now thinking

Today I remembered an artisan who I was following for a while but just disappeared.

Back in 2016, when I was in charge of my shitty old job's Etsy shop, there was a featured article about this up-and-coming new shop. It was run by a young woman living way out in rural Scotland who didn't have much money but scraped together enough to start making jewelry. Her story was way cool. She was very resourceful and she'd hunt for most of her gems out in nature. Her photography was great and her love for it all clearly showed through.

I kept any eye on her shop because I wanted to buy something eventually. I noticed after a while she seemed to have trouble keeping up with demand. Her reviews started to slip and it looked like she needed to extend times for making and shipping. Then she just vanished. The shop instagram is still up and nobody has posted on it in 6 years. She had shut down her Etsy shop before that, but her website also disappeared. I'm wondering if something happened or if it was too much pressure.
 
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