Art & Joy Studios

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 and they have criss-crossed the globe! 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 almost 20 years ago and we love living in the Northeast Kingdom, a particularly special part of Vermont. 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.

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