Friday, February 28, 2020

Living Heritage Podcast Ep169 Weaving with Jessica McDonald

Jessica McDonald weaving on a loom. Photo courtesy of Jessica McDonald.
Jessica McDonald is a textile artist and researcher based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and a recent graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Jessica creates her own textile art, teaches, and researches weaving and craft in Atlantic Canada. She is is currently creating a piece for the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland while also working on a grant for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (also known as SHHRC), and preparing to teach with the Hand Weaver’s Guild of America in Knoxville, Tennessee this summer.


See more of Jessica's work here.



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The Living Heritage Podcast is about people who are engaged in the heritage and culture sector, from museum
professionals and archivists, to tradition bearers and craftspeople - all those who keep history alive at the
community level. The show is a partnership between HeritageNL and CHMR Radio.

Theme music is Rythme Gitan by Latché Swing.

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