Watch Working Knowledge #47 with Ann Chikahisa of Chikahisa Studio 

Topics include- The Talisman Collection, proprietary bronze allows, casting, supportive community, trade shows, wholesale, going live, online marketing, the importance of analytics and data, sticking with it, trusting yourself, taking baby steps and creating jewelry collections.

Quote- "We need to trust ourselves, to find our voice and to stick with it"

Ann chose a song by Khurangbin for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.

Where to Find Ann:
Instagram: @chikahisastudio
Facebook: @chikahisastudio
Website: chikahisastudio.com
Email: help@chikahisastudio.com

Some Of The Things We Talked About:
The Talisman Collection
NYNow

Watch Working Knowledge #46 Zan Barnes

Our topics include- Craft legacy, soda firing, tight wheel throwing, retail, creative exploration, @craftguild , being an art show kid, knowing the business, building our websites, leaning in to your community, Kickstarter, form and pattern and so much more.

Quote- " When potters say I have a ton of ________, we mean it literally" 

Zan chose the song "The Pavilion" by Coheed and Cambria for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.

Where to Find Zan:
Instagram: @zanbarnespottery
Facebook: @zanbarnespottery
Website: zanbarnes.com
Email: zan@zanbarnes.com

Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Riverwood Pottery
John C Campbell Folk School
Western NC Pottery Festival

Watch Working Knowledge #45 with Sasha Bakaric 

Join us as we talk about being a potter vs. ceramic artist, the NC clay tradition, second careers, mathematics, microorganisms, glazes, Frank Art Gallery, finding legitimacy as an artist, Croatia, the Croatian War of Independence and communicating with our hands.

Sasha chose the song "Heaven or Las Vegas" by the Cocteau Twins for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.

Where to Find Sasha:
Instagram: @sashabakaric
Facebook: @SashaCeramics
Website: sashaceramics.com
Email: sashabakaric@gmail.com

Some Of The Things We Talked About:
FRANK
Croatian War of Independence

Mycobacterium vaccae

Watch Working Knowledge #44 with Kristin Schoonover, Potter

Join us as Kristin and I talk about being maker mamas, craft guilds, hard questions, work evolutions, body of work, white clay and colored slip, having a studio that is open to the public and creating a business model that works for you.

Kristin chose the song “Hold On" by Wilson Phillips for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.

Where to Find Kristin:
Instagram: @krisbenyopottery
Facebook: @BenyoPottery
Website: krisbenyopottery.com
Email: krisbenyo@hotmail.com

Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Pottery Making Illustrated Article
Harlem Wizards
Southern Highlands Craft Guild

Watch Working Knowledge #43 with Katy V. Meehan

Join us as Katy and I talk about branding and marketing, graphic design, illustration, built in limitations, creative income, connecting, identity, legitimacy, self-promotion, markers, Lynda Barry, craft and getting a hobby.

Quote of the day “ Legitimacy is a construct we write for ourselves”

Katy chose the song “Get a Job" by The Silhouettes for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.

Where to Find Katy:
Instagram: @katyvmeehan
Website: linktr.ee/katyvmeehan

Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Cartoonist- Lynda Barry
ECU School of Art
Self-promotion: the act of furthering one's own growth, advancement, or prosperity

Watch Working Knowledge #42 Tina Curry, Clay and Bronze Sculpture Artist

Join us as Tina and I talk about ceramic sculpture, hand building, animal personalities, barrel firing, marketing, Kevlar, conduction, rake firing, goal setting and giving space and time to our creative process.

Tina chose the song “Sugar" by Maroon 5 for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.

Where to Find Tina:
Instagram: @tinasculptress
Website: curryoriginals.com
Email: tina7570@gmail.com

Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Carlos Jones Photography
Community School of the Arts
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Watch Working Knowledge #41 with Danielle James

Join us as we talk about neon, ethical metalsmiths, apprenticeships, endangered craft, classic glass, leaded glass, movies, empathy, Erin Younge, Emerge at PItt County Arts,  The Echo Project and “being a famous artist”.

Danielle chose the song “Best Life!” by Cheekface! for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.

Where to Find Danielle:
Instagram: @d_j_neon @hex.neon @neon_zoetrope
Website: hexneon.com
Email: djneonart@gmail.com

Some Of The Things We Talked About:

Rag and Bone Exhibition

Eureka Springs School of the Arts
The Echo Project

Quote- "making is an addiction" - Bob Ebendorf

Watch Working Knowledge #40 with Erin Castellan, Artist 

Erin and Erica talk about textiles, “legitimate” careers, freedom of expression, personal vs. public work, wonder, your creative signature , exploration and the amazing @laranguyen00

Erin chose the song “Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for our Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify. Check it out to hear this and all of the songs suggested by my guests.

Where to Find Erin:
Instagram: @erincastellan_studio and @erineleanor_knitwear
Website: erinecastellan.com 

Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Lara Nguyen
Warren Wilson College
Anthropocene Reviewed (podcast)- "Capacity for Wonder and Sunsets"

Watch Working Knowledge #39 with Adam Whitney 

Join us as Adam and I talk about Penland School of Crafts, Raising and Forming, Chasing and Repousse, teaching, metalsmithing, a methodical approach, being nimble, travel, putting yourself out there, flexibility, exhibitions , astronauts and so much more.Adam is currently listening to Peter F. Hamilton's The Salvation Sequence 

Where to Find Adam:
Instagram: @awmetalsmith
Website: aw-metalsmith.com 
Email: adam@awmetalsmith.com 

Some Of The Things We Talked About:
Penland School of Crafts
Train to Shimla
Metalwerx Spring Symposium

Working Knowledge #38- episode link- Part 1 and Part 2

Join us as Linda and I talk about art school, architecture, passion, metalsmithing, distilling inspiration, the rabbit wheel, booth set-up amnesia, mediation, Being a jeweler, deadlines , craft fairs and much more!

Linda's song- Philosophize In it! Chemicalize With It! by Kishi Bashi

Working Knowledge Playlist on Spotify

Where to find Linda:
Instagram: linda_azar
Facebook: Linda Azar
Website: www.lindaazarmetalsmith.com
Email: linda@lindaazarmetalsmith.com

Linda's favorite podcasts while working
Comedy Bang Bang
Threedom
Big Grande Teachers Lounge

Other stuff we talked about:
Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Weaverville Art Safari