Listen to “A Conversation with Guest Editor RoseMary Diaz,” A Craftsmanship Artisan Interview

Written by The Editors of Craftsmanship Quarterly
Narrated by Laurie Weed, RoseMary Diaz

Our Fall 2022 guest editor, RoseMary Diaz, talks with Craftsmanship Quarterly’s managing editor, Laurie Weed, about growing up “half-Indian” in Northern New Mexico; the surprising controversy around “art” vs. “craft;” and the story behind the stories of our first issue focused on Native American craft.

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Written by CRAFTSMANSHIP EDITORS

Introduction by CHRIS EGUSA

Narrated by LAURIE WEED & ROSEMARY DIAZ

Produced by CHRIS EGUSA

Music by MIKE SNOWDEN / BLUE DOT SESSIONS

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The Editors of Craftsmanship Quarterly launched this online magazine in 2015, and have since developed it into a multimedia publication with more than 120,000 readers.
Laurie Weed is the Managing Editor of Craftsmanship Quarterly magazine.
RoseMary Diaz (Santa Clara Pueblo), is a freelance writer and editor based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She studied literature and its respective arts at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Naropa University, and at University of California, Santa Cruz. Diaz has written dozens of articles on Native and Indigenous arts, artists, and culture for publications such as Beadwork, First American Art Magazine, Metalsmith, Native Peoples, and New Mexico Magazine. She is also the author of an original online series, "Native Foodways: New Seasons," for Indian Country Today.

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