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How to make it : 25 makers share the secrets to building a creative business / Erin Austen Abbott.

Title:

How to make it :

Author:

Abbott, Erin Austen

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

212 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9781452150017

Production / Publication Information:

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2017]

Contents:

Blue Delta Jean Co., Tupelo and Oxford, Mississippi -- Board and Bread, Nashville, Tennessee -- Britt Bass Turner, Roswell, Georgia -- Caroline S Hurley Studio, Brooklyn, New York -- Coral & Tusk, Brooklyn, New York -- Fay Andrada, Brooklyn, New York -- Ferme à Papier, San Francisco, California -- Forage Haberdashery, Media, Pennsylvania -- Gold Teeth Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York -- Jen Hewett, San Francisco, California -- Jenny Pennywood, San Francisco, California -- Kate Roebuck Studio, Chattanooga, Tennessee -- Knot & Bow, Brooklyn, New York -- Maryanne Moodie, Brooklyn, New York -- Matine, Washington, D.C. -- Moglea, Audubon, Iowa -- Paper & Clay, Memphis, Tennessee -- Quill & Fox, Lake Oswego, Oregon -- Scout Books, Portland, Oregon -- Son of a Sailor, Austin, Texas -- Sycamore Street Press, Heber City, Utah -- Teranishi Studio, Santa Ana, California -- The Object Enthusiast, Kansas City, Missouri -- Walnut Animal Society, Los Angeles, California -- Woodlot, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Summary:

"Featuring 25 profiles of illustrators, jewelry designers, ceramicists, painters, clothing designers, and printmakers, [this book] provides a behind-the-scenes look at the daily rituals and best practices that keep these creative entrepreneurs on track. With Q&As, insider tips, and DIYs from each maker, these pages offer guidance and encouragement to artists just starting their careers and to professionals looking to take their creative business to the next level"--

Language:

English

Subject Term:

Handicraft.

Handicraft industries -- Management.

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Summary

This is the ultimate tell-all, show-all guide to making a living by making things. Featuring 25 profiles of illustrators, jewelry designers, ceramicists, painters, clothing designers, and printmakers, How to Make It provides a behind-the-scenes look at the daily rituals and best practices that keep these creative entrepreneurs on track. With Q & As, insider tips, and DIYs from each maker, these pages offer guidance and encouragement to artists just starting their careers and to professionals looking to take their creative business to the next level. Brimming with practical advice and inspiration, this book is a perfect gift for anyone interested in making it as a maker.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Readers curious about starting a creative business will find these 25 interviews with artisans an entertaining introduction to the challenges and rewards of turning art into a livelihood. Abbott, a photographer and owner of a design and home goods shop in Oxford, Miss., leads Q&A-format interviews with printmakers and painters, clothing and jewelry designers, and other skilled artisans, who recount how they made their passions into businesses. Readers quickly learn that the creative businesses require a tremendous amount of time and energy. Jessica Tata, a jewelry designer and co-owner of the Son of a Sailor store in Austin, Tex., describes her daily life as a "whirlwind," a term that could apply to all the artists profiled here. Abbott asks how people stay organized, where they seek advice, and how they decide how to invest; the answers provide useful guidance to anyone looking to juggle a number of demands and set priorities. In addition to photographs of the artists at work, the book includes craft projects developed by the artisans for beginners, giving the book a broader appeal to readers dreaming of giving up their nine-to-five jobs or just considering new hobbies. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

With the popularity of artisan businesses and online marketplaces tailored to selling small-batch creations, makers of all types of items are interested in learning how they can find business success doing what they love. This book compiles the stories of 25 creators who have found that success. Author Abbott, whose Instagram series #ameliastudiostories highlights the creative spaces used by makers, expands on that idea by focusing on the people and how they run their businesses. In short interviews, these creators share lessons learned, a brief description of a typical day, and inspiration in the form of a DIY project and music playlist. Each entry is accompanied by a handful of artful color photographs, some of which will be familiar to fans of the Instagram series. It is apparent that these makers have worked hard to create their businesses and spend little time doing anything other than striving to continue their success. The interviews are quite brief and the details of their experiences will primarily offer inspiration rather than a blueprint that the reader could replicate.--Heidemann, Anne Copyright 2017 Booklist

Making It	p. 8
1 Blue Delta Jean Co: Tupelo and Oxford, Mississippi	p. 11
2 Board and Bread: Nashville, Tennessee	p. 19
3 Britt Bass Turner: Roswell, Georgia	p. 27
4 Caroline Z Hurley Studio: Brooklyn, New York	p. 35
5 Coral & Tusk: Brooklyn, New York	p. 43
6 Fay Andrada: Brooklyn, New York	p. 51
7 Ferme À Papier: San Francisco, California	p. 59
8 Forage Haberdashery: Media, Pennsylvania	p. 67
9 Gold Teeth Brooklyn: Los Angeles, California	p. 75
10 Jen Hewett: San Francisco, California	p. 85
11 Jenny Pennywood: San Francisco, California	p. 91
12 Kate Roebuck Studio: Chattanooga, Tennessee	p. 99
13 Knot & Bow: Brooklyn, New York	p. 107
14 Maryanne Moodie: Brooklyn, New York	p. 115
15 Matine: Washington, D.C.	p. 125
16 Moglea: Audubon, Iowa	p. 131
17 Paper & Clay: Memphis, Tennessee	p. 139
18 Quill & Fox: Lake Oswego, Oregon	p. 147
19 Scout Books: Portland, Oregon	p. 155
20 Son of a Sailor: Austin, Texas	p. 163
21 Sycamore Street Press: Heber City, Utah	p. 171
22 Teranishi Studio: Santa Ana, California	p. 179
23 The Object Enthusiast: Kansas City, Missouri	p. 189
24 Walnut Animal Society Los Angeles, California	p. 197
25 Woodlot Vancouver, British Columbia	p. 205
Acknowledgments	p. 212

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