Episodes
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Neil Erasmus is already well known to you if you work in wood because he has probably taught you or you've read one of his many articles on the craft.
Neil is a 3rd generation crafts-person. He grew up in South Africa during the last decades of Apartheid and emigrated to Australia with his wife Pam (also a amazing crafts-person) about 40 years ago.
We discuss growing up in South Africa and Neil's feelings about it (compare and contrast with Will Matthysen's episode).
Neil has recently "retired" and moved closer to Perth, Australia. We discuss the idea of retirement and what that might entail.
Neil is a beautiful human being and it was a pleasure talking with him about his life.
Please enjoy this episode.
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Shima Gholami Scholar
Shima is a lifelong scholar specializing in cultural stuff. She was born and raised in Iran and was a curator at the Golestan Palace in Tehran before emigrating to Australia where she is completing a PhD.
We talk about what it is like growing up in Iran and the cultural similarities/differences between Australia and Iran.
Our news, media feeds and presidents indicate that Iran is our enemy. Except Iran has maintained an extremely rich and sophisticated culture for many thousands of years.
For context we discuss the history of Iran / Persia. Very basically: pre-Islam and post-Islam..... More importantly for our Western interests: pre and post WW2, and especially post Islamic Revolution.
Shima and I were introduced to each other by Guildhouse for a project connecting migrant craftspeople with Australian artists. We ran a wood inlay workshop together and created SUN: an artwork neither of us could have produced alone. Collaborations are awesome! SUN is for sale at Bungendore Wood Works Gallery NSW, Australia. https://bwoodworks.com.au/
Shima is totally gentle and is not political. We didn't discuss politics. This podcast is about bringing people and cultures together.
Shima and I have never discussed this, but I personally encourage everyone to check out Mohammad Mosaddegh's story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Mosaddegh
At the end of our conversation you can enjoy some Iranian music: 2 contemporary and 2 traditional pieces.
Music:1. Salar Aghili - Sarve Zire Ab2. Homayoun Shajarian - Sarnevesht3. Kayhan Kalhor & M.R. Shajarian - Festive Occasion4. Kayhan Kalhor & M.R. Shajarian - Instrument and Vocal (Poem by Baba Tahor)More Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_SSrzMBHCAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siskYo3PozIGuitarists take note!!!
Golestan palace:ImagesUNESCOofficial website archived
Persian Rug collection exampleimage
The book we discuss from Manus Island:
Behrouz Boochani "No Friend but the Mountains"
A Separation - a movie we discusshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_separation_2011
Guildhousehttps://guildhouse.org.au/the-third-space-intercultural-crafting/https://guildhouse.org.au/
SUN. Colaboration: Shima Gholami and Adrian Potter
Golestan Palace - Mirror Room
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Margaret Dodd is an artist well known for her ceramic cars.She graduated from the University of California, Davis in 1968. Margaret is also a movie maker and her film "This Woman is Not a Car" has been recently acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia.We talk about the meanings behind her work and why she does it. Margaret has a strong political outlook and we talk about that too.Margaret Dodd is one of our wise elders. Check out her exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia if you can. https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/margaret-dodd-new-acquisitions/
www.adrianpotter.net.au
Thank you Andrew Bunney for connecting Margaret to the Revolution.
Margaret Dodd and her work The Fossil, Greg Weight, 2002 ©
Reproduction of This Woman is Not a Car screenprint poster, Jan Mackay, 1981
Holden with Hair Curlers, Bridal Holden, Ravaged Holden from This Woman is Not a Car series, Margaret Dodd, 1977
Hoon Holden, ceramic car, Margaret Dodd, 1977
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Don Morrison is a super nice bloke. Extremely modest and very talented.
Don makes extraordinary metal body resonator guitars from bits of old galvanized iron sheets. Check out the Perponda guitar .
These instruments have a deep cultural heritage and abound with stories.
Don has released 15 albums so far with a double album on the way to mark his 40 years of playing music.
I recommend his book: This Could Be Big, Forty Years at the Dag End of the Australian Music Industry.
Quotes: "Playing (music) live is like meditation or mindfulness - the next day - even if it was a moderately successful gig - that's when I feel most relaxed"
"These day's I'm better at doing what I'm better at, and eliminating things that I do that aren't very good"
Web:
www.donmorrison.bandcamp.com/http://www.donmo.com
www.adrianpotter.net.au
Patreon
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Andy Rasheed is a photographer and artist who has just launched Small Drum Revolution.
We talk about all sorts of things including his pathway to professional photography via his Band failing to make it big in Sydney.
Check out Andy's percussion instruments and lap steel guitars - he has some ideas and innovations that bring benefits you can see, hear and feel.
Always: thanks for listening. Cheers
Web:
www.eyefood.com.au
www.smalldrumrevolution.com.au
www.adrianpotter.net.au
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Patrick Hall is an Artist.
His work is insanely awesome! While they are often cabinets (even functional) Patrick layers meaning and stories all over them. Literally.
He invites us into a space where time can slow down and where we may see the world anew.
Patrick also tells a poetic story about 2/3's in.
Please enjoy this conversation with an amazing man.
Web:
hallison.com
despard-gallery.com.au
adrianpotter.net.au
Insta:
@hallisonstudios
@designermakerrevolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
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Karim Haddad runs Tharwa Valley Forge and owns Cuppacumbalong in a small village just outside Canberra called Tharwa.
Karim's enterprise and life is inspiring. Tharwa Valley Forge has well over 200 classes a year, employs numerous skills craftspeople and facilitates 1000's of people to be creative.
I absolutely recommend taking a class out there - they know what they're doing and why!
Also support the Cuppacumbalong Foundation: https://cuppacumbalongfoundation.org.au/en
Web:
tharwavalleyforge.comthomas-gernercuppacumbalongfoundation.org.au
www.adrianpotter.net.au
Insta
@tharwavalleyforge
@rumble_knives
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@designermakerrevolution
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Kevin Murray is a Knowledge Worker.
Kevin has been at the forefront of Craft theory and curatorial endeavors for decades. He is editor of Garland Magazine - I recommend Garland, follow the link below.
This podcast is a dialogue. We discuss the Covid 19 lockdown and how there may be pros and cons coming out of the situation we find ourselves in (June 2020).
Thanks for listening, I really appreciate it as always.
Stay Healthy and remember: all creativity is colour blind.
The Revolution will never have prejudice.
Web:
kevinmurray.com.augarlandmag.com
www.adrianpotter.net.au
insta
@kmaustral
@garlandmagazine
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@designermakerrevolution
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Peter Korn, is the Founder and Academic Director of The Centre for Furniture Craftsmanship (Maine, US).
He is also author of a number of books including “Why We Make Things and Why it Matters”
Peter and I discuss the primary theme in his book: How to Live a Good Life.
As you would expect Peter has some profound ideas on the subject.
It was an honour and privilege to talk to Peter.
Please enjoy our chat.
web
www.peterkorn.com
www.woodschool.org
Here is a movie about Peter
www.adrianpotter.net.au
insta
@woodschoolmaine
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@designermakerrevolution
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Jim Redgate is a luthier. He makes classical guitars.
Some of Jim's guitars are 100% traditional, others look traditional but are 100% state-of-the-art.
If you are a Designer: guitars are a complex design problem and there is no room for compromise.
If you are a Maker: Jim has some serious skills.
We talk about design and making in depth.
Jim has a great way of looking at mistakes - listen up people!
"Making a guitar is like walking towards a cliff with a blindfold on; how far will you let yourself go before you drop over the edge."
The Revolution is always interested in discussing how to deal with setbacks!
Thanks Neil Thomason for audio assistance.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
redgateguitars.com.au
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.podbean.com
Insta:
@redgateguitars
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@thomason_made
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David Colwell has been a Designer all his life.
He has strongly held and clearly articulated views on design, art and craft. Of course we discuss aesthetics a fair bit.
David has designed and, with his company Trannon, made, stacks of chairs and tables from sustainably harvested and worked wood. He has also designed buildings and sailboats.
Sustainability is fundamental to Davids work.
The Revolution is always interested in discussing what constitutes good and bad design!
Thanks Neil Thomason for audio assistance.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
www.davidcolwell.com
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
Trannon Furniture: http://www.roytamdesign.eclipse.co.uk/
Insta:
@davidcolwelldesign
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@thomason_made
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This is episode 1 of the Fire and Virus Series.
Thanks for listening, I really appreciate it.
David MacLaren (Bungendore Wood Works Gallery) returns to talk about the devastation caused by the fires and how a successful gallery is coping with a virus ruining the status quo.
The Black Summer in Australia started around October 2019 and finally ended in February 2020. Townships and communities were destroyed outright despite the enormous effort from the firefighters - many of whom were volunteers.
Almost 3000 homes destroyed, 34 people lost their lives and an estimated 1 billion animals either died or were displaced. Some extinctions are inevitable. 186,000 square kilometres = 72,000 square miles burnt.
Once the fires were out, people stood up and started rebuilding. It felt like climate change was an issue whose time had come.............then,
........the world caught Corona Virus.
In this Fire and Virus series I’m going to talk to creative people caught up in some way with the Black Summer fires to see how they are faring now.
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Simon Brown: The Prodigal Son Returns, 109 years of T H Brown Co.
Simon Brown is a third generation furniture manufacturer: Grandson of the man TH Brown no less. The TH Brown Company has been a making furniture since 1911.There have been plenty of ups and downs in the TH Brown organization and Simon Brown is our guide on this 100 year roller coaster of manufacturing, including 2 world wars a great depression and more.
We also get into why there are advantages for designers at various times and why it's really hard for designers to get product in the marketplace at other times. It's a hard question to answer and if you have some thoughts on the matter get in touch!
Simon is a great raconteur and story teller. I hope you enjoy this podcast.The Revolution is always interested in discussing the Histories!
Thanks Neil Thomason for audio assistance.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
thbrown.com.au
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@thbrownaustralia
@thomason_made
Simon Brown
Peter Brown and T. H. Brown
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Will Matthysen is a Clock Maker and was once an architect working for Norman Foster in the UK and Hong Kong.
Will talks about growing up in South Africa during apartheid and a whole bunch of other interesting stuff.
We do discuss some technical aspects of clocks like escapements, pendulums and gears, but there is a real attempt to make it understandable for everyone.
The Revolution is always interested in discussing the Creative Process!
Thanks Neil Thomason for audio assistance.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
willmatthysen.com
studiowoodworkers.org.au
Also Check out: Bridget Riley art, Eli Terry wooden clocks, escapements
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escapement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Riley
https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/eli-terry-connecticut-clock-maker/
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@willmatthysen
@thomason_made
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Brian ParkesBrian Parkes is currently CEO of JamFactory Craft and Design Centre in Adelaide, Australia.
JamFactory has played a huge role in 1000's of artist's, craftspeople and designers lives for the last 47 years.
Obviously we talk about the Jam but we also get into what makes Brian Parkes tick!
Thanks heaps Brian for being so open and available for this conversation.
Brian is a man inspired by and truly working for the benefit of "others".
From the Slaughterhouse to Leadership in the Arts, Brian's story is super interesting.
The Revolution is always interested in discussing personal stories!
Thanks Neil Thomason.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
jamfactory.com.au
Also Check out: Rover Thomas paintings, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott ceramics
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@brian.parkes
@thomason_made
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The David Haig Experience Part 2.David Haig is the sweetest soul in the universe. This is Part 2 of our conversation. There's not much overlap in what we talk with Part 1 and Part 2. I don't reckon you need to listen to Part 1 to make sense of this episode.
We discuss:being a hippie and business man at the same time,how to build a successful practice without a plan,how to just allow things to happen and nudge the good things forward,
David provides wise advice on how to de-stress and have a better life as well as the pros and cons of aging.We delve into a deep discussion on the "inner" world, David is a wise man so listen up!The Revolution holds deep discussions inherently valuable.
Neil Thomason has helped me massively with the audio quality. Thanks Neil.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
davidhaig.co.nz
froggybottomguitars.com
www.cfw.co.nz
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@davidhaigfurniture
@thomason_made
@centreforfinewoodworking_nz
@froggybottomguitars
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The David Haig Experience Part 1.
David Haig is the sweetest soul in the universe. He has been a designer maker of wood furniture for decades in New Zealand and has also taught around the world. His chairs are gorgeous! Look for them on his website, but pictures don't do them justice - try if you can to touch and sit in one because its an experience!David grew up in Malaya (now Malaysia) but spent his formative years in Britain. We discuss:the benefits of a history Degree from Oxford when being a craftsman is going to be your profession,the joys of working with your hands,chairs as an engineering art-form,and, of course, we discuss at length David's design and creative process This podcast investigates how creative people tick, David and I get some of the way down that philosophical road in Part 1. Part 2 goes a lot further so stay tuned for that conversation -coming soon.Articulate conversations describing the creative process are as rare as hens teeth, so listen up!
The Revolution is always interested in discussing the Creative Process!
Neil Thomason has helped me massively with the audio quality. Thanks Neil.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
davidhaig.co.nz
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@davidhaigfurniture
@thomason_made
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SourSob Bob is a Musician who has been described as ...."sort of Folk-Punk".
We discuss at length the creative process of writing songs and how crucial practicing is to all endeavors.
SSB has adventured into the desert heart of Australia and has plenty of stories to tell about that. Including: how to keep pet camels in your backyard.
He tells us where his ideas come from and why you need to put on the best show you can.
This podcast investigates how creative people tick and Bob gets a long way into that difficult question.Articulate conversations about the creative process are rare, so listen up!
The Revolution is always interested in discussing the Creative Process!
Neil Thomason has helped me massively with the audio quality. Thanks Neil.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
soursobbob.com
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@thomason_made
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Dale Broholm is a designer maker of furniture and Senior Critic at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
If you listened to the Witness Tree episode you’ll know that Dale is that project’s father.
Dale and I had a wonderful conversation. We talked about: how to constructively criticize someone’s creative work, running for fun and profit, core values we can get from our ancestors, benefits of restoring antiques, being inspired by vernacular design and running – also knee reconstruction! Dale discusses his creative process and various ways to go about designing objects. Articulate discussions about the creative process are rare, so listen up!
The Revolution is always interested in discussing the Creative Process!
Neil Thomason has helped me massively with the audio quality. Can you hear it? Thanks Neil.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
dalebroholm.com
Insta:
@dalebroholm
@risd_furniture
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@thomason_made
@witnesstreeproject
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