Betsy Blodgett
Contributor
Betsy Blodgett is the host of Hello Atelier and co-founder of Phonicalia. Previously the co-owner of a fabric and craft store called bon bon atelier and the producer of the bi-yearly craft fair the Ric Rac Roundup, she left retail ownership to work as a social media marketer and product development manager in the sewing industry. Now, Betsy combines her marketing skills with her love for indie design in the podcast Hello, Atelier! When not working on podcasts, she can be found writing about fashion and craft for online publications, or in her own studio, sewing a new project.
Stories by Betsy Blodgett
Hello Atelier | Painting the Music
This week, we welcome Melissa McCracken to Hello Atelier. Melissa paints songs. Specifically, she paints the colors that she sees while listening to songs. Melissa has synesthesia, a neurological condition which, in her case, causes her to visualize colors when listening to music. Through her paintings, Melissa tries to share what she experiences. To grab…
Hello Atelier | Playing Chicken with City Girl Farm
Sally Jane Linville has a mission: she wants to bring a little bit of farm life into everyone’s home. How? Through chickens of course! And not just any chickens, but her fabulous fiber chicken footstools. These locally sourced chickens balance the line between sculptural and functional art, and are created by a community of artists…
Hello Atelier | The Object Enthusiast and ‘The Stuff We Keep’
We are kicking off Season Two of Hello Atelier with a trip into the ceramics studio of Emily Reinhardt, otherwise known as The Object Enthusiast. Reinhardt’s pottery is both beautiful and functional – a combination that caught the eye of the social media world where she became a burgeoning online influencer with more than 100,000 Instagram…
Hello Atelier | Iconic Designer Barbara Hulanicki Designs for Stars, for Everyone
For the grand finale of Season One of Hello Atelier, we are so excited to sit down with legendary fashion designer Barbara Hulanicki. From 1964 to 1975, Hulanicki’s store Biba was where those in the know in London — including the likes of Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Twiggy — went for the best clothes. But Biba wasn’t…
Hello Atelier | From Engineering to Art
Flatland has teamed up with Hello Atelier, a Kansas City-based podcast that explores what it means to be a working artist. Hosted by Betsy Blodgett, the weekly podcast takes you into to the studios of designers of all different mediums to learn about their inspiration, their design process and the personal stories behind their art. Hello Atelier is presented by Phonicalia,…
Hello Atelier | How a Hobbyist Turned Passion into Product
Flatland has teamed up with Hello Atelier, a Kansas City-based podcast that explores what it means to be a working artist. Hosted by Betsy Blodgett, the weekly podcast takes you into to the studios of designers of all different mediums to learn about their inspiration, their design process and the personal stories behind their art. Hello Atelier is presented by Phonicalia,…
Hello Atelier | Heading the Letterpress Resurgence
If you are a design aficionado who regularly cruises blogs like DesignSponge and Apartment Therapy, you are likely acquainted with the work of this week’s guest, Brady Vest. He is the founder of Hammerpress Design, a letterpress design studio that has been leading the letterpress comeback for over 20 years. Vest’s story is cool. I…
Hello Atelier | Getting Into the Free Motion of Modern Quilting
Flatland has teamed up with Hello Atelier, a Kansas City-based podcast that explores what it means to be a working artist. Hosted by Betsy Blodgett, the weekly podcast takes you into to the studios of designers of all different mediums to learn about their inspiration, their design process and the personal stories behind their art. Hello Atelier is presented by Phonicalia,…
Hello Atelier | The (Coffee) Culture of Blowing People’s Minds
Flatland has teamed up with Hello Atelier, a Kansas City-based podcast that explores what it means to be a working artist. Hosted by Betsy Blodgett, the weekly podcast takes you into to the studios of designers of all different mediums to learn about their inspiration, their design process and the personal stories behind their art. Hello Atelier is presented by Phonicalia,…
Hello Atelier | The Podcast About Working Artists
Flatland has teamed up with Hello Atelier, a Kansas City-based podcast that explores what it means to be a working artist. Hosted by Betsy Blodgett, the weekly podcast takes you into to the studios of designers of all different mediums to learn about their inspiration, their design process and the personal stories behind their art. Hello Atelier is presented by Phonicalia,…
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