Patricia Arnao is a multimedia visual artist who was one of the first artists -in-residence at our art space in Turkey.  Then I started a new one and I invited her to be first because she's Number 1!!!Pat showed up in West Virginia fresh off her most recent trip to Sicily, where she was taking care of legal business as part of her Italian citizenship application.   Over our Happy Hour Aperol Spritzes, we dove into why Americans are obsessed with Italy, Italian and American culture, and, of course, potato chips.Cameo by my beloved, Árni.Bags:*Le Contadine--Mediterranean Flavor (Tomato Basil)*San Carlo--Salami and Fennel*San Carlo--Vivace (Spicy)*Lays Bolognaise Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of your podcast platforms! https://pod.link/1588265708

Sibel Horada is an artist from Turkey.  She is also my friend.  A friend who calls me from the supermarket in Ankara (Turkey) to show me what kinds of chips they have!Sibel has been making sculptures from found styrofoam that has washed ashore on Turkey's beaches.  In a nod to the Chips, she bought some Puffed Rice cakes because they are like styrofoam!  And then we talked about the elements, her work, Turkey, and bad graphic design.  Like the design on this episode's bags from my collection:Estrella "Cipso". Regional Flavors "Inner Anatolia Flavor--Pasturma"Estrella "Cipso" Regional Flavors "Aegean Flavor--Yogurt and Aegean Herbs"I miss Sibel.  www.sibelhorada.com Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of your podcast platforms! https://pod.link/1588265708

In the absence of live Polish friends available for "Chip Talk"--I instead reveal my ignorance about my relative, the esteemed and honorable Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski.The only thing I knew about the Cardinal before researching for this episode is that heis the spitting image of my Grandfather, Floyd Weshinskey, and my nephew (who is named after Floyd!)Niech Żyje Polska! with traditional Flavors:*Lay's Golonka (Ham Hock) and Spicy Horseradish*WieskjieZiemniaczki (County Potatoes) brand Butter and Salt*Wieskjie Ziemniaczki brand Dill*Wieskjie Ziemniaczki brand Old Dried Sausage of Krakow*Lorenz Polish GulaszMusic:Chopin's Waltz in C# Minor played by Chopin's Heroic Polonaise played by Arthur Rubenstein Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of your podcast platforms! https://pod.link/1588265708

In 1989 my husband, Árni Gu∂mundsson , accidentally burnt down the sculpture department of the Swedish Royal Academy of Art .**  He recounts the trauma of that experience on the occasion of our anniversary.Our last anniversary episode involved trigger warnings, and so does this one:  there is mention of  police violence, sexual assault, and, or course, fire.Lagom is the Swedish idea/lifestyle of "just so".  All Bags from Sweden:OLW Jalepeno YoghurtOLW Wafflecut Cheddar and ChipotleOLW BigCut Jalepeno and RanchEstrella "West Coast" Chips: Garlic, Chive, and ChiliGårdschips Piri Piri and Roasted GarlicOLW "Delichips" Mild Chili and Sour CreamEstrella Double Cheese and ChiliEstrella Hot, Sweet ChiliOLW Grilled Cheddar ChilisOLW Chili and Bernaise sauceOLW Sour Cream and Sweet ChiliEstrella Hot Sweet ChiliFor the record--all the chips, with the exception of the Gårdschips, tasted exactly the same.**Not to be confused with the second time the sculpture department caught on fire on Skeppsholmen in September 2016** Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of your podcast platforms! https://pod.link/1588265708

Why did I think it was a good idea to collect potato chip bags?  I asked ethnologist, Charlotte Hagström about that, and she told me that it is a normal impulse . . .  if I were a child .  . . or an artist :)As a Senior Professor at Lund University in Sweden, Charlotte has done research on Swedish Fredagsmys (Friday Coziness), bicycles and their riders, female railway conductors, and collectors and collecting!She is currently a research coordinator at the Swedish National Railroad MuseumThis episodes chip flavors:Estrella Tzatziki FlavorGårdchips Asparagus Flavor Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of your podcast platforms! https://pod.link/1588265708

Quilling is the ancient art of paper rolling.  Quilling Mistress and painter, Josie Jenkins,, tells me I have it ALL WRONG when trying to 'quill' two bags from my Chinese collection:Kimchi and Lay's Kyushu SeaweedJosie's Quilling site:  https://josiejenkinsquilling.wordpress.com/about-josie/Josie's Painting and Project site:  http://www.josiejenkins.co.ukWe met as resident artists at the Chinese European Art Center in Xiamen, Fujian Province, PRC.  Josie was with me when I collected several of the bags from my collection.  She paints landfills, scrap heaps, and garbage, and works with hoarders!  She loves people and chaos/order Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of your podcast platforms! https://pod.link/1588265708

The last time I saw Holly Treddenick I was dressed in a nude leotard.  Things like this can happen when you take part in circus incubators, and other creative events that are concerned with communication between artists and audiences.Also, the last time I saw Holly Treddenick in Toronto, I bought some bags of chips:2 different version of Ruffles All-Dressed!Creative incubators, face licking, and how the rest of the world can learn what circus people already know:  Communication is key. Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of your podcast platforms! https://pod.link/1588265708

It takes more than one onion to make a collection of onions.  Ludvig Ödman is a collector from Sweden whose favorite chip flavor is "Triple Onion" (because one isn't enough!)Ludvig collects belly button lint, and various bodily sheddings--but his most recent and important collecting work involves selling prints of his drawings to collect money for Ukraine aid.  Then he takes that money and uses it to collect vehicles and supplies which he then transports from Sweden to Ukraine.Flavors (from Sweden):*Estrella Triple Onion*Estrella Warm Sandwich*OLW Chipotle and Cheese*OLW BBQ vs. Cola   Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of your podcast platforms! https://pod.link/1588265708

Last episode I spoke with the "Yes Lady" Lindsay Anderson in Taber, Alberta about the strange path that led to her starting a soup business.Today, we get crackin' on writing our own obituaries, or at least talking about some of the obituaries in Lindsay's collection!Kettle Brand Apple Cider Vinegar Chips from Niagara Falls, Canada remind us that 'sour' is just another way of saying "tangy"!https://lindsayanderson63.wixsite.com/my-site Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of your podcast platforms! https://pod.link/1588265708

The first part in a series of conversations with Lindsay Anderson--the woman who likes to say 'Yes".In this  episode, Lindsay tells the unlikely story about how she started her soup business--which sounds like it would be boring--but because it is Lindsay--it isn't!Chips Flavors purchased in Toronto, Canada:Savoursmith's Bubbly and Green ChileSavoursmith's Black Truffle and Rosemaryhttps://lindsayanderson63.wixsite.com/my-site Subscribe to Memory Chips podcast on any of your podcast platforms! https://pod.link/1588265708