Pulling on the Thread

Huma mentioned her exhibition with the painter Michael Williams at David Kordasky in LA. The installation is a wonderful balance between the paintings and sculptural works.  

Shahzia has just finished a massive project called Havah…to breathe, air, life, in Madison Square Park and the nearby Courthouse of the Appellate Division, First Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The installation is on view for the next five months. 

Shahzia's Instagram page
Huma’s gallery page

More about RISD Limited Editions here. Click through to see the prints that Huma and Shazia worked on. 

Ryan and Colin are both graduates of the Film Animation and Video department and talked about the inherently collaborative nature of film and television.

In the Cards at the Tribeca Film Festival 

Colin on Instagram 

Running Man, Ryan’s post-production company 

Ryan on Instagram 

Wayne’s Instagram page 
Wayne’s Facebook page 

A list of Wayne’s work at Marvel 

See Wayne in person at the 3 Rivers Comic Con June 4 & 5, 2022

The Wedding Cake House operates as a bed and breakfast and artist's residency. The house is full of custom wallpaper, tile installations and contemporary works on paper.  Read more about the house here.

See Pippi's work here.

The Wedding Cake House's Instagram where you can see renovations to the space as well as artists-in-residence.

Learn more about The Dirt Palace.

Click here to book a stay at the Wedding Cake House!

His painting, The Wanderer, was acquired by the RISD Museum in 2017.  Seaberry works as the co-director of the US Department of Arts and Culture, a nonprofit grassroots organization that fosters  a culture of empathy and equity through the arts. 

Jordan's website

Instagram

The Wanderer at the RISD Museum

US Department of Arts and Culture

on Instagram

We mentioned affinity groups on this episode, click here to learn more! 

The two have collaborated on a new series of prints and talked about the process of transforming drawings and ideas into layered silkscreen prints. 

See more of Jazzmen’s work below    

https://www.jazzmenleejohnson.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jazzleejohnson/

See more of Henry’s work below   

http://www.henryfeltonbrown.com/

https://www.instagram.com/hankattak/

Salad Editions

https://saladeditions.com/

https://www.instagram.com/saladeditions/

Her previous books , Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence (2016), Acquacotta (2017), Tortellini at Midnight (2019) and Torta della Nonna (2021) all highlight regional cuisines of Italy where she settled after studying art conservation. 

Emiko’s website has more information about her cookbooks, her blog and some recipes to try out. Her Instagram page is full of fabulous food photos too! 

Order Cinnamon and Salt here! It will be released on May 31, 2022 but you can preorder a copy today. 

Learn more about RISD's Founders Day here

The directory launched earlier this year and highlights artists, historical movements captured in print and a contemporary listing of designers currently practicing. The Gráfica Latina website is beautiful and well worth a look! 

This is the end of our second season and we want to hear from you! Click here for a short survey  — your feedback will help us shape the upcoming episodes of our show. And remember, you can always reach us at alumni@risd.edu. 

Podcast Survey link 

Gráfica Latina

https://www.instagram.com/graficalatina_/

Jose and Tatiana are also working to open a printshop with a few other community members in Providence. Learn more about Counterform here.

José’s portfolio site

https://www.instagram.com/atomenendez/

Tatiana’s portfolio site

https://www.instagram.com/tatitag/

We talked about Jeff’s journey from RISD to his current role including how he oversees and guides a team of creatives from idea inception to finished product.

Here’s a link to the Light Rods collection from West Elm

See the REI x West Elm collaboration here

@westelm

We talked about Lucia’s long running project, Plantón Móvil, a walking parade of plants that ends in the creation of a living greenspace. We also discussed  Desbosque: desenterrando señales, a project using real time deforestation data and Unearthing Futures which sent potato seeds into space.

More of Lucia's work here on her website.

Plantón Móvil's homepage.

More about Unearthing Futures, Lucia's collaboration with Xin Liu that sent potato seeds to space.

Here's a link to the project we talked about using deforestation data.

Follow Lucia on Instagram.

Fibra Colectivo on Instagram, the collective that Lucia mentions in her episode.

Yelista received the Emerging Leader Award earlier this year, which recognizes alumni who graduated within the past 10 years, who have made significant achievements and contributions to their profession and/or community, think boldly, mindfully and creatively, and have helped to create new fields of study or contributed to fundamental change in their area of practice.

https://healthyrootsdolls.com/

Healthy Roots Dolls on Instagram

Room of Silence

She has a been a staple at the RISD Craft sales since participating in them as a student.  Find more information about the new spring sale at risdcraft.com. 

More of Priya’s work below. 

https://www.himatsingkacollection.com/

https://www.instagram.com/himatsingkajewelry/

http://phfactorstore.com/

The RISD Limited Editions sale starts this Friday, October 8th. There are 300 of each print available so make sure you’ve got the link.  Visit alumni.risd.edu/limited-editions for more information. 

Find more of Shepard’s work below. 

https://www.instagram.com/obeygiant/

https://obeygiant.com/

Becca is the founding partner at Sisal Creative and the studio creates artistic installations and design for clients of all sizes. I talked to Becca about her background in taxidermy which the studio also specializes in. In addition to murals and interiors, she and partner, Kaleigh Hastings, also work in exhibition design.

Becca's personal page

Sisal Create homepage

Making It homepage

 Their first series of classes focused on “Black Design in America”, highlighting histories and voices that are often overlooked in traditional design education.

More about the BIPOC Design History series:

https://bipocdesignhistory.com/

https://www.instagram.com/bipocdesignhistory/

https://twitter.com/BipocDesign

More about Polymode:

https://www.polymode.studio/

https://www.instagram.com/polymodestudio/

Silas’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siborg81/

Brian’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modernjss/

This is our last episode of our season! We’ve been glad to share these conversations with you and hope you’ve enjoyed listening. Remember you can get in touch with us anytime at alumni@risd.edu, we look forward to hearing from you.

"Silvy T." is 99 x 83 inches and completed in 2021. Bob originally meant to display this canvas before the pandemic but continued to work on it over the course of the last year. See more of Bob’s work here at his gallery, Cade Tompkins Projects in Providence, and follow him on Instagram.

Jill's newest series of paintings will be on display from September 10-24, 2022 at BAU-XI GALLERY in Toronto, Onatario.

Find more of Jill’s work below. 

https://www.jillgreenberg.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jill.greenberg/

https://bau-xi.com/collections/jill-greenberg

We talked about NFTs in this episode and the RISD Alumni Association and RISD Parents Association is hosting a great panel discussion on May 5th that’s free and open to the public. Click here for more information and to register.

We spent most of this episode talking about "Maria", an El Camino that Rose refurbished in 2014. Rose has a major new commission of work on view now through June at SCAD called "Countdown" and is preparing for residencies and two large solo exhibitions this year at the University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM and the Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV.

Her work is frequently featured in The New Yorker and she has written and illustrated numerous books. Roz is currently represented by the Carol Corey Fine Art gallery. You can see more of her day to day work on her Instagram page and at her website.

Think you recognize the found sound from this week's episode? Comment on the @risdalumni page with your guess!