By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood While many artists like to go big with their ArtPrize entries, Stacie Tamaki strives to work as small as possible.…
Category:
Grand Rapids
-
-
CraftSanity PressGrand RapidsGratitudeHumorInspirationLocal EventsMade in USAMagazinesPrintmaking_featured
If I had a time machine, this is what I would tell my younger self…
by jenniferby jenniferIf I had a time machine and went back about seven years and told my younger self that I would someday have a booth…
-
BusinessCraft ColumnsGrand RapidsHandmade StoriesLeather CraftMade in USAPodcasts
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…
-
Craft ColumnsGrand RapidsGreen CraftingPodcast UpdatePodcastsRecycling
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…
-
ArtArtPrizeGrand RapidsInspirationPodcasts
CraftSanity Podcast Episode 142: A conversation with ArtPrize 2014 Artist Anila Quayyum Agha
by jenniferby jenniferBy Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood A little girl jumps high delighted by her wild-haired shadow. Nearby a young couple engages in a public display of…
-
Air PlantsBusinessCraft ColumnsglassGoing GreenGrand RapidsGreat FindsGreen CraftingHandmade StoriesPodcasts
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…
-
Grand RapidsGratitudeMotherhoodQuiltingUncategorized
Soccer Mom vs. Everything Else
by jenniferby jenniferI should be working right now, but I’m a bit preoccupied. This weekend my daughters will suit up in their purple soccer jerseys…
-
ArtPrizeGrand RapidsInspiration
A Beautiful Night in Grand Rapids Got Me Thinking…
by jenniferby jenniferThousands of paper lanterns were released into the night sky Friday in downtown Grand Rapids as part of ArtPrize 2012. The entry, by Mark…
-
Craft ColumnsCraftSanity Weaving LoomsGrand RapidsLocal Eventsweaving
Let’s Weave Together at the Fulton Street Artisans Market
by jenniferby jenniferTomorrow (6/10) is a big day. It’s my sister’s birthday and the Fulton Street Artisans Market (FSAM) will for the season at 11 a.m.…
-
Grand RapidsLocal Events
Winding Down the School Year, Running Toward Summer
by jenniferby jenniferIn a matter of hours I will help my girls get ready for the last day of school before summer break. It’s hard…
-
Grand RapidsHandmade In Michigan TourLocal EventsPottery
Inspiration Downtown: Meet Bertha Zamora
by jenniferby jenniferThere’s something seemingly magical about Heartside Gallery and Studio in that keeps drawing me back with my camera. Heartside is a drop-in studio…
-
The rain and chilly temps didn’t keep my daughters and I away from the opening of Festival 2012 Friday night. Attendance was low,…
-
ClassesCraftSanity LoomsCraftSanity Weaving LoomsGrand RapidsLocal Eventsweaving
Let’s weave together: I’m teaching a new class in Grand Rapids!
by jenniferby jenniferHello! I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend. I may have eaten a few too many Starburst jelly beans (love those!), but…
-
CraftSanity CommunityCraftSanity WorkshopsGrand RapidsLocal EventsNews
You’re Invited to a CraftSanity Crafternoon
by jenniferby jenniferHello! I’m hosting a CraftSanity Crafternoon at the new Grand Rapids Press office on Saturday and I’d love…
-
Craft ColumnsFavorite ThingsGrand RapidsGratitudeLocal EventsNews
London Bound: Let’s Get Heartside Artist Willie Jones to England
by jenniferby jenniferThis is Willie James Jones, a man who spends his days drawing hot rods, surf boards, bongo drums and palm trees at Heartside…