Second Storie } Indie Market Recap

Over the past month, I have been working diligently to prepare for the Second Storie } Indie Market in Rochester. Approximately 500-600 1100 visitors ventured through the two-day event, and over 30 vendors were selling their handmade goods at the show.
On Friday, there was a premiere of the independent film Handmade Nation. Prior to the [...]

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Tara Hogan

I met Tara Hogan of Ink + Wit today for the first time, face-to-face. We have spoken over the phone previously and have been talking about getting together for months.
It was great to be able to meet with a like-minded person. We met up at Stronghearts Cafe, a local vegan bistro, and discussed possibly doing [...]

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Blog Conception

I made the decision to post a blog as a result of three things:
1.) My observation that many artisans/crafters trying to make a name for themselves have a blog
2.) A conversation I had with Tara Hogan of Ink and Wit. I initially saw Tara’s collage artwork in the summer of 2008 in a small temporary [...]

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