Vermont Made

Musician and teaching artist Rebecca Mack discusses her new song cycle, "Body," inspired by her experiences with long Covid disability, climate change, and the shared impermanence of the human body and the Earth body. Learn more about Rebecca and her work at rebeccamackmusic.com . Download a transcript of this episode (PDF). This episode of Vermont Made is sponsored by the Vermont Depart...

Acclaimed circus educator Troy Wunderle discusses Vermont’s vibrant circus community, the essence of clowning, and receiving the 2022 Excellence in Circus Education Award from the American Circus Educators Association. Learn more about Troy and his work at bigtopadventures.com . Download a transcript of this episode (PDF) . This episode of Vermont Made is sponsored by the Vermont Department of Tou...

Artist-builders Thea Alvin and Meg Reinhold discuss the new Yestermorrow Design/Build School exhibit Elements of Shelter , on view in the Vermont Arts Council Sculpture Garden through May 2025. Learn more about the exhibit, the artists, and Yestermorrow at vermontartscouncil.org/sculpture-garden  where you'll also find links to resources and information on the climate and housing crises. Down...

Vermont Cartoonist Laureate Tillie Walden discusses her two Eisner Award-winning graphic novels, Spinning and Are You Listening? , her Cosmic Slumber Tarot deck, teaching at the Center for Cartoon Studies, and more. Learn more about Tillie Walden at tilliewalden.com . Download a transcript of this episode (PDF). This episode of Vermont Made is sponsored by the Vermont Department of Tourism and Mar...

HB Lozito and Grace Johnston-Fennell of Out in the Open collaborate with Rae Garringer of Country Queers to launch the 2023 Trans Audio Retreat, an opportunity for rural trans and nonbinary creatives in Vermont to foster community and let their voices be heard. Learn more about Out in the Open at weareoutintheopen.org  and more about Country Queers at countryqueers.com . Download a transcript of t...

Sed One of Montpelier-based hip hop duo Boomslang discusses two albums, the recently released Boomslang III and the upcoming Boomslang Forever , and leaving a creative legacy after the passing of his other half, JL or Johnny Morris. Learn more about Boomslang and buy their music at boomslangvt.bandcamp.com . The episode includes samples from Boomslang III tracks " Just for Me " and &quot...

Novelist Ann Dávila Cardinal discusses her upcoming horror novel for Middle Grade readers, Dry Bones , and reads an excerpt from her upcoming magical realist novel for adults, The Storyteller's Death , available Oct. 4, 2022.  Learn more about Ann and her books at anndavilacardinal.com .   Download a transcript of the episode (PDF) . Support the show

Two of the minds behind independent film company WalrusDice Productions discuss their new feature-length fantasy adventure, The Butterfly Queen , filmed entirely around Ryegate, VT and releasing in fall 2022. Learn more about the film and the production company at walrusdice.com . See photos from the filming of The Butterfly Queen in the show notes on our website . Download a transcript of this ep...

Acclaimed essayist Emily Bernard discusses life after her 2019 book Black is the Body , intimacy and the page, and her next project, a collection of essays about Black women artists in the public eye. Learn more about Emily Bernard at emilybernard.com . Download a transcript of this episode (PDF). Support the show

State legislator and former executive director of The Flynn John Killacky discusses because art , his new collection of commentary, critique, and conversations from over 30 years in the arts. Learn more about John at johnkillacky.com , and order  because art direct from Vermont bookseller Phoenix Books . Download a transcript of the episode (PDF). Support the show

The co-founders of SheFly share how they invented pants that make it easy for everyone to answer nature's call outdoors, and how they took their product from concept to prize-winning startup. To learn more about SheFly visit sheflyapparel.com . See photos and more in the show notes on our website. Download a transcript of this episode (PDF). Support the show

Eco-fashion designer Tara Lynn Scheidet shares how she brings nature to life on custom wedding gowns, and how she grew from a typical New York City fashion student to an eco-conscious couturier in the woods of Vermont. To learn more about Tara Lynn's bridal work visit taralynnbridal.com . Explore her other eco-couture earthbitch.com . This episode contains explicit language that is uncensored...

Shanta Lee Gander shares how she worked with local women to tap into the lesser-celebrated aspects of the sacred feminine for her photography series, Dark Goddess . Explore more of Shanta's photography and writing—including her new book of poetry, GHETTOCLAUSTROPHOBIA —at shantaleegander.com . Find details on Shanta's Dark Goddess exhibit at Southern Vermont Arts Center .  See photos of...

Jarvis Green shares how JAG Productions partnered with King Arthur Baking Company to revive live theater after a year of Covid closures with five weekends of Black theater presented outdoors on the King Arthur campus in Norwich. Learn more about JAG Productions and Theatre on the Hill at jagproductionsvt.com . See photos of Jarvis and Theatre on the Hill on our website. Download a transcript of th...

Kelly McMahon of May Day Studio shares how she interprets poems into letterpress broadsides and discusses her recent collaboration with the Kent Museum to display a broadside outdoors in the summer of 2020. Explore more of Kelly's work at maydaystudio.com . Find details about the fall 2021 exhibit at the Kent Museum featuring some of Kelly's work. See photos of Kelly and her work on our...

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