PART THREE: MARIEL HERRING + SONYA BLESOFSKY

Site-responsive artist Sonya Blesofsky and South Philadelphia carpenter Mariel Herring come together to address the ways they think about and use their bodies in their different types of work. We talk about what it feels like to pick up plywood from the hardware store as a woman, about the satisfaction of precise craftspersonship, and finding notes in the walls (or leaving them!) from past carpenters.

After sharing conversations with Sonya and Mariel, when we all sat down together, something really clicked. It’s rare to have three women who deal with construction and carpentry sharing a conversation; we began by talking about how we think about, use and perform our bodies in our work spaces.

Music for this episode was created by Lizdelise, whose work is a celebration of queer identity and self.

Check out our website to read more about the musicians and our guests, and to follow their collaborations together.

Thank you to technical director Eric Carbonara at NadaSoundStudio, and to the Center for Humanities at Temple University for supporting this podcast.