2 Wednesday, August 18, 1976 University Daily Kansan Artisans setting up co-op By DAYNA HEIDRICK Staff Writer After several years of selling her block prints to stores on consignment, Susan Hamilton decided with other artists in Lawrence that they should market their The Kaw Valley Craft Exchange, begun this summer by local artists, is a cooperative that gives artisans a chance to sell directly to customers. The Exchange, scheduled to open Sept. 1, is located above the Community Merchant Food Cooperative at 618½ Massachusetts. Natural wood shelves and moveable panels hang from the ceiling will display the work. The co-op will use drawing, printmaking and photography bins and will display work on the walls of the Podahale to showcase locations located on the second floor of the building. Jewelry, weaving, silk screened fabrics, tie-dyed material, beadwork, needlepoint, photographs, sculpture, woodwork, metalwork, leatherwork, block printing, ceramics and other craftwork will be for sale at the co-op. Before the initiation of the co-op, the only way Lawrence craftsmans could market their products was through shops, which sell on them, taking 30 to 40 per cent of the retail price. The Exchange is a non-profit organization. The entire amount paid by the customer for the craft article will go directly to the artist and will not pay salaries. Patty Doria, one of the co-po-founders, explained that members paid $10 for the first month's membership; then the cost of operations is divided among the members. 30-35 members, Doria said, the cost per month should run about $3 to $5 each. There will be no paid employees. Each memorial will work one day a month and will work a certain number of days. Artisans will submit work to a quality control board, which will judge the craftsmanship. Penny Hemphill, who does embroidery and needlecraft, said she saw the cooperative as a "fine retail store where people can get good merchandise that will Kathy Lewis, who makes block prints, said she hoped the craft co-op would become a community project, with contributors from high school students to senior citizens. Coop members as well as customers will benefit from the venture. Paul Cuny, photographer, said "the co-ap has already generated a lot of talk among crafts people, providing a forum to encourage and support one another." Lewis said that her work benefited from the encouragement and ideas of others. Jan Sklaskie, seamstress, said she liked the co-op because she could work at home and still earn money. She likes the ideas of that she will do, or little as much or as she wants to, she said. Cuny said that during his three and a half years as a freelance photographer, he hadn't had the opportunity to sell photos he really liked. "The co-op gives me the opportunity to go out and take pictures of things I like to photograph and also to make money at it," he said. "It's gratifying to have someone look at something you consider your best and purchase it." the co-op because he wouldn't have to add the 30 per cent for the store. He likes the cop idea because he won't have to spend time running around the house, and take his pictures on consonant, he said. Cuny said he could sell photos for less at Communities across the country have established craft cooperatives in the past few years. Doris and a united front of art dealers, designers and Exchange could encourage the market. There are no other avenues open to the artists and craftsmen to give their work exposure, Doria said. The arts, she said, need a situation she hopes the co-op can change. Tenants... 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