Even the Score 3: Jalen Thomas and Chris Metzger

About this episode

This episode features Jalen Thomas and Chris Metzger discussing their artistic practices and the themes of the publication 'Even the Score'.

Guests: Jalen Thomas and Chris Metzger Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on February 27, 2026 This is the third of three episodes focusing on the recent publication: Even the Score , guest edited by Lindsay Buchman and published by Homie House Press . Jalen Thomas is an interdisciplinary artist from Prince George’s County, MD. Her work combines photography, quilting, and design to examine Black girlhood and Black feminine domestic identity. Operating in the intersections between creative play and domestic labor, Thomas’ work is inspired by her mother often creating in collaboration with and for her. Working primarily with textiles and archival family photos Thomas participates in liberatory Black homemaking practices and oral storytelling traditions that have been passed down through generations of Black mothers, sisters, and friends. Currently serving as an Americorp Artist in Residence at 901 Arts in Baltimore, MD, Thomas continues to pass along these traditions to youth by teaching with a commitment to care, joy, and radical imaginative creation. She holds a BS in Graphic design from Stevenson University and an MFA in Community Art from the Maryland Institute College of…

People in this episode

Host: Christopher Kardambikis

Guests: Jalen Thomas, Chris Metzger

Topics covered

• Black girlhood
• Black feminine identity
• interdisciplinary art
• community engagement
• textiles
• oral storytelling

Keywords

• interdisciplinary artist
• Black domestic identity
• creative play
• Americorp Artist
• community art
• textile art
• oral traditions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Homie House Press, 901 Arts, Stevenson University, Maryland Institute College of Art

Places: Prince George’s County, MD, Baltimore, MD

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