Making Problems to Solve Podcast
1) More is Not Better with Mark and Nick
Mark Adams and Nick Toga are back and we go all over the place. We talk about how AI is affecting artists, and chat about historic ways artists have negotiated making their way through the world as ar...Show More
2) Olivia Van Oot - Quilt Patterned Wood
Olivia Van Oot is a woodworker exploring quilt patterns in wood veneer. We learn about why craft schools are so important, how she discovered woodworking, and combined her experience with fabric to ma...Show More
3) Aesthetic over arithmetic - Group Forge with Trevor and Patti
Trevor is back with Patti Gilstrap to recap and chat about our experience at the Maker Camp Group Forge. The group forge event is a collaborative learning experience where a bunch of folks of varying ...Show More
4) Trevor Higgins - Quick or Craft?
Trevor Higgins, blacksmith, and obsessive skill sharer is back to discuss the quick win verses deliberate craft. How do we decide what level of perfection we are working towards? When is it about the ...Show More
5) Brittani Locke - Soft Asylum - Hand Marbled Silk Scarves
This week I talked to Brittani Locke from the Soft Asylum. Brittani is a marbling artist making beautifully patterned silk scarves. She shares her introduction to marbling and later rediscovery of the...Show More
6) Leah Aripotch - Metal Sculpting Monsters
Leah Aripotch is a metal scultptor focusing on organic monstrous forms inspired by nature. We discuss the connections between observing nature, curiosity, and the creative process. We follow her journ...Show More
7) Derek Weston - Sculpter and Fabricator
The podcast is back with Derek Weston, a sculptor and fabricator from Philadelphia. We go over his journey from curious creative kid to college where he tried industrial design, but ultimately discove...Show More
8) REPLAY Graz Makes - Still Making Fun
John Graziano, Graz, is a good friend still, if you haven’t heard this one in a while, here is a repeat presentation of my chat way back from Episode 3 back in 2022. This time I talked with John Grazi...Show More
9) Maya Buffett-Davis: Books are Machines
Maya Buffett Davis is a sculptor currently pursuing an MFA in Ceramics at Colorado University Boulder. For the next couple of days you can view her show “Books are Machines” at the Bemis Public Librar...Show More
10) Sarah - Soul Bound Leather
This week I talk to Sarah from Soul Bound Leather about how she discovered leatherwork, got connected with the knife making community, giving stories to her work, and where her work is taking her next...Show More