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Crafting a Revolution

A maker is someone who has a passion for creating something where formerly there was nothing. Making and being creative may be their full time job, a part-time hustle, or a hobby that brings them joy. Every week I will bring you two interviews of female and nonbinary makers of all kinds from all over the world.

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01:03:23

Episode 192 - Charlotte Smith, at Charlotte's house

Crafting a Revolution ·

2021/08/27

Charlotte is a wife, mom of 5, designer and DIYer, fixing up her 100 year old house. She loves color, flea markets and a little mess. She says she spends her days writing, painting, sanding, laughing and negotiating with her 5 kids. Besides running her blog and providing lots of bold and beautiful inspiration, Charlotte has also made appearances on several tv shows such as Flea Market Flip and Rachel and many more. You can find and follow along with Charlotte on her Blog and Instagram.

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Episode 191 - Julia Harrison

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2021/08/25

Julia has been making things for longer than she can remember, and her parents have the archival evidence to prove it. Announcing that she needed some privacy, she would shut the door to her room and spend silent hours hunched over whatever tools and materials she could get her hands on, trying to figure everything out. Even after decades of doing it, transforming an idea into reality is still a powerful experience for Julia, a kind of alchemy. And though she still spends a lot of time alone in a

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Episode 190 - Aylin Ozdemir

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2021/08/20

Aylin is 24 and from Austria. She is currently a multimedia student, graduating in September. Multimedia and animation is a change from starting out in fashion design. Which is a change from taking woodworking all through junior high and high school. I think it is safe to say that Aylin is a maker through and through. Since her school work now is so focused on computer work, she has taken to experimenting with macrame as a means to express herself in a physical manner. You can find and follow along

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Episode 189 - Tamara Harding, Mara Made Designs

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2021/08/18

After years of working in the corporate world, Tamara Harding decided to delve into her creative talents. The inspiring Jamaican creator brought together her love of working with tools, design, and helping the environment to launch the furniture line Mara Made Designs. Her organic and fascinating pieces are all made from salvaged wood which Harding "brings back to life" with the utmost elegance. Her motto, "no wood left behind" has also pushed her to create wearable art, such as necklaces and

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Episode 188 - Briana Trujillo

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2021/08/13

Bi-national artist, Briana Trujillo, moves between two places: the United States and Mexico. She is inspired by life in both places where people migrate constantly. Her work embraces traditional fine woodworking skills but is infused with a creative and sculptural impulse. Traveling frequently between the two countries, she draws inspiration from contrasting elements of the routine created by both nations, blending geometric styles and tones into something aesthetically stimulating to engage her

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Episode 187 - Kellie of Sally Forth Supply Company

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2021/08/11

One evening Kellie was in need of a bow tie for a special event and decided to design and make her own. Out of pure insanity - and a love for autonomy - she continues to design and create handmade bags, wallets, aprons, ties and other accessories including a handmade all natural fabric wax that is available in retail stores nationwide. Kellie intentionally created a business that doesn't cater to gender, it caters to people. You can find and follow along with Kellie on Instagram and her

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01:11:31

Episode 186 - Phoebe Kuo

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2021/08/05

Phoebe is a studio woodworker from San Francisco, CA, currently based in Evanston, IL, who makes site-specific sculpture using traditional furniture making techniques. She was born in California to Taiwanese-American mathematicians, and grew up navigating hybrid identities. She continues to explore hybrid identities as a queer artist of color. You can find Phoebe and follow along with her on Instagram and her Website.

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01:09:41

Episode 185 - Pottery by Osa Atoe

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2021/08/04

Pottery by Osa grew out of her kitchen in New Orleans in 2015 and has since expanded to a full sized studio space at her home in Florida. She took her first pottery class at the age of 34 after playing in various punk bands for about 15 years. Punk isn't about longevity or technique, it's about urgency and primal expression. Being in bands and making zines helped her build the confidence to share her creative projects with others without worrying if they were good enough. By the time Osa discovered

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01:05:45

Episode 184 - Tamara Robertson

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2021/07/30

Prior to joining the mainstream maker movement, Tamara spent a decade in corporate engineering where she was pivotal in creating Women in Leadership mentorship programs. During this time she noted a lack of women so in 2015, she transitioned full time to outreach in hopes of inspiring more young women to pursue S.T.E.M. careers. It was during this time that she was given the opportunity to battle it out for a chance to join the Mythbusters legacy where her lifetime as a tinkerer and collector of

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Episode 183 - Joyce Lin

Crafting a Revolution ·

2021/07/28

Joyce Lin is an artist and designer passionate about making furniture and sculptural objects that deconstruct material, form, and the ever-shifting relationship between humans and their environment. Joyce currently lives and works in Houston, TX and was a 2019 artist in residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. You can follow along with Joyce's work on Instagram and her Website.

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Episode 182 - Sandy of Ellee Home

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2021/07/23

Sandy has enjoyed design and making her spaces her own for as long as she can remember. She started Ellee Home with a vision to build a small and mighty community for real people in their real lives. She creates spaces, objects and content to inspire that community with all things home and decor, lifestyle, and anything they are up for talking about. You can Sandy on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and her Website.

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Episode 181 - Trustina of Gourds by Fafa

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2021/07/21

Gourd bowls are an integral part of the culture of the people of the Northern region of Ghana, where Trustina comes from. They are used to serve anything from refreshing water to palm wine. In her work, she views each gourd as a face or a body, taking note of its natural shape, blemishes etc. Trustina then assumes the role of a make-up artist, emphasizing the beauty that already exists through techniques like dyeing, highlighting, shadowing, trimming, carving and impressing. Slowly, the design

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Episode 180 - Karoline Hinz

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2021/07/16

Karoline is a passionate prop maker working in Berlin, Germany. She started with an apprenticeship position at Deutsche Oper Berlin. Where she had the chance to produce various sculptures and props for different projects such as theater productions, music videos, movies and various private commissions. Karoline learned several sculpting and painting techniques and now works out of her own studio where she collaborates with highly talented and inspiring creatives from painters to composers. You can

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Episode 179 - DQ Flowers

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2021/07/14

DQ Flowers is a new woodworker and turner living in Florida. DQ grew up expressing her creativity through writing and photography. She stumbled upon woodworking through YouTube. Upon discovering the world of woodworking and makers on YouTube she found herself binging this content until deciding to give it a try herself. She now refers to it as her therapy, where she is learning and healing one cut at a time. You can find and follow along with this budding woodworker and turner on Instagram.

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Episode 178 - Amanda, the Sawdust Woman

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2021/07/09

Amanda grew up in Texas and was influenced by her grandfather and father, who are both woodworkers. Watching them restore antique clocks with the greatest attention to detail, seeing them rebuild antique furniture and create furniture out of the garage while growing up was an inspiration. With her father's guidance, Amanda began trying small projects and soon fell in love with the process of working with her hands. She moved to Austin, to take the woodworking courses at Austin Community College,

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Episode 177 - Anna Laxague

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2021/07/06

Episode 177 - Anna Laxague Raised in the Sierra Nevada, Cascades and Northwest Coast, Anna has always been surrounded by views of massive mountains, big trees, and rushing rivers. A family hobby of carving scenes from the days of fishing, hiking, bikes and adventure onto pieces of found wood eventually morphed into the art work and designs you see here. After a mountain bike crash resulting in a broken shoulder in 2010 rendered her unable to ride for a summer, she gave painting a stab and it's

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Episode 176 - Irene Lin Wei

Crafting a Revolution ·

2021/07/02

Episode 176 - Irene Lin Wei Irene Wei is a pith flower maker and furniture designer whose work is deeply rooted in community and culture. Irene received her BFA in Furniture Design and a Concentration in Nature Culture Sustainability Studies from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has previously worked as a woodworking instructor at a maker space where she also made furniture on commission. In 2019, she was an Emerging Artist winner at the Philadelphia Furniture Show. You can find and

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Wonder Women 176 - Daej of Daej Designs

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2021/05/28

Wonder Women 176 - Daej of Daej Designs Based in Toronto, founder and principle designer, Daej Hamilton started this company at 22 years old. Luxuriating in her 11th year of woodworking, her pieces reflect the timeless, mid-century, modern aesthetic. Using some of the finest woods, her work is designed and hand crafted to compliment form and function. You can find the original episode on YouTube. You can follow along with Daej on Instagram and her Website.

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01:11:34

Wonder Women 175 - Karla Diaz

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2021/05/26

Wonder Women 175 - Karla Diaz Karla is a Mexican designer and woodworker currently living in LA with her wife. Karla grew up in Mexico City and went to school for business administration. One night, she just started sketching and designing furniture and other items. She had always loved wood and how warm and cozy it is. So, she decided to find a school for woodworking. After school she shared a shop with a friend and eventually found turning. Now she turns bowls and platters, creating

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01:01:55

Wonder Women 174 - Lacey of DIY with Lacey

Crafting a Revolution ·

2021/05/21

Wonder Women 174 - Lacey of DIY with Lacey Lacey is a wife, mom of 3, works full time, and now she is DIY-ing her life. During this last year, while spending so much time inside her house, she started noticing things she wanted to change or add. After diving into the school of YouTube, she dove right into the deep end of making and doing it herself for all her projects around home. Now her husband is happily adding to the "honey do list" and she is happy to continue to grow her skills. You can

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