Recent Press:
Is Fair Trade Fair to United States Artists?
by Megy Karydes
This article was featured in the January 2009 of The Crafts Report®
"Andy Spyros owns Handmade Galleries LA in Los Angeles, Calif., one of Los Angeles magazine's top 25 gift shops, and shows local handmade and fair trade in her 5,000-square-foot store. ''The biggest gift in the world is creativity, '' Spyros maintains, ''and we want to support creativity wherever that may come from.'' She makes the analogy that incorporating handcrafted works from other countries is like being a parent of more than one child. ''You love your first child and you wonder how it's possible to love another child just as much,'' she begins. ''Then you have another child and you realize that you can love them both -- there isn't a finite amount of love and that's the same thing with our artists.'' <Read Full Article>
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Biography
Handmade Galleries is a light, airy mega-boutique brimming with the original
works of local and nationally recognized artists. We feature handmade
and manufactured pieces, unique collectibles, fun erotica, trendy new items
and offerings for every occasion.
When the discriminating hipster (or hipster-hopeful) needs a cool and quirky gift, Handmade is the perfect solution. Our distinctive inventory is constantly evolving. Items from the gallery have been featured on DailyCandy.com and “The Gilmore Girls.”
Handmade Galleries has been owned and operated by Andy Spyros since 1995. The entrepreneurial mom of two began her retail career in Chicago at the renowned I Magnin department store. After relocating to Los Angeles, she launched the local Limited Express flagship locations in downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica.
Ms. Spyros is a graduate of University of Michigan Business School, and currently resides in the San Fernando Valley with her husband and two creative children: Zoë the up-and-coming rock star-scientist and James who is currently too concerned with learning to talk to focus on his career.
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Contact Information
Handmade Galleries
Andy Spyros
14556 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA
91403
818-382-3444
www.handmadegalleriesla.com
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