Alex (they/them), Aubrey (she/her) and Mandy (she/her) speak with guests Twig (he/him), Chey (she/they), and Tomi (he/him), about the lasting impacts of QueerCat and how it has changed both lives and futures. Midroll is an opportunistic tech deviation about epsom salts and how to use them to reconstitute a glaze.

Handles and links:

@studio_tomi

@quite_chey

@twiggy.world

@coffeemothcreative

@vibrantpottery

@mandystigantceramics

https://tyandchey.com/

https://www.coffeemothcreative.com/theartist

https://oregonpotters.org/Sys/PublicProfile/63408684

https://oregonpotters.org/Sys/PublicProfile/43497048

https://www.studiotomi.co/

https://www.mandystigantceramics.com/

Alex, Aubrey, and Mandy, with returning guests Twig and Mindi, continue discussing the QueerCat 2023 firing event at East Creek Art, with a focus on the firing itself, the atmosphere, mentorship and what it means to lead with service, and the relationship between generosity and abundance.

Midroll of thank yous to everyone who made QueerCat possible and successful: Clay Art Center of Tacoma, Georgie’s Ceramic & Clay, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Oregon Arts Commission, East Creek Art, Joe Robinson, Our GoFundMe donors, Morning Ceramics, Daffodill Studio, Ty & Chey, Nick Kesler, Vicki Martin, Benjamin Cahoon, Our Firing Co-Leads, volunteers, and participants, we couldn’t thank you enough for your time, dedication, clay, food, kilns, space, love, and so much more.

https://www.eastcreekart.org/

https://clayartcenter.net/

https://racc.org/

https://www.oregonartscommission.org/

https://www.morningceramics.com/

https://daffodillstudios.com/

https://tyandchey.com/

Special guests Twig Cosby (he/him) and Arminda Gandara (she/her) join hosts Alex Slydel (they/them), Aubrey Sloan (she/her) and Mandy Stigant (she/her) to talk about the thought, planning, and front-end work that went into organizing QueerCat 2023, an all LGBTQIA+ firing that happened May-June 2023 at East Creek Art in Willamina, Oregon. Midroll about contributors and grant providers and a vocab briefing.

QueerCat was funded and made possible by: Clay Art Center of Tacoma, Georgie’s Ceramic & Clay, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Oregon Arts Commission, East Creek Art, Joe Robinson, Our GoFundMe donors, Morning Ceramics, Daffodill Studio, Ty & Chey, Nick Kesler, Vicki Martin, Benjamin Cahoon, Our Firing Co-Leads, volunteers, and participants.

https://www.eastcreekart.org/

https://clayartcenter.net/

https://racc.org/

https://www.oregonartscommission.org/

https://www.morningceramics.com/

https://daffodillstudios.com/

https://tyandchey.com/