Handmade Portraits: Mimi Kirchner
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (Music by Jonathan Cazenave, Lineland, animation by JuliaPott) All Etsy videos are Creative Commons, so please embed them on your blog! Help spread the word! UPDATE: Mimi announced the winner of her free pincushion giveaway today. Congratulations to Angela Recada …
Handmade Portraits: Birdhouseaccents
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Two Dark Birds, animation by JuliaPott) It took Fred Jakubiec from Birdhouseaccents 25 years before he made building birdhouses his full-time job. It was well worth the wait. After 13 years as Area Supervisor at various fast food establishments, a stint at …
Handmade Portraits: Stacey Rebecca
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Two Dark Birds, animation by JuliaPott) Puppeteer Stacey Gordon, aka Staceyrebecca, started making puppets with her church youth group as a kid. It wasn't until after college that Stacey saw an adult puppet slam performed by Preston Foerder at the Great …
Handmade Portraits: Artstew
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Michael Chapman, Steve Gunn, The And Group, animation by JuliaPott) Back in the 1970s, Holly Stewart, aka Artstew, was a single mom trying to raise two daughters. Holly decided to forgo art school to support her family, ultimately paying the bills and gaining …
Handmade Portraits: Black-eyed Suzie
YouTube | MP4 | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Espers, animation by JuliaPott) Canadian artist and writer Sarah Faber aka Blackeyedsuzie started making art dolls while she was living in the woods of Maine, unable to legally work in the States. Sarah tired of constantly being in her own head as she …
Etsy Video: Year in Review 2008
As we're taking stock of 2008, we'd like to thank our members for being a part of the Etsy marketplace and community. We picked a few videos from our Handmade Video Portraits, Process Videos and How-Tuesday Videos to highlight some of the sellers who have collaborated with us over the past year. See our free …
Handmade Portraits: Sunny Rising Leather
YouTube | MP4 | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Allison Sattinger) Allison Sattinger, aka Sunny Rising Leather, has had the nickname "Sunny" ever since she was a kid. When you watch this video, you'll quickly know why: Allison just glows with warmth and goodness. She learned to tool leather in 2004, and her …
Handmade Portraits: Woodmouse
YouTube | MP4 | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Lineland, Jukeboxer) Toymaker Amber Dusick aka woodmouse has her wood shop in her garage in downtown Los Angeles. After the birth of her son, this one time farm girl from Wisconsin became nostalgic for the toys from her past: simple, natural toys that would …
Handmade Portraits: Leslie Stein
YouTube | MP4 | blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Prince Ruperts Drops) Leslie Stein, aka larrybear, spends most of her time drawing comics, listening to old time radio shows and playing records. Leslie started her first comic series, called simply Leslie, back in high school. It revolved around her wacky …
Handmade Portraits: Bruce Metcalf with Bonus Audio Podcast
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (music by Lineland, photos by John White Wilson) Bruce Metcalf has dedicated almost forty years of his life to the creation and historiography of American Studio Craft. He makes his exquisite jewelry with the utmost care and precision. On average most of the pieces …
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