reflections, live gatherings, workshops, and ongoing support to help you build a sustainable, deeply personal creative practice. We’d love to have you 3

    17분
  5. OPEN TRADITION

    11월 21일

    OPEN TRADITION

    Making with textiles connects you to something vast—humans across every culture and century have worked with fiber and fabric. You don't join this tradition by having a long line of quilting grandmothers. You join by pulling up a seat at the table and picking up a needle and thread. This meditation helps you recognize the knowledge already living in your hands, understand that textile wisdom is open-access, and feel your place in the universal human practice of making. REFLECTION QUESTION → How does understanding textile work as open tradition change your relationship to making? AFFIRMATION → I receive what was given freely / I share freely what I've learned WANT TO LEARN MORE? → Join us live for the full WONDER YEAR program in 2026 for a communal journey with monthly reflections, live gatherings, workshops, and ongoing support to help you build a sustainable, deeply personal creative practice. We’d love to have you 3

    16분
  6. YOU BELONG HERE

    11월 7일

    YOU BELONG HERE

    This guided mediation is a part of WONDER YEAR, a year-long exploration in building and sustaining our creative practice. We’ll be moving through it together in real-time on the NOOK with live creative challenges, weekly reflections, journaling prompts, and more. Here on SEAMSIDE, I’ll be sharing a new guided meditation each week for the next three months—thirteen in all. My hope is that each one keeps you good company on your creative journey. … Many makers carry a quiet voice that says "I'm not good enough." This meditation helps you remember your inherent creative worthiness—not something earned through skill or output, but something that exists simply because you choose to show up. We'll reconnect with moments when creating felt natural, anchor belonging in your body, and recognize that your particular way of seeing matters. REFLECTION QUESTION → Which moments of natural creative joy surfaced, and what do they reveal? AFFIRMATION → I belong here / My hands know what to do WANT TO LEARN MORE? → Join us live for the full WONDER YEAR program in 2026 for a communal journey with monthly reflections, live gatherings, workshops, and ongoing support to help you build a sustainable, deeply personal creative practice. We’d love to have you 3

    17분
  7. WELCOME TO WONDER YEAR [Updated]

    10월 31일 · 비디오

    WELCOME TO WONDER YEAR [Updated]

    This guided mediation is a part of WONDER YEAR, a year-long exploration in building and sustaining our creative practice. We’ll be moving through it together in real-time on the NOOK with live creative challenges, weekly reflections, journaling prompts, and more. Here on SEAMSIDE, I’ll be sharing a new guided meditation each week for the next three months—thirteen in all. My hope is that each one keeps you good company on your creative journey. …GETTING STARTED → Starting something new can bring up all kinds of questions. Do I really have time for this? Am I good enough? Is this selfish? This meditation creates space to acknowledge those doubts while establishing something foundational: you have full permission to be here. We'll walk a path through the seasons of creative practice, visualize the natural rhythm of beginning and deepening, and help you claim a guiding intention—a compass, not a destination—for the year ahead. REFLECTION QUESTION → What quality or intention do you want to cultivate through this year of practice? AFFIRMATION → I belong here / This time is mine WANT TO LEARN MORE? → Join us live for the full WONDER YEAR program in 2026 for a communal journey with monthly reflections, live gatherings, workshops, and ongoing support to help you build a sustainable, deeply personal creative practice. We’d love to have you 3

    19분
  8. The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Breaking Through Family Mythology

    9월 6일 · 비디오

    The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Breaking Through Family Mythology

    This episode offers a raw and honest examination of how family history research can reveal both inspiring stories and difficult truths about our past. My journey from discovering less-than-perfect Revolutionary War heroes to uncovering my ancestors' role as enslavers demonstrates why understanding our complete history—not just the comfortable parts—is essential for creating a more just and equitable future. → My tips for getting started with your family history→ Learn more about the SOUTHERN WHITE AMNESIA→ Curator page for the SWA collection→ Get your copy of THE WORLD NEEDS YOUR NEXT QUILT→ Get your free trial to the QUILTY NOOK→ Follow Zak on INSTAGRAM

    16분
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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.

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