Complementary Crafts with Patrick Shoemaker

Join us for the Season 3 finale of THE AGGREGATE as we head to Canelo, Arizona and connect with @athenasteen -   The lively chat details the events that led to the creation of the Canelo Project and the mantras that continue to perpetuate life's important messages.SHOW NOTES:caneloproject.com

Join us as we head to Athens for Season 3, Episode 24 for a chat with Civil Engineer Nikiforos Meimaroglou of @_boulouki_. "A gaggle in Greece" details the collective and powerful work that's being carried out by a group of passionate architects, designers, makers, and scientists that aim to preserve their countries decaying traditional building knowledge.SHOW NOTES:https://boulouki.org/

Click into Montana this week for Season 3, Episode 23 - "Moo Cow, and other Fun Stuff" with our own @Carlzoch and guest Ben Canales @Bcstartrail - The chat details the serendipitous life events that led these two world-class filmmakers to see a new light amongst a once-shuttered plaster industry.  We chat global travels, design with @sustain_home_ , and the importance of community.SHOW NOTES:carlzoch.comsustaininteriors.com

Swing into England this week for Season 3, Episode 22 - "The ups and downs of Highlife Rope Access." The chat with Steve Hogarth of @highlife_rope_access reminds us to live while we're young.  And more importantly, it strengthens the trust in the process that one day you too may be lucky enough to find yourself climbing through a career that celebrates both craft and heritage.SHOW NOTES:https://www.highliferopeaccess.com/

Travel to Texas with us as we catch up with Angel Lopez from @lime_burned in Season 3, Episode 21.  "Everyone's Gonna Be Talking About It" details the arc of plaster that's occurred in Angel's life, and the epiphany that led him to the creation of a new platform that will change our industry forever.SHOW NOTES:https://m.youtube.com/shorts/QHk8hMQ2td0

Travel to Boston with us as we catch up with Renan Costa of @royal.luxurywalls in Season 3-Episode 20. "A quick turnaround" details Renan's Brazilian roots, and the ways in which he's streamlined a unique mindset into a plaster reality that's cut upon leadership, inspiration, and determination.SHOW NOTES:royalvenetianplaster.com

Travel to Mallorca this week with us as we lock in for a conversation with Juan Pallicer Saballs of @stukat.co.uk - "Time as a Teacher" highlights Juan's 30 years of experience in microcements, plasters, and liquid metals, as well as his innate desire to travel the world to spread knowledge of the craft.SHOW NOTES:https://www.microcementcompany.com/https://microestil.com.au/https://www.liquidmetalfx.com/https://cadoroplaster.com/

Tap in with us this week as we head to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and connect with Becky Parfitt Reighard of @pointandplaster - "My hand has been forced" covers Becky's early life struggles,, and the circumstances that led her out of a life of darkness and into the light, where she now makes a solid living preserving historic homes in her area.SHOW NOTES:pointandplaster.com

Drop into New York City this week with us as we chat with Patrick Shoemaker of @nycdecorativearts - Learn about his fine art background, and the synergy that exists when one skillset informs another.SHOW NOTES:https://www.thesuperstrata.com/artisans/patrick-shoemaker

Hop across the pond with us this week as we check in with plaster superstar @mary.plaster.mouldings.direct  in England- "A day in the fibrous life"- with Mary Havana-Little chronicles the fostering of her family's craft, and the dedication required to produce high-end results in the workshop and on-site.  Laugh along as we discuss the ancient art of plaster, and exactly how she's leveraged years of experience to become an industry sensation.SHOW NOTES:https://www.plastermouldingsdirect.co.uk/