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Joe Hogan has been making baskets at Loch na Fooey since 1978 and in that time has earned a reputation for making strong, durable baskets of the highest quality. The colours in these award winning baskets are those of the natural willows which are grown at Loch na Fooey.

Joe also [...]

I now have 21 applications for my group blogging offer, which I am delighted with. I know many, who have applied will be wondering, whether they will be able to cope with blogging, especially the technology aspect of it.
If you are looking for inspiration, I suggest you check out the blog of Maryam from [...]

Well, a few weeks ago I sent out my press release. Initially, the response was dissappointing with only 2 online technology magazines picking up the story.

However, since then, a number of international craft bloggers have highlighted the offer, and thanks to several mentions on the Noticeboard email newsletter for arts and crafts people, I [...]

So, I’ve talked a lot about the advantages of Artisan Blogging, now I want to highlight a selection of the many great blogs out there that highlight artisan work.
I’ll start off with a selection of australian blogs, as the movement seems to be particularly strong in that part of the world.

The porcelain piece below [...]

I’ve just sent out my press release for the group blog offer. If you are new to this blog and would like to find out more about the advantages of artisan blogging, have a look at some of the interviews I have done with successful Artisan Bloggers or read through some of my past [...]

There are so many reasons that I can think of why artists should have blogs rather than websites, that it baffles me that so few are blogging in this country. Some of the advantages of blogging are technical and perhaps may not be easily understood, so today I’m going to skip the technical bits and [...]

I’ve mentioned before that blogging and the arrival of a websites like Ebay and lately Etsy, have driven the boom in online artisan activity. Etsy in particular has enjoyed phenomenal growth in its 2 year history. Its clear from this, that there is pent up demand for artisan products on the internet. Have a look [...]

Blogs make it as easy as possible for a person with no technical skills to publish on the web. To see how easy, check out the video above. You don’t have to ask a web developer to upload your content and you don’t have to learn HTML.

You might point out that blogs don’t allow [...]