Anyone who read my recent post on changing my home office from creative chaos to a creative sanctuary will understand exactly why I was so taken with a recent feature on Etsy’s The Storque blog. On September 3rd, The Storque featured the Etsy Artisan Gallery Team:

Etsy’s new, curated Artisans Gallery team is full of makers from around the globe who promote and embody these goals in their work. These artists work by hand; they only use commercially made, mass produced components if the end product is a unique artisan design, and a distinct style can be seen in the body of work. If they use industrial machinery, their pieces must have significant individual alterations. 90% or more of the hands-on work must be contributed by the shop owner. There is a genuine connection to a single pair of hands, to a single creative spirit.

Talk about inspiring!

Read about the team, meet the faces behind their Etsy shops and see their creative spaces – their studios and desks and projects underway and finished creations – on Etsy’s blog by clicking here.

~Laura Kuhlmann