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Artizan Made: A collective of handmade shops from around the world!


(Shown above: Rayela Art, SuiteVirginia, Gone Rustic, ElenaNL, AllthingsPretty, Saltwater Notions, Unique Batik, Lucuma Designs)

 

Honoring the past, we use familiar tools to innovate and look to the future. A world that embraces handmade also cares about sustainability, quality of life and beauty.

Artizan Made connects our shop members to a community that shares a passion for the techniques and training that inform the best of handmade.

 

Our Market links member products to their shops on Etsy or their own sites.

All of our members have been vetted based on talent and professionalism.

Connect with them and shop with confidence!

Located in Paducah, Kentucky, USA, with an International membership.
Cardboard Dragon by Jose Gabriel Lopez, Austin, Texas Artist
Cardboard Dragon by Jose Gabriel Lopez, Austin, Texas Artist

 

Jose Gabriel Lopez is a multi-talented self taught artist who loves to use waste materials in his work.  Inspired by Mexican folk art, he works in paper mache, oils, silver and mixed media.  This dragon was made out of shipping boxes.  See more photos and info here:  dragon on EtsyJose’s story.

 

Artizan ReMade, a study group

 

Artists have a special talent in disrupting the path of waste in our society.  We are killing our world with our excessive consumption, shipping packages, plastic usage and poor management of resources.  As a response, Artizan Made is committed to working on strategies that are rooted in the creative placemaking movement where art propels communities into action that energizes and sustains community life.  Learn more about Artizan ReMade here.

Featured Members

Sweetbriar Studio Art

Whimsical clay creatures - Nashville, Tennessee, USA

It’s Cactus

Fair Trade Haitian Metal Work

Elliott Glass Art

California, USA - Glass Artist.

Sir Raffles Art History

Vintage Santos and Handmade Baseball Cards

Castilleja Cotton

Over 800 quilt patterns along with finished quilts, too! Calgary, Canada

Bluegrass Quilts

Modern made to order quilts - Kentucky, USA

AllThingsPretty

Upcycled Garments and Home Décor by Debra Dorgan - Australia

Tija Crochet

Tapestry crochet accessories and home décor - Latvia

Singing Scarves

Hand painted silk scarves - Estonia

Laura Lee Burch Textile Art

Needle felt sculptures, paintings and patterns. Israel

ShellyClayspot

Rustic clay tableware, vessels, pet portraits and Judaica - Israel

Rayela Art

Textile arts and vintage. Paducah, Kentucky, founder of Artizan Made.

From Our Market:    The Upcycled Collection

From Our Blog

Bulgarian Weaving Heritage: From Grandfather to Grandaughter

Silvia Hara weaves tapestries, paints and plays Bulgarian folk music.  Her life as an artist came naturally for her as her grandfather was an acclaimed textile designer who inspired her journey.  You can learn more about her on her profile, her website and on our sister site, Creative PlaceMakers, where you can zoom in and…

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 every gift is exactly that, a gift. ” ― Maya Angelou   Click on the photos to visit our member websites.   It's…

Holiday Gift Guide: Handmade Jewelry

Is the desire for adornment an innate human drive? Most cultures seem to express their identities through their clothing, jewelry and hair styles, often messaging to the public their roles in society with what they wear. They might signal marital status, wealth, professions, cultural identity, and even subcultures born out of rebellion against those same…

Gift Guide: Scarves and Shawls

As the cold weather blows through the Northern Hemisphere, we pull out our scarves, shawls and warm clothing. Some of it is practical, a barrier against cool temps, but a lot of it is also fun. There are two reasons I like Fall and Winter: I can wear my woolens (and other favorites) and I…

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 that delight young and old. But, just because something might be small in size, it doesn't mean that it is necessarily "cheap". The…

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 online gets harder and harder.  Several of our members live in war zones or areas where there is great poverty.  It can make…

Interview with Embroidery Artist, Irina Novakovskaya, of Ukraine

Olena Vikarunova of FeltUA - Lviv, Ukraine white shawl By Olena Vinokurova Artizan Made member since February 2023 This is the first interview done by Olena and we hope that it will be one of many as she knows many creative women in Ukraine.   Olena sells beautiful nunofelt shawls and scarves on Etsy. Read…

Halloween or Day of the Dead? Costumes from the past.

When I was a kid, 50 years ago now, Halloween was a fun but strange time.  I grew up in Brazil where All Saints Day was celebrated with visits to the cemeteries, but people did not dress up. There were about 20 American and Canadian missionary families in our city and we went to a…

Goldin Fellowship, Creative Cities and Artizan Made

The Goldin Institute has two projects, both aimed at training community organizers at effectively creating change by amplifying assets that are already found there.  The first project is in Chicago, where Goldin is based, largely dedicated to peace building.  The second one has a Global focus. Both have 20 Fellows who go through a curriculum…


Laura Lee Burch Needle Felt
Laura Lee Burch Needle Felt

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“That’s the thing with handmade items. They still have the person’s mark on them, and when you hold them, you feel less alone.”
― Aimee Bender, The Color Master: Stories