I'm delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!
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Today we're talking to Joe Rotella.
Joe’s mom started the family on crafting. As early as he can remember, his mom was crocheting. When she brought home a Brother knitting machine, he was fascinated and soon he was creating designs from Christening dresses to ski wear. He dabbled in macramé, string art and latch hooked rugs when they were hot in the 70’s. Now, in his mid-forties, Joe’s turned his eye to paper crafting. He loves detail and 3D work and upcycling is his specialty.
Joe’s work has appeared in Scrap & Stamp Arts, Just Cards (Volume 27, Fall 2012), every issue of Just Steampunk! and Somerset Studio Gallery Summer 2012 magazines.
He’s filmed a segment of Crafting at the Spotted Canary with Joy Macdonell (aired on PBS Fall 2011) and segments for Scrapbook Soup TV. He has won Archiver’s One-of-a-Kind Wall Art contest (Ohio, August 2011) and taken blue ribbons at the Ohio State Fair. He’s served on the Viva Las Vegastamps!, Want2Scrap and USArtQuest design teams. Joe was the SPA Guest of Honor for Gen Con 2013.
He launched has his own line of chipboard albums and embellishments with Want2Scrap in the Summer of 2012.
When he’s not designing paper art projects, he works as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Delphia Consulting and is the 2014 Web Optimization Expert for the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA).
On the podcast we talk about Joe's business, "Create N Craft," creating 800 kits for classes, elevating common objects, upcycling, marketing, and being a man in a craft world dominated by women. It's a lovely chat and it feels good to be back making podcasts. (And he made me want a Sonos.) I hope you'll give it a listen!
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I love the guy cleaning the clock!
I’ve seen Joe on Nat’s CJS and he sounds like a bunch of creative fun.
I love the guy cleaning the clock!
I’ve seen Joe on Nat’s CJS and he sounds like a bunch of creative fun.
I love the guy cleaning the clock!
I’ve seen Joe on Nat’s CJS and he sounds like a bunch of creative fun.
I love the guy cleaning the clock!
I’ve seen Joe on Nat’s CJS and he sounds like a bunch of creative fun.
I love the guy cleaning the clock!
I’ve seen Joe on Nat’s CJS and he sounds like a bunch of creative fun.
Love the podcast! I’m a huge fan of Joe’s and he is just as awesome in person as he is online.
Love the podcast! I’m a huge fan of Joe’s and he is just as awesome in person as he is online.
Love the podcast! I’m a huge fan of Joe’s and he is just as awesome in person as he is online.
Love the podcast! I’m a huge fan of Joe’s and he is just as awesome in person as he is online.
Love the podcast! I’m a huge fan of Joe’s and he is just as awesome in person as he is online.
It was such an honor AND great fun to be able to do this interview! Thank you so much for the opportunity and all your support!
It was such an honor AND great fun to be able to do this interview! Thank you so much for the opportunity and all your support!
It was such an honor AND great fun to be able to do this interview! Thank you so much for the opportunity and all your support!
It was such an honor AND great fun to be able to do this interview! Thank you so much for the opportunity and all your support!
It was such an honor AND great fun to be able to do this interview! Thank you so much for the opportunity and all your support!
great show.
great show.
great show.
great show.
great show.
I have listened to most of your podcasts and enjoyed them immensely but I really loved this one – very relaxed, informative, funny. I am now going to pull out my stash of accumulated jewelry and repurpose them. I love your relationship with your Mom – you are so fortunate to have her in your life as you do!
I have listened to most of your podcasts and enjoyed them immensely but I really loved this one – very relaxed, informative, funny. I am now going to pull out my stash of accumulated jewelry and repurpose them. I love your relationship with your Mom – you are so fortunate to have her in your life as you do!
I have listened to most of your podcasts and enjoyed them immensely but I really loved this one – very relaxed, informative, funny. I am now going to pull out my stash of accumulated jewelry and repurpose them. I love your relationship with your Mom – you are so fortunate to have her in your life as you do!
I have listened to most of your podcasts and enjoyed them immensely but I really loved this one – very relaxed, informative, funny. I am now going to pull out my stash of accumulated jewelry and repurpose them. I love your relationship with your Mom – you are so fortunate to have her in your life as you do!
I have listened to most of your podcasts and enjoyed them immensely but I really loved this one – very relaxed, informative, funny. I am now going to pull out my stash of accumulated jewelry and repurpose them. I love your relationship with your Mom – you are so fortunate to have her in your life as you do!
Loved the pod cast!(my hubby even listened in and thought it was great too!) Hope you’ll have Joe back again!!!
Loved the pod cast!(my hubby even listened in and thought it was great too!) Hope you’ll have Joe back again!!!
Loved the pod cast!(my hubby even listened in and thought it was great too!) Hope you’ll have Joe back again!!!
Loved the pod cast!(my hubby even listened in and thought it was great too!) Hope you’ll have Joe back again!!!
Loved the pod cast!(my hubby even listened in and thought it was great too!) Hope you’ll have Joe back again!!!