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…
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The Value of Upcycling in our Handmade Community
Our Artizan Shops are vetted in based on the quality of their products along with their professional presentation. But, we also have a great interest… -
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…
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Embroidery as Storytelling
We're featuring our Market Categories here on our blog to give them some context, some history... Embroidery is one of those vast categories as there… -
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… -
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,…
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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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
Color Series: Green
How does the color green make you feel? We all have our favorites and certain shades may evoke different emotions. When I was young, I…
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