Sustaining Craft

Episode 33: Aaron Walker: Loving People Through Tattoos

September 5th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  39 mins 52 secs

arkansas, little rock, little rock art, little rock artists, tattoo artists, tattoos, watercolor tattoos

Aaron Walker had his sights set on new school tattoos, when he first started his career as a tattoo artist. Then a few clients asked him for watercolor tattoos, and he realized how much fun he had building out the color. Nine years later, he's still pursuing his craft in a private downtown Little Rock studio.

Episode 32: Katy Raines, Part 2: Relearning How To Love Art

August 9th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  21 mins 52 secs

after hours art, arkansas, friday night art, little rock, little rock art, little rock artists

Katy Raines is back to share what she's been up to since 2018 and how she learned to love art again.

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.

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.