Craftversations is back, and at long last, my guest is Poe Party director William Joseph Stribling! Watch as we find out whether to call him Will or Joe, talk Poe Party and his other projects Bear With Us and Stellar People, and magicians. And stay tuned for part two coming Tuesday!
It’s Craftversations time again! This month my guest is Corey Lubowich, the Tin Can Brother and writer/director/designer extraordinaire. Watch as we talk their new improv show with Geek and Sundry, Spies Are Forever, designing and directing for theatre, and much more. And stay tuned for part two coming Friday!
Craftversations is back, and this time I’m crafting with everyone’s favorite time-travel believing writer, inventor, and cinnamon roll, Blake Silver! Watch as we make a festive October craft and talk Poe Party, Deaf West Spring Awakening, Blake’s mime experience, and more. And stay tuned for part two coming Friday!
Every so often I gush about this show. It’s possible that you’ve seen me do that and wondered if you’d like it, but have never gotten around to watching it.
If that’s you, you should watch this one. It does that thing I love about Craftversations, where the crafting kind of falls away and you get a wonderful conversation between MK and her guest (with occasional Sean and Rosie B-roll). It probably helps that I’ve recently gone all-in on Blake’s HG as one of my favorite characters. And that he’s just a fascinating guy and a great interview.
I spent a lot of it half-dreading the theme music fade-in because I didn’t want it to be over. Can’t wait for Friday!
Craftversations is back, and this month my guest is the lovely Jessica Jade Andres! Watch as we decorate stationary with pencils and stamp pads and talk everything from The Lizzie Bennet Diaries to Poe Party to hypnotism to sororities. And stay tuned for part two coming on Friday!
This was a good episode. Part 2 tomorrow; yay! :-)
Craftversations is back in all its glory with Bri Cuoco who is…maybe not a natural born crafter. But we have a blast talking The LBD, For the Record, and The Voice, and learn to #craftyourtruth. Enjoy, and stay tuned for part two coming Friday!
I really loved this one, especially part 2, and not just because MK asked my question (though that, and the lovely thing she said, were wonderful). I loved it because the Craftversations magic was in full effect. There was such a nice arc across the episode, with the deeper discussion they got into toward the end and Bri commenting about how the crafting felt almost therapeutic.
The two of them together, even out of character, totally had the same cool chemistry that made Lydia/Mary so much fun to watch. It was fun, too, when Bri admitted that she hadn’t read the Epic Adventures yet, and MK had to hold back to avoid spoilers.
Also: As a person with very little craftiness, it was nice to feel like I had some representation on the show, to the point that I was laughing and going “no!” when Bri started brushing modge podge onto the already-applied glitter. But of course, as MK firmly and consistently pointed out, there’s no wrong way to craft; it’s the destination not the journey. And you could see it working; by the end Bri was visibly relaxed and crafting up a storm.
Stupidly forgot to post this last week when #Craftversations pt 2 went up, but here we are with our finished crafts! Thanks @thatjuliacho for being on the show! Check it out on my channel if you haven’t yet ❤️
I’m not sure why these work so well for me. I guess part of it is that most of the guests have been people I’ve been following for a few years now. But it’s more than that; the format really works well, because they’re doing these simple, repetitive things (which are kind of interesting, and give a narrative structure to the whole experience, because look! it’s done! and ooh, pretty!), but at the same time they’re just talking about stuff they actually care about, and the distraction of the crafting causes them to let their hair down, so to speak, and talk honestly.
I guess it’s the same thing I’ve talked about before that makes these small fandoms so compelling for me. They’re just cool people doing their thing, and it’s like any parasocial fan/celebrity relationship in how it plays into a sense I get of being part of that, hanging out with them, nodding and doing my own craft and occasionally chiming in. Which isn’t what it is, of course. But still, there’s a realness to it that I appreciate, that makes it worthwhile.
Possibly just me. Apologies if it got weird. That happens.
