Warmth experienced at Brentwood-Darlington ‘Artisan Winter Market’

Take a look at this fun East Portland event, where all of the vendors were locals …

Vendors are prepared to meet the shoppers at the Brentwood-Darlington Artisan Winter Market.

Story and photos by David F. Ashton

All day long, the weather outside was frightful, but inside the Brentwood-Darlington Community Center, on December 7, the atmosphere was delightful – as the “Brentwood-Darlington Artisan Winter Market” got underway.

The hall was filled with the tables of two dozen local vendors, around whom shoppers circulated during the day.

Welcoming the shoppers to the Brentwood-Darlington Artisan Winter Market are Emilie Wright and Alli Gannett.

“I realized, looking around this neighborhood, that I was surrounded by many different artists, makers, and creators,” explained the market’s co-founder, Emilie Wright. “I wanted to create a marketplace that showcased the crafters and artisans who live here in the neighborhood!”

Artist Adam Andrews Johnson says he’s happy for the opportunity to show his work to new people.

From her own experience, the application process that artisans encounter, and the cost of getting into the various crafters markets, seemed daunting.

“So I’ve made it really accessible to a lot of people – especially to those who – while they’ve been crafting for years, or even decades – haven’t participated in a market before today,” Wright pointed out.

Sales are brisk for vendors at the Holiday Market.

She was proud, Wright said, that the Brentwood-Darlington market also featured six youthful vendors. “This is a first time for having a ‘Kids Market’, because we want also kids to have the opportunity to show off and sell their creations, also.”

With this recent Holiday Market a big success, the organizers are now hoping to mount another crafters’ market – perhaps this summer – at the neighborhood’s community center.

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