I considered taking some time off to regroup after my weekly newspaper column was canceled, but then I remembered that it’s not my…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 154: A conversation with Grand Rapids leatherworkers, Jacob Vroon and Elyse Marie Welcher
by jenniferby jenniferBorn a day apart, Jacob Vroon and Elyse Marie Welcher crossed paths for the first time in the Butterworth Hospital nursery in June…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 147: An audio tour of Dinderbeck, Grand Rapids’ first community printshop
by jenniferby jenniferIt just got a whole lot easier to be a printmaker in West Michigan thanks to three Grand Rapids artists. Anthony Mead, 27,…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 145: Sally England talks about her career as a macrame artist
by jenniferby jenniferFor the last couple weeks I’ve been walking around with cotton twine in my pocket and Sally England is partly to blame. I…
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CraftSanity Podcast 144: A conversation with artist Kelly Allen
by jenniferby jenniferIf you crave more art and craft supplies or have a few extras (ahem) stashed in your basement, you need to meet Kelly…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 141: A library love story leads Marianne Gardner and Sean Maginity to handmade business venture
by jenniferby jenniferSometimes handmade business partnerships start in the most unlikely ways. Sean Maginity was working in the maintenance department at the Grand Rapids Public…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 136: A story about how jewelry-making helped a young West Michigan woman heal
by jenniferby jenniferCaitlin Myler was turning left out of the parking lot of the Ottawa County bank call center where she worked when she spotted another motorist traveling fast over the hill. Their cars collided and the impact of the November 2011 crash changed the course of Caitlin’s life.
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 135: A Conversation with SAORI weaving instructor, Chiaki O’Brien
by jenniferby jenniferWhen Chiaki O’Brien rolls into Allegan County and sets up her SAORI weaving looms at the Michigan Fiber Festival this week, her students…
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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 134: A conversation with East Lansing Tapestry Weaver Nancy McRay
by jenniferby jenniferA surprising gift led Nancy McRay in an unexpected direction shortly after she graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in advertising.…
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CraftSanity Episode 133: A conversation with Runaway Press artist, Michelle Terry
by jenniferby jenniferMessy inks and a collection of wood and lead type eventually lured Michelle Terry, 30, of Wyoming, away from spending her professional life in front of a computer screen.
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I challenged my sisters to a Craft Smackdown. Who Will Win? You Decide.
by jenniferby jenniferHello! I’d like you to meet my sisters. That’s Jacquie in the middle. She’s the middle sister. Julie, my youngest sister is on…
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Potholder LOVE: A fundraiser to help the Wes Leonard Heart Foundation get more AEDs in schools
by jenniferby jenniferPotholder LOVE Hello! Welcome to the kickoff of the CraftSanity fundraiser to benefit the Wes Leonard Heart Foundation. Last spring I interviewed…