THE NECKTIE QUILT: PART 2 with Amanda Nadig
I recently spent a week in Chicago with my good friend, Amanda Nadig, making this quilt together. Since I had recently bought a small handheld recorder, we thought it'd be fun to take you behind the scenes day by day as we're making this quilt encountering creative obstacles, when things aren't turning out our way and how we navigate through this particular project together.
In part one, Amanda and I shared details about this particular commission, the kind of prep work we did to get ready for our week of sewing side by side in Chicago. We had an in-depth reflection on something that was becoming more and more fascinating to us: the way that by working with someone else, it forces us to create this kind of specialized language around the project, one that you might not even have to articulate to yourself but in the company of another artist, you have to put abstract ideas into words. So, if you haven't heard that part of this documentary project, yet, I encourage you to go back and listen to the previous episode and then join us here again for part two.
In this part, Amanda and I strategize about quilting:
① how we choose an overall quilting design
② the important relationship between light and color
③ the body is a measuring tool
We close this conversation with reflections and tips that we hope support you in seeking out your own creative collaborations.
Click here to see images of this collaboration quilt
CONVERSATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
01:22 — Behind the Scenes of the Quilt Making Process
01:54 — The Importance of Specialized Language in Collaborative Projects
02:21 — Strategizing the Quilting Design and Process
03:15 — Buttons, a Toy Camera & Quilting
13:12 — Day Five: The Big Quilting Day
13:54 — The Physical Challenges of Sewing For Hours and Hours
16:53 — Hand Yoga and Quilting
18:06 — Quilting in a Household Setting
18:27 — Reflections on the Quilting Journey
19:18 — Final Day Wrap-Up
21:28 — Reflections on the Completed Quilt
24:29 — Collaboration and Personal Reflections
27:50 — Tips for Successful Collaboration
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