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in periculo: in danger! Artists and the Power of the Purse

Featured image: FeltUA Ukrainian Shawl with Child Trump has been in power here in the US for a little more than a month, bringing disruption, fear, arrogance, unemployment, and insecurity. Shock and…

Accessories, Artizan Categories, Artizan Made News, Bags, Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Member News, Metal, Scarves/Shawls, Textile, Upcycled
Handmade Gifts for $30 and Under

“Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that…

Accessories, Animals, Artizan Categories, Artizan Made News, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Gift Guide, Textile, Upcycled, Vintage
Holiday Gift Guide: Handmade Ornaments from Around the World

Decorating for the holidays is a huge deal for many people, with many bringing out treasures that have been handed down for generations. Ornaments and stocking stuffers can be great small gifts…

Artizan Categories, Eco Product, Embroidery, Fair Trade, Gift Guide, Upcycled
The Colors of Being Thankful

Featured image: carved gourds from Peru, Lucuma Designs Many of us are living in stressful times: financial worries, political madness, climate change destruction, health challenges.... even figuring out what is true…

Accessories, Community, Eco Product, Embroidery, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Jewelry, Scarves/Shawls, Textile, Upcycled
Artizan ReMade – Focus on Fast Fashion

Featured image: Guerra de la Paz. Follow the Leader, 2009. Found patterned garments, wood, footwear and hardware, approx. 75 feet long by 7 feet tall. Courtesy of the artists and Chloe GIll-Holster Projects. …

Artizan Made News, Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade, ReMakers, Textile, Upcycled
Making Art Out of Trash (or just something useful…)

Update Feb 2024: I wrote this post in 2020 and we finally have action happening! Artizan ReMade is a study group looking at our waste and brainstorming about how we can create…

Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Upcycled
ReMakers: Call to Action for Upcyclers!

Update: This blog post was the first idea stage message that I got out there. We are now officially called Artizan ReMade and my long term vision is now laid out here:…

Artizan Categories, Artizan Made News, Community, Eco Product, Upcycled
Elements: Beach, Resort, Water

Have you explored our Market? We have the regular categories that you would expect to see in a handmade market that have a specific function in our homes or in our closet.…

Artizan Categories, Artizan Made News, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Jewelry, Metal, Textile, Upcycled
Birds and Wings Category: Spring has Sprung!

Spring is here and when I walk outside, the song birds are in full throttle! It's such a joy to hear them and watch them. I have a couple of feeder areas…

Artizan Categories, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Gift Guide, Textile
Artizan Kids: Handmade Gifts for Children

Surrounding a child with handmade products from an early age helps them make sense of the world, especially if they also learn how to stitch, paste, cut, weave and assemble. So many…

Accessories, Artizan Categories, Children, Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Gift Guide, Home Decor, Textile, Upcycled
Wood as a Material: Sustainability and Solutions

Harvey Biel in new overalls. When I was in High School, I was the only girl to take the woodshop class. We had several family members who worked with wood and I…

Artizan Categories, Eco Product, Fair Trade, Home Decor, Jewelry, Upcycled, Vintage, Wood
Animals Category: Mythology, Totems, Spirit Guides, Popular Culture and Best Friends

Our Animals Category is one of my favorites! They show up in all kinds of products, from cute and funny to mythical and strange. Humans have had a close connection to animals…

Animals, Artizan Categories, Community, Eco Product, Fair Trade