Episode Description



Patricia, Nayland and Hernease are all back in The Workroom together to hash out the brutal ending to a rough season. For this finale episode, we discuss the 5 in 5, why designers need sleep, who we really wanted in the final 3, and of course, the financials.
At the end we share some joyful watch recommendations.
Even though the show is over, we will be back with bonus episodes on our Patreon. Join us there at the Making it Work level so you don’t miss them.
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This Week’s Cheatsheet
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Our Joyful Watching Recommendations

The Great British Sewing Bee
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/aa04d9f6a0db56c7b17f30182d358dcd/the-great-british-sewing-bee/season-1

We will be watching and recapping Season 1 as bonus episodes on Patreon. Join us over there!

Fun YouTube Recommendations -
The Craftsman | youtube.com/@TheCrafsMan
Laura Kampf | youtube.com/@laurakampf
Midwest Magic Cleaning | youtube.com/@MidwestMagicCleaning
Watch With Me Elle Bee | youtube.com/@watchwithmeellebee

Reading Recommendations
Inciting Joy by Ross Gay
Poems by Sueli Carneiro and Ondjaki


Find Hernease:
Website - herneasedavis.com
Twitter — twitter.com/hernease
IG - instagram.com/hernease

Diasporas are the Landscape: Curated by Hernease Davis
Featuring the works of Alida Rodrigues, Claudia Claremi and Samantha Box
Find more information about the exhibition and programming at vsw.org/exhibition/diasporas-are-the-landscape
Diasporas is on view from September 25 - December 13, 2025

Find Patricia:
Patricia’s amazing film, Bright Vignettes: How Astoria Got Its Pride, has an IG account you should follow —> instagram.com/brightvignettes
Patricia’s film screening at the Queen’s World Film Festival
November 14, 8:30 pm
queensworldfilmfestival.org/films/bright-vignettes-how-astoria-got-its-pride/

Find Patricia and Hernease's featured artist conversation in Qiana Mestrich's recent publication: Decolonization and Diversity in Contemporary Photography: The Dodge & Burn Interviews 
https://qianamestrich.com/Dodge-Burn

Twitter - twitter.com/senseandsight
IG - instagram.com/senseandsight
Hernease’s original co-host is the designer, THE Samilia. Find her designs here:
samilia-co.square.site/

Find Nayland:
Website - naylandblake.net
Blue Sky - Naylandblake.bsky.social
Tumblr - tumblr.com/naylandblake
Nayland’s Other Tumblr - tumblr.com/floodedvictory
Nayland’s Upcoming Exhibitions at Matthew Marks Gallery
Nayland Blake: Opening September 11, 6-8pm
522 West 22nd St, NYC
526 West 22nd NYC
Inside: Curated by Nayland Blake, featuring works by fourteen artists: Joseph Cornell, Vincent Fecteau, Richard Foreman, Robert Gober, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Janet Olivia Henry, Ray Johnson, Wangechi Mutu, Edward Plunkett, Betye Saar, Lucas Samaras, Judith Scott, Nancy Shaver, and Frederick Weston.

https://matthewmarks.com/exhibitions/nayland-blake-09-2025

Nayland’s new book:
My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio, Writings and Interviews, 1983–2024
Preorder Now: https://www.dukeupress.edu/my-studio-is-a-dungeon-is-the-studio

Hernease’s original co-host is the designer, THE Samilia. Find her designs here:
samilia-co.square.site/