Artisan Joy

30/05/2026

Meet Culinary Hub of Providence (CHOP). Located inside the Providence Public Library, CHOP is more than a place to eat — it’s a workforce-development restaurant run by the Genesis Center, a nonprofit supporting immigrants, refugees and low-income families.

Here, the handmade work is the food, and the creators are students training for careers in the hospitality industry. ➡️ Read the full story ➡️

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – CHOP looks like a restaurant. The welcoming aromas confirm it. But the people in the kitchen aren't just cooking – they're training for future careers. Inside the Providence Public Library building, but with its own entrance, CHOP, an acronym for Culinary Hub of Providence, op...

28/05/2026

https://www.artisanjoy.com/artisan-joy-launches-directory-to-simplify-finding-art-craft-and-culinary-classes-in-ri/

Artisan Joy has launched a new online directory designed to help Rhode Islanders discover local art, craft and culinary classes across the state.

27/05/2026

In a quiet corner of rural Tennessee, Jennifer Stowe and her daughters transform hospitality into an art form at Three Sisters Tearoom. Read the story:

Family tea times grew into Three Sisters Tearoom, rooted in hospitality, garden ingredients and the art of gathering. Read more in Artisan Joy.

21/05/2026

When SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art needed to thank top patrons, they turned to Papercraft Miracles to transform surplus exhibit materials into stunning handmade stationery.

From shredded waste to a "silvery shimmer," this project is a masterclass in sustainable artistry.

🔗 Read more: "Why SFMOMA Reached Across the Country for These Handmade Upcycled Cards" athttps://www.artisanjoy.com/why-sfmoma-reached-across-the-country-for-these-handmade-upcycled-cards/

Discover how Buffalo-based studio Papercraft Miracles transformed SFMOMA’s exhibit waste into high-end, handmade stationery for the museum’s annual Director’s Dinner.

15/05/2026

Meet Sandra Bonazoli of Beehive Handmade. Discover how she and her husband Jim Dowd transform pewter into intentional housewares and heirloom gifts in our story: https://www.artisanjoy.com/beehive-handmade-sandra-bonazoli/

⚓ Visiting or living in Rhode Island? Check out Beehive Handmade's storefront in Warren, RI.

Meet Sandra Bonazoli of Beehive Handmade. Discover how she and her husband Jim Dowd transform pewter into intentional housewares and heirloom gifts.

11/05/2026

checking out artisans today. So many talented makers

07/05/2026

One bookbinding class in Italy changed everything. Thirty-five years later, Ilira Steinman is still binding heirlooms in linen and leather at Rag & Bone Bindery — wedding albums, baby books, keepsakes that families pass down. Read her story

A bookbinding class in Italy sparked a 35-year craft. Ilira Steinman shares how Rag & Bone Bindery makes heirloom albums and journals in Pawtucket, RI.

28/04/2026

Zamrudpur is an urban village in New Delhi, India, and it is not the kind of place that draws you in. The neighborhood is crowded and densely packed, with migrants from rural India among its residents. Yet amid the chaos, women thrive within Khushbu, a block-printing workshop.

Inside Zamrudpur, a block-printing workshop helps migrant women earn fair wages, build skills and create new futures for their families. Read more.

17/04/2026

When a crafter passes away mid-project, Loose Ends matches grieving families with volunteer finishers who complete what their loved ones couldn’t. Loose Ends Project

When a crafter passes away mid-project, Loose Ends matches grieving families with volunteer finishers who complete what their loved ones couldn't.

10/04/2026

She walked into a yarn shop and was turned away. Adella Colvin turned that moment into and a platform for social justice. https://www.artisanjoy.com/adella-colvin/