Supplies for Creative Living
is a living, breathing project in motion.
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Supplies for Creative Living started in May 2019 in the beautiful Hudson Valley with a seed of an idea. We wanted to create an inviting space that that approached creativity and art not just as means to create a visual product, but as a way of being in the world. When people asked what we were, we said "art supply shop" but really the answer was "something like an art supply shop, but more."
Fast forward a few years, through a global pandemic and a whole lot of social and cultural earthquakes, our shop mission has become a bit clearer to us, and maybe a bit more urgent. Making with our hands, regardless of the outcome, is a simple and accessible way to ground and orient ourselves in a world that turns itself on its head more often than not.
Our work in the world is to help you find your creative spark, whether by putting the right tools in your hands, laying an idea or two in your path, or holding a community space for all of us to come together to talk about art, making and who makes the best donut. Art has the sneaky ability to connect the most genuine versions of ourselves to each other, to slow us down enough to fully appreciate the intricate beauty of the world around us and most importantly, to connect to our inner ourselves in a language more fluent than words. What do we really think about something, where do we go from here, how do we feel, now and now and now.
For us, the creative process is a life process. By learning how to play, experiment, slow down and create perfectly imperfect things, we learn to make space for a kinder, gentler, more equitable world that has room for everyone in it.
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xx, SUPPLIES FOR CREATIVE LIVING
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our TEAM
Meet the wonderful people on our team that make this whole wiggly, wonderful dream ship possible! Everyone on our staff has a pretty cool main gig outside of our shop walls. Our shop pools their creative talents, good energy & nerd-y excitement about beautiful things.
Grace Lo
Owner​
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Grace is an artist, a landscape architect and lover of all creatures. She thinks that making things by hand is magic, and loves tending a shop and work space that shares that love. When she's not wrangling people and things at the shop, she likes to hang out in the woods, at the edge of the sea or in her hammock.
Kirsti Lattu
Kirsti lives in up the hill from the shop and is settling into a more stationary life after almost two decades of providing humanitarian aid throughout the globe. Kirsti is a budding maker, animal lover & appreciator of all the things that make a strong community.
Ian Blackman
Ian grew up in the Hudson Valley and is happy being "home" in Cold Spring after living and working all around the country. The child of creative parents, (a painter/sculptor and a dressmaker), Ian channels his creative energy towards acting, both on stage and on screen.
Janine Twining
Janine is a former child actor, flight attendant, arts administrator and professional fundraiser, who now enjoys playing with clay and dabbling in printmaking. She loves being “shopgirl” in the magical haven that is SfCL, where the best part of her job is watching people’s faces light up as they walk through the door.
Susan Trotiner Conway
Susan has a background in fashion design, and loves to experiment with all kinds of mediums. She is currently focusing on playing with clay and making life an adventure with her two young children.
Lala
This twitchy rescue pup wears many hats (and scarves). Lala is our resident shop dog & social media model, a champion chaser of squirrels and expects star treatment (and treats) wherever she goes.
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join our team
Our staff are the wonderful people who say hi to you as you walk in the door, keep things neat & tidy and are here to answer any and all questions about art stuff, where to eat in town, and to give your puppies the treats they deserve.
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We are always looking for talented, responsible people with a love of art, community and people. Some weekend availability, self-motivation and good energy is a must.
Email us if it's you - helpful things to include are your resume, your availability and anything else that shows us who you are.
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