Archives: Podcasts

“If I were to summarize myself in a list of textures it would read like this: hand-scraped wood, natural linen, cotton, velvet, leather, and lace.” It’s been so long since I first began following Alisha on facebook and Instagram I am not sure how I found her, but I know what drew me in: her words and images. Alisha’s photographs are quiet, evocative, brimming with the feeling or emotion she has just captured in her lens, but don’t lose sight that she is, at heart, … View Post

I first met Karen at Squam and was dazzled by the attention to detail she put into her table at the Squam Art Fair. Every single placement of scissors, bags, yarn and notions reflected careful thought and intention. As I continue to follow Karen over the years on her utterly gorgeous blog FRINGE ASSOCIATION, I can see that night at the fair was the norm. Whatever Karen does, she does it with impeccable, unerring taste, style and vision. Honestly, her posts are so full of … View Post

After years in a most fabulous job with The Color Association, Karyn Valino left NYC and returned home to Toronto. Her dream was to set up a maker/space and in 2007 she opened the doors to the workroom. the workroom is a source of pure inspiraiton as is Karyn. Honestly, I am so not kidding that she is lucky I do not live in Toronto — I would TOTALLY stalk her. (of course, I do follow her on IG and fb and cannot possibly believe … View Post

oh my gosh! Yesterday, Clara heard the happy news that KNITLANDIA, her fifth book, just landed on the New York Times Bestseller list in the TRAVEL section. I just wrote a big long post about this over on the blog that you can read– but I encourage you to just jump in and listen as Clara shares what it was like to do this cross-country book launch, affectionately dubbed the “we need more chairs” tour!

“I didn’t think I was so creative . .” – Helen Stewart CRAZY, right? One of the best things to come out of this podcast experience for me is getting the chance to learn so much more about people I thought I knew. Case in point, Helen Stewart. I first met Helen several years ago when she came to Squam and she was the one who introduced me to podcasts when she invited me to participate in hers: CURIOUS HANDMADE, episode 31 She put me … View Post