This Month on Live Culture:  a discussion with ceramicist Kiara Matos about developing a new method for making glazes that uses a common material that- in big quantities- creates disposal issues!

Find out about this exciting project, developed by Kiara with Jan Schroers, the Robert Higgin Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Yale University.
also, about the challenges and joys of working with clay. Taped in her Orange Street Gallery and Studio this episode is a behind the scenes look at this talented artists studio practice.

find out more and see images of her work here: 
https://www.kiaramatos.com/

This show orginnally aired on Feb 14, 2026 on WPKN radio 89.5 fm and wpkn.org
Live Culture is  now a podcast available on Applepodcast and other podcast sites!

For 2026 the show focuses on visual artists addressing the climate crisis through innovative shifts in materials. Let me know if you or someone you know is working on something that might be a good fit for the show...

mail or email the station directly to contact Martha. 

Martha Willette Lewis is a visual artist, curator and radio presenter. Her work can be seen at https://marthalewis.com/