Sustaining Craft
The stories of those making a living with their art, craft, or passion.
We found 10 episodes of Sustaining Craft with the tag “art”.
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Episode 21: Joshua Kurtz: Socializing through World Building
January 3rd, 2020 | Season 2 | 50 mins 21 secs
art, business, craft, creative business, dnd, fantasy, homeschool, marketing, small business, stories, storytelling
Joshua Kurtz's journey towards professional dungeon master began years ago. He traveled the world with a theater college program, then started his own production nonprofit. He was teaching theater classes when a parent asked him if he provided childcare. He said no, but he had a tabletop game he could play with the kids. Now, he provides professional dungeon master services for Dungeons and Dragons and other role-playing table-top games to the greater Philadelphia area, while offering a positive role playing experience for all ages and occasions. Over the past year and a half, he grew his business from part-time to full-time as of January 2020.
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Episode 20: Hannah Allen: Putting Petal to the Metal
November 29th, 2019 | Season 2 | 35 mins 53 secs
arkansas, art, art stories, business, career, central arkansas, little rock, professional artist, storytelling
Hannah Allen learned a hard lesson in college, and she dropped out twice before earning her degree on the third try. Now, with Petal to the Metal Floristry, she helps brides with floral arrangements for their weddings, offering affordability without compromising quality. It's a path that has its roots in her childhood, as the flower girl at her mother's friends' weddings. But it took her a few detours to get there.
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Episode 19: Michael Eubanks: Using Art to Combat Fear
November 6th, 2019 | Season 2 | 54 mins 57 secs
arkansas, art, art stories, business, career, central arkansas, little rock, mental health, musician, professional artist, saxophonist, social worker, storytelling, sustaining craft, veteran, vocalist
Art and music helped Michael Eubanks as a kid when he struggling to make friends and talk to others. When he sang, his stutter didn’t matter. And although he left his saxophone behind for a few years, it found him again, especially when he was unexpectedly back in the United States after fifteen years in the military, due to a reduction in strength, as they call a military downsizing.
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Episode 18: Jessica and Justin Crum: Proving That Creative Careers Are Possible (But Difficult)
September 3rd, 2019 | Season 2 | 48 mins 9 secs
arkansas, art, art stories, business, career, central arkansas, little rock, professional artist, storytelling
She was an outgoing, young single mother. He was a shy script writer. They bonded over trips to the farmer's market after church and then experienced their first kiss in a cemetery. Now, Jessica and Justin Crum, married for ten years, are forging their careers in graphic design and film making in rural Arkansas. They want to reveal that creative careers don't need a backup plan.
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Episode 17: Matthew Castellano: Building Community Through Art
February 27th, 2019 | Season 2 | 48 mins 56 secs
arkansas, art, art stories, business, career, central arkansas, little rock, professional artist, storytelling
There are some unexpected parallels between skateboarding and art -- including discipline, skill, community and the huge amounts of risk. Matthew Castellano has found both to be connected throughout his life as he grew up in Florida and then when he moved to Little Rock, where he curates Gallery 360, a space designed to bring people together.
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Episode 15: Robert Bean: Reading a Painting Through Visual Vocabulary
November 15th, 2018 | 36 mins 31 secs
arkansas arts center, art, creative, fine art, graphite, little rock, local art, pen, pencil
Robert Bean first realized he could build a career with art when he was eight years old, reading stacks of comics books with friends. Bean continued to practice his craft as a visual storyteller, and after a detour on the way to earning his degree, he started showing his work and curating shows. Now, he keeps his art at the center of all that he does.
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Episode 14: Legenia Bearden: Opening Horizons with Affordable Art Classes
October 31st, 2018 | 36 mins 39 secs
affordable arts, art, art stories, artists, cooking, creative, dance, dancers, dancing, little rock, local, nonprofit, painters, painting
Legenia Bearden's dream of an arts center offering affordable classes for all began in the second grade, when she saw a live production of "The Sound of Music". In 2014, she started offering classes and producing plays under Bearden Productions Center for the Arts.
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Episode 13: Katy Raines: Melding Structure and Creativity for Career and Community
October 22nd, 2018 | 46 mins 20 secs
art, art stories, creative, hand lettering, little rock, local, local art
Katy Raines knew she wanted to combine the creative and the structured. Since she loved art, she decided to become a graphic designer. She graduated with a job in her field.
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Episode 8: Tabatha Reeves: Storytelling with Candle Scents
September 10th, 2018 | 33 mins 48 secs
art, artist, business, candles, candles for men, craft, creative, local, marketing, novelty scents, storytelling, sustainability
Tabatha Reeves started candle making as a hobby. The hobby became a family business when other people wanted to buy their no frill candles that focus on masculine scents, historical elements, and memories.
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Episode 7: Adrian Quintanar: Throwing Colorful, Functional Pottery
September 4th, 2018 | 26 mins 5 secs
art, craft, pottery, sustaining craft
Adrian Quintanar had always wanted to pursue some sort of creative career. He earned a music scholarship, then worked as a ceramicist in a dental lab for twelve years. After a move to Louisiana from Fort Worth, Texas, to support his wife while she earned her PhD, then a move to Arkansas, Quintanar earned his BFA in Photography and became the artist in residence at the Arkansas Arts Center for 2018. He's now experimenting with colorful clay to create unique pieces for his 2019 show.