In our first episode with not just one, but two guests, I talk with ceramist Jen Allen and metals artist and jeweler Maia Leppo. Jen and Maia have collaborated as artists and educators, having co-taught a ceramics jewelry workshop at Arrowmont. We talk about that collaboration, but also how important life and creative transitions can be. Visit both Jen and Maia’s websites at https://www.jenniferallenceramics.com/ and http://www.maialeppo.com/ respectively.
Apr 1, 2021
37 min
We welcome textile designer and printmaker Jen Hewett to the podcast on this episode.
Based in California, Jen is not only an incredible surface designer, but also an educator and writer. She will be teaching at Arrowmont in 2022, and her first book Print, Pattern Sew: Block-Printing Basics + Simple Sewing Projects is available from your favorite bookseller, while her next book, This Long Thread: Women of Color on Craft, Community and Connection, is scheduled for publication this year.
See more of Jen’s work, and other podcasts that she has been on, on her website: https://jenhewett.com/.
One small errata: in the introduction, I give a spoiler warning for the documentary “My Octopus Friend”, but it’s actually titled My Octopus Teacher, and Jen and I do spoil the ending, so be forewarned.
Mar 15, 2021
43 min
Samantha Fields joins us on the podcast to talk about her particular painting practice using airbrushing, but also teaching during a pandemic, and making artwork during crisis. The conversation took place on June 4, 2020, in which the country was grappling with the continued COVID-19 pandemic, but also the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the Black Lives Matter protests in response to that tragedy and systemic racism. You can see more of Sam’s work on her website at http://www.samanthafields.net/, and learn more about the gallery spaces we talk about at The California Museum of Photography (https://artsblock.ucr.edu/) and LSH Colab (https://www.lshcolab.com/). And finally, check out Sam’s Self-Isolation Pandemic Artist Residency Program at https://www.siparp.com/.
Mar 1, 2021
41 min
Episode 03 - Max Seinfeld
In this episode, we’re joined by Max Seinfeld, Director of the Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts in Maplecrest, New York. The conversation with Max took place on June 4, 2020.
We talk about Arrowmont’s Pentaculum program, of which Max is a coordinator, as well as Max’s creative work in both ceramics and drawing and painting. We also talk about our lives as arts administrators and new homeowners. You can read more about Sugar Maples here: https://www.catskillmtn.org/our-programs/arts-education/sugar-maples/index.html. And definitely check out Max’s exquisite work on his website - https://www.maxseinfeld.com/ - and his Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/maxseinfeld/.
Feb 15, 2021
35 min
Episode 02 - Paul Andrew Wandless
Our conversation on this episode with ceramist and Arrowmont instructor, Paul Andrew Wandless. It’s a double length episode, which allows us to discuss at length Paul’s creative practice in narrative ceramics. Paul also gives us a look at his own history as a ceramic artist, and the various avenues and choices that present themselves to young artists, including becoming an arts writer. You can learn more about Paul’s work and writing at his website here: https://www.studio3artcompany.com/. This interview originally took place on June 4, 2020.
Feb 1, 2021
1 hr 2 min
Episode 01 - Julia Gartrell
Welcome to the very first Arrowmont Podcast! This inaugural episode is a conversation that I have with artist and art educator Julia Gartrell on May 18, 2020. We spoke during the middle of the first countrywide lockdown and quarantine, so Julia and I discussed a lot about making during a pandemic, but also about her project Radical Repair Workshop. The Radical Repair Workshop takes a close look at mending, which is a practice even more important when we’re spending so much time at home. You can learn about the workshop at https://radicalrepairworkshop.com/ and Julia’s work http://juliagartrell.com/. Also, an edit: Julia’s residency that she spoke of was at the Rubenstein Arts Center (not the Power Plant Gallery), which you can read more about here: https://artscenter.duke.edu/visiting-artists/julia-gartrell/
Jan 14, 2021
16 min