Episode 25: Meaningful Sustainable Quilting - A Conversation with Zak Foster

Send us Fan MailJoin us for this wonderful meandering conversation that takes us through Zak's journey into and within quilting,  finding his artist status, his drive to create meaningful quilts and stories of special projects along the way. Zak has an intimate storytelling ability that draws you in and places you right alongside him. The community he engages with and his exploration of self and artistic expression are fundamental to the work he is doing today. We thread sustainability concerns and solutions we see going on in our world today throughout the chat.  Zak FosterRaised in rural North Carolina and now living in Brooklyn, New York, Zak is a community-taught artist whose work draws on Southern textile traditions and repurposed fabrics. He practices an approach to design that is intuitive and improvisational. He is especially drawn to preserving the stories of quilts and specializes in memory quilts and burial quilts. His work has been featured on the red carpet of the Met Gala, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as in various magazines, websites, and galleries. His QUILTY NOOK community connects and inspires quilters and makers all over the world.Guide: How to make your work mean somethinghttps://nook.zakfoster.com/meaningful/You can find Zak here: ⤷ SITE ⤷ INSTAGRAM⤷ THE QUILTY NOOK⤷ SEAMSIDE PODCASTSupport the showFollow Bridget O'Flaherty @bridgetoflahertycreates on Instagram and @bridgetoflahertycreates on Facebook. You can find her online at www.bridgetoflaherty.comThanks to Isaac Matthews for creating the music, follow him on Instagram @isaacmatthewsguitar