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    Cut the Craft

    Have you ever looked at potters smiling from their booth at the farmers’ market and wondered: “what’s their deal?” Have you ever considered whose hands are behind the wooden chair you’re sitting on? How about those fancy kitchen knives you admire?

    Cut the Craft is a podcast that brings stories of handcraft and its makers to you. Perhaps you are a craftsperson looking for a fresh perspective, or a newcomer to handmade things; no matter your starting point, your hosts Amy Umbel and Brien Beidler are here to cut the craft.

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    Episode 032: David Clemons Aug 10, 2021
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    Episode Recorded June 21, 2021.

    David Harper Clemons points to how his relationship with materials can be the springboard for work and how he’s drawn to the broad spectrum of physicality in metalwork. He shares his thoughts on mass production and how that relates to the economics of studio craft. David also elaborates on themes like social/cultural commentary, how last summer’s events tie into his personal experience, and that he now feels as if he has a visual vocabulary to create work based on the uprisings of the past year.

    To find more of David’s work visit his website www.davidharperclemons.com, and Instagram @harperclemons. His work is also in Day in the life Gallery, Penland Gallery, Esse Purse Museum, Yale Craft Collection, Ornamental Metal Museum and UT Austin.

    David’s craft crushes: Andy Cooperman, Helen Shirk, Fred Wilson, Martin Puryear, Hank WIllis Thomas.

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    Episode 031: Elizabeth Brim Jul 19, 2021
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    Episode Recorded June 2, 2021.

    Elizabeth Brim has an illustrious Artist Blacksmithing career that matches her colorful personality. She’s well known for turning the blacksmithing world on it’s head with her steel womenswear. She popularized a technique of using compressed air to make pillows out of steel and she also played an instrumental role in rebuilding Penland Craft School’s Iron program. Elizabeth has been an important part of challenging the established notion of who a blacksmith can be and what they do...and it’s much more than shoeing horses.

    To find more of Elizabeth’s work visit her website www.elizabethbrim.com, and Instagram @halfroundbastard

    Elizabeth’s craft crushes: Disciplined Blacksmiths, Warren Holzman

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    Episode 030: Porfirio Gutiérrez Jul 05, 2021
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    Episode Recorded May 4, 2021.

    Porfirio Gutiérrez is a Zapotec textile artist specializing in natural dyes. He uses insects, plants and fruits to create dye for the textiles he creates in his studios in California and Oaxaca. He grew up in a family where the knowledge of medicinal plants and textile/dyeing crafts were part of his life, and Porfirio’s journey of re-discovering his passion of honoring the tradition, knowledge and ancestral heritage of his craft is an important part of his work. He is interested in sharing his own personal expression that is informed by his Zapotec cultural heritage to create something built upon a solid foundation.

    To find more of Porfirio’s work visit his website www.porfiriogutierrez.com, and Instagram @porfirio_gutierrez_studio or find him in Ventura, California in the Bell Arts Factory.

    Porfirio’s craft crushes: His parents, and Aboubakar Fofana.

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    Episode 029: Roy Underhill Jun 21, 2021
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    Episode Recorded April 17, 2021.

    Woodworking enthusiast Roy Underhill sits down with us to share his experience teaching students and his belief that both hand skills and materials shape us in a profound way. Roy teaches students both in person, online, and for 37 years on the popular PBS television show “The Woodwright’s Shop.” Through those outlets Roy has shared his passion for hand tool woodworking and loves contributing to questions and knowledge surrounding woodworking and its history.

    To find Roy, walk through the City Tap bar in Pittsboro, NC and into The Woodwrights School. He also teaches online for students who can’t come to North Carolina. Roys television show, The Woodwrights Shop has 37 seasons of episodes where you can access the history of American woodworking and Roy’s career as a teacher.

    Roy’s craft crushes: Are folks who both sell their work and teach, and anyone who can restore our faith in humanity.

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    Episode 028: Jeffrey Hart Jun 07, 2021
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    Episode Recorded April 5th 2021.

    This episode is one half of a dual interview with Jeffrey Hart, aka Jeffrey the Natural Builder, of the Building Sustainability Podcast (link below). Be sure to check out his podcast to hear his interview of us, as well as a multitude of other great conversations with designers, builders, makers, dreamers and doers relating to sustainability within the built environment.
    Jeffrey Hart is a natural builder and fellow podcaster in the UK. He specializes in using natural materials to build healthy homes for people and the earth. In this interview we touch on some of the general history of materials and buildings and how they’ve changed overtime. Jeffrey also talks about the building ethos he’s settled on, and how to look at local materials and use them in our own building vernacular.

    To find more of Jeffrey’s work check out his podcast: Building Sustainability, website: www.jeffreythenaturalbuilder.com, and find him on Instagram @jeffreythenaturalbuilder

    Jeffrey’s craft crushes: Emma Appleton and John Mullaney

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    Episode 027: Nancy Hiller May 24, 2021
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    Recorded March 29, 2021.

    A staple to cabinetry work, Nancy Hiller sits down with us to illuminate the intricacies of different tuna fish sandwich recipes. Jokes aside, during the course of her woodworking career, Nancy has come to recognize the importance of efficiency in her business, and also how writing is part of what keeps her happy. In spite of her intimidatingly incredible work, Nancy’s dry sense of humor makes it easy to connect on a personal level and her mission of educating the public to rethink what we value shines through in this episode.

    To find more of Nancy’s work check out her website www.nrhillerdesign.com and find her on Instagram @nrhiller

    Nancy’s craft crushes are: Freddy Roman, Christopher Schwartz, and Megan Fitzpatrick

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    Episode 026: Corey Alston May 11, 2021
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    Recorded March 23rd 2021.

    In this information-packed interview, Sweetgrass basket maker Corey Alston takes us through the history of basket making in Gullah culture. Corey relates how the tragic history of African enslavement is inextricably rooted to his story as a maker and how his work is directly influenced by Gullah culture. Harvesting his materials by hand is important to him as he navigates the diminishing availability of wild sweetgrass in his area that was once a much more procurable material. But even within that dynamic, he tenaciously gives back to other weavers within the sweetgrass weaving community when able.

    To find more of Corey’s work check him out on Facebook: Corey Alston Gullah Sweetgrass Baskets, find him on Instagram @corey_alston_sweetgrass, email him corey.alston@comcast.net, or call him 843-442-1855.

    Corey’s craft crushes are: Sweetgrass elders and the ancestors who passed down the skills and knowledge of weaving, and Barack Obama.

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    Episode 025: Bill Oyster Apr 26, 2021
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    Recorded March 8th 2021.

    Incredibly talented Bill Oyster guides us through the twists and turns of his path toward making bamboo fly-fishing rods. After realizing his love of crafting fly rods he quickly had a huge waitlist and took a deep dive into engraving them. Bill also elaborates on the history of fly-rod making, and his own love of participating in nature through fishing. He’s inspired by students who are passionate and motivated to make fly roads and the staff of Oyster Bamboo who make it all possible!

    To find more of Bill's work check out his website https://oysterflyrods.com/ or find him on Instagram @oysterbamboo

    Bill’s craft crushes are motivated, passionate students!

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    Episode 024: Danielle Rose Byrd Apr 12, 2021
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    Recorded February 22, 2021.

    Woodcarver Danielle Rose Byrd started out making things with anything she could get her hands on. Her ingenuity has continued to influence her work as she starts to include different materials into her practice. Danielle is particularly interested in conceptual woodworking and its interplay with function. She makes bowls that are unique, beg to be interacted with, and enjoys the challenge of wood as a material. In the hope of demystifying and consolidating the techniques she’s learned as a bowl carver, Danielle has written a book called, “The Handcarved Bowl," available now!

    To find more of Danielle's work check out her website https://www.daniellerosebyrd.com/ and find her on Instagram @danielle_rose_byrd. Her new book, The Hand Carved Bowl, can be purchased here.
    Danielle’s craft crushes are: Siosi, Rusted Pulchritude, Amy Umbel, Aspen Golan, Annie Meyer, Julian Watts, Mattie Hinkley, Sarah Watlington, Angela Robins, Allison Samuels, Sarah Marriage, Peter Galbert, Jojo Wood, Vince Skelly, Sophie Sellu, Annie Evelyn, Alison Crowther, Philip Walker, Enrique Olivera, Amy Arnold and Kelsey Sauber Olds, Luke Fuller, William Coggin, The Haas Brothers, Donté Hayes, Malene Barnett, Elizabeth Catlett, Allison Baker
    And as mentioned at the end of the credits, to learn more about the origins of the printing press with moveable metal type in Korea, here's a great place to start!

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    Episode 023: Radha Pandey Mar 29, 2021
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    Recorded February 15, 2021.

    Papermaker and book artist Radha Pandey gives us an in-depth view into the history of papermaking, starting in China, Korea and Japan, and it’s subsequent migration to India and Europe. She tells us why she’s so interested in our collective relationship with nature, and how her childhood fostered observation of the environment. Radha shares her upcoming work, which focuses on how the perception of many plants “worth” shifted during the British occupation of India.

    To find more of Radha's work check out her website https://www.radhapandey.com/ and find her on Instagram @pandey.radha.

    Radha’s craft crushes are: Asao Shimura, and Andy Goldsworthy


    Banner Photo Credit: Aimee Lee (from Episode 14!!)

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