Mitchell Hartman

And so it's very important to me to preserve this and to help my family out.

My mom's like brothers, sisters, cousins from Oaxaca who are artisans.

They weave handbags such as like satchel bags, cross bodies, and rugs.

So we basically represent their work.

The smallest bag will start at $85 and it'll go up to $285, whereas our rugs start from $150 and they will go up to thousands.

Let me explain the situation in Oaxaca.

So the homes there are made out of bricks and normally it starts with like just one really little small room.

And recently they've been able to construct, like rebuild their homes and add more rooms and second floors.

And so that has a lot to do with us because we provide that work for them.

And

sell their pieces and that money goes back home to them and so right now my cousin he actually just had a baby and this baby is really fortunate because you know he's growing up with toys and new clothes and a crib and he has things that my cousin never had in the past

So I'm a first time mom.

I gave birth to Clyde last year in May.

So he just turned one.

He's right here in his playpen and with grandma now because he wants to cry.

He's coming right now.

It's the reason why I kind of had to like go part time because I don't want to miss a single moment.

And thankfully, my mom is here to help me out with that.

So she's the one who does our pop ups or she helps me ship stuff sometimes.

And hopefully not too far, we'll be able to resume full time to the Sapotec Weavers.