Episode 4: Weaving Community (with Mary Zicafoose)
Discuss tapestries and symbolism with Mary Zicafoose, whose powerful, graphical tapestries have been displayed all over the world, hear an audio essay about warping a Navajo loom from talented Texas weaver Marni Harang, and finally, contemplate handweaving community.
Reference Links (mentioned during the show)
Musical Guests
Download Episode 4: Weaving Community (with Mary Zicafoose)
Reference Links (mentioned during the show)
- Mary Zicafoose --Textile Artist, Ikat and Slit Tapestry Weaver
- Olympia Weavers Guild
- Seattle Weavers’ Guild
- Red Tent Bellydance (Airmid's dance troupe)
Musical Guests
- "Wake the Dragon," Dragon Ritual Drummers
- "Brrds and Bugs," Lunar Drive, Here at Black Mesa
- "You Gotta Know Who You're Friends Are," Blue Number Nine, On a Shoestring
- "Along the Navajo Trail," Straw Into Gold, Many Moons
Download Episode 4: Weaving Community (with Mary Zicafoose)
posted by Syne Mitchell at 9:39 PM
11 Comments:
I listened to episode 4 this afternoon while peeling potatoes and carrots for dinner. I think it is one of your best shows yet. Although I am not a weaver, I found the interview with Mary Zicafoose particularly inspiring.
Sandy:
What a kind thing to say, thank you! Mary Zicafoose was amazingly inspiring, and I'm not a tapestry weaver. I just love her take on art and process.
--Syne
P.S. For those who noticed that the donation button was adding a $1.59 shipping charge, that's been fixed. Paypal for some reason defaulted to "charge shipping" and I didn't know that. It's turned off now.
Great episode! You're so right about the weaving and spinning community being friendly and welcoming.
Oh, and PayPal is still adding the $1.59 as of a couple of minutes ago. But, that's okay -- I'm sure it will cover a couple KB worth of downloading bandwidth :)
Looking forward to future episodes!
Nancy:
Argh! Bad Paypal. Baaad Paypal! I will investigate this further with Paypal support and my podcasterly buddies.
Until then, please either set the shipping to zero or, if that's not possible, decrease your donation by $1.59.
Thanks for letting me know this is still an issue.
--Syne
Great job, once again!
I am a knitter, and (as I've said before) you've got me thinking about weaving. I'm considering an inexpensive but not too "prehistoric" way to try it out, and I've been looking at an Ashford Knitter's Loom. Do you have any thoughts on that particular loom, or any other in that price range that might be more appropriate?
Hi Syne,
Thanks for the bellydance class story. I used to do the same thing in yoga. YOGA! Is there anything more un-yoga-like? I still have to fight myself with that sometimes. I don't think it's criticism of others so much as holding myself to a ridiculously (impossibly) high standard, as if the only way to justify my activities is to be the best at them.
Anyway, I really appreciated all you (and Mary Zicafoose) had to say about honoring the art by doing the best work you can. Thanks.
Faith:
Thanks for the kind comments. I haven't yet tried the knitter's loom. But, since the Ashford U.S. distributor is only about 40 miles away, they've offered to loan me one to review for the show. So hopefully soon I'll have a better answer.
Susan:
Thanks for the funny story about Yoga. And for the great quote: "holding myself to a ridiculously (impossibly) high standard, as if the only way to justify my activities is to be the best at them."
I think there's a message in there for me. :>
All best,
-Syne
Syne - your interview with Mary Zicafoose was incredibly inspiring - I loved it. So much infact that I went and warped the table loom that I have studiously ignored for a year. My first ever weaving!! And isnt it fun! Thank you so much, from Julie
I still need to listen to episode 4, but I just wanted to tell you how much I love the blog. About 2 years ago I picked up knitting again, last year I started spinning, and I think I'll be starting weavign now! Living in Belgium it's not easy to find someone to teach me or to take classes, so I'm thinking of signing up for adult classes. that's 3 year, 2 nights a week, but I'll end up with a diplome of handweaver! I'll learn everything very thoroughly, and I'm already looking forward to it! Also, good thing I'm living just next to the Netherlands so getting a Louët dilivered here won't be much of a problem.
So dear, you got me hooked!!! :D
Lots of love and good luck with the podcast, keep going!!
Syne,
As usual this episode inspired me to go back to my loom, and all the piled up materials, to really get started on my first project on my floor loom. But I have to say, as a veteran of many women's groups over the past 30 years, that I am reluctant to characterize fiberwomen's groups quite as idealistically as you did. But first, let me say, that the women I have met in knitting, spinning and weaving activities and groups have really been wonderful to me. But there are also participants who sneer at others' choices of fibers or colors, tell new knitters they are "doing it wrong," claim there is one and only one way of doing something right (and -- just imagine -- it is always their way that is right!), and somehow have to confirm their own worth by comparing themselves to others. I can fend them off, but have seen other newbies intimidated and discouraged this way. That said, such groups have been a largely positive experience in my life.
Rob
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