Making Meaning. A podcast by Ruth Singer exploring the meaning behind what we make.
One of the things I love most about my working life is talking to other artists and creative people about what they do and why. I love delving into the stories behind theirwork, hearing about what matters to artists and how they choose to share their thoughts through their creative practice. I am fascinated by research-focussed work and what goes on in the creative brain to develop artistic or creative work from concepts, ideas, research and thinking. The artwork I love most has a complex, often personal set of stories and narratives behind it, and often we don’t talk so much about those deeper meanings.
Since the start of the pandemic, I’ve really missed conversations with creative people about why they make what they make. I haven’t been able to visit other studios, to chat over tea about what matters most, about what inspires me, about what story we might be exploring at the moment. I love bouncing ideas off other creative minds. So I have created a podcast so I have the excuse to talk to artists and creative people whom I admire and who have fascinating stories to tell about the meaning behind their making.
Making Meaning is now available in all podcast apps, on the link below and on Apple podcasts.
Series Two
The new series is out now! This series has been supported by over 50 crowdfunding supporters as well as series and single episode sponsors. Thank you so much for helping make this series possible. If you are interested in sponsoring an episode, please get in touch. If you would like to support the podcast with a donation, use the PayPal button below.
Series Two Sponsor
I’m delighted to have the support of Studio Flax for the new series of the podcast. Studio Flax is the new name for Linladan linen embroidery threads who many of my textile friends will know. Studio Flax supplies high quality vintage and modern linen thread for embroidery and textile projects. They also have a new studio shop in Bristol. You can also find them on Instagram.
#25: Making Meaning with Mandeep Dhadialla – Making Meaning
- #25: Making Meaning with Mandeep Dhadialla
- #24: Making Meaning Live Gathering Highlights 3 with Maker Membership and Charlotte Bilby
- #23: Making Meaning Live Gathering Highlights 2 with Amy Twigger Holroyd, Claire Wellesley-Smith, Lokesh Ghai and Charlie Birtles
- #22: Making Meaning Live Gathering Highlights 1 with Michaela McMillan, Wendy Ward and Kathryn Parsons
- #21: Making Meaning with Michaela McMillan
There are blog posts about each episode below including links to the guests, images of their work and anything of mine I discuss.
Making Meaning is edited by the brilliant Making Space VA.
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Episode blog posts with images and links
Crowdfunding supporters
| Claire McNamara |
| Laura Gladwin |
| Carol-Anne Savage |
| Victoria Belcher |
| Frances Tobin |
| Yvonne Dixon |
| Teresa Parkins |
| Claire Kent |
| Nicola Thomas |
| Jennie Hollier |
| Lucie Dutton |
| Sarah Feinmann |
| Emma Williams |
| Grace Whowell |
| Connie Wan |
| Alison Foster |
| Beth McLaughlin |
| Alison Jackson-Bass |
| Michaela McMillan |
| Jennie McCall |
| Jane Burns and Neil MacKinnon |
| Lynn Sullivan |
| Mandy Pattullo |
| Carol-Anne Savage |
| Lesley Wood |
| Gillian Cox |
| Emma King |
| Josslyn McAuley |
| Leslie Bixel |
| Gesche Santen |
| Ben Goodstein |
| Caren Garfen |
| Mandeep Dhadialla |
| Lucie Dutton |
| Susi Bancroft |
| Linda Florio |
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