Business

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

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

By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Businesswoman and author Felicia Lo Wong took an unusual path to launching a hand dyed yarn business in Vancouver, Canada. …

By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Owning a handmade business can be a wild ride. Just ask Angela Smith, owner and creative director of the Houston, …

Sometimes the best love stories are the ones we write with our children. Often underrated, the parent child bond is an awesome one …

Hello Friends! I’m sipping tea out of a vintage tea cup and enjoying a lovely and warmer than usual fall day here in West …

I can think of no better way to wrap up another  year of podcasting than to bring you an interview with Lisa Congdon, …

Those who admire Anna Joyce’s beautiful textile and design work from afar might assume that these things come easily to the artist and …

So how do you do it? How do you take your love of sewing or knitting or some other skill and turn it into …

Erica Lang has always known she is an artist at heart. But she was worried she would never find a job, so she …

Born a day apart, Jacob Vroon and Elyse Marie Welcher crossed paths for the first time in the Butterworth Hospital nursery in June …

Sometimes handmade business partnerships start in the most unlikely ways. Sean Maginity was working in the maintenance department at the Grand Rapids Public …

I spent the day drilling, sanding and pounding in pegs – not the most creative part of my gig. But I’m not complaining …

It’s way after midnight and I just sat down after a long day of loom building. I’m sleepy and happy that there will …