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 jenniferby jenniferMaking 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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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 208: Fiber Artist Gloria Kirk-Hanna talks about love, loss and the art we make to get through
by jenniferby jenniferOn 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 jenniferby jenniferBy 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 Episode 204: A conversation with ArtPrize artist and self-taught abstract painter, Mary-Catheryn Baker
by jenniferby jenniferMary-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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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 197: The Daily Don artist shares daily take on President Trump
by jenniferby jenniferToday is Donald Trump’s 100th day in office and this is not a dream. One of my secret weapons to cope with this…
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Traverse City artist Andrew Rockwood makes a splash on the Day 1 of ArtPrize 8 with his Trout Bike entry
by jenniferby jenniferBy Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood About a half hour after Artprize 2016 kicked off Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, there were sightings downtown of a…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 189 — The case of the phantom penis: Artist Kathy Nida responds to having quilt removed from AQS show in Grand Rapids
by jenniferby jenniferKathy Nida is no stranger to quilt controversy. She unapologetically includes nudity in her quilts and once attracted a local news crew in Hampton,…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 180: Love Stamp 2016 creator Yulia Brodskaya
by jenniferby jenniferOn this episode we meet Yulia Brodskaya, the artist who designed the 2016 Love stamp for the U.S. Postal Service. This Russian born illustrator…
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CraftSanity Episode 179: Lisa Congdon talks about blooming late as an artist, dealing with haters and thriving after 40
by jenniferby jenniferI can think of no better way to wrap up another year of podcasting than to bring you an interview with Lisa Congdon,…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 177: Valerie McKeehan discusses her handmade business and new book, ‘The Complete Book of Chalk Lettering: Create & Develop Your Own Style.’
by jenniferby jenniferOn this episode of the podcast, artist and author Valerie McKeehan tells the story behind the 2012 launch of her Lily & Val hand-lettered…
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CraftSanity Podcast 167: Self-taught artist Erin Paisley discusses homemade mayonnaise, the compulsion to create and motherhood
by jenniferby jenniferThis episode of the podcast was rather spontaneously recorded after I recovered from my second foot surgery and returned from the first-ever 10-day vacation that…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 163: A conversation with Erin Beckloff, co-director of ‘Pressing On: The Letterpress Film’
by jenniferby jenniferWith any art form there is a level of mastery that develops slowly over time after many hours, days, months and years of…
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‘Live Your Best Life’ Project = The Best Semester Ever
by jenniferby jenniferBy Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood I’ve been absent from this space for a couple weeks and I need to explain why. At the end of…
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