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Story by
adubois,
anda,
Dillinger,
ErinHaldrup,
objecked,
Vanessa
Published on July 30, 2008 in Etc |
Photo by Vanessa |
Erin aka ErinHaldrup works on the Support Team and was one of the first Etsy employees after Matt and Emily joined the founders. She hails from Indiana originally and went to painting school here in New York City.
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As a New Orleans enthusiast, Erin did a number of Storque posts with videos about her trips there post-Katrina, her visits with some Big Easy Etsy sellers, and her time living there before the hurricane.Erin is very passionate about Etsy. She's a painter herself and spends her free time in the studio, and she's a huge advocate for fine art on Etsy, as Anda pointed out. Her sensitive soul always prompts her to think about customer support issues from the artist's perspective.
Erin Fun Facts:
- Erin and Tim were dramatically evicted (along with everyone else in the building) after only having lived in their Bushwick apartment for three days. After that experience, Erin vowed to never rent again and bought an apartment.
- She likes tie-dye.
- Tim and Erin have been friends since high school.
- Erin once dined with her hero, Lou Reed.
- She went to the Super Bowl in 2002 to see another one of her heroes, Bono.
- During Pet week, Erin brought her budgie birds, Elvis and Priscilla, into the office.
- Her favorite painter is Max Beckmann.
- She is an amateur ballerina.
- As quite the jetsetter, she has been to Japan, England, Italy, and even attended a wedding in India.
- Erin got really mad at me (Vanessa) when I added a joke to her cloth maxi pad Etsy Find.
- According to Jim, she has possibly the loudest cell phone ring in the office.
Adorable babe:
Etsy has had quite a growth spurt in the past year, and we have the awkward pictures to prove it. We are posting a series of About Us pieces to help you get to know the Etsy admin (and since many of us work remotely, for the admin to get to know each other!). You've seen the admin badge, and maybe you're a bit curious about the person behind it. For more on Etsy's mission and about the company, please see our About page (the link is in the little blue footer of every Etsy page).
Below you will find some of Erin's favorites.
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12 comments Login to add your own!
mermaidclaire
Erin and I share so many of the same obsessions! From New Orleans to Frida Kahlo (ran into her at the exhibit in Philly!) to INDIA...so jealous of your experience...was that a bhangra dance move in the video?
weirdwolf
Yay Erin! I love your paintings and your little flapper hand dance!
OhPauleez
@mermaidclaire and erin
Wha?!?! When you come to Philly, you need to let me know!
That exhibit was amazing.
adubois
Erin is a fantastic painter, friend, and part of Etsy. (..Erin..our next mission.. meet Bono..?) xo
brepettis
foodchic
tangerined
GidanNodza
I agree "adorable babe" unfortunately my internet server is soooo slow I cant watch the video now but it was nice meeting you. Nice to know a bit about the person behind the name.
Cheers.
ambermaida
Erin! I love that you are all about fine art on Etsy, and that you are an artist! Best wishes to you!
kristincrane
as someone U2 obsessed, i feel the need to tell erin and adubois ... i hugged bono! he's every bit as awesome as you'd imagine.
love your paintings, erin :)
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hey erin
new orleans loves you!
peace &beignets,
the salvages