Welcome to the eleventh episode of Sustaining Craft the Podcast, a series that features those in a creative field. Listen below to learn more or keep scrolling to read about Geovanni Leiva and his plan to eradicate poverty with coffee! Geovanni Leiva wants to bring the romance back into coffee. Twenty years ago, he arrived… Read More Geovanni Leiva: “Lock arms with like-minded people.”
Welcome to the tenth episode of Sustaining Craft the Podcast, a series that features those in a creative field. Listen below to learn more or keep scrolling to read about Diane Harper and her visual art! — Sometimes Diane Harper sees critters or monsters in her ink blots. Sometimes there’s whimsy. Sometimes there’s an element… Read More Diane Harper: “Allow the contradiction.”
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.”
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.”
Welcome to the fourth podcast episode of Sustaining Craft, a series that features those making a living with their craft. Sustaining Craft is a project of Hew&Weld Writing, story-based marketing crafted for local business. Listen below or keep scrolling to read the article about Brittany Oaks and her work with Wandering Oaks Photography! — Brittany… Read More Brittany Oaks: “You have to hustle.”
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.”
Welcome to the second episode of Sustaining Craft! Give a listen here or keep scrolling to read the article! — Joshua Kurtz makes a majority of his monthly income playing Dungeons and Dragons. And it all started over 15 years ago with pokémon. As kids, Joshua Kurtz and his older brother and sister loved the… Read More Joshua Kurtz: “Talk about it all the time.”
The first podcast episode of Sustaining Craft is now live! Take a listen here, or keep scrolling to read some of what Tom shared. There’s lots more in the episode! — Tom Brown, an artist whose main work focuses on functional miniature, has been interested in tiny, working objects since childhood. Born and raised in… Read More Tom Brown Creates: “Just Start And Stick With It.”
Ginger Kuczowicz has a mission: crafting all-natural home and skin care products and providing ecological cleaning services to encourage healthier, greener living in Philadelphia. Kuczowicz owns two different businesses, the first of which is Holistic Home LLC, an ecological cleaning service she started in 2010, and the second is a physical store called Soap Box… Read More Ginger Kuczowicz: “The simplicity of it is beautiful.”
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”