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Cre Fuller was already at work in the garage behind his Ypsilanti house when I arrived. I had seen photos of his work online, but I was not quite ready…
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We've been thinking about the kind of people you might like to meet. We talk with a lot of authors, musicians, politicians and policy wonks. But, what…
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Hope Carried is the small company Brea Albulov created. It all started when she wanted a ring-sling baby carrier, but couldn't afford one. She decided she…
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Stateside's most recent stop in its "Artisans of Michigan" series brought us not too far from Kalamazoo, where we visited Paul Rutgers of Rutgers Wooden…
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Kate Lewis is adding to a big plastic bag of clay balls before she begins work at her pottery wheel.“It’s easier to get them centered on the wheel. You…
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Dennis Potter is still doing what he discovered he loved in 1977. He ties flies for fly fishing. He says he still remembers tying his first one.“To take…
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This week, Artisans of Michigan stops in southwest Detroit, at the Diseños Ornamental Iron company.In the shop, people are welding fences, bending,…
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The next stop in our Artisans of Michigan series is on a residential street in Highland Park, a city that’s within the City of Detroit.Celeste Smith is…
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Scott Smith Pipe Organs in Lansing repairs, restores, installs, and builds pipe organs. However, Scott Smith says his profession causes confusion for some…
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For several months now, we’ve been traveling around the state, talking to people who make useful things with their hands. We’re calling the series…