Megan Fitzpatrick spreads the word about the joys and peculiarities of hand tool woodworking through purposeful, engaging books and classes. In The Queue, the Cincinnati-based editor, woodworker, and teacher shares about her mutually enriching professions, the publishing project she’s most proud of, and her favorite hand tools.

For Dirk Joseph, art and artmaking is the ultimate form of play. In The Queue, the Baltimore-based artist, educator, and puppeteer shares about the puppet show that inspired him to perform, his material experiments with paper, and a landmark book on puppeteering in the African diaspora.

Tali Weinberg weaves natural and petrochemical-derived materials into elegant textiles in response to pressing social issues. In The Queue, the Illinois-based artist shares details about her favorite loom, how she combines the personal and the political in her work, and five poignant works about climate change.

Tyrrell Tapaha entwines elements of agro-pastoral living and Diné weaving into dazzling textiles. In The Queue, the Flagstaff, Arizona–based sheepherder and fiber artist shares about their free-flowing process, their cherished tools, and a new exhibition on Diné textiles in Santa Fe.

Alison Elizabeth Taylor’s marquetry hybrid panels depict desert and city life in wood, paint, and collage. In The Queue, the Brooklyn-based artist shares about her process, the layered music she turns to for inspiration, and the historical painting exhibitions she’s looking forward to this fall.

Zahra Almajidi’s jewelry entices, then challenges, viewers and wearers. In The Queue, the Detroit-based metalsmith shares the unusual textures that drew her into the wild world of jewelry, her favorite tools, and a project that attempts to tackle jewelry’s waste problems.

John Hermanson of Limber Bows has crafted a new kind of hiking pole. In The Queue, the Bozeman, Montana–based maker and musician recommends his favorite handcrafted gear, describes a unique tool for his work, and tells us about the summer festivals in his hometown.

For Tilke Elkins, wild pigments contain radical possibilities—for equity, for our relationship with place, and for art. In The Queue, the Oregon-based artist and founder of Wild Pigment Project shares about her first time working with wild pigments, the endless usefulness of rocks, and her favorite conversations from her newsletter Pied Midden.

So Young Park looks to nature for inspiration for her wild, exuberant jewelry. In The Queue, the metalsmith, who recently returned home to South Korea after many years in the US, shares about her creative process, how her tools bring joy to her practice, and some new techniques and materials she hopes to incorporate into her work.