EPISODE · Feb 16, 2022 · 42 MIN
Stitching with Steel: A Chat with Kristine Mays
from Stitch Please
Kristine Mays website, instagram, facebook Eldridge Cleaver, writer and political activist ''Our crown has already been bought and paid for. All we have to do is wear it.'' -James Baldwin Lisa shared her exploration of “Forecrafting:” using one’s limited resources to craft something that will save and preserve your future- whether you’re there to see it or not. inspired by Joshebed, biblical Moses’ mother, and fueled by Sally Hemmings, an enslaved Black girl (she gave birth to her first child by Thomas Jefferson at 14) and woman (half-sister to Jefferson's wife) who "negotiated extraordinary privileges" with Jefferson for the eventual freedom of her children by him. Cecile Lewis, teacher, natural dyer, quilter, and artist Lisa mentions Kristine’s show “The Black Woman is God: Divine Revolution” Kristine’s upcoming installation can be experienced at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, during the Orchid Daze February 12-April 10, 2022 BlackWomenStitch Instagram, homepage, Patreon Sign up for the Black Women Stitch quarterly newsletter Check out our merch here Leave a BACKSTITCH message and tell us about your favorite episode. Join the Black Women Stitch Patreon Check out our Amazon Store Stay Connected: YouTube: Black Women Stitch Instagram: Black Women Stitch Facebook: Stitch Please Podcast
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Kristine Mays is a sculptor, artist, and visionary who tells vast and powerful stories of our ancestors. She shapes metal pieces, building permanent, touchable shadows that look like they’ve been forecasted from the past to be and resonate in our present. Her most recent installation, Rich Soil, is placed directly in an organic garden environment. Her art is powerful, beautiful, and incredibly resonant. Even though she is not a sewer or quilter, we’re incredibly lucky to have her on the Stitch Please podcast to share her story of being a self-taught artist, providing opportunities for reflection through her art, and how the medium of art can connect us to our ancestors. Tune in to this episode and listen as Kristine shares her thoughts on art as a powerful tool that honors our history, exploring the parameters around God, the importance of art and critical thinking, and crafting through the lens of Black Women’s Liberation and Black feminism.
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