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Robin Tucker of Wood Mosaics on the Beauty of Wood
As a follow up to the Handmade Portraits: Wood Mosaics video, I wanted to post some of the footage I shot of Robin Tucker talking about the woods he uses in his woodwork. Robin mentioned in the interview that although some of the more exotic woods can be high priced, they add to the overall beauty of the pieces …
Handmade Portraits: Wood Mosaics
MP4 | Youtube | Blip.tv | Subscribe in iTunes (Music credit: Michael Chapman, Nathan Salsburg, J. Seger) Robin and Kathy Tucker of woodmosaics stopped working in town back in 1986. After Robin's intricate wood-inlayed work was featured in The Best of Missouri Hands catalog and commissioned by Ralston Purina …
Your Handmade Stories: Chocolate and Steel
The Etsy Video team at the Storque is always excited when sellers create their own videos, whether it be a portrait, promo or studio visit. Bre Pettis recently produced a wonderful series called Getting Started in Video to help newbies take the leap. Last week Christine Street of chocolateandsteel sent …
Fresh Shops: Ruth Marks
My pal Michael Troutman from the band Awesome Color has heard a lot about Etsy (mostly because I've been touting its praises to everyone I know). Michael in turn mentioned all the wonderful things he heard to his friend — artist and sculptor Ruth Marks — and encouraged her to open a shop. Ruth knew about Etsy, but …
Handmade Weddings: LoucheLab's Love Story
This article was originally published on March 28, 2008. We are reviving it as part of the Best of the Storque series. Enjoy!If you're following the Handmade Wedding Series, then you probably appreciate a good love story. LoucheLab and her husband Ned have a particularly handmade story of falling in love …
Handmade Portraits: 1AEON
This article was originally published on May 13, 2008. We are reviving it as part of the Best of the Storque series. Enjoy! Gabe Molnar of 1AEON says his designs often come from his dreams. The fantastical imagery includes lions, dragons, skulls and owls ("since before all the owl hype," as Gabe says). Working …
About Us: Paulie aka OhPauleez
Paul, aka Paulie D, aka OhPauleez, works on the engineering team here at Etsy — on the infrastructure and framework, in particular. He's known for being a cheerful early riser and for having some serious dance moves. Even though he lives in Philly, he pops into the Brooklyn office to work with some regularity. …
Happy Birthday, Storque!
Wow! Can you believe that it's already been a whole year since we welcomed Etsians to The Storque blog? We've come a long way in the past year: celebrating the aesthetic, talent and lifestyle behind the handmade movement in both video and stories, cultivating an ethical dialogue on going green, producing …
Handmade Portraits: Maya Hayuk
Muralist, photographer, painter, music video creator... Maya Hayuk prefers to simply call herself an artist, because under that moniker she has the freedom to work in whatever medium she wants at any given time. Growing up in Baltimore, Maya learned the art of traditional Ukrainian handicrafts from her …
