S3E5: The Spectacular

In this, our second bonus episode for Season 3, we take you behind the scenes of the Crafting Communities project. Join us to learn how crafting has helped us both build a community and deepen our knowledge of nineteenth-century material culture. Hosted by Vanessa Warne With Guests Andrea Korda, Rebekah Stretch, Jacqueline Kublik, Jocelyn Diemer, Priscilla Adebanji, Lucie von Schilling, Kalea Furmanek-Raposo, Jane Nederlof, and Mary Elizabeth Leighton Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!

In this, our first of two bonus episodes, we invite you to think alongside some gifted educators about how making and material culture enrich teaching and learning. Hosted by Vanessa Warne, Jessie Krahn, and Natalie LoVetri With Guests Leith Davis, Tommy Mayberry, and Claire Battershill Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!

Embracing the spectacular, this episode explores the material histories of a spectral substance, a stolen diamond, and an awe-inspiring fire. Hosted by Vanessa Warne and Jessie Krahn With Guests Christopher Keep, Amanda Shubert, and Anne Sullivan Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!

From Australia to Canada to Spain, this episode explores connections between migration, place, and material history. Hosted by Vanessa Warne, Jessie Krahn, and Anne Hung With Guests Veronica Alfano, Christine Olson, and Allison Fizzard Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!

This episode features conversations with three talented people whose modern-day creations shine a light on nineteenth-century material culture. Prepare to be inspired by them to make a cheese tart, a textile, or a storytelling machine. Hosted by Vanessa Warne With Guests Charlene Van Buekenhout, Drew McKevitt, and Elly McCausland Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!

In this episode, we explore both the Victorian-era origins of many museums and the complicated cultural work done by and in museum spaces. Hosted by Vanessa Warne, Anne Hung, and Jessie Krahn With Guests Julie Hollenbach, Amy Woodson-Boulton, and Nicola Watson Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!

We begin Season 3 of Victorian Samplings with three conversations surrounding the material and cultural history of machines, from microscopes to machine guns. With Guests Meegan Kennedy, Richard Menke, and Jason Camlot Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!

In this episode, we continue our exploration of nineteenth-century material culture but we're shaking things up to celebrate the end of Season Two. Listen to hear our hosts share conversations on topics of special interest to them. With Guests Pamela Gilbert, Graham McMonagle, and Sarah Bull Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!

In this episode, we consider drawn and painted images, crafted three-dimensional objects, and, in a first for our podcast, a poem inspired by a work of visual art. With Guests Danielle Skeehan, Shijia Yu, Kylee-Anne Hingston, and Caley Ehnes Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!

Reproduction raises questions about materials and methods, and also about originality and fidelity. In this episode, we explore an initiative to recreate a set of historical samplers damaged by water, how tracing paper featured in the work of Gottfried Semper, and a beadwork artist’s plans to recreate a family heirloom. With Guests Andrea Reichert, Elena Chestnova, and Cynthia Boehm Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!