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Author: Crafting Communities

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This podcast features the voices of academics, artists, curators and librarians and explores the stories nineteenth-century objects can tell.

Hosted by Vanessa Warne, Jessie Krahn, and Anne Hung.

Victorian Samplings was recorded and produced on the territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən and SENĆOŦEN speaking communities of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, and on Treaty One Territory, traditional Land of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples and homeland of the Métis Nation.

Our podcast theme is “Happy Jazzy Ragtime Piano” by Praded, licensed by AudioJungle.
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In this, our second bonus episode for Season 3, we take you behind the scenes of the Crafting Communities project. Join us to learn how crafting has helped us both build a community and deepen our knowledge of nineteenth-century material culture. Hosted by Vanessa Warne With Guests Andrea Korda, Rebekah Stretch, Jacqueline Kublik, Jocelyn Diemer, Priscilla Adebanji, Lucie von Schilling, Kalea Furmanek-Raposo, Jane Nederlof, and Mary Elizabeth Leighton Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
In this, our first of two bonus episodes, we invite you to think alongside some gifted educators about how making and material culture enrich teaching and learning. Hosted by Vanessa Warne, Jessie Krahn, and Natalie LoVetri With Guests Leith Davis, Tommy Mayberry, and Claire Battershill Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S3E5: The Spectacular

S3E5: The Spectacular

2022-11-1701:03:15

Embracing the spectacular, this episode explores the material histories of a spectral substance, a stolen diamond, and an awe-inspiring fire. Hosted by Vanessa Warne and Jessie Krahn With Guests Christopher Keep, Amanda Shubert, and Anne Sullivan Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S3E4: Around the World

S3E4: Around the World

2022-11-0342:24

From Australia to Canada to Spain, this episode explores connections between migration, place, and material history. Hosted by Vanessa Warne, Jessie Krahn, and Anne Hung With Guests Veronica Alfano, Christine Olson, and Allison Fizzard Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S3E3: Making Now

S3E3: Making Now

2022-10-2742:59

This episode features conversations with three talented people whose modern-day creations shine a light on nineteenth-century material culture. Prepare to be inspired by them to make a cheese tart, a textile, or a storytelling machine. Hosted by Vanessa Warne With Guests Charlene Van Buekenhout, Drew McKevitt, and Elly McCausland Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S3E2: Museums

S3E2: Museums

2022-10-2057:47

In this episode, we explore both the Victorian-era origins of many museums and the complicated cultural work done by and in museum spaces. Hosted by Vanessa Warne, Anne Hung, and Jessie Krahn With Guests Julie Hollenbach, Amy Woodson-Boulton, and Nicola Watson Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
We begin Season 3 of Victorian Samplings with three conversations surrounding the material and cultural history of machines, from microscopes to machine guns. With Guests Meegan Kennedy, Richard Menke, and Jason Camlot Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S2E6: Makers’ Choice

S2E6: Makers’ Choice

2022-08-2545:56

In this episode, we continue our exploration of nineteenth-century material culture but we're shaking things up to celebrate the end of Season Two. Listen to hear our hosts share conversations on topics of special interest to them. With Guests Pamela Gilbert, Graham McMonagle, and Sarah Bull Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S2E5: Media and Making

S2E5: Media and Making

2022-08-1948:32

In this episode, we consider drawn and painted images, crafted three-dimensional objects, and, in a first for our podcast, a poem inspired by a work of visual art. With Guests Danielle Skeehan, Shijia Yu, Kylee-Anne Hingston, and Caley Ehnes Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
Reproduction raises questions about materials and methods, and also about originality and fidelity. In this episode, we explore an initiative to recreate a set of historical samplers damaged by water, how tracing paper featured in the work of Gottfried Semper, and a beadwork artist’s plans to recreate a family heirloom. With Guests Andrea Reichert, Elena Chestnova, and Cynthia Boehm Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S2E3: Textile Stories

S2E3: Textile Stories

2022-08-0441:57

For this episode of Victorian Samplings, we've stitched together a trio of conversations about textiles. Learn about about the history of spinning wheels, the nineteenth-century craze for Crazy Quilts, and how fabric scraps feature in a woman's very detailed record of her life. With Guests Dina Kalman Spoerl, Brandi Goddard, and Lucie Heins Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S2E2: Ecologies

S2E2: Ecologies

2022-07-2852:50

Attentive to bees and beetles and the bark of trees and also to bonnets, artists’ books, and embroidery, this episode of Victorian Samplings explores relationships between living things and handmade objects. With Guests Kate Flint, Steeve Buckridge, and Willow Rector Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S2E1: Paper in Motion

S2E1: Paper in Motion

2022-07-2154:07

We launch our second season with three conversations about paper objects in motion. With Guests Patrick Leary, Meredith Bak, and Catherine Golden Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
In the final episode of our first season, we welcome four guests who share their knowledge of the material history of pregnancy and parenthood. With Guests Mary Elizabeth Leighton, Lisa Surridge, Vicky Mills, and Karen Bourrier Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
In this episode, we invite you to indulge your bibliophilic tendencies. Join us as we explore the material history of some beautiful, one-of-a-kind books. With Guests Kirsten MacLeod, Denae Dyck, and Elizabeth Bassett Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S1E9: Fashion Plates

S1E9: Fashion Plates

2021-07-0337:33

In this episode, we re-engage with the world of fashion. We'll consider some emotional and social dimensions of Victorian-era style, and we’ll welcome three guests to help us with that task. With Guests Tania Duclos, Anne Bissonette and Inés Bonacossa Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
In this episode, we speak with three scholars about the material history of collection, a practice and an approach to the material world that defined Victorian culture. With Guests Maria Zytaruk, Freya Gowrley and Alison Hedley Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S1E7: All Dressed Up

S1E7: All Dressed Up

2021-06-1845:32

In this episode, we discuss the creation, perception, and cultural significance of Victorian-era clothing. With guests Manon Gaudet, Kristen Guest, and Sabrina Mark Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
S1E6: Paper Worlds

S1E6: Paper Worlds

2021-06-1152:01

From valentines to wallpaper, this episode explores the creative ways that Victorians interacted with paper. With Guests Alice Crossley, Hannah Field, Paisley Mann and Deborah Wynne Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
We’re talking about Visual Arts in this episode: from a miniature portrait to an outlandishly large print. With Guests Jo Briggs, Andrea Korda and Shalini Le Gall Visit craftingcommunities.net for transcripts, additional readings, and more!
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