MixtGoods.com Handmade goods by local artists
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MixtGoods, LLC - handmade goods by local artists at fair prices
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Excerpted from the website:
- about us
- MixtGoods has been waiting in the wings since late 2003. It wasn't until recently that I realized the time was right and got things started. My husband, Chris, and I moved to Oregon from the east coast (Maplewood, NJ, to be exact). We met in college in PA and then both did post-graduate work in NY. Originally, I'm from Baltimore and he's from Philadelphia.
- Looking for ways to soak up the local flavor, we headed out to the Portland Saturday Market. We were amazed. The artwork was first-rate and we became frequent customers. Our family got bigger. First, our dog was born in 2004. Then, our baby was born in 2005. We were still drawn to the Market and local art shows, and paraded out-of-town guests through, whenever we got the chance.
- They were as impressed as we were. With the exception of some annual craft shows, this collection of artists is a rarity in other parts of the country. While there were galleries and specialty stores, they were less accessible and often out of our price range.
- Loyal customers that we are, we ended up befriending some of the artists and learned what we already knew. It's hard to make a living as an artist - even in Portland, which is considered to be 'artist-friendly.'
- That's how MixtGoods came to be.
- Our mission is to support local artists and provide unique, quality handmade items online at a fair price.
- In this case, 'local' describes the type of artist, not really where they live in relation to you. By 'fair' we mean somewhere between reasonable for the customer and non-exploitive of the artist.
- We hope you love the things we sell as much as we do, and thank you for taking a look.
- While artists' access to materials increase, natural resources decrease. Inevitably, individuals strive and endeavor, through creative expression, to raise the quality of life for themselves and those around them. - Sandra Rhee Ross, Owner of MixtGoods, LLC
