Heat Work

Antra (she/her), Careen (she/they), and Mandy (she/they) continue their conversation with John Neely, recorded in Fall 2023. John passed away suddenly in June 2025. Midroll from Careen remembering her best critique with John. Thanks to Julie at Elaborate Flight of Fancy for our logo, and to Joshua Clausen for our music. They are both findable on Facebook, and Joshua is also on Soundcloud.

Antra (she/her), Careen (she/they), and Mandy (she/her) interview John Neely (he/him) about his life, learning, experience, mentors and inherited legacies, and how he began and shaped the ceramics program at Utah State University. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Midroll about in-person visits to prospective graduate programs. Thanks to Julie at Elaborate Flight of Fancy for our logo, and t...

Alex (they/them), Aubrey (she/her) and Mandy (she/her) speak with guests Twig (he/him), Chey (she/they), and Tomi (he/him), about the lasting impacts of QueerCat and how it has changed both lives and futures. Midroll is an opportunistic tech deviation about epsom salts and how to use them to reconstitute a glaze. Handles and links: @studio_tomi @quite_chey @twiggy.world @coffeemothcreative @vibran...

Alex, Aubrey, and Mandy, with returning guests Twig and Mindi, continue discussing the QueerCat 2023 firing event at East Creek Art, with a focus on the firing itself, the atmosphere, mentorship and what it means to lead with service, and the relationship between generosity and abundance. Midroll of thank yous to everyone who made QueerCat possible and successful: Clay Art Center of Tacoma, Georgi...

Special guests Twig Cosby (he/him) and Arminda Gandara (she/her) join hosts Alex Slydel (they/them), Aubrey Sloan (she/her) and Mandy Stigant (she/her) to talk about the thought, planning, and front-end work that went into organizing QueerCat 2023, an all LGBTQIA+ firing that happened May-June 2023 at East Creek Art in Willamina, Oregon. Midroll about contributors and grant providers and a vocab b...

Alex (they/them), Antra (she/her), and Aubrey (she/her) discuss East Creek Art, the upcoming QueerCat firing event happening at East Creek Art, and the culture and pedagogy surrounding the Utah State University woodfire program. Midroll detailing contributors to the QueerCat firing and an upcoming article in Oregon Business Magazine, along with some terms that come up in the episode. Tokenism: the...

Careen (she/they), Mandy (she/her), and Tara (she/her) talk about past and present efforts in their woodfire pursuits. Tara discusses her assistantship program and @womenwhowoodfire on Instagram.  Careen talks about their ambitious permaculture land development.  Mandy and Careen talk about 2019's Firing While Female at East Creek. Midroll unpacking comments made during the episode, surrounding ge...

An introduction of hosts, the podcast and the purpose. Midroll detailing terms and acronyms used in the episode. Questions and comments? Please email us at heatworkpodcast@gmail.com In this episode you will hear mentioned: AAPI stands for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders BIPOC stands for Black and Indigenous People of Color DEI is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion LGBTQIA+ stands for Lesbian, G...