Nicole Bakker
This interview features Nicole Bakker, a Center for Bits and Atoms student at MIT, discussing her work on biomaterials and sustainability. She highlights her participation in the Oyster Clay project, ...
listen & learn moreSince 2022, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, an international craft school located in Deer Isle, Maine, has partnered with Maine Sound + Story to conduct interviews with individuals connected to the School—including those with both longtime and more recent relationships with Haystack, and whose participation with the School ranges from former and current faculty, program participants, trustees, and staff. Their voices and recollections help tell the story of Haystack.
This project is in partnership between Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Maine Sound + Story, and was generously funded in part by Lissa Hunter, Anne Powers, and Claire Sanford, with grant support from the Onion Foundation and additional operating support from Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and the Windgate Foundation.
This interview features Nicole Bakker, a Center for Bits and Atoms student at MIT, discussing her work on biomaterials and sustainability. She highlights her participation in the Oyster Clay project, ...
listen & learn moreThis interview features Dana Maringo, a computational designer working at New Balance with expertise in performance footwear and data-driven designs. Maringo discusses her experience at Haystack Labs,...
listen & learn moreThis interview features Christopher Taylor, a concert pianist and piano performance teacher at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, discussing his experience at Haystack Labs. He talks about his ...
listen & learn moreOn July 23, 2024, Galen Koch interviewed Chris Staley in Deer Isle, Maine, for the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Archive. Staley is a ceramic artist and educator who taught for over three decades...
listen & learn moreOn August 2022, Galen Koch interviewed Alfred Merritt in Maine. Merritt, the son of Francis Merritt, the founding director of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, discusses his family’s ...
listen & learn moreThe interview with Nancy Merritt conducted by Galen Koch provides insights into Merritt’s experiences at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. It covers her introduction to the school, her ...
listen & learn moreIn November 2022, Galen Koch interviewed Eleanor Rosenfeld in Deer Isle, Maine, for the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Archive. In the interview, Rosenfeld recounts her experiences at the Haystack...
listen & learn moreIn August 2022, Galen Koch interviewed Candace “Candy” Haskell in Deer Isle, Maine. Haskell was born in Missouri and raised in various locations, including West Virginia, Ohio, and Maine. ...
listen & learn moreIn this interview, Marilyn Pappas, an experienced artist and art educator, discusses her experiences at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Marilyn reflects on her first session at Haystack in 1971, ...
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