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Kathryn LeMaster: “Learn from my mistakes. Don’t be as fearful.”

January 22, 2019

Kathryn LeMaster describes interior design as more than pulling together color swatches and fixtures, but less than creating entire new structures, while combining elements of both. She started with a few other beginner courses to see what it was like. “It was just about exactly what I was hoping that it would be of kind of that sweet spot inbetween decorator and the technical aspect of an architect of getting to be involved in the construction process and technical drawings and all of that, but also the cherry on top, the layers of all the colors and soft furnishings and everything really combined,” LeMaster shared.… Read More Kathryn LeMaster: “Learn from my mistakes. Don’t be as fearful.”

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Donnie Ferneau: “Get your a** kicked every day.”

September 19, 2018

Welcome to the ninth episode of Sustaining Craft the Podcast, a series that features those in a creative, craft-based field. Listen below to learn or keep scrolling to read about Donnie Ferneau and his restaurant, Cathead’s Diner! — There’s just something about local food for Chef Donnie Ferneau. Early on, growing up in the Chicago… Read More Donnie Ferneau: “Get your a** kicked every day.”

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Tabatha Reeves: “Don’t listen to your critics.”

September 10, 2018

Welcome to the eighth episode of Sustaining Craft the Podcast, a series that features those in a creative, craft-based field. Listen below to learn or keep scrolling to read about Tabatha Reeves and her specialty candles! — With the scents of tobacco and peppermint, Tabatha Reeves can make a candle that invokes the memories of… Read More Tabatha Reeves: “Don’t listen to your critics.”

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Melissa Diller: “Explore your limiting beliefs.”

August 7, 2018

Welcome to the third podcast episode of Sustaining Craft, a series that began in 2016 featuring those making a living with their art or craft to encourage those in creative industries. Sustaining Craft transformed into a podcast July 2018 and is a project of Hew&Weld Writing, story-based marketing crafted for local business. Listen below or… Read More Melissa Diller: “Explore your limiting beliefs.”

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Kelly Miranda Photography: “There’s Enough Room for Everybody”

November 23, 2016

A forgotten camera from a high school photography class set Kelly MacNiven on the path to owning her own business, Kelly Miranda Photography. Her husband, Casey, had enjoyed the class he’d taken years before and he’d kept the camera. It stayed underneath the bed collecting dust until MacNiven found it before they left on their… Read More Kelly Miranda Photography: “There’s Enough Room for Everybody”