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Craftsmen Seek Education for Public About Handmade Arts
A Cedar Rapids Gazette feature profiles Iowa craftworkers who balancing art with income. Ruth, Helen Fishwild, Mary Rudesill, Bud, Bill and Diane Jacobson, Ila Davidson, John and Lillian Peterka, and others describe costs, fairs, and the shift from full time to part time. They emphasize rising public interest, craft education, and fears crafts may fade without younger enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Helen Fishwild
Rosewood Court
Helen
Iowa
West
Mary Rudesill
Iowa City
Idaho
Bud
University of Iowa
Mary
Bill
Diane Jacobson
Vinton
Midwest
Ila Davidson
Stanwood
Ila
John Peterka
John
Lillian
Shueyville
Swisher
Caner
Larry Kettler
Shellsburg
Larry
Lillian Peterka
Bill Jacobson