Note sull'episodio
In this 50th episode (yay!) of NeedleXChange I interview Marcia Bennett Male.
Marcia is a textile artist and stone mason, whose stitched works explore her personal experiences as a black woman living in modern Britain, and focus on black historical figures. Marcia's work uses simplistic form and hidden meaning to address topics that are deeply personal, whether it's her own mental wellbeing or the cultural context of black identity. In this second part of our NeedleXChange we discuss black representation in history through art, stonemasonry and how music inspires Marcia's creativity,
Timestamps:
00:02:22 Choosing Subjects and Historical Figures
00:07:15 Food and Textile Art
00:13:32 The Future: Merging Stone and Textile
00:20:01 The Art of Stone Carving and Textile Art
00:21:44 The Se ...