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Part 1
In this presentation the panel consider what it means to be a working traveller, talk about cultural intervention, trade, and the benefits and pitfals of craft preservation and marketing.

Join Bappaditya Biswas (weaver and entrepreneur), Stephen Huyler (anthropologist, photographer, and writer), Linda Cortright, (journalist and magazine publisher), Charllotte Kwon (owner of Maiwa and documentary filmmaker), and Sheila Paine (explorer and author) as they present a variety of approaches to travel, exploration, culture and craft.

" … the people were poor - and when people are poor they make things for themselves; once they’ve got money they buy them."

- Sheila Paine

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 21, 2009
Posted September 2010

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We've just put up the second part of the Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja's presentation as a series of video files. We've included the first one here, but all six may be found on our podcast page.

In this presentation the Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja answer questions from the audience and ask a few of their own. The Vancouver audience asks about the process of leatherworking but also about the position of artisans in the community and the challenges that must be overcome for success. This presentation is posted as a series of video files. Comments are welcome.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 27, 2009
Posted July 2010

Here is a link to the leather products made by the Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja.

We've just put the first part of the Artisan's Alliance of Jawaja presentation up as a series of videos. Usually we distribute the symposium lectures as podcasts, but because we did this one through a Skype connection we've put it up in video format. You can see all five videos on the podcast page.




In response to the interest generated by the Jawaja presentation we have put up a large collection of products made by the Jawaja leatherworkers in our online store.

The question and answer portion of the presentation will be up next. Let us know what you think in the comments section of this blog.

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Part 2 - Presentation, Question and Answer
Michel Garcia

Michel Garcia is a practicing chemist and botanist specializing in natural dyes and dye plants. He is the founder of Couleur Garance, and the Botanical Garden of Dye Plants, set in the Château de Lauris, terraced and adorned with ponds and fountains dating from the eighteenth century. The conservatory garden was envisioned as a resource for natural dye research and an oportunity to edify the public about organic colour.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 16, 2009
Posted February 2010

Here is the original post for Michel Garcia's lecture. In 2009 he also taught a workshop; Secrets from the Dye Garden: Extracts and Printing.

Our latest video podcast just went up.

Part 1 - Introduction and Presentation
Michel Garcia

Michel Garcia is a practicing chemist and botanist specializing in natural dyes and dye plants. He is the founder of Couleur Garance, and the Botanical Garden of Dye Plants, set in the Château de Lauris, terraced and adorned with ponds and fountains dating from the eighteenth century. The conservatory garden was envisioned as a resource for natural dye research and an oportunity to edify the public about organic colour.

Recorded at the 2009 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 16, 2009
Posted January 2010

Here is the original post for Michel Garcia's lecture. In 2009 he also taught a workshop; Secrets from the Dye Garden: Extracts and Printing.