Artisans of Western Mass.

What used to be a group of loosely connected artisans with shops on Etsy has now become the Artisans of Western Mass. It also now includes people who don't necessarily have a shop on Etsy. The group is mostly 20 and 30 somethings with a lot of energy and ambition.

In just a few short weeks Lou has organized a group presence at the Old Deerfield Craft Shows and is working on a similar arrangement with other local shows.

Karen is working on getting us a venue for a spring show of our own and has connected with C3 of Northampton.

We've been invited to meet with an artisan group from even farther west in Mass.--Berkshire Made. That will happen tomorrow at the Conference Center in Rowe. They've also invited us to participate and 2 shows they are organizing out in Lee.