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Craftspeople On What It Takes To Be an Artisan in the Bay Area

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KQED

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.2727 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

It’s the season of craft fairs, when artisans come out from their studios, or from a corner of an apartment stuffed with art supplies, and try to sell what they’ve made. We sit down with local craftspeople and creators to discuss the world of crafts, and what it means to be an artisan today in the Bay Area, where culture is rich but finances are always tight. We talk about hobbies, obsessions, side hustles, and why they’re such important parts of our lives and our community. Guests: Yina Kim, artist; storyteller; maker; founder, ODSY Workshop. She works and lives in the Sunset in San Francisco. Sam Saavedra, chain stitch embroiderer; owner, Mira Flores in Oakland. Jolie Karno, wood turner; instructor, The Crucible; founder, Lower 48 Viviana Matsuda, ceramicist; owner, MUD WITCH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED.

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From KQED.

1:11.6

Today with the holidays fully upon us, we are talking with local artists and craftspeople who make all kinds of beautiful things.

1:19.6

From custom chain stitched garments to beautiful ceramics, haunting zines to gorgeous woodwork, the Bay Area's makers turn out some of the finest goods you can find.

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But what does it take to be a craftsperson today in this region where culture is rich, but finances are tight?

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And what's the ecosystem that helps all these creators keep going with their work?

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We'll talk about hobbies and obsessions, the economics of the side hustle,

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and some of the best places to buy locally made gifts. That's all coming up next after this news.

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Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal. I'm a sucker for a book fair or a craft market. I mean,

2:05.0

there's something so delightful about watching writers and artists peddle their project to passers-by.

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And sometimes, as I'm making my way from table to table, you just stumble on something to find

2:16.5

totally brilliant. That's what happened

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to me a couple weeks ago at the East Bay Zine Fest when I picked up Yina Cam Zine on longing. The

2:25.0

illustrations are just perfectly executed and like nothing I've quite seen. And even now, I can

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