Art & Joy Studios

Oh my, our website has really really gotten away from us. I'm going to start our e-commerce listings from scratch again but this will take a moment. Bare with us but if you came here looking for something specific, drop us an email because we may have what you came here for and can put a custom order together for you. Thanks for your patience and support.

I named our store after my parents, Art and Joy. Yes, those are their real names! This photo of them, taken in the early 70's, has always been a favorite of mine. Art and Joy are from small towns and their dream was to see the world. They have criss-crossed the globe and continue to cross trips off of their bucket list! I am forever grateful for their wanderlust that exposed me to the wonders and diversity of this beautiful world.

My husband and I settled in Vermont more than 20 years ago and we love living in a particularly special part of Vermont called the North East Kingdom. We met in art school in the early 90's. I am a ceramic artist and painter. He is a furniture maker. We are happy to share our curation of eclectic gifts with you and hope you find a bit of Art & Joy for yourselves at our store.

Click>> We made it into VT Kids, a quarterly sub-publication of the Vermont Alternative Newspaper, Seven Days.

Click>>Another great article in Seven Days about our cool little town way up north in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

Hey, the world is full of some jerky people. Someone out there in this digital universe has used our phone number as a "customer service" number for their scam. I also recently received a message asking for a refund for an item that was charged twice. BUT... they did not order from Art & Joy and I don't know where they ordered their item. This is a big bummer! We've had many successful online orders and happy customers, but in light of these recent things, we recommend that you make contact with us before ordering online by email-info@artandjoyinvermont.com.

We will do our best to respond to you within 24 hours. It's also a great way for us to check that our inventory is in fact in stock. We are a very small brick-and-mortar shop that happens to use a POS system that makes it easy with a click of a button to have an online shop, which is great but with so many products coming and going, we sometimes mistakenly have things listed for sale that are out of stock. So, if you check with us first, we can make sure you get what you want before you make a payment. Thanks for shopping with us. Your support helps us a lot!