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 “craft”.
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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 11: Geovanni Leiva: Roasting Romance Back into Coffee
October 2nd, 2018 | 53 mins 47 secs
arkansas, business, coffee, coffee beans, craft, guatemala, little rock, romance
Geovanni Leiva came to the United States from Guatemala on a private scholarship. He had his parents' savings of $20, a little bit of English, and a dream. He learned English in eight months and became a successful computer programmer, working for the same company for 14 years until he decided to start Leiva's Coffee. He's now helping his village out of poverty and giving everyone a good cup of coffee.
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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.
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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 4: Brittany Oaks: Painting the Miracle of Birth with Light
August 13th, 2018 | 32 mins 54 secs
art, birth, business, childbirth, craft, families, family, local, photography, stories, storytelling, sustainability
Brittany Oaks had always loved the history of birth, reading midwifery books as a teenager and hoping to get a nursing degree. When she realized organic chemistry wasn't for her, she switched to a history degree. Then, while at a friend's home birth, someone stuck a camera in her hands. She launched her birth photography business, Wandering Oaks Photography, in 2017.
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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.
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Episode 2: Joshua Kurtz: Bringing Dungeons and Dragons to the People
July 31st, 2018 | 28 mins 33 secs
art, business, craft, dnd, fantasy, marketing
Joshua Kurtz started building his Dungeon Master skills when he was a homeschooled young Jewish boy in southern New Jersey. After touring all over the world teaching kids how to sing and act with a college group called the Young Americans, he returned to his hometown and started getting paid to play Dungeons and Dragons. He also runs a theater nonprofit called Aftershock Entertainment, works part-time at a comic book store, and teaches people how to throw axes.
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Episode 1: Tom Brown Creates: Feeding the Masses with a Miniature Kitchen
July 12th, 2018 | 26 mins 36 secs
art, chef, cook, cooking, craft, miniature, tinyfood
Tom Brown started making tiny functional items as a kid, whittling objects out of twigs he found. When he went to college, he made a small working kitchen, and started Feeding the Masses. Giving away food to strangers, he began to build a sense of wonder and community, all based around tiny meals. Now, he continues to cook while making tiny functional items like knives, tongs, ceramic cups, and snow shoes and hide them around Calgary for his other project, Finders Keepers.