Jeff Rudell: His Career as a Papercrafter
This isn’t new, but I’ve never read it before, and maybe you haven’t either. Jeff Rudell is a paper sculptor in the US and regular contributor to CraftStylish.com, where he offers various papercraft projects.
In his article “Depth Charge: How to Make a Splash and Get Paid for it“, he talks about how he went from papercrafting as an evening hobby to papercrafting as a full time career.
“Despite not know where I was headed, I felt pretty confident that I would need a portfolio of work to show people whenever I got to wherever I was going. So I set out to hone my skills and build up a body of work that showed both my interests and my range.”
I know I’m not the only one who dreams of ditching my 9-5 and getting paid to do something that really excites me. However, wether I will or not is another thing. Either way I like to read “how I made it” stories, it makes that dream life feel a little closer.
[...] 4th, the Lion Brand Yarn Studio was honored to host professional storytellers Michaela Murphy and Jeffery Rudell to delight us with their tales of crafting. Michaela noted how often fiber related terms were [...]
You are absolutely brilliant. I have just been introduced to your talented work and it is breath taking. All I can say is thank you for sharing your world with us!
Lee Ann