Rachel Craven on Art as Joy

THE HEY GIRL PODCAST

Alex Elle

Arts, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Alex sits down with artist and business owner, Rachel Craven, to discuss art as joy, pausing as self-care, motherhood, and community support. Connect with Rachel here Rachel Craven designs minimal silhouettes for all bodies. Expertly sewn in LA, using the finest fabrics. Emphasizing high-quality linen, one of the most sustainable materials on Earth. Ages beautifully and gently over time. Shop with RCT here and use code 20% off, code ALEXELLE ———— hey, girl. is mixed & produced by Wayne Bertram. Connect with Alex on Instagram: @alex_elle @theheygirlpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Alex L and I write books for a living.
0:04.0	The Hey Girl Podcast was created with sisterhood and storytelling in mind.
0:09.0	Hey girl.
0:10.0	Hey girl.
0:11.0	Hey girl.
0:12.0	Hey girl.
0:16.0	Join us as we journey through sharing together.
0:20.0	Hey girl. Hey girl.
0:21.0	Hi Rachel, how are you today? I'm all right. How are you Alex? I'm doing good today. I can't complain. It's been beautiful here in the DC area so you know as much time as we can spend outside in the sun and the cool air is
0:35.9	perfect with me. That's right same here in Los Angeles we took a nice hike this
0:42.1	morning beautiful that's awesome I miss We took a nice hike this morning.
0:43.0	Beautiful, that's awesome. I miss Los Angeles so much.
0:46.5	Okay, so before we get started, before we get on our tangent, can you please let the
0:50.4	hey girl listeners know who you are and what you do.
0:54.0	My name is Rachel Craven, and I have a clothing line called Rachel Craven Textiles,
0:59.7	and it's here in LA, here in my garage garage and we make our clothes in downtown Los Angeles and I've been doing that since about I think 2013 which is crazy.
1:10.0	Oh wow it's been a while.
1:12.0	Yeah. First of all awesome to you doing that in your garage and
1:16.3	mothering and everything else in between right I'm actually right now in my closet recording so so like I feel you. I get the vibe of like doing the thing.
1:26.1	So how did your brand come to be and why textiles and clothing?
1:31.8	Well, so I went to art school. I'm a New York City girl. I grew up in downtown and on the upper west side. And I stayed in New York and I was, you know, lucky enough to go to the school visual arts,
1:46.4	which is just in Chelsea. Live at home with my mom, which is so nice.
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