Artisans Showcased At Three Sisters' Marketplace Launch Party & Open House

March 7, 2011 - PRLog -- The launch party for Three Sisters’ Marketplace will take place this Friday March 11, 2011 from 6pm-9pm at Red Hook Coffee and Tea located at 765 South 4th Street in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia. The neighborhood coffee shop will turn into an art gallery where you will be able meet the artisans and view some of the artwork for sale on the Three Sisters’ Marketplace website, a new online community for art enthusiasts. Artisans will also be on hand on Saturday March 19 for “Three Sisters’ Marketplace Open House” at Red Hook Coffee from 2pm-6pm. The entire display will remain at Red Hook Coffee through March 24.  Three Sisters’ Marketplace is a new, sustainable opportunity for art enthusiasts to buy, sell, and share their craft online.  The new virtual art community is FREE for artisans to join and list their items. It’s also FREE for shoppers who can buy original art, form relationships with the artists, and even sign up for art classes.  The site features an interactive web community that offers a variety of hand-made, unique, specialty items for the most finicky shoppers who are looking for quality and originality. All of the items posted on Three Sisters’ Marketplace must pass through a jury made up of artists, gallery owners and astute shoppers. Three Sisters’ Marketplace is also a platform for art enthusiasts and hobbyists to share information about upcoming art exhibits, gallery openings, and art classes through the Three Sisters’ Marketplace Blog and Events Calendar.  “You won’t find just any old thing on the site,” says Wendy Wolf, Founder and CEO of Three Sisters’ Marketplace. “It’s about quality, handmade items and connecting artisans and shoppers as you would in a store.” Three Sisters’ Marketplace gets a small 15% commission of all sales on the site, the artist gets the rest, and the shopper gets a quality work of art. Numerous artisans have already registered to sell unique, one-of-a-kind items like hand-forged fireplace irons crafted by a blacksmith, unique sculptures, colorful organic cotton dinner napkins, handcrafted bath soaps, Raku-fired pottery, hand-beaded jewelry, original oil paintings and much more. For more information about Three Sisters Marketplace go to http://www.ThreeSistersMarketplace.com.  All media inquiries should be directed to Leslie Patterson- Tyler at (609) 247-2632 or Leslie@TylerMadePR.com.

ABOUT THREE SISTERS' MARKETPLACE
Three Sisters’ Marketplace was founded in Philadelphia, PA by businesswoman and artist Wendy Wolf.  After years as a successful executive in sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry, Wolf decided to combine her business experience and her passion for art to build a web-based business www.ThreeSistersMarketplace.com. Wolf’s inspiration came from the people closest to her - artisans in her family, her friends and neighbors who created beautiful pottery, hand-knit sweaters, and fine jewelry as well as unique sculptures and paintings. Artisans found it was a challenge to justify the expenses of maintaining art galleries and art stores or carting delicate items to and from art exhibits and craft shows. Wolf thought it would be easier to create a platform online to showcase items and create an art community exchange.  The whole basis of the site is the balance of the ‘three’ as in the Native American ‘three sisters’ legend of corn, beans, and squash planted as inseparable sisters who grow and thrive together.  It is a sophisticated, sustainable system that provides long-term soil fertility and a healthy diet to generations.  The three plants flourish because of their symbiotic relationship of working together.  “On Three Sisters' Marketplace the artisans, shoppers and our online community all benefit from the relationship – the artisan makes a sale, the buyer gets a quality handmade product, and Three Sisters' Marketplace also benefits by bringing them together and growing for the future” says Wolf. It’s free to join and list at Three Sisters’ Marketplace online at www.ThreeSistersMarketplace.com. You can also follow Three Sisters’ Marketplace on Facebook and Twitter.
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ABOUT THREE SISTERS' MARKETPLACE FOUNDER & CEO WENDY WOLF
Art has always been a cornerstone in Wendy Wolf’s life.  Growing up in New Jersey, Wolf was always involved in various art classes at the neighborhood community center and formal Art Schools where she explored every medium. At Temple University, in Philadelphia, Wolf continued to explore art while also learning more about another one of her passions – the sciences.  She ultimately earned a degree in Journalism and Advertising - “balancing the strengths of both the left and right sides of her brain”, as she puts it. Entering the working world in sales, Wolf’s creative side allowed her to stand out from the crowd and succeed in tough industries. Wolf started in copier sales, but spent the majority of her career in pharmaceuticals.  Throughout her successful 16-year career in Bio-Pharma and Pharma as a Sales and Marketing leader Wolf’s entrepreneurial spirit was always driving her to do more – and then finally the stars aligned.
It was an interesting series of three events in 2009 that led Wolf to the idea that started Three Sisters' Marketplace – a family vacation to Monument Valley, a 4th grade field trip to an organic farm and a dinner party with family and then there it was - Three Sisters' Marketplace! You can read the details of the genesis on her blog here: http://threesistersmarketplace.com/about/blog
The “three sisters” are actually corn, beans, and squash – and the fact that Wolf’s husband has three sisters played into the idea as well.  The corn stalk serves as a pole for the beans; the beans climb the stalk and help support it against the wind and also provide nitrogen to fertilize the soil; the broad leaves of the squash protect the sisters from weeds and keep moisture in the soil by shading it. The plants and the sisters all bring something unique and creative into the balance of ‘three’.  The three plants flourish because they work and grow together – just as artisans, shoppers and our online community do on Three Sisters' Marketplace (www.threesistersmarketplace.com) .
Three Sisters Marketplace is a family business. Wolf is a wife, mom, artist, sales person, marketer and leader who is now using the skills she’s honed to launch a dream. The purpose is to bring the ‘Main Street shopping experience online.”  Three Sisters’ Marketplace is a people connector that satisfies the needs of everyone in the mix and that also allows everyone to have fun in the process.

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Three Sisters' Marketplace is an online marketplace where artisans can sell their handmade goods & teach classes to interested shoppers while connecting with each other to create that Main Street shopping experience...online!

Our mission is to create a fun online experience for shoppers and sellers where people can connect with each other, grow their skills and sell & buy quality handmade items. Three Sisters' Marketplace is an interactive web community that offers a variety of hand-made, unique, specialty items for even the most finicky shoppers who are looking for quality and originality.