#22: Making Meaning Live Gathering Highlights 1 with Michaela McMillan, Wendy Ward and Kathryn Parsons

#40: Making Meaning - Research as a care practice: This new podcast episode, the first in a series of four, is a recording of my first Cultures of Care Group talks. For these sessions I write an essay to share on an aspect of care in creative practice. In this first session, April 2024, I chose to... by Making Meaning

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#39: Making Meaning - Artist Support Recipes: Artist Support Recipes is a group of artists interested in artist support and development. In this podcast we reflect on our learning during a year of research and discussion about what artists need to thrive. The group members are Ruth Singer, Sharon... by Making Meaning

60 min listen

#38 - Making Meaning with Claire Morris-Wright: This week I'm talking to artist Claire Morris-Wright, an artist in neighbouring Northamptonshire, who I've known for a few years and always enjoy talking too. We talk about looking closely and thinking deeply, about slow processing of ideas and... by Making Meaning

34 min listen

#37 - Making Meaning with Amy Twigger Holroyd: In this end of 2023 episode, I'm talking to Amy Twigger Holroyd, who is Associate Professor of Fashion and Sustainability at Nottingham School of Art & Design, and in her previous life was a knitwear designer and innovator. We go back quite a long... by Making Meaning

52 min listen

#36 - Making Meaning with Bridget Harvey: Bridget is a maker and researcher who uses ideas around repair to reanimate discarded objects and to tell new stories about our relationship to everyday things. In this conversation we talk about where our interests in object histories and... by Making Meaning

49 min listen

#35 - Making Meaning with Lisa Soloman: This time I'm talking with artist Lisa Solomon. Lisa lives in Oakland, California, where I was very lucky to visit her a couple of times pre-pandemic, after being online friends for about 15 years. Lisa works in mixed media and across genres from... by Making Meaning

73 min listen

#34 - Live Q&A with Ruth Singer: In this episode you'll hear an edited version of a live Q&A recorded last month on Zoom. The audience were invited to ask questions about my practice in general, or specific current or past projects. You'll hear me talk about topics including care... by Making Meaning

52 min listen

#33 - Making Meaning with Barbara Burman: I’m joined today by historian and writer Barbara Burman who has just published a wonderful new book called The Point of The Needle, Why Sewing Matters which celebrates and explores the cultural and social importance of plain stitching, using... by Making Meaning

44 min listen

#32: Making Meaning - Zoe Murphy: Episode 32 of Making Meaning is with designer and all-round creative powerhouse . Zoe works with colourful screen prints to transform old furniture into amazing, meaningful pieces. We talk about her multi-faceted creative life, about connecting and... by Making Meaning

46 min listen

#31: Making Meaning - Cultures of Care: This is an extra bonus episode. Rather than the usual conversation, today’s episode is a recording of my recent Cultures of Care online talk, explaining my new major project, what’s led to it and what I’m working on now and in the next couple of... by Making Meaning

63 min listen

#30: Making Meaning with Jennie McCall: I’m talking today to ceramic artist Jennie McCall. I’ve known Jennie for quite a few years and have had the pleasure of seeing her work grow and develop as she finds her place, and supporting her through mentoring and one of my courses. We discuss... by Making Meaning

48 min listen

#29: Making Meaning with Kate Unwin, The Moon & The Furrow: For the first time, Making Meaning has been recorded outdoors! I met up with Kate Unwin of The Moon and the Furrow at her woodland in Wales. Kate is an artist, maker, grower and one of my closest friends. She moved to Wales to live a more sustainable... by Making Meaning

40 min listen

#28: Making Meaning with Lucie Bea Dutton: has been exploring Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell Trilogy though a large-scale sewing project inspired by Mantel’s work. Lucy trained as a historian and she works extensively with archival materials. In this episode, Ruth talks to Lucy about this... by Making Meaning

61 min listen

Making Meaning is coming back!: Hello friends, Making Meaning podcast is back! Or it's almost back, if I can fundraise enough to keep it going. In this episode I'll explain where I've been and what is coming up if we can make it happen, together. You can support a new series by... by Making Meaning

7 min listen

#26: Making Meaning with Gillian Lee Smith: In this final conversation of the series, I am talking to Gillian Lee Smith, a Scottish painter based in Northumberland. Gillian and I first met as members of a designer-makers group in the English midlands but we reconnected over Zoom during the... by Making Meaning

48 min listen

#25: Making Meaning with Mandeep Dhadialla: Mandeep is a printmaker and workshop leader who works under the brand The Laughing Cactus Print Studio. She’s also local to me and we’ve been working together a lot over the last year or so on community projects and sharing thoughts on our... by Making Meaning

50 min listen

#24: Making Meaning Live Gathering Highlights 3 with Maker Membership and Charlotte Bilby: Making Meaning Live was a fantastic online event in July 2022 created by Ruth Singer. The event brought together creative people to talk about the meaning behind what they make with a live audience. Making Meaning Live was a fantastic online event... by Making Meaning

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#23: Making Meaning Live Gathering Highlights 2 with Amy Twigger Holroyd, Claire Wellesley-Smith, Lokesh Ghai and Charlie Birtles: Making Meaning Live was a fantastic online event in July 2022 created by Ruth Singer. The event brought together creative people to talk about the meaning behind what they make with a live audience. The next three episodes of the podcast are... by Making Meaning

75 min listen

#21: Making Meaning with Michaela McMillan: Michaela McMillan's wonderful work often defies categorisation. It is craft or is it assemblage? Is it sculpture or is it textiles? It is meant to be serious or is it meant to be fun? Michaela's work is full of elements of her personality and her... by Making Meaning

44 min listen

#20: Making Meaning with Ruth Singer on Research: Research and stories are fundamental to my work. Everything I make has some kind of message or meaning which I want to express through making artwork. I talk about research a lot, both in the podcast and in my Maker Membership but I know that it isn't... by Making Meaning

31 min listen

#19: Making Meaning with Alice Fox: Alice's practice is deeply embedded in land and place. She makes with found and natural materials using textile processes and others drawn from basketry and bookmaking. Alice and I met some years ago through exhibiting in the same places and having a... by Making Meaning

47 min listen

#18: Making Meaning with Textiles in Lockdown: Textiles in Lockdown was a wonderful project I worked on in 2020. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection commissioned me to research textile making practice during the 2020 lockdowns and to create a digital resource for their museum collection. I chose to make... by Making Meaning

71 min listen

#17: Making Meaning with Maker Membership Community: I truly believe that connection and community are vital to creativity. It's hard to be making work on your own without conversations, feedback and inspiration from others. I created Maker Membership, my online community, during the pandemic to bring... by Making Meaning

70 min listen

#16: Making Meaning with Claire Wellesley-Smith: Wellbeing through stitch and communal creative practice runs through Claire's practice, writing and projects. She's just completed a PhD exploring this subject in depth and we both love talking about the importance of community making practice, about... by Making Meaning

56 min listen

#15: Making Meaning with Louise Jones-Williams: I've been enormously lucky over the last 10 years or so to work with Louise at Llantarnam Grange on both group and solo exhibitions. In this conversation we talk about how she creates and curates exhibitions, finds artists to work with and shares... by Making Meaning

49 min listen

#14: Making Meaning with Sharon Adams: Sharon's work really fascinates me. Her objects tell intriguing stories of the landscape she is rooted in and allow for contemplation and imagination of the viewer too. Sharon and I have had such interesting conversations about place, belonging,... by Making Meaning

36 min listen

#13: Making Meaning with Helen Hallows: It's great to be back with a new series of Making Meaning. In this episode I'm talking to artist Helen Hallows about living a creative life with a deep connection with nature, about the challenges and joys of being a professional artists and about... by Making Meaning

43 min listen

#12: Making Meaning Crowdfunder and mini episode: This is just a quickie, a tiny unscripted mini pod to remind you that the Crowdfunder closes this weekend Sunday 12th December and that your contribution will be very much appreciated! There's also a little bonus at the end with some reflection... by Making Meaning

5 min listen

#11: Making Meaning Reflections: This end of series episode of Making Meaning is just me. I wanted to reflect on the series, to share my thoughts and feelings about the amazing conversations I've had. I also wanted to add a bit more context about my own work and share more about... by Making Meaning

35 min listen

#10: Making Meaning with Emma King: In this final conversation of the series, Ruth is talking to museum consultant Emma King. Ruth & Emma were at University studying for a Masters Degree in Museum Studies. In this episode they talk about making meaning in museums, about what museums... by Making Meaning

62 min listen

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#22: Making Meaning Live Gathering Highlights 1 with Michaela McMillan, Wendy Ward and Kathryn Parsons

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