Cannon Beach is set to launch a Makers Map, designed to guide visitors to over 20 local artisans creating handmade goods. Initiated by local potter Michelle Valigura, the map aims to celebrate local craftspeople, echoes the town's artistic heritage, and encourages shop-local initiatives. The project is supported by the Tolovana Arts Colony, aiming to preserve the town's artistic charm established in the 1960s by artists like Billy Hults and Michael Burgess. The map will showcase a range of locally made products, from leather goods to luxury soaps, enriching the community's cultural landscape.
"We are celebrating people who work with their hands," said Valigura, owner of Basalt Pottery in Cannon Beach. "Whether it's coffee or taffy or beer or jewelry, it's handmade."
"We have to remember that part of the charm of Cannon Beach is that in the '60s it was as an artist outpost," said Andrew Tonry, Arts Colony program director. "We're doing everything we can to keep some vestiges of that alive."
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