REPLAY: Diana Weymar - Pricks of Inspiration Part 2 [NX056]

It's the school summer holidays and I'm taking a break. So instead of new chats, I'm replaying some of my old favourites! This is a repeat of episode #56. In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Diana Weymar.Diana Weymar is an embroidery artist and curator, and founder of the Tiny Pricks project, a collaborative needlework project that immortalises quotes from Donald Trump as a crowdsourced documentary of an unusual part of American history. Diana is the author of Crafting A Better World, a book focusing on collaborative craftivism which is a great addition to your craft library and one of the topics in this second part of our XChange!.Timestamps:00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:45 - How Inspiration Strikes00:09:17 - Navigating the Challenges of Social Media00:23:45 - Crafting a Better World: How Diana’s Book Came To Be00:35:45 - Lessons Learned From Making Her Book00:39:01 - Craftivism as a Time Capsule: Care and Maintenance in Challenging Times00:45:45 - Favourite Album/Book/Film00:58:05 - An interesting fact that not a lot of people know about Diana WeymarLinks:Website: tinypricksproject.comInstagram: tinypricksprojectIntro music is Her Name Is Edith by OTE via Epidemic Sound. About NeedleXChangeAn artist interview podcast exploring contemporary embroidery and textile art. Hosted by Jamie "Mr X Stitch" Chalmers.Stay Connectedneedl.exchange | Newsletter: bit.ly/NeedleXChangeNewsmrxstitch.com | xstitchmag.com