Sustaining Craft
The stories of those making a living with their art, craft, or passion.
Displaying all 3 Episode of Sustaining Craft with the tag “sustainability”.
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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 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.