Handmade Expressions in India

For many men and women of India, recent droughts, earthquakes and difficult growing conditions have made survival a challenge. Handmade Expressions is working to change that reality by partnering with local, grassroots artisan cooperatives throughout India to help artists sustain their livelihood by selling high-quality, hand-crafted goods. By providing an international marketplace for their creations, Handmade Expressions provides the artists with sustained employment and fair wages. These artisans produce art forms native to their regions and use natural fibers and recycled materials whenever possible. Their handcrafted products range from colorful woven bags and purses, to beautiful eye-catching jewelry and home décor accessories. Each item is also labeled to tell about the piece’s origin and its eco-friendly qualities, and to share how the purchase of each work of art helps to restore human dignity to artists throughout India.