SEAMSIDE: Exploring the Inner Work of Textiles
ZAK FOSTER
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SEAMSIDE host Zak Foster explores the inner work of textiles with various textile artists. In each episode, we seek to understand how working with fabric helps make us more human.
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MOVING FORWARD
You're approaching the end of a year of focused creative development—not an ending, but a transition into something new. This meditation helps you recognize what you've cultivated over time,…
SOLITUDE-COMMUNITY RHYTHM
Creative work requires two movements: going inward into solitude and reaching outward into community. Neither is better than the other—what matters is learning to sense which one you need in the…
WITNESS YOUR WORK
What does it mean to document our work in witnessing mode rather than performative mode? This meditation helps you practice being a witness of your own process—noticing your choices, responses to…
HOLDING QUESTIONS
Some questions close quickly—you answer them and move on. But other questions open outward, revealing more complexity and interest the longer you explore them. This meditation helps you identify…
MANY LAYERS MAKE A STORY
When we encounter textile work—especially quilts—we often perceive multiple stories at once: what the maker stitched into the surface, what materials they chose, what techniques they used, and maybe…
DIALOGUING WITH OUR WORK
When you write in a journal, you often discover what you think by seeing your thoughts on paper. Making works the same way—your hands think through materials, and you discover what you know by seeing…
WHAT KEEPS SHOWING UP
Your visual language isn't something you need to invent or discover hidden deep within yourself—it's already emerging in the choices you make each time you create. This meditation guides you through…
NOTICING EVERYWHERE
Creative inspiration isn't scarce, requiring special trips or perfect conditions—it's abundant, hiding in plain sight. This meditation helps you expand your attention to notice inspiration in places…
FAILURE AS DATA
What if you approached your creative work like a scientist approaches experiments—with genuine curiosity rather than pressure? This meditation helps you shift to a "What happens if...?" mindset.…
BODY AS GUIDE
Our bodies have so much to tell us—where we hold tension, what hurts after hours of making, what feels tight or soft. This meditation guides you through a gentle full-body scan, not to fix problems,…
OPEN TRADITION
Making with textiles connects you to something vast—humans across every culture and century have worked with fiber and fabric. You don't join this tradition by having a long line of quilting…
YOU BELONG HERE
This guided mediation is a part of WONDER YEAR, a year-long exploration in building and sustaining our creative practice.We’ll be moving through it together in real-time on the NOOK with live…
Welcome to WONDER YEAR [Updated]
This guided mediation is a part of WONDER YEAR, a year-long exploration in building and sustaining our creative practice. We’ll be moving through it together in real-time on the NOOK with live…
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Breaking Through Family Mythology
This episode offers a raw and honest examination of how family history research can reveal both inspiring stories and difficult truths about our past. My journey from discovering less-than-perfect…
SOUTHERN WHITE AMNESIA: Artist’s Talk
Step inside a packed gallery at the Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum where I share the stories behind my SOUTHERN WHITE AMNESIA collection.This isn't a high-polish artist talk—it's a raw,…
LORDAMERCY has it been 12 months already
Just a note to let you know I haven’t forgot about you <3 the SEAMSIDE sabbatical needed to be a little longer than I expect, but it’s coming back soon! Listen to hear what all I’ve been up to the…
HUDDLE FONTANA
In this special episode of SEAMSIDE, you'll hear reflections from a variety of community members who found connection, creative renewal, and unexpected insights while stitching side by side at our…
HEIDI AT THE PFISTER: PART 2
Textile artist Heidi Parkes reflects on her transformative 13-month residency at Milwaukee's historic Pfister Hotel, discussing how the experience deepened her artistic practice, expanded her…
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN POWER OBJECTS with Demetri Broxton
I felt an immediate resonance when Demetri’s work first popped up on my screen. Here were these meticulous, vibrant prints of vintage photographs of ancestors, bedazzled in sequins and beads and…
BACKSTITCH with Judy Martin
The last time Judy Martin and I caught up was about a year ago. At the point in time, she was just starting Your Fragile Life, a quilt project that she just wrapped up in recent weeks. If you haven’t…
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SEAMSIDE: Exploring the Inner Work of Textiles has published 96 episodes since December 2021, covering topics in Arts, Crafts.
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