How to Restore Your Craft Business After a Medical Crisis
Some disasters aren’t easy to prepare for. Kelly McLain, a glass artist in Seattle, started her day in May 2006 with a headache. By the end of the day, she was blind in one eye and within 24 hours, she was in surgery with three brain aneurysms. For a month, doctors kept her sedated and for another two months she was hospitalized. Then she moved to Michigan for several months of recuperation in her sister’s care. In all, McLain was out of commission for almost nine months, and is still at risk of seizures.
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Some people just always knew they wanted to be an artist (I’m lumping craftspeople in here, too, because I refuse to discuss possible differences), but other people came to their talent late in life. They may have endured emotional hardship and isolation because their talents were misunderstood. Maybe this guide will help you recognize your own inner artist, or help you diagnose a loved one before it’s too late. You might be an artist if…
When a craftsperson is serious about his hobby, it’s common to speculate whether or not the hobby could become a business capable of supporting a family. This month, we’ll look at some tips to increase your chances of succeeding at that business.
Visitors who travel to downtown Brattleboro, Vt., find a small, classic Vermont city with a twist. Located on the Connecticut River at the southern end of the Green Mountains, it offers spectacular views of the mountains and the river flowing along right next to Main Street. Brattleboro is an exciting and vital small art city with the flavor of a college town (without the college). Like many other nineteenth-century industrial cities in New England, it has been given new life by the spirit of the creative people who have chosen to live and work in the peacefulness and physical splendor of southern Vermont.
