Sustaining Craft
The stories of those making a living with their art, craft, or passion.
We found 9 episodes of Sustaining Craft with the tag “artist”.
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Episode 31: Robert Bean, Part 3: Giving the Work Space
April 14th, 2023 | Season 4 | 42 mins 4 secs
arkansas, art classes, artist, central arkansas, creative, exhibit, painter, poetry, sustaining craft, sustaining passion
Robert Bean, a Little Rock visual storyteller, is back on the Sustaining Craft podcast for the third time to share what he's been up to, how to gain separation from your art in a healthy way and get feedback, along with how it's impossible to have expression without practice.
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Episode 27: Robert Bean, Part 2: Investigating People Through Visual Arts
May 1st, 2020 | Season 3 | 27 mins 52 secs
arkansas, art classes, artist, central arkansas, coronavirus, covid19, creative, exhibit, painter, poetry
Robert Bean, a visual storyteller focused on painting and drawing, found that life didn't change much when the pandemic hit. He hopes that others continue their creative endeavors when they return to their normal lives.
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Episode 26: Chris Swasta: Hearing in 3D
April 22nd, 2020 | Season 3 | 17 mins 6 secs
arkansas, artist, central arkansas, coronavirus, covid19, creative, exhibit, potter, pottery
Chris Swasta created 6,000 pieces for a collaborative exhibit at the Thea Foundation scheduled for April 3. The show was postponed until 2021. He's been a full-time potter for the past six years and he teaches pottery at the Arkansas Arts Center.
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Episode 25: Morgan Allain: Discovering New Mediums and Techniques
April 2nd, 2020 | Season 3 | 16 mins 14 secs
artist, creative, creative business, getting creative, hope, hope on the other side, louisiana, making a living from art, painter, painting, pandemic, stories about painters
Morgan Allain is an artist in rural Louisiana who saw conventions being cancelled early on, which helped her and her family of artists prepare. Morgan creates art on her Instagram, offers special perks through her Patreon, and sells originals and prints through her Etsy shop.
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Episode 24: Hannah Genevieve Lawrence: Weaving Functional Art
March 27th, 2020 | Season 3 | 19 mins 29 secs
arkansas, artist, central arkansas, coronavirus, covid19, creative, exhibit, macrame
Hannah Genevieve Lawrence was about to have her collaborative exhibit at the Thea Foundation. Then the pandemic hit. Hannah is a macramé artist with Strands Textiles and an assistant gallery director at M2 Gallery. She moved to Little Rock in 2018. She creates and instructs others on how to make functional art using rope and wool.
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Episode 10: Diane Harper: Exposing Boogeymen with Ink Blots
September 26th, 2018 | 45 mins 35 secs
arkansas, artist, business, central arkansas, creative, creative career, ink blots, little rock, local, monsters
Diane Harper was inspired by her military photographer father to go back to art school late in life after a successful social work career. Now, she continues social work part-time as she creates, shows, and sells her visual art.
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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 5: Suzanne Godbold: Baking the Perfect Sugar Cookie
August 20th, 2018 | 31 mins 41 secs
art, artist, business, cakes, cookies, craft, creative, cupcakes, local, marketing, storytelling, sustainability
In 2016, Suzanne Godbold, Chelsea Cook, and Sara Long were all busy with families and full-time jobs. Wanting to spend more time together, they created Three Best Bakery, a home-based bakery that provides cookies, cakes, and cupcakes. They divided up the responsibilities and got to work developing the perfect sugar cookie recipe.
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Episode 3: Melissa Diller: Using Drama to Build Confidence
August 6th, 2018 | 35 mins 32 secs
arkansas, art, artist, business, craft, drama, local, marketing, stories, storytelling, theater
Owning her own business was a ten-year process for Melissa Diller, who started Drama Kids three years ago in central Arkansas. She started pursuing her love of acting and modeling while working in corporate America. She also began teaching students theater and drama. After a move to the Little Rock area, she continued her quest to help others find confidence in public speaking through engaging drama exercises.