# Weaver House

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Created Comfort: A Conversation with Shenequa Brooks

How does the community that builds us into who we are impact how we create? How can we hold the people we cherish close to us in times like these - and what does it mean to find connections in art and textile language? In this episode of Material Culture, we explore these questions and more with ...

EXPERTS ON EXPERT: David Sedaris

In this episode of Experts on Expert, the Armchair Expert speaks to author and humorist, David Sedaris about behavioral tics, and value of writing without preciousness and his provocative encounters at book signings. David talks about the authors he is inspired by and Dax tells a story about why ...

There's a knock on the door...

This seventh episode features Bill Goldberg, director of the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI). He speaks on the importance of grassroots and domestic peacebuilding, even in Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) own backyard and campus.Goldberg jokes that he “married in” to the Center for Just ...

Good Tension: An Introduction to Material Culture

What does it mean to create? How do art, textiles, and culture connect us by a common thread between people groups, places and time? How can we honor the people who have gone before us in all kinds of making, and help create a better future for artists? In the Material Culture podcast, we are at ...

Interview with Asheville Wedding Caterer: Corey Marino (Catering by Corey)

Corey Marino loves to make people happy with her food - so being a wedding caterer has brought her lots of joy!She has learned that six events a weekend is the magic number for her and her catering team. Listen in to find out more about how she has created one of Asheville's favorite catering co ...

Healing in Community: A Conversation with Bryana Bibbs

How do you develop a practice of art making that feels distinct to you? What does it look like to use fiber art to process and pass through emotions in the wake of trauma? In this episode of Material Culture, we explore these questions and more with weaver and painter Bryana Bibbs. She shares wi ...

On Being: A Culture of Connectedness

How do we connect to the practice of making when we are so disconnected from the origins of materials that make up our daily lives? What would it look like to build authentic relationships with our materials, the people who produce them for us, and the world that makes fiber art possible? How ca ...

Merry and Mindful: A Very Festive Episode on Giving

Happy Holidays from the Material Culture Podcast! In this frenzied season of consumerism and deal after deal, what does it look like to practice generosity while still being mindful? What would it look like to give in a way that values our loved ones, without making it about monetary value, or s ...

Finding your Voice in Saori Weaving with Lisa Shobhana

How do you keep the joy in your creative process? How can you embrace the imperfections of weaving, letting each piece become what it's meant to be, rather than what you will it to be? In this episode of Material Culture, we talk to Saori weaver Lisa Shobhana about her creative process and way o ...

Gratitude, Tradition and Navajo Churro Wool with Nikyle Begay

Have you ever thought about where wool first starts off - the sheep itself? In this episode of Material Culture, we talk to Navajo shepherd and weaver Nikyle Begay to hear all about not only the process of raising sheep and processing wool - but also the deep spiritual connotations that it has w ...