Pulling on the Thread

Huma Bhabha and Shahzia Sikander Feb 23, 2023

Huma mentioned her exhibition with the painter Michael Williams at David Kordasky in LA. The installation is a wonderful balance between the paintings and sculptural works.

Shahzia has just finished a massive project called Havah…to breathe, air, life, in Madison Square Park and the nearby Courthouse of the Appellate Division, First Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The installation is on view for the next five months.

Shahzia's Instagram page
Huma’s gallery page

More about RISD Limited Editions here. Click through to see the prints that Huma and Shazia worked on.

Ryan Cunningham and Colin Healey May 16, 2022

Ryan and Colin are both graduates of the Film Animation and Video department and talked about the inherently collaborative nature of film and television.

In the Cards at the Tribeca Film Festival

Colin on Instagram

Running Man, Ryan’s post-production company

Ryan on Instagram

Wayne Faucher May 09, 2022

Wayne’s Instagram page
Wayne’s Facebook page

A list of Wayne’s work at Marvel

See Wayne in person at the 3 Rivers Comic Con June 4 & 5, 2022

Pippi Zornoza May 02, 2022

The Wedding Cake House operates as a bed and breakfast and artist's residency. The house is full of custom wallpaper, tile installations and contemporary works on paper. Read more about the house here.

See Pippi's work here.

The Wedding Cake House's Instagram where you can see renovations to the space as well as artists-in-residence.

Learn more about The Dirt Palace.

Click here to book a stay at the Wedding Cake House!

Jordan Seaberry Apr 25, 2022

His painting, The Wanderer, was acquired by the RISD Museum in 2017. Seaberry works as the co-director of the US Department of Arts and Culture, a nonprofit grassroots organization that fosters a culture of empathy and equity through the arts.

Jordan's website

Instagram

The Wanderer at the RISD Museum

US Department of Arts and Culture

on Instagram

We mentioned affinity groups on this episode, click here to learn more!

Jazzmen Lee-Johnson and Henry Felton Brown Apr 18, 2022

The two have collaborated on a new series of prints and talked about the process of transforming drawings and ideas into layered silkscreen prints.

See more of Jazzmen’s work below

https://www.jazzmenleejohnson.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jazzleejohnson/

See more of Henry’s work below

http://www.henryfeltonbrown.com/

https://www.instagram.com/hankattak/

Salad Editions

https://saladeditions.com/

https://www.instagram.com/saladeditions/

Emiko Davies Apr 11, 2022

Her previous books , Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence (2016), Acquacotta (2017), Tortellini at Midnight (2019) and Torta della Nonna (2021) all highlight regional cuisines of Italy where she settled after studying art conservation.

Emiko’s website has more information about her cookbooks, her blog and some recipes to try out. Her Instagram page is full of fabulous food photos too!

Order Cinnamon and Salt here! It will be released on May 31, 2022 but you can preorder a copy today.

Season III Trailer Feb 27, 2022

Learn more about RISD's Founders Day here

Gráfica Latina Nov 08, 2021

The directory launched earlier this year and highlights artists, historical movements captured in print and a contemporary listing of designers currently practicing. The Gráfica Latina website is beautiful and well worth a look!

This is the end of our second season and we want to hear from you! Click here for a short survey — your feedback will help us shape the upcoming episodes of our show. And remember, you can always reach us at alumni@risd.edu.

Podcast Survey link

Gráfica Latina

https://www.instagram.com/graficalatina_/

Jose and Tatiana are also working to open a printshop with a few other community members in Providence. Learn more about Counterform here.

José’s portfolio site

https://www.instagram.com/atomenendez/

Tatiana’s portfolio site

https://www.instagram.com/tatitag/

Jeff Hannoosh Nov 01, 2021

We talked about Jeff’s journey from RISD to his current role including how he oversees and guides a team of creatives from idea inception to finished product.

Here’s a link to the Light Rods collection from West Elm

See the REI x West Elm collaboration here

@westelm

Lucia Monge Oct 25, 2021

We talked about Lucia’s long running project, Plantón Móvil, a walking parade of plants that ends in the creation of a living greenspace. We also discussed Desbosque: desenterrando señales, a project using real time deforestation data and Unearthing Futures which sent potato seeds into space.

More of Lucia's work here on her website.

Plantón Móvil's homepage.

More about Unearthing Futures, Lucia's collaboration with Xin Liu that sent potato seeds to space.

Here's a link to the project we talked about using deforestation data.

Follow Lucia on Instagram.

Fibra Colectivo on Instagram, the collective that Lucia mentions in her episode.

Yelitsa Jean-Charles Oct 18, 2021

Yelista received the Emerging Leader Award earlier this year, which recognizes alumni who graduated within the past 10 years, who have made significant achievements and contributions to their profession and/or community, think boldly, mindfully and creatively, and have helped to create new fields of study or contributed to fundamental change in their area of practice.

https://healthyrootsdolls.com/

Healthy Roots Dolls on Instagram

Room of Silence

Priya Himatsingka Oct 10, 2021

She has a been a staple at the RISD Craft sales since participating in them as a student. Find more information about the new spring sale at risdcraft.com.

More of Priya’s work below.

https://www.himatsingkacollection.com/

https://www.instagram.com/himatsingkajewelry/

http://phfactorstore.com/

Shepard Fairey Oct 04, 2021

The RISD Limited Editions sale starts this Friday, October 8th. There are 300 of each print available so make sure you’ve got the link. Visit alumni.risd.edu/limited-editions for more information.

Find more of Shepard’s work below.

https://www.instagram.com/obeygiant/

https://obeygiant.com/

Becca Barnet Jul 05, 2021

Becca is the founding partner at Sisal Creative and the studio creates artistic installations and design for clients of all sizes. I talked to Becca about her background in taxidermy which the studio also specializes in. In addition to murals and interiors, she and partner, Kaleigh Hastings, also work in exhibition design.

Becca's personal page

Sisal Create homepage

Making It homepage

Polymode Apr 26, 2021

Their first series of classes focused on “Black Design in America”, highlighting histories and voices that are often overlooked in traditional design education.

More about the BIPOC Design History series:

https://bipocdesignhistory.com/

https://www.instagram.com/bipocdesignhistory/

https://twitter.com/BipocDesign

More about Polymode:

https://www.polymode.studio/

https://www.instagram.com/polymodestudio/

Silas’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siborg81/

Brian’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modernjss/

This is our last episode of our season! We’ve been glad to share these conversations with you and hope you’ve enjoyed listening. Remember you can get in touch with us anytime at alumni@risd.edu, we look forward to hearing from you.

Bob Dilworth Apr 19, 2021

"Silvy T." is 99 x 83 inches and completed in 2021. Bob originally meant to display this canvas before the pandemic but continued to work on it over the course of the last year. See more of Bob’s work here at his gallery, Cade Tompkins Projects in Providence, and follow him on Instagram.

Jill Greenberg Apr 12, 2021

Jill's newest series of paintings will be on display from September 10-24, 2022 at BAU-XI GALLERY in Toronto, Onatario.

Find more of Jill’s work below.

https://www.jillgreenberg.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jill.greenberg/

https://bau-xi.com/collections/jill-greenberg

We talked about NFTs in this episode and the RISD Alumni Association and RISD Parents Association is hosting a great panel discussion on May 5th that’s free and open to the public. Click here for more information and to register.

Rose B. Simpson Apr 05, 2021

We spent most of this episode talking about "Maria", an El Camino that Rose refurbished in 2014. Rose has a major new commission of work on view now through June at SCAD called "Countdown" and is preparing for residencies and two large solo exhibitions this year at the University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM and the Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV.

Roz Chast Mar 29, 2021

Her work is frequently featured in The New Yorker and she has written and illustrated numerous books. Roz is currently represented by the Carol Corey Fine Art gallery. You can see more of her day to day work on her Instagram page and at her website.

Think you recognize the found sound from this week's episode? Comment on the @risdalumni page with your guess!

Angela Guzman Mar 29, 2021

Angela has a long career in Silicon Valley, working at Airbnb, Google and Apple where she co-designed the first set of emoji. She is working on a children's book about that process while continuing to grow and expand Tijiko.

Think you recognize the found sound from this week's episode? Comment on the @risdalumni page with your guess of where on the RISD campus I was!

Introducing Pulling on the Thread Feb 26, 2021

Our first season of Pulling on the Thread will launch on March 29th with our first two episodes and new interviews will be released on Mondays.

Hosted by Lois Harada PR 2010 (drawn above by Suerynn Lee PR 2012).

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