To get 2024 started right, I thought I would pull together some of my favorite moments out of the last year as a way of not only reflecting, but mining it again for the wisdom, the advice, the perspective and experience that my guests have offered, and hopes of setting all of us up for a more creative, more fulfilling, more satisfying 2024.When I sat down to begin thinking who would I pull in from the last year of SEAMSIDE, it was a lot more challenging than I thought. I tried to pick a wide variety of folks who were sharing stories that inspired, motivated, or offered some kind of insight I thought you’d find helpful. So I hope that no matter where you are on your quilty journey right now, no matter where you are in your creative practice, whether you're feeling full of inspiration or maybe a little bit unmotivated, I hope you find some good medicine here to get you started on the right foot in 2024.In this episode, we hear from: Alice Gabb, Judy Martin, Amanda Nadig, Paolo Arao, Julian Jamal Jones, Michael Sylvan Robinson, Jennifer Mao, and Lou GardinerYou can learn more at the episode website hereWHY LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE?It's a curated mix of inspiring stories and advice from SEAMSIDE guests, providing a diverse range of viewpoints on creativity, overcoming challenges, and embracing growth, perfect for setting the tone for a fulfilling 2024.REFLECTION PROMPTSEmbracing Diverse Perspectives: How can you cultivate relationships with people whose views differ from yours, finding common ground in unexpected places?Navigating Disappointment: Reflect on a recent setback or rejection. How can you reframe this experience to focus on growth and resilience?Finding Inspiration in the Unseen: Like the concept of the mycelium network, what unseen processes or thoughts contribute to your creativity, even when not actively producing work?HELPFUL RESOURCES→ Join the QUILTY NOOK: A Curious (and Sometimes Feral) Online Textile Community https://nook.zakfoster.com/→ Top Ten SEAMSIDE Episodes Guide https://gift.zakfoster.com/pzp→ Weekly Email Goodies from Zak https://nook.zakfoster.com/newsletter/→ Visit Zak’s website https://www.zakfoster.com/→ Follow Zak on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/zakfoster.quiltsABOUT SEAMSIDEHosted by quilt-maker Zak Foster, we explore how working with cloth has changed who we are as people, what we call on the show the inner work of textiles. Zak speaks with a wide variety of textile artists from quilters to embroiderers, from activists to educators, writers, and collectors.DON’T MISS AN EPISODE ?Subscribe to SEAMSIDE for heartfelt stories and meaningful explorations of the human world of textiles