Sustaining Craft
The stories of those making a living with their art, craft, or passion.
We found 2 episodes of Sustaining Craft with the tag “creative stories”.
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Episode 28: Liz Taylor-McMullen: Creating Smiles With Community Music
May 21st, 2020 | Season 3 | 32 mins 31 secs
arkansas, creative stories, music, musician, pandemic stories
Liz Taylor-McMullen, a part-time musician in Little Rock, had to stop rehearsals and music lessons when the pandemic hit. She was still able to work her 9-5 at the university, and she's found the time to pursue another passion: arranging music.
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Episode 22: Stacey Bowers: Stamping an Edge on the Delicate
January 22nd, 2020 | Season 2 | 22 mins 37 secs
creative stories, design, jewelry, jewelry design, little rock, little rock art, stories, sustaining craft
Stacey Bowers wanted to make her friends laugh. She’d already had an understanding of jewelry making from her time as a teenager working at a bead store, then she taught herself how to stamp metal. The gifts for her friends caught the eyes of others, and she built an Etsy shop, then a website. By 2018, she had to decide if she wanted to make Bang-Up Betty her full-time gig. She booked a trade show in Vegas and quit her day job. Now, her work has been featured in Buzzfeed and other national platforms, and she makes all of her income as a jewelry designer at her home studio and Stifft Station Gifts.