When I first met Laurie Pollpeter Eskenazi (pictured on the left), at the Atlanta Market, her work mesmerized me. It was funky, fun and one-of-a-kind. Her highest selling item is her Hearts collection. This is ironic because Laurie did not like her Heart pieces from the beginning, and never really wanted to do them. After years of customers begging, she caved …
Max’s Waxhouse Candles at The Markket
Ron (pictured on right) and I met at market in Atlanta where he told me a detailed story of how Max’s Waxhouse Candles began. Years ago he had hired a handicapped young man to help him clean his bar, but he wanted to find more work for him. Ron also hated the thought of filling the landfill with all of …