Hey 👋🏼 I’m Jesse! I’m an artist and an art appreciator. My best friend and I went to Watkins Glen High School together then went our separate ways for college; Jennie studied English and I studied Fashion. About 15 years ago we both moved back to the Finger Lakes and 5 years ago we opened a Gift Shop and Gallery together called @hectorhandmade. We’re Bestiepreneurs! This special little shop is just down the road from @rastaranchvineyards, the farm winery where I grew up that my family runs and walking distance from our own homes. At Hector Handmade we exclusively feature locally made art and gifts from within a 30 mile radius of the shop. We range from representing 30-50 local artists, ourselves included. The way I hope and dream and feel about my home is depicted in the piece of art I’m holding: “Peace Grapes”. It’s been printed on Organic Cotton Ts and onesies for many years and is now available at the shop and on my website as a small piece of art on durable chipboard. It features a grape vine peace sign and the roots are the interconnected Finger Lakes. It’s been 5 weird and utterly wonderful years of running a retail business, and having @jennie_scarbrough by my side all the way has been the sweetest gift of it all! Tomorrow, Sunday June 26th from 4-7 we are having a big 5th Anniversary Party at Hector Handmade and we would love to see you there if you’re lucky enough to be in the Finger Lakes! We are all connected, art is essential, this land and water needs protectors, there is much to hope for and my home sweet Hector is full of inspiration and adventure! I will celebrate and I will be proud and I will always hold safe spaces of beauty to share. Join me? #wearethemusicmakersandwearethedreamersofdreams #FLXmakersanddreamers #makersanddreamersunite #peacegrapes #flxart #lakelike #fingerlakes #flx #iloveny #cny #hometownpride #environmentalist #activist #changemaker #shopkeeper #smallbiz #shopsmall #femaleownedbusiness #safespace #artisessential #nostarvingartist #hungryartist #feminineleadership #bestiepreneur #fingerlakes #senecalake #hectorny #hectorhasheart #hectorswheremyheartis #hectorhandmade #localart (at Hector Handmade) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfPnbwlpMtl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
