Voices on Cloth - Maiwa Podcasts

The Working Traveller - Part 4

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:44:00 +0000

Bappaditya Biswas
Linda Cortwright
Stephen Huyler
Charllotte Kwon
Sheila Paine

In this presentation the panel talks about how they manage a trip financially and which trip has meant the most to them.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 21, 2009
Posted November 2010

The Working Traveller - Part 3

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:20:00 +0000

Bappaditya Biswas
Linda Cortwright
Stephen Huyler
Charllotte Kwon
Sheila Paine

In this presentation the panel consider the unique identity of stitches and weaves and their greatest travel disasters.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 21, 2009
Posted November 2010

The Working Traveller - Part 2

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:05:00 +0000

Bappaditya Biswas
Linda Cortwright
Stephen Huyler
Charllotte Kwon
Sheila Paine

In this presentation the panel consider the desire to go to remote distances, insurance against snow leopards, collections and collectors.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 21, 2009
Posted October 2010

The Working Traveller - Part 1

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:52:00 +0000

Bappaditya Biswas
Linda Cortwright
Stephen Huyler
Charllotte Kwon
Sheila Paine

In this presentation the panel consider what it means to be a working traveller, talk about cultural intervention, trade, and the benefits and pitfals of craft preservation and marketing.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 21, 2009
Posted September 2010

Retooling for the Future: Part 2 The Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:36:00 +0000

The Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja
Question and Answer

In this presentation the Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja answer questions from the audience and ask a few of their own. The Vancouver audience asks about the process of leatherworking but also about the position of artisans in the community and the challenges that must be overcome for success. This presentation is posted as a series of video files.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 27, 2009
Posted July 2010

Retooling for the Future Part 1: Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:06:00 +0000

Retooling for the Future Part 1
The Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja
Introduction and Presentation

In this presentation the Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja introduce themselves, explain the history of thier community and relate some contemporary challenges and how they are working to overcome them. This presentation is posted as a series of video files on our Podcast page.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 27, 2009
Posted July 2010

European Blue: Woad and Bleu de Lectoure

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:12:00 +0000

European Blue: Woad and Bleu de Lectoure
Denise and Henri Lambert
Presentation, Question and Answer

In this lecture Denise Lambert will guide the audience through the history of this colourant and relate how a simple curiosity led to the rediscovery of ancient extraction techniques. The popularity of the colour motivated the Lamberts to found their company Bleu de Lectoure. Through collaboration and enterprise the Lamberts have been able to incorporate natural woad into everything from traditional art supplies and textiles to industrial colourants for plastics, cosmetics, and car paints.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 26, 2009
Posted May 2010

Creating a Garden of Natural Dye Plants - Part 2

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:25:00 +0000

Creating a Garden of Natural Dye Plants
Michel Garcia
Part 2 Presentation, Question and Answer

Michel Garcia is a practicing chemist and botanist specializing in natural dyes and dye plants. He is the founder of Couleur Garance, a botanical garden of dye plants. Set in the Château de Lauris, terraced and adorned with ponds and fountains dating from the eighteenth century, the conservatory garden was envisioned as a resource for natural dye research and an oportunity to edify the public about organic colour.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 16, 2009
Posted February 2010

Creating a Garden of Natural Dye Plants - Part 1

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:36:00 +0000

Creating a Garden of Natural Dye Plants
Michel Garcia
Part 1 Introduction and Presentation

Michel Garcia is a practicing chemist and botanist specializing in natural dyes and dye plants. He is the founder of Couleur Garance, a botanical garden of dye plants. Set in the Château de Lauris, terraced and adorned with ponds and fountains dating from the eighteenth century, the conservatory garden was envisioned as a resource for natural dye research and an oportunity to edify the public about organic colour.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 16, 2009
Posted January 2010

From Gandhi to Globalization - Part 2

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:05:00 +0000

From Gandhi to Globalization: Craft and Human Development
Ashoke Chatterjee
Part 2 Presentation, Question and Answer

Mahatma Gandhi dreamed of India’s independence and used localised hand production as a weapon against colonial rule. Later, Gandhi’s legacy helped shape craft development within national planning. But contemporary globalization dreams of market influence, often at the expense of independence. The shift between paradigms has had far-reaching effects for human development in all countries, especially in the craft sector.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 21, 2009
Posted December 2009

From Gandhi to Globalization - Part 1

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:26:00 +0000

From Gandhi to Globalization: Craft and Human Development
Ashoke Chatterjee
Part 1 Introduction and Presentation

Mahatma Gandhi dreamed of India’s independence and used localised hand production as a weapon against colonial rule. Later, Gandhi’s legacy helped shape craft development within national planning. But contemporary globalization dreams of market influence, often at the expense of independence. The shift between paradigms has had far-reaching effects for human development in all countries, especially in the craft sector.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 21, 2009
Posted November 2009
VIDEO PODCAST - contains images and sound.

The Cotton Road - Part 3

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:18:00 +0000

Rosemary Crill
Part 3 - Question and Answer

Rosemary Crill explores "the cotton road", sibling to the well known silk road but largely dominated by India's traffic in cotton textiles. In part three Rosemary Crill explores India's trade with the west as the focus shifted from printed cottons to muslins and Kashmir shawls. She concludes her lecture by answering some questions from the audience.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 24, 2007
Posted September 2009
VIDEO PODCAST - contains images and sound.

The Cotton Road - Part 2

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Rosemary Crill
Part 2 - Presentation

Rosemary Crill explores "the cotton road", sibling to the well known silk road but largely dominated by India's traffic in cotton textiles. This episode presents the second part of Rosemary's lecture in which she explores India's cotton trade with the west. Printed cotton known as "chintz" changed the very fabric of life itself - especially in the British Commonwealth.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 24, 2007
Posted August 2009
VIDEO PODCAST - contains images and sound.

The Cotton Road - Part 1

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:37:00 +0000

Rosemary Crill
Part 1 - Presentation

Rosemary Crill explores "the cotton road", sibling to the well known silk road but largely dominated by India's traffic in cotton textiles. This episode presents first part of Rosemary's lecture in which she explores the historic origins of India's textile trade and details commerce with countries in the east.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 24, 2007
Posted July 2009.
VIDEO PODCAST - contains images and sound.

African Textiles: The Heart of the Yoruba - Part 2

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:22:00 +0000

Gasali Adeyemo
Part 2 - Question and Answer

In this lecture master craftsman Gasali Adeyemo fields questions from the audience about traditional techniques and about working in Africa and Santa Fe. Gasali concludes with a story about the role of clothing and cloth in life.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 25, 2007
Posted June 2009

African Textiles: The Heart of the Yoruba - Part 1

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:18:00 +0000

Gasali Adeyemo
Part 1 - Presentation

In this lecture master craftsman Gasali Adeyemo opens the evening with a description of his early life in Nigeria and tells how fibre art came into his life. As a participant of the Nike Centre for Arts and Culture, both as a student and later as a teacher, Gasali encountered a range of traditional crafts. He gives a description of the famous adire techniques and illustrates how they relate to Yoruba culture.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 25, 2007
Posted May 2009

Masters of the Art - Part 2

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:15:00 +0000

The Khatri Blockprinters of Dhamadka and Ajrakhpur
Part 2 - Questions from the Audience with
Razzaque Mohammed Khatri and Ismail Mohammed Khatri and Eiluned Edwards

After the formal presentation the evening was opened up for questions from the audience. The questions explored trade patterns, the technique and culture of blockcutting, how the excavated textiles from Fustat, Egypt have found their way back into contemporary Ajrakh designs, tradition and the future of the art.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 19, 2007
Posted April 2009

Masters of the Art - Part 1

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:15:00 +0000

The Khatri Blockprinters of Dhamadka and Ajrakhpur
Part 1 - Presentation
Razzaque Mohammed Khatri and Ismail Mohammed Khatri with Eiluned Edwards

Ajrakh has become the signature cloth of the Khatris. It is a cotton textile traditionally dyed with indigo and madder, and printed on both sides with complex geometric and floral patterns using hand-carved wooden blocks. There are between 14 and 16 individual stages of preparation, printing, and dyeing. The process can take 15–21 days to complete.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 19, 2007
Posted March 2009

Sheryl MacKay interviews Charllotte Kwon

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:15:00 +0000

North by NorthWest with Sheryl MacKay

In March of 2008 CBC radio's Sheryl MacKay came to the Maiwa Loft and interviewed Charllotte Kwon, Owner of Maiwa Handprints and director of the Maiwa Foundation. The interview aired on March 22 on Sheryl's program North by Northwest. In this episode we present the original interview as it aired in March of 2008.

North by Northwest. From the CBC website: "Join host Sheryl MacKay as you ease into your weekend mornings. You'll meet creative people from all around the province and hear about their passions and inspirations. You'll visit artists and in their studios, musicians and performers backstage, writers at their keyboards and chefs at the cooktop. There's great conversation, fine music, uplifting poetry and a lot of laughs too waiting for you every weekend on North by Northwest. Broadcast Times. CBC Radio One: Weekends 6:00 - 9:00 a.m."

The Independent Artist: Working to Commission

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:15:00 +0000

Lucy Goffin

Working to commission involves forming a special relationship with a client. Large works for public spaces require the artist to deal with architects, planners, and engineers. It involves navigating through time frames, budgets, and fire regulations. The challenge is not to compromise the creative process due to the added constraints. In fact the reverse can often be true: exciting creative ideas come out of problem solving within a working brief.

Lucy Goffin has exhibited nationally and internationally. Notable collections containing her work include the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Crafts Council, London. She received an Arts Council Millennium Award which led to a "Year of the Artist" residency at Great Dixter House and Gardens (home of gardener/writer Christopher Lloyd). Her most recent work was the completion of a major commission for the Glyndebourne Opera House.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 22, 2007
Posted February 2009

Reel and Weave: The Silkspinner's Story - Part 3

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:15:00 +0000

Karen Selk

In part three Karen explores India and visits both the giant tusser moth and the Salvi community, makers of a famous double silk ikat known as Patan Patola.

Karen Selk has been a textile designer and artist since 1972. Her primary focus has been weaving and fusing felt with silk. In addition to writing, photography, research and textile arts, Karen runs Treenway Silks from her Salt Spring Island Home.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 23, 2007
Posted October 2008

Reel and Weave: The Silkspinner's Story - Part 2

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:15:00 +0000

Karen Selk

In part two Karen describes her experience in Laos and explains how weaving traditions are an essential part of Laotian culture.

Karen Selk has been a textile designer and artist since 1972. Her primary focus has been weaving and fusing felt with silk. In addition to writing, photography, research and textile arts, Karen runs Treenway Silks from her Salt Spring Island Home.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 23, 2007
Posted October 2008

Reel and Weave: The Silkspinner's Story - Part 1

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:15:00 +0000

Karen Selk

Karen Selk describes her journeys to China and explains how silk is raised and harvested.

Karen Selk has been a textile designer and artist since 1972. Her primary focus has been weaving and fusing felt with silk. In addition to writing, photography, research and textile arts, Karen runs Treenway Silks from her Salt Spring Island Home.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 23, 2007
Posted September 2008

From the Heart: A Weaver's Journey - Part 2

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Sat, 24 May 2008 07:15:00 +0000

Bhakti Ziek

The conclusion of Bhakti Ziek's ride ranging and intimate talk on the art and life of weaving.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 16, 2007
Posted May 2008

From the Heart: A Weaver's Journey - Part 1

maiwa@maiwa.com (Maiwa) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:34:00 +0000

Bhakti Ziek

Bhakti Ziek has the ability to talk to a group about her life as a weaver while making it seem as if she is sitting talking directly to each person about their own lives and intimate experiences. In this talk, she updates her journey, sharing how a tenuous, fine thread grew into her life line and the sometimes unpredictable path it has taken. Sharing both the triumphs and knots, periods of intense curiosity and spells of disillusionment, she will talk about ways of staying connected that she has found helpful in her struggle to remain involved, creative, and hopeful as an aging weaver, artist, and human being.

Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 16, 2007
Posted April 2008