Pulling on the Thread (RISD Alumni Association)
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| 29 Mar 2021 | Angela Guzman | 00:33:11 | |
Angela has a long career in Silicon Valley, working at Airbnb, Google and Apple where she co-designed the first set of emoji. She is working on a children's book about that process while continuing to grow and expand Tijiko. Think you recognize the found sound from this week's episode? Comment on the @risdalumni page with your guess of where on the RISD campus I was! | |||
| 16 May 2022 | Ryan Cunningham and Colin Healey | 00:35:07 | |
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 | |||
| 04 Oct 2021 | Shepard Fairey | 00:29:38 | |
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. | |||
| 21 Apr 2025 | Jo Sittenfeld | 00:23:18 | |
Jo's work has been featured in The New Yorker and New York Times, including a series that recreated portraits of college classmates taken at their 15 year reunion. We talked about Jo’s new website, Middle Age Mixtape, that will house all of her works in one place. | |||
| 08 Nov 2021 | Gráfica Latina | 00:18:19 | |
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.
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.
https://www.instagram.com/atomenendez/
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| 25 Oct 2021 | Lucia Monge | 00:31:05 | |
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. | |||
| 10 Oct 2021 | Priya Himatsingka | 00:22:28 | |
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/ | |||
| 05 Jul 2021 | Becca Barnet | 00:28:32 | |
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.
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| 15 Apr 2025 | Season 4 Trailer | 00:00:42 | |
Season 4 will feature interviews with Jo Sittenfeld MFA 08 PH, Hanson Cheng BArch 16, Miguel Lastra MFA 22 CR, JooHee Yoon 11 IL, Lindsay Degen 10 TX, and Vincent Brathwaite 05 ID. Supported by the RISD Alumni Association. | |||
| 18 Oct 2021 | Yelitsa Jean-Charles | 00:23:39 | |
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
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| 18 Apr 2022 | Jazzmen Lee-Johnson and Henry Felton Brown | 00:25:05 | |
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://www.instagram.com/saladeditions/
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| 26 Apr 2021 | Polymode | 00:33:46 | |
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.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. | |||
| 25 Apr 2022 | Jordan Seaberry | 00:31:37 | |
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.
The Wanderer at the RISD Museum
US Department of Arts and Culture
We mentioned affinity groups on this episode, click here to learn more! | |||
| 29 Mar 2021 | Roz Chast | 00:26:31 | |
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! | |||
| 26 Feb 2021 | Introducing Pulling on the Thread | 00:00:43 | |
Our first season of Pulling on the Thread will launch on March 29th with our first two episodes and new interviews will be released on Mondays. Hosted by Lois Harada PR 2010 (drawn above by Suerynn Lee PR 2012).
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| 12 Apr 2021 | Jill Greenberg | 00:22:28 | |
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. | |||
| 27 Feb 2022 | Season III Trailer | 00:01:10 | |
| 19 Apr 2021 | Bob Dilworth | 00:21:49 | |
"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. | |||
| 05 Apr 2021 | Rose B. Simpson | 00:31:37 | |
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.
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| 23 Feb 2023 | Huma Bhabha and Shahzia Sikander | 00:50:09 | |
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 More about RISD Limited Editions here. Click through to see the prints that Huma and Shazia worked on. | |||
| 02 May 2022 | Pippi Zornoza | 00:36:21 | |
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. | |||
| 01 Nov 2021 | Jeff Hannoosh | 00:23:21 | |
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 | |||
| 11 Apr 2022 | Emiko Davies | 00:23:02 | |
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. | |||
| 09 May 2022 | Wayne Faucher | 00:28:36 | |
Wayne’s Instagram page A list of Wayne’s work at Marvel See Wayne in person at the 3 Rivers Comic Con June 4 & 5, 2022 | |||