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Handwritten text that reads 'Great to have you here. Indiana Jewelry tastes a fine'.

I write about the things kicking around my head -- sometimes it's about how I make the things I do, the observations I make while schlepping and selling it, and all the things that come along with being a full-time independent artist.

A woman sitting at a cluttered workbench with a black and white cat sitting on her lap. The workspace has tools and supplies around.

Debra Adelson 7/22/26 Debra Adelson 7/22/26

IYKYK: Surviving Ann Arbor 2026

I'm back from the Ann Arbor Art Fair, IYKYK.

Between the wildfire smoke, the long hours, and the crowds, this one was an endurance test, but I came home with an inaugural Creative Sustainability Award and a bunch of new collectors who braved it all to find me.

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