Hello there! I'm Sister Diane and I have two grand passions: making crafts and making media. That's what I write about here, and sometimes, I get all thoughtful about internet culture and creative small businesses. Thanks for stopping by! Would you like some tea?

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CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: A Pioneering Craft Business, with Jan DiCintio

CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: A Pioneering Craft Business, with Jan DiCintio

Images by Jan DiCintio, used with permission In this podcast, I talk with Jan DiCintio, who designs, produces and wholesales her own organic cotton fabric line under the name Daisy Janie. Jan is a great example of what I’d call a “pioneering business” – she’s doing something not a lot of other people have attempted, …

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CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Should Designers be Paid? With Jenny Barnett Rohrs and Nicole Rixon

CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Should Designers be Paid? With Jenny Barnett Rohrs and Nicole Rixon

Image by Nicole Rixon, used with permission This podcast looks at an ongoing debate between professional crafters and hobbyists: is it okay to do craft work for companies for free? Professional craft designers, of course, want to be paid for their professional services. But in recent years the internet has put craft-industry companies in touch with …

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CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Craft Bloggers & Micropayments, with Siim Teller

CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Craft Bloggers & Micropayments, with Siim Teller

Image by marioanima, via Flickr In this podcast, I talk with Siim Teller, who’s the Community Manager for Flattr.com. We’re talking about something called “micropayments,” which is an easy way to support the bloggers, podcasters, video-makers, pattern-designers and others who make the online content you enjoy every day. Micropayments are also one way you, as …

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CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Irreverent Stitchery, with Bridget Franckowiak

CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Irreverent Stitchery, with Bridget Franckowiak

Image by Bridget Franckowiak In this podcast, I talk with cross-stitcher Bridget Franckowiak about “irreverent stitchery” – the growing community of embroiderers and cross-stitchers who turn these crafts on their heads. They stitch to make pop culture references, celebrate internet memes, make social commentary, or work out personal issues in an artistic way. And their …

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CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Lisa Congdon talks about the real work of an art career

CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Lisa Congdon talks about the real work of an art career

In this podcast, artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon talks with me about the actual day-to-day process of having a full-time creative career. How do you stay inspired, manage your time, and take care of all the non-creative tasks?

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CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Jeff Rudell talks about finding your creative mission

CraftyPod Podcast 2.0: Jeff Rudell talks about finding your creative mission

In this podcast, I talk with Jeffery Rudell, a paper artist who creates beautiful and unexpected things from this ephemeral material. Jeff is also an extraordinarily articulate person with great ideas on the nature of creativity. I think you’ll enjoy hearing him speak as much as I did.

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