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I brought 25 pairs of mugs there for residents to drink coffee during their weekly “Coffee Corner” event. Independent-living and assisted-living residents were invited, with a special invitation going out to new residents with the goal of connecting strangers living under the same roof. When residents entered the community room they choose one of my handmade mugs for their coffee. The patterns on the mugs were made in pairs, and the residents found the person whose pattern matched their own. The first conversation starter with their new friend was to share stories about an object that was meaningful to them. After twenty minutes of conversation they found their next partner by matching the color of the handle on their mug. This conversation was prompted by sharing stories about anyone in their family with whom they would choose to have coffee. The goal of this activity was for residents to connect with people they might not otherwise talk to and thereby build the community at Meadowlark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822631690-9KZOACR2ZZ8EXY5OOUV2/DSC_3262.jpeg Nourishing Connections My Mothers Nurturing In collaboration with Lynn Karle My mom is very connected to people and places. She has nurtured and encouraged me through my whole life. She understands me without my needing to explain myself. When I left home to go to college she used her mother’s saying, “You raise them to let them go.” Each year throughout my childhood we took a family vacation to Northern Wisconsin, and in retirement my parents moved there to be surrounded by wildlife and nature. My mother used sinew and pine needles to weave the base that supports the vessel that I created from clay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822644795-BCYWRE39OYQ60TZWP8ZI/DSC_3701.jpg Nourishing Connections Serving with Kelsie In collaboration with Kelsie Doty This pitcher and cup set was developed in collaboration with textile artist Kelsie Doty. After searching for fair-trade fabrics from around the world she found a striped textile from Ghana called Kente cloth, which is created by hand sewing together numerous strips of 5” to 6” wide hand-woven cloth. Further research of the culture and climate led us to design a pitcher for cold drinks. We also wanted a vessel that was about serving others, something that would encourage people to share a common experience. Together we designed a serving set that integrates the fabric from Ghana with the clay pitcher and cups. As she was sewing, Kelsie paid special attention to the salvage (self-finished edge) of the Kente cloth, so the process of making kept the fabric’s story intact. By working with a textile artist we were able to unite two different crafts that reflected similar cultural significance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822629154-DVL33WYR7FRDEOJVK6TI/DSC_2209.jpeg Nourishing Connections Learning to Make Flour Tortillas with Aunt Blanca After my first trip to Saltillo, Mexico I could not forget the flour tortillas. We ate them with almost every meal: with eggs for breakfast, meat with various kinds of sauce for lunch, and as quesadillas with slices of ham and cheese for dinner. When I had the opportunity to return to Saltillo the family arranged for Aunt Blanca, the best known tortilla maker in the family, to teach me how to make these amazing tortillas. I was honored that she was willing to share such an important family tradition with me. Starting with measuring the ingredients I learned methods different from my own. Weighing the flour and lard rather than measuring it by volume was new to me. I loved the physicality and tactile quality of the smooth lard and flour squishing between my fingers. Working with the dough reminded me of forming clay. Some of my skills could directly translate, so I was put in charge of rolling the tortillas to an even thickness. Other parts did not come so naturally. I watched Aunt Blanca’s practiced hands form the testalas quickly and evenly as I struggled to shape one in the time she made three. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822628059-SWHC8W4JW4TA7FPLCT5R/DSC_2227.jpeg Nourishing Connections Learning to Make Flour Tortillas with Aunt Blanca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822635711-GJOKU9W1V7W46C45QOGN/DSC_3332.jpg Nourishing Connections Arroz con Leche with Adriana Adriana chose to cook arroz con leche, or Rice Pudding, with me because it was something her grandmothers made for her as comfort food. She told me about the unspoken competition over which grandmother could make better arroz con leche, and how they used the dish to spoil their granddaughter. As a pastry chef, Adriana has high expectations for sweets. Although this is simple and traditional it remains her favorite. I could relate to this type of comfort food and we connected by sharing traditions and interests of our cultures and families. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822634708-JG9UBKEBEDJYAKITLKMD/DSC_3305-2.jpg Nourishing Connections Bhujna and Chapati with Pinakin Pinakin is a PhD student from India who has lived all over the world. Despite many of the elaborate Indian dishes his mom can prepare, he always requests Bhujna when he has the chance to return home. He appreciates its simple ingredients and efficiency of preparation. I was thankful for a basic recipe and mindless chopping, because as we cooked Pinakin shared his extensive knowledge of philosophies and the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822631990-K42F23KZ5O4PU7NBJB2Y/DSC_3291.jpg Nourishing Connections Nohema and Alejandra Share Café con Capirotada While I was doing an internship in Puebla, Mexico I asked Chef Nohema if she would be willing to teach me a meaningful recipe. She invited one of her students, Alejandra, to participate. Alejandra’s mom came up with the idea to make capirotada and offered to bake the special bread needed for it. She sent it 300 miles from her bakery in Michoacan to Puebla. On the way it got lost. Nohema and Alejandra tracked it and picked it up at a storage warehouse because they were determined to have it in time. Capirotada is something that Nohema and Alejandra miss that reminds them of home. Nohema had not eaten it since she moved to Puebla six years before. It is not something found in restaurants because it is usually made in the home. They both enjoy it because it is sweet and comforting in winter. It is sometimes served as a dessert and often eaten in the evening with coffee or tea. In different parts of Mexico traditions vary. Nohema’s family does not dip the bread in the egg batter, instead soaking it with molasses right away. She traditionally eats it at Christmas, while Alejandra’s family usually eats it during Semana Santa, or Holy Week, during Easter celebrations. No matter when they have it, they said they will always think of cooking together when they have capirotada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822642641-JACOKGCPBF9ZWQS6M759/DSC_3658.jpg Nourishing Connections Christmas Morning Blueberry Go-Round by Grandma Karle Every Christmas my grandmother bakes a blueberry coffee cake. Thinking of the cake reminds me of being in the kitchen on Christmas morning with her, my grandpa, mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law, and my boyfriend when we are all anticipating the events and celebration to come. The cherries on top of the coffee cake are festive and remind me of her rosy cheeks as she cooks in the kitchen. The red circles on the platter mimic the cherries on top of the coffee cake. The design repeated in the circles is inspired by a lace doily my grandma has in her house. I know that my grandmother bakes the cake for me because it is my favorite. My whole family teases me when I eat the most. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822638932-5B66KU2GMJT9QZ4ZI201/DSC_3353.jpg Nourishing Connections Norwegian Lefse in Honor of Brian and His Brother Dan Dan was put into foster care when he was two years old. His foster mother, Ruth, was from Scandinavia and made kurpsau as a special meal for her family. Dan fell in love with it so she began to make this as a special meal for him as well. Before being adopted Ruth made a scrapbook of things Dan enjoyed during the two and a half years he lived with her. On the last page of the book was the recipe for this Scandinavian dish. Brian has been one of my closest friends since we met as undergraduates eleven years ago, and I’ve had the privilege of eating this with him when we have visited his parents. They continue to gather around this dish as a family for Christmas breakfast and when people visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822638357-AP3PY296WDNO3IYFC26M/DSC_3345.jpg Nourishing Connections Norwegian Lefse in Honor of Brian and His Brother Dan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455822642577-L6U19P7FX80VJ20MVMMZ/DSC_3534.jpg Nourishing Connections Kay’s Banana Cream Pie Kay and I made banana cream pie together because it is a special recipe that she makes for her husband’s birthday each year. While cooking I got to know Kay’s strong-willed and passionate personality. I felt that we were kindred spirits, and although we had only met once previously we had meaningful conversations about many things in life. I felt as though she inherently understood me, and as we cooked she offered insightful advice. Since cooking together we have continued to keep in touch for thought-provoking conversation, each offering her generation’s perspective on contemporary issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1455826080885-NPD964N3FE97VKWZPOKO/EecYLB70LsINsgH1.jpg Nourishing Connections Four Generations of the Jossie Family’s Chicken Soup Teresa Jossie’s mother often told her of the pot of soup that her own mom, Teresa’s grandmother, kept on the stove. The family had very limited means during the 1930’s. The vegetables were grown in their own garden and chickens were butchered by her grandfather in the morning in the backyard. Teresa told me the story of how her grandmother would add more water to the soup when an unexpected guest showed up for dinner so that there would always be enough food for everyone. Teresa’s mother made chicken soup by simmering leftover chicken bones, carrot peelings, onions, and celery. The vegetables, along with the chicken bones, were scooped out and discarded, leaving the flavorful broth. For her mom’s soup, unlike her grandma’s, the chicken and vegetables were store bought. She then added freshly cut vegetables, fresh chicken, and a variety of herbs. Today Teresa’s chicken soup is a long way from her grandma and mom’s versions but has its own richness that her family loves. Teresa conveys her understanding of how food and culture reflect and connect people when she says, “I love how soups are a common connection between generations and cultures. The concept of adding meats and vegetables is the same idea. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551958627-AT46IR89KBPDYC6FGYYI/Karle_Portion+Plates_Lauren+Karle_1.JPG Portion Plates Measuring portion sizes with lentils to account for shrinkage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551962169-YEM48NQJ2QPA360UDSHO/Karle_Portion+Plates_Lauren+Karle_7.JPG Portion Plates Some of the ingredients used to cook our first meal together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551956404-U9VE8J11QLUI0CLIW7IK/Karle_Portion+Plates_Alison+Ranniger_4.jpg Portion Plates Nine place settings ready for our first dinner together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551311742-W94ZL6S3GEKU78A125SU/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_5.jpg Portion Plates Portion Plates Setting ready for our first dinner together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551315430-MRDSFY0071TWD35M1MVJ/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_6.jpg Portion Plates Our first meal was conceptualized by Sarah Beadle, an artist who uses food as a medium and fellow resident at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. Each dish was inspired by what local birds, bees, and butterflies eat. The drink was red clover, elderflower, and mint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457547512269-W4P0Q3GQYVHNA2VUKUOH/Karle_Portion+Plates_Lauren+Karle_8.JPG Portion Plates Passing food and serving each other as our first meal begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457552025770-5WKX0SNJXTFUL6YAO7V2/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_9.jpg Portion Plates Serving each other as our first meal begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551321305-O6MSTJIU7QQ2DSTIAOG3/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_10.jpg Portion Plates Passing plates and serving each other as our first meal begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457552082554-KS06K4AWFCFQ33Q80CAM/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_11.jpg Portion Plates Sabrina serves herself kale Cesar salad, the first time she’s ever eaten kale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551335776-WHQTX1HHTK5TR873YRRM/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_12.jpg Portion Plates Todd enjoys some of his red clover, elderflower, and mint drink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551338003-NR24LML9SMT3XC9ILRT0/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_13.jpg Portion Plates Lauren eating from her portion plates for the first time during our shared meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457552086540-G8LAY3T915L50T6HTXHR/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_14.jpg Portion Plates Alison and Linda enjoying the community we are building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551349253-Q5TFVDF9F27BJZVRRI3K/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_15.jpg Portion Plates Amy sharing about her family during our first meal together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551353801-KWBOJ7TYWH2DJDR5ZGDE/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_16.jpg Portion Plates Alita enjoying the community we are building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457552093148-9QI99K7ZHM0YK8CNNYMW/Karle_Portion+Plates_Mike+Machian_17.jpg Portion Plates Sharing sustenance and community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551980804-F9IUCRUDON2RK24IIT8D/Karle_Portion+Plates_Lauren+Karle_18.JPG Portion Plates Each day we posted about our meal experiences in our blog. As a resident at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts I lived alone and ate the majority of meals while reading a magazine. The dishes allowed us to measure how much we ate as we served ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457552012258-V41L7MOZ1LLSBX9JEC8S/Karle_Portion+Plates_Lauren+Karle_19.JPG Portion Plates Everything we ate from Nov 10 - Dec 10, 2015 was from the dishes. We even took them out to restaurants so that we could still serve ourselves and have control over how much we consumed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551300006-46M92YP9UDYINEHNLCZX/Karle_Portion+Plates_Lauren+Karle_20.JPG Portion Plates We served ourselves carry out or prepared food on our Portion Plates to help us make conscious choices about what we ate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457551307458-72PM8HX55Y0BQRALQOSW/Karle_Portion+Plates_Lauren+Karle_23.JPG Portion Plates Linda and Lauren share lunch together during the month of our Portion Plates project. One thing became evident to us – Community is a huge factor in our dining experience, our self-awareness, and ability to slow down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457552017534-X6FP57KJ9DW4GCL6NA1N/Karle_Portion+Plates_Lauren+Karle_21.JPG Portion Plates Over Thanksgiving we ate from our Portion Plates. Although I was going to let myself eat as much as I wanted by going back for seconds I found myself satisfied after one serving. Had I piled my plate with more to start with I would have undoubtedly eaten more. We also found the reverse to happen – people started filling their large bowl with salad to eat more healthy foods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457552017383-FYZ9E1OIE4920R7DOGY6/Karle_Portion+Plates_Lauren+Karle_22.JPG Portion Plates Bemis residents shared Thanksgiving dinner together. Per the project, I brought and ate from my portion plates setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457552020146-XBGHMRKI2JTAG7XWM7NI/Karle_Portion+Plates_Lauren+Karle_24.JPG Portion Plates Amy and Todd at our final potluck dinner together. http://www.laurenkarle.com/cultivating-community daily 0.75 2016-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457558984904-ICOH6D3WNYATMP6CBKHJ/P1100517.JPG Cultivating Community Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, UMB Theater setup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457558984904-ICOH6D3WNYATMP6CBKHJ/P1100517.JPG Cultivating Community Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, UMB Theater setup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457558927108-D99B9MCCC490733KO7SY/Beach_Artist_Session-4-%28ZF-4016-76437-1-003%29.jpg Cultivating Community Welcome to Military Spouses Session 1 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1459102717886-60VNUX3XT0J6MA7FKRXS/P1060896.JPG Symbolic Connections Our mugs fresh out of the kiln in my studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457560399840-D8QWW9HZMB8B8UE4NV7V/DSC_2116.jpg Symbolic Connections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457560980135-1YUHM4N7098BIQBHAX9L/P1070430.JPG Symbolic Connections Carefully packed in my carry on, I brought them to Guatemala where we planned a reunion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457561016285-G7D5AKH1IXVN0M34UZD5/P1070789.JPG Symbolic Connections Lauren, Gaby, Lashmi, Eli, and Ximena in 2014 with our symbolic connections. http://www.laurenkarle.com/textile-inspired-work-1 daily 0.75 2016-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1457561560956-H06PVIS9KHEJT7JYW172/2.jpg Textile Inspired Work 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Copyright, The American Ceramic Society. Reprinted with permission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1637177197074-Y7N4UKB9T1DQRT5NSGCP/image-asset.jpeg Publications Aisha Harrison: An Offering of Collective Wisdom Originally published in December 2021 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (38-43). http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org . Copyright, The American Ceramic Society. Reprinted with permission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1493158059698-GTHQ571H10QA2EJVEL3I/SECC+book+w+bg.jpg Publications Social Objects The Socially Engaged Craft Collective, with the help of the C3 Initiative, put together a collection of writings about theory, practice, and actions of socially engaged craft. I have authored or co-authored three included articles. It is truly an inspirational and reflective book. Buy your copy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1487008520215-DHJWAJYTFH1UT5LOI52N/FC_Mar17CM.jpg Publications Where Understanding Begins Originally published in March 2017 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages 34-37. http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org. Copyright, The American Ceramic Society. Reprinted with permission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1473985230190-DPGMJZVGPGHHHE2SFBQX/KarleLevin_Oct16CMFINAL-1.jpg Publications 50/50 Coauthored with Simon Levin Originally published in October 2016 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages 40-43. http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org. Copyright, The American Ceramic Society. Reprinted with permission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1473986316690-2X17AN3G5L82ZCBJKBAY/RecipeKarle_CMOct16FINAL.jpg Publications Low-Fire Glazes Recipe Feature Originally published in October 2016 issue of Ceramics Monthly, page 104. http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org. 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Their words and handwriting are embroidered into the tablecloth. The following pair will use this prompt, symbolically continuing the previous conversation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1487006072759-5Z45HBHPBKOUAJS6YI1U/17.JPG Weaving Dialogues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1487006100240-L1Z4ZFILPPDGT2SFVHY2/18.jpg Weaving Dialogues The first conversation began with "Describe an experience that has changed you" and ended at "What in your core drives you?" The second conversation began with that and ended with "Next steps in your life?" This will be embroidered into the tablecloth before the next participants resume the conversation. They will share a beverage out of the same mugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55bc2400e4b00d83ca282c65/1487006088450-290TLXDAQ7JWZKO5902M/19.jpg Weaving Dialogues "Describe an experience that has changed you." "What would you trade your time for?" 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After the war, Lidia moved to Russian territory with him. Nadia and Maria were both born in Russia but continue some of the Ukrainian traditions passed down from Lidia. Borscht has many regional variations, but is widely recognized for its signature deep red color that comes from beets. Those familiar with slavic soups may recognize Nadia and Maria’s recipe as Ukrainian because of its ingredients, specifically the presence of garlic and absence of meat. Maria said, “My mom believes in soup almost religiously. She would say, ‘if a family eats soup every night, then they are doing fine.’” They believe that if a family member puts the love and time into cooking a healthy soup, then there is love and stability. They would all sit down together for the large meal of the day, about 3:00 PM in their culture, and share the food that kept the family going. 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