You can feel something different in a piece of art when it's created with a sense of authenticity and passion from the artist. What would it mean to be courageous in fully showing up to tell our stories? In this episode of Material Culture, we talk with the sister duo behind Crossing Threads - Lauren and Kass Hernandez, who started weaving together in 2015. They share with us about their journey as co-creating and running a business together as sisters - as well as what they've learned about setting boundaries and facilitating a creating process that feels good for everyone involved. Topics discussed include: creating in times of great pain and tension, making your own process work for you, taking the time to slow down and resist the culture of hustle, and their experience as Filipina women exploring their identity as children of immigrants.
You can find more of Lauren and Kass's work at their website crossingthreads.co, or their instagram @crossingthreads.
The Material Culture podcast explores narratives of weaving, (text)iles, art, manufacturing, history, and the people, workers and artists whose stories create the framework and understanding of living with cloth. Material Culture is produced by the yarn shop, textile studio and weaving school, Weaver House. If you have a question, comment or other feedback - you can leave a message for the podcast at weaverhouseco.com/podcast.
This month's episode is also sponsored by Silver Spun Goods, a woman-owned American sock brand that produces socks spun with pure silver. You can find them online at silverspungoods.com, and for a limited time enter code MaterialCulture for 20% off your order.
Thanks to Philadelphia-based musician Michael Myers for the use of his song, Weave off the album This is Only Light.