The Mater Podcast

Colour Names with Evie Hatch

The fabulous Evie Hatch is back on the podcast as our first ever return guest.. Evie came on last year with artist Ginny Elston to talk about pigments, and now she's back

Arsenic with Verity Babbs

This is a conversation with Verity Babbs (art historian and comedian) about Arsenic - which is a naturally occurring element that is toxic to humans. Arsenic is used in m

Salvage with Tim Ralston & Alice Bonnot

Today’s conversation is all about Salvage.. Which is the finding, rescuing & gathering of materials and objects that have had a previous life, and might otherwise be disc

Pigment Making with Lucy Mayes

Instagram Lucy’s website Lucy Mayes has been making pigments and paints since 2018 and has taught the craft since 2020. She is the founder of London Pigment - a project

Joya: AiR Residency with Simon and Donna Beckmann

APPLY to Joya AiR + Mater residency (plus info and terms & conditions): https://joya-air.org/joya-mater-apply Joya: AiR is a landmark international, interdisciplinary ar

Minerals with Marcia Bjornerud & Mále Uribe

My two guests are completely passionate about the subject of Minerals... artist Mále Uribe and writer/geoloist Marcia Bjornerud Mále Uribe is a Chilean architect and art

Rembrandt's Materials with Petria Noble & Leonore van Sloten

This fascinating conversation was recorded at the Rembrandthuis museum in Amsterdam, where I had the pleasure of speaking with The Rembrandt House curator, and the former

Ceramics & Clay with Clare Wood (British Ceramics Biennial)

BCB: https://www.britishceramicsbiennial.com/  This year’s programme: https://www.britishceramicsbiennial.com/news/full-programme-announced-for-british-ceramics-biennial

Milk with Tessa Silva

Welcome back!! Today I'm speaking with Tessa Silva about MILK. Tessa is a British-Brazilian artist whose work considers our collective use of materials from ancient histo

The Personalities of Pigments with Ginny Elston & Evie Hatch

This week on The Mater Podcast, Evie Hatch, studio and materials specialist and host of Jackson's Pigment Stories, is joined by artist Ginny Elston to discuss The Persona

Dig Me A Grave with Claye Bowler & Andrew Cummings

A conversation between artist Claye Bowler and art historian Andrew Cummings about the exhibition Dig Me A Grave, burials, connection to the land , latex, soil, death & m

Conservation, Craft & Art at West Dean (notes from a Research Residency)

Hello! This is Maddie Rose Hills, host of The Mater Podcast. This week's episode is a little different, and a lot shorter! I have just got back from a week-long Resea

Relationships with Colour, with Barbara Collé & Lucila Kenny

Today I am chatting with Lucila Kenny and Barbara Collé about COLOUR Lucila Kenny is an Argentinean textile designer as well as a researcher focused on Natural Dyeing an

Humans & Sheep with Formafantasma

This week I’m joined by Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma. Formafantasma are a design studio who investigate the ecological, historical, political and

Plastic with Heather Davis & Shahar Livne

A conversation about Plastic with designer Shahar Livne and environmental humanities scholar Heather Davis. Shahar Livne is an award winning conceptual material designer

Material Innovation & Ecology with Claire Baily & Sarah King

Claire Baily is a London-based artist, researcher, and educator whose work navigates the intersections of art, sustainability, and material innovation. I had been followi

Museums, Objects & Belonging with Emii Alrai & Amanda Pinatih

Emii Alrai & Amanda Pinatih discuss material artefacts, memory, belonging and museum practice. Emii Alrai: https://www.instagram.com/emiialrai/?hl=en-gb https://emiialr

Wabi Sabi with Bosco Sodi & Alberto Ríos de la Rosa

Bosco Sodi: https://www.instagram.com/studioboscosodi/?hl=en https://www.boscosodi.com/ Alberto Rios de la Rosa: https://www.instagram.com/ariosdel/?hl=en Casa Wabi: h

Aquatic Encounters with Hannah Pezzack & Anastasia (A) Alevtin

Hannah Pezzack is a writer, editor, and curator. Drawing on sonic knowledge, ecology, and the politics of intimacy, she regards language and sound as deeply intertwined s

Material Literacy & Motherhood with Ellie Barrett

An EPIC conversation with Ellie Barrett. We delve into the philosophical and artistic histories of materials. We talk about Ellie’s art practice working with various mate