The CraftSanity Podcast

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CraftSanity Episode 13 4.18.06 Greg Der Ananian Apr 18, 2006

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Greg Der Ananian is the 30-year-old proud founder of Bazaar Bizarre, a punk rock craft fair that features crafty venders with talent and attitude. Greg is also the author of “Bazaar Bizarre Not Your Granny’s Craft Book” featuring projects ideas from Greg and several of his crafty friends.

CraftSanity Episode 12 4.10.06 Melanie Testa Apr 10, 2006

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Textile designer and fiber artist Melanie Testa is going to inspire us with the story of how she crafted her way out of a bad situation. Today she’s an up and coming artist living in Norwalk, Conn. Her freezer paper resist project is featured in the spring issue of Quilting Arts magazine. After the show please visit CraftSanity.com where you’ll find Melanie’s project instructions for the Wonder Under foil surface design technique she talks about during the show.

CraftSanity Episode 11 4.03.06 Leigh Radford Apr 03, 2006

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Leigh Radford didn’t set out to be a knitwear designer. She's been knitting since age 13, but it wasn't until a layoff from a graphic design job that she found her bliss and realized she could make a living off of her knitting by coupling the crafty skills she had learned as a child with her professional design experience. Instead of pounding the pavement in search of another 9-to-5 gig, she got a part-time job at a yarn shop and soon discovered her fabulous talent for creative pattern design. Now, at age 45, Leigh lives in Portland, Oregon, where she happily creates wonderful knitting patterns and enjoys success as a knitting book author.

CraftSanity Episode 10 3.27.06 AKrylik and PolyCotN of Knitta Mar 27, 2006

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AKrylik and PolyCotN are the founders of Knitta, a 10-member crew of yarn and needle-toting graffiti artists who are tagging the streets of Houston, Texas with vibrant knitted art.

CraftSanity Episode 9 3.20.06 Denyse Schmidt Mar 20, 2006

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Denyse Schmidt, of Bridgeport, Conn., learned to sew as a child, but she didn’t set out to revolutionize the world of quilting. That just the way it worked out.

CraftSanity Episode 8 3.13.06 Claire Garland Mar 13, 2006

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Thanks to Claire Garland we all can knit a super cute alternative to the mass produced, virtually unattainable stereotype of the female form. It’s time to meet a hip new crew of spectacular “Knitted Babes.”

CraftSanity Episode 7 3.07.06 Kathy Cano Murillo aka the Crafty Chic Mar 06, 2006

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This week we’re going to sample Kathy Cano Murillo’s glittery world. She’s the Crafty Chica and she’s crafting everywhere these days. This 41-year-old working mother writes a nationally syndicated craft column for The Arizona Republic, designs and sells latino artwork from her home studio, and just came out with a new book called “Crafty Chica’s Art de la Soul, Glittery Ideas to Liven Up Your Life.”

CraftSanity Episode 5.1 2.20.06 Violette Clark Feb 20, 2006

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This fixes an earlier version of episode 5. Craftsanity is a place to escape the daily grind and renew your creative spirit through interviews with artists. Fasten Your Craft Fairy Wings and tune in for an interview with one of the freest spirits on the planet. Her name is Violette Clark and she is an extremely brave woman. She’s an illustrator and folk artist who isn’t afraid to stand out. She lives in British Columbia, Canada in the purple house she named the “Magic Cottage” and travels about in the “Glitter Girl” van, a ride she pimped out with a wild paint job and inspirational sayings.

CraftSanity Episode 4 2.13.06 Renée Rigdon and Zabet Stewart Feb 13, 2006

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Renée Rigdon and Zabet Stewart aren't ashamed of their anger. They're so comfortable with it, in fact, that they made it their inspiration for The Anti Craft, their online craft zine where they celebrate the darker side of crafting. You won't find any foo-foo patterns or girlie, girlie designs on their site. What you will find an assortment of cool craft patterns to channel your rage against whatever is that ticks you off.

CraftSanity Episode 3 2.06.06 John Murphy Feb 06, 2006

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Craftsanity is a place to escape the daily grind and renew your creative spirit through interviews with artists.

Today's episode features John Murphy, the artist, illustrator, comic author and sock collector who makes creatures out of socks. You can, too, with his book, "Stupid Sock Creatures."

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