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Crafting a Revolution

A maker is someone who has a passion for creating something where formerly there was nothing. Making and being creative may be their full time job, a part-time hustle, or a hobby that brings them joy. Makers are woodworkers, metalworkers, artists, ceramicists, designers, carpenters, and so much more. Every week I will bring you two interviews of female and nonbinary makers of all kinds from all over the world. They will share their stories of how they got to where they are and what they do, inspiring us all to chase our creative dreams.

Jun 24, 2022

In this episode co-hosts Katie Freeman and Katie Thomspon discuss the current state of equity within the craft and art profession. Talking specifically about organizations that are working hard to bring positive change and grow equity across the...


Jun 21, 2022

Ava Foster grew up in rural Manitoba and started carving when she got her first jackknife sometime before the age of 10. Two of the first things she can remember carving were a candle stick with a flame on top and a shrew sized canoe that she later sent down the brook at her aunt’s farm.

Ava has carved on and off...


Jun 17, 2022

Anne Taggart is originally from the Northeast US and the mountains of Vermont. She currently calls the mountains of West Virgina Home. Anne loves to make and fix things. She studied the traditional Japanese Kintsugi with a third-generation urushi lacquer artist from Kyoto, Japan. The traditional Japanese ceramics repair...


Jun 9, 2022

SaraBeth Post just completed her time at Penland School of Craft in the Core Fellowship program. Therefore, she is in a big transition! It’s exciting to venture back out into the world and she is looking very forward to the opportunities ahead. SaraBeth's primary medium is Glass but she is a bit of a metalsmith, and...


Jun 7, 2022

D'ondra creates custom designs for your space so that you can enjoy what you envisioned for your home.
 
She always had a passion for flipping furniture but was afraid of the power tools needed to really get into it.  One evening she was watching someone on Instagram share about how they were self-taught, and she...