Maiwa Podcasts

The Poetics of Textiles — Tim McLaughlin

Like all great arts, textiles recreate our visiton of the world. We hold them up as exemplars of skill, ingenuity, creativity, and ambition. Textiles are poetic metaphors

Between Science and Art — Ellis & Boutrup

Joy Boutrup is a textile engineer, chemist, and historian from Denmark. Catharine Ellis is a textile artist from North Carolina who specializes in combining weaving and d

Invitation to the Divine — Amy Putansu

In this lecture Amy Putansu will discuss how notions of spirituality have influenced her own hand-woven artwork. Inspired by Buddhism, Zen design precepts, and the minimal

The Art of Ajrakh — Jabbar & Adam Khatri

Recorded at the Maiwa School of Textiles September 14th 2017.

Knitted Felt Works - Aya Matsunaga

Aya Matsunaga is a Japanese textile artist who tempered her formal studies by moving to Nottingham, England and embracing the UK fibre art scene of the 1990s.

Field Notes in the Colour Garden pt 2 — Micahel Garcia

When leading natural dye expert Michel Garcia goes into a garden, what does he see? He sees botanical strategies for survival that often give new insights into dye proced

Field Notes in the Colour Garden pt 1 — Michel Garcia

When leading natural dye expert Michel Garcia goes into a garden, what does he see? He sees botanical strategies for survival that often give new insights into dye proced

The Art of Storypainting - Susan Shie

For over thirty years Susan Shie has been producing art on cloth that mixes the personal and the political. Her distinct method of working combines narrative, drawing, an

Stone Diaries and Quilted Lines — Barbara Todd

On October 5, 2015, Barbara Todd delivered her lecture, "Stone Drawings and Quilted Lines" or "One Day Tells Its Tale To Another." to a full house at the Maiwa School of

Deeper Than Indigo - Jenny Balfour Paul

Recorded at the Maiwa School of Textiles Lecture series on September 19, 2016.

The Working Traveller 2009 Part 4

Each member of our panel has carved a road in the wilderness. It is not easy to walk off the map, but they have all done it, struck out alone to follow a path as unknown

The Working Traveller 2009 Part 3

Each member of our panel has carved a road in the wilderness. It is not easy to walk off the map, but they have all done it, struck out alone to follow a path as unknown

The Working Traveller 2009 Part 2

Each member of our panel has carved a road in the wilderness. It is not easy to walk off the map, but they have all done it, struck out alone to follow a path as unknown

Retooling for the Future Part 1

The Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja make their presentation to a Vancouver audience at the Maiwa Textile Symposium via Skype.

Bleu de Lectoure

Inspired by both the colour and the plant, the Lamberts created Bleu de Lectoure in 1994. Soon their lives were given up to woad. It took more than two years working with

Creating a Garden of Natural Dye Plants Part 2

Join Michel Garcia as he leads us on a walk through the garden of natural dye plants, explaining the motivation and origins of this project, how it has evolved, new chall

Creating a Garden of Natural Dye Plants Part 1

Join Michel Garcia as he leads us on a walk through the garden of natural dye plants, explaining the motivation and origins of this project, how it has evolved, new chall

From Gandhi to Globalization Part 2

In part two, Ashoke Chatterjee presents the remainder of his lecture and answers questions from the audience. Part one contained the visiual and the first part of Mr. Cha

From Ghandi to Globalization Part 1

In part one Charllotte Kwon introduces Ashoke Chatterjee and explains the application process for a Canadian visa (Mr. Chatterjee, an Indian dignitary with flawless crede

The Cotton Road: Part 3

In part three Rosemary Crill explores India's trade with the west as the focus shifted from printed cottons to muslins and Kashmir shawls. She concludes her lecture by an