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Robert Bean: “I’m hoping that people don’t lose that creative aspect that they found during all of this.”

May 1, 2020

I first interviewed Robert in 2018. Here’s my follow-up interview on how his work was impacted by the pandemic and what he’s up to now. Robert Bean’s responsibilities haven’t changed much recently. As a visual storyteller focusing mainly on painting and drawing, he gets up at 6:30 am and works in his studio for six… Read More Robert Bean: “I’m hoping that people don’t lose that creative aspect that they found during all of this.”

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The Inkling Girl: “I Paint What I Think is Pretty”

April 3, 2020

Morgan Allain is wife to Danny and mother to Ruby, who were featured on Sustaining Craft on my previous writing website. This was originally posted on November 15, 2016. I’ll be reposting some previous work here, including Ruby‘s and Danny‘s 2016 and 2017 features. Morgan is also the latest interview on Sustaining Craft, speaking to… Read More The Inkling Girl: “I Paint What I Think is Pretty”

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Danny Allain: “I’m not the next big guy or anything. It’s just me. I make stuff.”

April 3, 2020

Danny Allain is husband to Morgan and father to Ruby, who were featured on Sustaining Craft on my previous writing website. This was originally posted on June 12, 2017. I’ll be reposting some previous work here, including Ruby‘s and Morgan’s 2016 and 2020 features. Danny Allain learned to read using his brothers’ comic books years… Read More Danny Allain: “I’m not the next big guy or anything. It’s just me. I make stuff.”

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Michael Eubanks: “Change your definition of success.”

November 6, 2019

When Michael got back to the states, he worked for a year to pay off an alto saxophone he found at a pawn shop. His mother paid off the last $60 as a birthday gift. He had to work at his music again, building the skill back up. In addition, he worked a lifetime of jobs at a radio station, as a firefighter, as a teacher, and as a martial artist. He went back to the University of Arkansas for his degree in social work to work with veterans, and he performs as a saxophonist and vocalist while teaching music to children and adults. … Read More Michael Eubanks: “Change your definition of success.”

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Jessica and Justin Crum: “There’s no sugar coating it. It is hard.”

September 3, 2019

Jessica discovered she was able to grow her business in small steps, building her team a few hours a week at a time. “I hired my first project manager at five hours a week,” said Jessica. “Which I feel like is very encouraging for anybody out there that wants to start a business. You don’t have to have a full-time job offer for someone to get on board with a mission. And I kept it intentional about only designing for local businesses. I’m not going after corporate or big ticket clients because local businesses need good design work.”

Justin produced Papaw Land in 2018, raising just enough through a Kickstarter, investors, and the contributions he and Jessica provided to finish filming. He hopes to make more. “I want to keep making films,” Justin said. “That’s my main thing for me. I’m hoping to progressively step up in terms of budget with the films. Hopefully, we can make a few and reevaluate at that point. I want to keep making movies. I want to do locally. I’d love to eventually get to the point where we can foster a more creative environment in Conway, specifically.”… Read More Jessica and Justin Crum: “There’s no sugar coating it. It is hard.”