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The CraftSanity Podcast

Summary: CraftSanity is a place to escape the daily grind and renew your creative spirit through interviews with creative people.

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 CraftSanity #179: 12.31.15 Lisa Congdon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 58:46

I can think of no better way to wrap up another year of podcasting than to bring you an interview with Lisa Congdon, a fine artist, illustrator and author who has inspired countless people to be true to themselves, love without regret, do the work, follow their hearts and have the courage to call themselves artists – even if it’s just in a whisper at first.

 CraftSanity #178: 12.28.15 Grace Dobush | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:53

If you live in the Midwest U.S. and have noticed that most of the craft con action happens on East and West coasts, Grace Dobush (co-organizer of Crafty Supermarket) has some good news for you. She joined forces with Brit Charek (organizer of Crafty Mart) and Megan Green (organizer of Craftin’ Outlaws) to plan and invite you to Midwest Craft Conslated for Feb. 19-21 in Columbus, Ohio.

 CraftSanity #177: 12.21.15 Valerie McKeehan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:58

Artist and author Valerie McKeehan tells the story behind the 2012 launch of her Lily & Val hand-lettered art business that now employees both her and her husband full-time.

 CraftSanity #176: 12.3.15 Syne Mitchell | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:03

If you think bigger is better when it comes to weaving looms, Syne Mitchell may convince you otherwise if you page through her new book that explores the vast potential of the rigid heddle loom.

 CraftSanity #175: 11.23.15 Lotta Jansdotter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:58

Lotta Jansdotter, the Brooklyn-based Swedish designer of items ranging from home goods to textiles, discusses her new book “Lotta Jansdotter Everyday Style.”

 CraftSanity #174: 11.9.15 Lea Redmond | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:03:15

My guest is Lea Redmond, author of the sweet new book, “Knit the Sky: Cultivate Your Creativity with a Playful Way of Knitting.”

 CraftSanity #173: 10.14.15 Anne Weil | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:04:33

Like many of us, Anne Weil got urge to quit her day job and follow her handmade dreams. But it didn’t all fall into place over night. On this episode of the podcast, Anne talks about what led her to walk away from a finance career in New York City and settle out West. Even after launching her Flax and Twine blog was there were hiccups and even a temporary return to the career she left.

 CraftSanity #172: 9.28.15 Jedediah Johnson | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:05:44

Artist Jedediah Johnson found a interesting way deal with a “life long fear of kissing people.” After scheduling a makeout appointment, he applies a lot of lipstick and kisses women (and sometimes men) and then photographs the big messy aftermath. Learn more about his ArtPrize entry.

 CraftSanity #171: 9.21.15 Anna Joyce | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:47

Those who admire Anna Joyce’s beautiful textile and design work from afar might assume that these things come easily to the artist and textile designer. But Anna, 38, of Portland, Oregon and author of the new book, “Stamp, Stencil, Paint: Making Extraordinary Patterned Projects By Hand,” has dealt with her share of setbacks. And some thing tells me that after listening to her story you’ll want to give her a high five and buy her book.

 CraftSanity #170: 9.11.15 Heather Jones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:01

In five short years, Heather Jones, 39, has transitioned from a rookie quilt maker to founder of the Cincinnati Modern Quilt Guild and an accomplished designer exhibiting her work and teaching on the national quilt scene.

 CraftSanity #169: 9.3.15 Rosa Rojas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:06

Interview with Rosa Rojas, a quilter from Spain helped me improve my appliqué game with her Apliquick tools.

 CraftSanity #168: 8.19.15 Jonathan D. Lopez | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:16:25

Learn more about Jonathan D. Lopez's “claylist” entry for ArtPrize 2015.

 CraftSanity #167: 8.7.15 Erin Paisley | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:29

Interview Erin Paisley, 34, a self-taught artist whose painted, fiber and ceramic art I have admired online for quite some time.

 CraftSanity #166: 6.29.15 Lumi's Jesse Genet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:21:04

When Jesse Genet was about 16, she launched a t-shirt business from the basement of her parent's house in suburban Detroit, which lead to a 10-person company called Lumi.

 CraftSanity #165: 5.31.15 Sonia Lyne | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:10:26

On this episode of the podcast I have a lovely chat with a kindred spirt Sonia Lyne who I wish lived closer than half way around the world. A fellow embroidery enthusiast, list maker, and runner who loves to laugh, Sonia is a delight to chat with and her handmade Dandelyne business has been inspiring stitchers around the globe since 2011.

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