Remember when mending had a bad rap and sporting a patch on your knee outed you as being anything but a fashionista? Well,…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 214: Road trip to South Haven, Michigan where a woodworker is working to revive his great grandfather’s loom business, McGarr Norwood Looms Co.
SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN – Using a combination of vintage and modern tools, Mike McGarr is looking to revive a bit of family weaving…
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CraftSanity Episode 213: Felicia Lo Wong shares the story of how she built her SweetGeorgia yarn business
By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Businesswoman and author Felicia Lo Wong took an unusual path to launching a hand dyed yarn business in Vancouver, Canada.…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 212: Crochet Talk with Mobius Girl Design Blog author and pyschologist, Sandra Eng
As a practicing psychologist and crochet designer, Sandra Eng recognizes the healing powers of art and craft. On this episode of the podcast,…
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CraftSanity Episode 211: An inside look at the art of handcrafted watercolors with Josie, owner of RedwoodWillow
Shortly after her boyfriend gifted her a cheap set of watercolors, Josie professional life took off in a whole new direction. A curious…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 210: A chat with Drew Sheneman, political cartoonist and picture book author and illustrator
On this episode of the podcast we’ll go behind the scenes of the fascinating art career of Drew Sheneman, a nationally syndicated political…
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If you are a mom like me who doesn’t get out much, read this post and commit to making a change
Today, after recording a podcast interview and before editing student work and picking up my daughters from school, I grabbed my purse, keys…
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Video Tutorial: How to amass a colorful yarn stash by buying just one skein
I’ve been doing a lot of mini tapestry weaving lately and realized early on that although I have a boatload of yarn, I…
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New year, new CraftSanity weaving video tutorials
Happy New Year! While some were living it up on New Year’s Eve, my husband Jeff and I were shooting a couple more…
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CraftSanity Episode 209: Holiday vending tips from Bethany Nixon, Detroit Urban Craft Fair co-organizer
Last night I took a break from weaving, printmaking and loom building to chat with Bethany Nixon owner of Reware Vintage and co-organizer…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 208: Fiber Artist Gloria Kirk-Hanna talks about love, loss and the art we make to get through
On this episode of the podcast Gloria Kirk-Hanna takes us behind the scenes of her 2017 ArtPrize entry “Fragments of Old Bones; New…
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CraftSanity Episode 207: Talking sineaters, freaks, womanhood and making bold political statements with ArtPrize 2017 illustrator, Patricia Constantine
By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Educated women with opinions have always made some folks a little uncomfortable. And when you throw older, educated women with…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 206: The story behind Melodee Jackson’s impressive ceramic 2017 ArtPrize entry
“Early January on the Pearl Street Bridge” is the name of one of the most intricate entries in ArtPrize 2017. The piece was…
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CraftSanity Episode 205: Activist artists protest Flint water crisis at ArtPrize 2017
Some artists make art to entertain and amuse, while activist artists like Ti-Rock Moore make art to challenge and raise awareness about…
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CraftSanity Episode 204: A conversation with ArtPrize artist and self-taught abstract painter, Mary-Catheryn Baker
Mary-Catheryn Baker took her time picking up a paintbrush, but now that bold brush strokes are part of her daily practice there’s little…
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