The Maker's Movement

In this episode of The Maker's Movement podcast, Kelsey sits down with Christina Covington, a ceramic artist from Travelers Rest, South Carolina, to explore her vibrant approach to surface decoration that blends collage, drawing, and painting techniques. Christina shares how she transforms everyday ceramic pieces into colorful, pattern-rich works of art inspired by her environment, her intuiti...

This episode of the Makers Movement Podcast dives into the world of memory, place, and handmade storytelling with Nashville-based tintype photographer Aidan Higginbotham. Aidan’s creative journey began among friends and vintage cameras, leading him to master 19th-century analog processes and breathe new life into forgotten large format equipment. His haunting, hand-crafted images do more than capt...

In this episode of The Maker's Movement podcast, Kelsey sits down with Jeremy Mitchell, founder of Mitchell Bat Co., to explore his journey from digital design to creating hand-painted baseball bats inspired by the rich heritage of sports uniforms. Jeremy shares how he accidentally started his bat company, the evolution of his unique painting techniques, and the story behind his iconic basebal...

In this debut episode of The Makers Movement podcast, host Kelsey sits down with ceramicist Olivia Avery to explore her journey from reluctant art student to successful full-time maker. Olivia shares how she accidentally discovered her love for ceramics, the evolution of her distinctive stippling technique, and the surprising story behind her "ogre vase" that became an unexpected bestsel...