web01.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:12:25 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Sustaining Craft - Episodes Tagged with “Stories About Painters” https://sustainingcraft.fireside.fm/tags/stories%20about%20painters Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:00:00 -0400 Sustaining Craft started in 2016, when Elizabeth Silverstein, a writer, found herself discouraged after a move and a divorce. To find a little encouragement for herself and others, she decided to talk to people building businesses in creative fields. en-us episodic The stories of those making a living with their art, craft, or passion. Elizabeth Silverstein Sustaining Craft started in 2016, when Elizabeth Silverstein, a writer, found herself discouraged after a move and a divorce. To find a little encouragement for herself and others, she decided to talk to people building businesses in creative fields. no craft, art, small business, local business, creative business, stories, storytelling, content, marketing, business stories, creative, art business, craft business, passion, passion business, painting, writing, drawing, henna, woodworking, animals, opera, singing, music, welding, metal work, books, novels, flowers, floral arrangement, photography, photos, nonprofit Elizabeth Silverstein hello@hewandweld.com Episode 25: Morgan Allain: Discovering New Mediums and Techniques https://sustainingcraft.fireside.fm/25 149e68b3-4bb5-44bb-aedf-e9f543fab888 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:00:00 -0400 Elizabeth Silverstein full 3 Elizabeth Silverstein 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. 16:14 no In the four years since we last talked, Morgan has moved on from her Muse series, which she focused on for two years. She's branched out into working on several different series, with focus ranging from Greek mythology to folklore to mushrooms. She's also teaching herself new methods and skills. "It’s fun trying new papers and different brushes and stuff because I’ve been missing out on a lot," Morgan said. "I’m kind of sad I didn’t discover this stuff sooner because it’s working on different mediums or different papers. I have to learn how to use the paint totally differently than on other stuff that I’ve worked on. It’s really interesting and keeps me from getting bored." Read the rest at: https://hewandweld.com/news/ Find out more about Morgan: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theinklinggirl/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheInklingGirl Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/theinklinggirl/ Sustaining Craft is a passion project of Hew & Weld Writing. There are no fees for artists and craftspeople to participate. Music provided by Jim Ciago (Seven Second Chance on iTunes and Spotify). Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sustainingcraft/ Facebook - http://facebook.com/sustainingcraft Find more from Hew & Weld: Website - https://www.hewandweld.com/news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hewandweld/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hewandweld/ Special Guest: Morgan Allain. creative, louisiana, creative business, artist, painting, painter, pandemic, getting creative, hope, hope on the other side, stories about painters, making a living from art In the four years since we last talked, Morgan has moved on from her Muse series, which she focused on for two years. She's branched out into working on several different series, with focus ranging from Greek mythology to folklore to mushrooms. She's also teaching herself new methods and skills. "It’s fun trying new papers and different brushes and stuff because I’ve been missing out on a lot," Morgan said. "I’m kind of sad I didn’t discover this stuff sooner because it’s working on different mediums or different papers. I have to learn how to use the paint totally differently than on other stuff that I’ve worked on. It’s really interesting and keeps me from getting bored."

Read the rest at: https://hewandweld.com/news/

Find out more about Morgan:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theinklinggirl/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheInklingGirl
Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/theinklinggirl/

Sustaining Craft is a passion project of Hew & Weld Writing. There are no fees for artists and craftspeople to participate. Music provided by Jim Ciago (Seven Second Chance on iTunes and Spotify).

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sustainingcraft/
Facebook - http://facebook.com/sustainingcraft

Find more from Hew & Weld:
Website - https://www.hewandweld.com/news
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hewandweld/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hewandweld/

Special Guest: Morgan Allain.

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Read the rest at: https://hewandweld.com/news/

Find out more about Morgan:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theinklinggirl/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheInklingGirl
Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/theinklinggirl/

Sustaining Craft is a passion project of Hew & Weld Writing. There are no fees for artists and craftspeople to participate. Music provided by Jim Ciago (Seven Second Chance on iTunes and Spotify).

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sustainingcraft/
Facebook - http://facebook.com/sustainingcraft

Find more from Hew & Weld:
Website - https://www.hewandweld.com/news
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hewandweld/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hewandweld/

Special Guest: Morgan Allain.

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