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Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood is a journalist, story collector, podcaster, editor/publisher, columnist, printmaker, loom maker, fiber artist, adjunct journalism professor and mom in West Michigan. Send her your handmade story ideas, best vegetarian recipes, and tips for making cool stuff by writing jennifer@craftsanity.com. : )

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    Craftsanity ‘Dear Art Students’ interview with Rhiannan Sibbald is now available!

    by jennifer February 17, 2025
    by jennifer February 17, 2025

    craftsanity · CraftSanity #231: Dear Art Students with Rhiannan Sibbald Rhiannan Sibbald, a Grand Rapids based illustrator and muralist, shares how she got …

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    Craftsanity ‘Dear Art Students’ interview with Sean Dempsey is now available!

    by jennifer February 9, 2025
    by jennifer February 9, 2025

    craftsanity · CraftSanity #230: Dear Art Students with Sean Dempsey This week Jennifer and Abby are bringing you an interview with Sean Dempsey! …

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    Craftsanity ‘Dear Art Students’ interview with Julia Kaye is now available!

    by jennifer February 2, 2025
    by jennifer February 2, 2025

    craftsanity · CraftSanity #229: Dear Art Students with Julia Kaye This week Jennifer and her daughter Abby are bringing you an interview with …

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    Craftsanity ‘Dear Art Students’ interview with Connie Jin is now available!

    by jennifer January 26, 2025
    by jennifer January 26, 2025

    craftsanity · CraftSanity #228: Dear Art Students with Connie Jin This week Jennifer and her daughter Abby are bringing you an interview with …

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    Craftsanity ‘Dear Art Students’ interview with Genice Chan is now available!

    by jennifer January 19, 2025
    by jennifer January 19, 2025

    craftsanity · CraftSanity #227: Dear Art Students with Genice Chan On this episode of the CraftSanity podcast Jennifer and her daughter Abby interview …

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    CraftSanity ‘Dear Art Students’ episode 2 featuring David Huang is now available

    by jennifer January 12, 2025
    by jennifer January 12, 2025

    craftsanity · CraftSanity #226: Dear Art Students with David Huang On this episode of the CraftSanity podcast Jennifer and her daughter Abby interview …

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    ‘Dear Art Students’ series launches on CraftSanity Podcast

    by jennifer January 5, 2025
    by jennifer January 5, 2025

    craftsanity · CraftSanity #225: Dear Art Students with Lou Tsui On this episode of the CraftSanity podcast Jennifer and her daughter Abby interview …

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    New season of CraftSanity podcast coming soon!

    by jennifer January 5, 2025
    by jennifer January 5, 2025

    Hello, friends.  It’s been a while and I hope you’re well or at least using your handmade coping skills to keep your train …

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    CraftSanity Episode 224: A conversation with Dano Wall, creator of the popular stamp used by thousands to get Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

    by jennifer June 19, 2020
    by jennifer June 19, 2020

    In honor of Juneteenth, the day that celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S., I’m posting my conversation with the artist who …

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    CraftSanity Episode 223: A conversation with Diana Weymar, creator of the Tiny Pricks Project public art project featuring hundreds of vintage linens embroidered with Trump quotes

    by jennifer July 21, 2019
    by jennifer July 21, 2019

    When Donald Trump called himself “a very stable genius” in January of 2018, many of found his comment a bit stunning in ways …

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    CraftSanity Episode 222: Learn how to graduate from art school with zero debt and other handmade business savvy things from Dayna Walton, owner of Solstice Handmade

    by jennifer April 14, 2019
    by jennifer April 14, 2019

    Making a living as a professional artist can be tricky with the cost of art school on the rise and lucrative art jobs …

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    Upcoming CraftSanity Workshops

    by jennifer April 13, 2019
    by jennifer April 13, 2019

    Crafting sanity is a way of life for me. Weaving, embroidery and printmaking are my go-to activities in good times and bad, and …

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    CraftSanity Episode 221: A studio visit and conversation with 3-D knit programmer and escape-proof baby swaddle designer, Liz Hilton

    by jennifer February 23, 2019
    by jennifer February 23, 2019

    Inside a bright West Michigan studio with an impressive yarn wall and an even more impressive collection of production knitting machines, designer Liz …

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 220: A conversation with Beryl Bartkus, founder of Ability Weavers, a Michigan weaving studio created to employ people with developmental disabilities

    by jennifer January 1, 2019
    by jennifer January 1, 2019

    As the mother of an adult child with autism, Beryl Bartkus wanted to create meaningful work for her daughter, Erin, and others with …

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    CraftSanity Podcast Episode 219: A letterpress conversation with Amos Kennedy from Kennedy Prints in Detroit

    by jennifer October 23, 2018
    by jennifer October 23, 2018

    On this episode of the podcast I geek out about wood type and paper and ink with letterpress printmaker Amos Kennedy, owner and …

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