Sustaining Craft
The stories of those making a living with their art, craft, or passion.
We found 3 episodes of Sustaining Craft with the tag “creative business”.
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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 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 12: Katie Childs: Problem Solving with Photographs
October 10th, 2018 | 28 mins 26 secs
arkansas, business, business stories, central arkansas, creative, creative business, local business
Katie Childs intended to be a graphic designer. Her first job out of college led her to a different career: photography. She started freelancing by asking her friends if anybody needed a family portrait. Now, she owns her own business, travels to photograph destination weddings, and continues to learn new things and ways to use her skill.