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Material Feels
by Catherine Monahon
Material Feels is a podcast that explores the intimate relationships between people, their creative practices and the materials they have fallen in love with. Each episode focuses on a maker and their material of choice. Producer and host Catherine Monahon spends quality time with each guest, explores the history and cultural context of the particular material and shares personal asides here and there. A theater kid, art educator and psychology nerd, Monahon crafts a show that is educational, inquisitive and expressive. Each episode features an original piece of music composed by Associate Producer Elizabeth de Lise.Send in voice memos, responses to prompts and messages to Catherine at https://www.speakpipe.com/MaterialFeels
Episodes
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Sound Scene Installation - Clay Spiral (4/4) / bye bye babies
This is the final of four soundscapes Elizabeth de Lise and I created for an interactive installation of Material Feels, titled Conversations with the Material World. This is also the last episode of Material Feels for the indefinite future; any updates on new projects, endeavors, or resuming...
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Sound Scene Installation - Wooden Arch (3/4)
Before you listen to this episode, try to be near something made of wood that means something to you, or simply feels nice. A piece of furniture or a hand-carved object works. The soundscape featured in this episode is also better listened to with company, so… get a listening buddy if you can! On...
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Sound Scene Installation - Glass Rope (2/4)
Before you listen to this episode, sit with something made of glass that means something to you, or simply feels nice. And get a listening buddy if you can! On June 4th and 5th of 2022, we exhibited an interactive installation of Material Feels, titled Conversations with the Material World, as a...
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Sound Scene Installation - Fiber Scroll (1/4)
Before you listen to this episode, find a piece of fabric that means something to you to hold while you listen. And get a listening buddy if you can! On June 4th and 5th, we exhibited an interactive installation of Material Feels, titled Conversations with the Material World, as a part of Sound...
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Listeners - share your (material) love story
What material are you in love with? Share the story of your relationship with it with fellow Material Feelers. Visit www.speakpipe.com/materialfeels and leave me a voice memo. Be on the show in coming months and share the sonic stage!
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In process - on trust, new endeavors and the pull of magma
I share five stories from five creative "categories" of my life - creating an interactive art installation, exploring audiobook narration, building a studio in my garage, learning from my pottery students and my new obsession with volcanoes. **And an exciting announcement! Material Feels is…
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Crossover ft. Art Heals All Wounds - focusing on artists in audio
Today’s episode of Material Feels features a conversation with a fellow Bay Area podcaster, Pam Uzzell, creator of Art Heals All Wounds, a show about artists transforming lives with their work. Pam and I share our “why”: why we focus on the arts, and artists; why we believe so strongly in the…
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Valentine’s Special ft. Shame Piñata- an anniversary & a heartbreak
Material Feels turns two today! We reflect on the anniversary, acknowledge some feels regarding V-Day and focus on our feature: "A Brunch to Acknowledge Heartbreak," my interview on Shame Piñata, a show about creative rites of passage for real-life transitions, hosted by Colleen Thomas. I share a...
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Sister practices - writing & running
Explore the concept of "sister practices" with me. How can two different activities nurture one another? I spend time with writing and running, unpacking letter-writing as a craft and reflecting on trail-running as a creative process. Listen to the music from Season 2, composed by Associate...
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Polymer clay - shapeshifting with miniatures
Join me for a mini-episode where we fixate on small things and big feelings. I talk about a recent exploration of a material that is new to me: a little self-discovery here and there, and a handful of lessons to take back to my main boo, (non-polymer) clay. Visit the Material Feels Esty shop,...
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Material Feels...the... musical?
Oh, in my dreams, yes, there is a musical. But for now, Associate Producer Elizabeth de Lise and I go through Season 2 of Material Feels song by song, material by material. We talk about writing, using sound to conjure memory, and the inspiration Liz discovered within the time spent with our six...
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Ceramics with me, myself and I - on chaos, transformation & experimentation
Revisit clay with me for the wrap up of Season 2 of the show; I share what I’ve learned over the past year in the ceramic studio. We explore the properties of clay, the firing process and how plaster works for mold-making. And of course, the materials bring us deeper… to focus on personal growth,...
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Emotion (Ritual & Ceremony) with Colleen Thomas - the elements, symbolism and finding what needs to be moved
Join me with ritualist and fellow podcaster Colleen Thomas in the realm of ritual-building. We explore how ritual and ceremony operate as a storytelling tool, a container for big emotions and a creative practice with a wide range of materials. This episode can get a little intense, and asks us to...
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Midsummer PDA- lil' update
Updates from a summer of firsts: the details on an artist residency with five non-binary sound sensitive pals, a tape sync for a revolutionary artist whose memory we all cherish, and a case of systemic poison ivy that doesn’t care about our production schedule.
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Midsummer Reunion: What rituals clear space for your creativity?
This mini reunion ep features all of our past Material Feels guests responding to the same question: what rituals do you associate with getting in a creative state of mind, working with your material or engaging with your creative practice? Producer Catherine Monahon also shares some exciting…
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Storytelling Part 1: Memory, Voice and Heart with Hillary Rea
We understand our selves and one another through stories, and there are so many materials we can use to express stories. What are your go-to tools? Join us for an interview with Philly-based storyteller Hillary Rea, where we delve into the materials she uses to tell stories on stage and work with...
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Pigment (Watercolor) with Alexis Joseph - color stories & creative fellowship
Join us at Case For Making, an art supply shop with an in-house paint making workshop in the Outer Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, where Alexis Joseph gives us a tour of how pigments are mulled into watercolor. We discuss creative fellowship that comes with the common ground of a particular...
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Glass with Deborah Czeresko - finding your voice, love languages & mentorship
Explore glass with Brooklyn-based glassblower Deborah Czeresko. Visit us in the hot shop and discover the magnetic pull of this ethereal material; we discuss love languages, how glassblowing can be empowering, the role of representation and how one’s voice can be a force for change. Photo by…
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Paper (Sculpture) - repetition, alignment & creating your happy place
We explore paper as a sculptural medium with San Francisco-based artist Zai Divecha. We discuss what the transition from metal to paper felt like as well as what kind of world Zai is conjuring with her creative practice.
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Time (Museums & Galleries) - thorny emotions, reacting to art & the elasticity of time
We continue our exploration of time as a material with Wells Fray-Smith, London gallerist and founder of the inquisitive, irreverent online community What The F*ck Is This. We discuss which emotions we make time for through the arts, and question how and why we interact with finished work.
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Time (Artist Residencies) - creativity, collaborators & the time-space continuum
What is an artist residency, and who are they for? How has the pandemic impacted our sense of time? How is time a “material?” Slow down and learn from Alicia Toldi and Carolina Porras, the creators of Piney Wood Atlas, a catalogue of small, unconventional artist residencies throughout the United...
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Season 2 Teaser: Fire (Poi) - movement, purpose and finding your flow in dangerous times
We explore fire as a material, both figurative and literal, with musician and fire spinner Zak Tipton. Discover how the flow arts, specifically poi, challenges us to feel present in our bodies, get a taste of the lineup for Season 2 and discover what your host has been doing during the time “away...
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Sound (feat. Lizdelise) - how sound paints a picture, recalls memory & sparks emotion
We wrap up Material Feel’s first season with an exploration of sound with collaborator and assistant producer Liz de Lise, an artist based in Philadelphia, where they front the band Lizdelise, a dreamy pop rock band. Discover the spatial, sculptural elements of sound and how emotions are embedded...
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Body (feat. One Moment) - lines of tension, breath & the emotions we hold
Gracia Logue-Sargeant is a bodyworker and musician based in Oakland, California. Explore the body as a material, how trauma-informed care allows us to access emotion, and track the relationship between breath, pain and release. Original music by Lizdelise & Phantom Tides; read the show notes for...
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Wool (feat. Unravel To Begin Again) - from fleece to yarn, origin stories & weaving as meditation
Join us at Valley Oak Wool Mill in Woodland, California, where fleece is transformed into yarn. We weave with Danielle Garber a weaver based in Oakland, California, at her studio Every Thread Handwoven. Read the show notes for more!
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Spirits (feat. Pour Me) - recipe-building, memory & the dynamics of serving
Redwood Hill has been mixing drinks for over a decade; she is currently an instructor for the Restaurant Opportunity Center, a non-profit in Oakland, California. Explore the art of craft cocktails and recipe-building, the relationships between memory and taste and the dynamics of serving.…
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Wood (feat. The Same But Better) - custom furniture design, concepts of home & the craft of woodworking
Meet San Francisco-based woodworker and furniture-maker Dominique Tutwiler of Oaksmith Furniture. We meditate on wood, the art of furniture design and how makers reclaim concepts of home. Original music by Lizdelise; read the show notes for more about the material, the maker and the music.
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Clay (feat. Hudson Glows For You) - spontaneity, first loves & a homage to our art teachers
We visit Kids ‘N’ Clay, a children’s ceramics studio in Berkeley, California to chat with creative director Matthew Duke. I weave my memories of clay in with his experiences and observations as an educator. Episode 1 is dedicated to my high school ceramics teacher, Walter Rabetz. Read the show...
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Welcome to Material Feels - Season 1 Trailer
A podcast for artists, makers, teachers, hobbyists, people who are art-curious and even those who claim not to have a creative bone in their body. Visit a studio with us. Eavesdrop on the materials at play. Get the feels. Material Feels is written and produced by Catherine Monahon. Each episode…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Material Feels is a podcast that explores the intimate relationships between people, their creative practices and the materials they have fallen in love with. Each episode focuses on a maker and their material of choice. Producer and host Catherine Monahon spends quality time with each guest, explores the history and cultural context of the particular material and shares personal asides here and there. A theater kid, art educator and psychology nerd, Monahon crafts a show that is educational, inquisitive and expressive. Each episode features an original piece of music composed by Associate Producer Elizabeth de Lise.Send in voice memos, responses to prompts and messages to Catherine at https://www.speakpipe.com/MaterialFeels
HOSTED BY
Catherine Monahon
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Material Feels is a podcast that explores the intimate relationships between people, their creative practices and the materials they have fallen in love with. Each episode focuses on a maker and their material of choice. Producer and host Catherine Monahon spends quality time with each guest,...
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Material Feels is created and hosted by Catherine Monahon.
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