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Janis Ledwell-Hunt
@janisledwellhunt.bsky.social
Vancouver Island based fibre artist creating knotted macrame sculpture with marine debris and recycled materials.

Artist website: www.janisledwellhunt.com
Not at all! On the contrary: I’m extremely appreciative! Thank you. I think it poses a real challenge, and that’s why I felt the need to write about it to begin with. So if that’s helpful to anyone else, then I’m stoked ❤️
July 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Thank you very much for reposting and summarizing.
July 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thanks very much for reposting this and spreading the word!
July 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Would you believe me if I told you that over half was edited out 😂😂
July 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Hahaha I’ve been accused of long winded ness many a time 😂 Guilty!
July 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Thank you for reading it and passing it on. There’s a lot to wade through, and sometimes knee jerk reactions aren’t the only viable ones ❤️
July 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Oh yay! Thanks for saying hi. Yeah, we’re still dealing with the aftermath of Etsy shutting us down last year. But it did force us to get our own website set up, and that has been a very good thing. I hate Etsy like the dickens…and yet I’ve left the business partially set up there. It’s complicated
July 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Just wrote a blog post about this boycott because I found I had too much to say to fit into a post. Here’s the link if anyone is interested in reading: unfetteredsupply.com/alligator-al...
'Alligator Alcatraz' Merch: Unpacking The Etsy Boycott - Unfettered Art & Supply
A candid discussion of the Etsy Boycott over Alligator Alcatraz merch and how my small business is responding to it.
unfetteredsupply.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
My small business got its start on Etsy, and is still partly operative there. I just wrote a blog post about this boycott today, and I’ll attach the link in case anyone is interested in reading: unfetteredsupply.com/alligator-al...
'Alligator Alcatraz' Merch: Unpacking The Etsy Boycott - Unfettered Art & Supply
A candid discussion of the Etsy Boycott over Alligator Alcatraz merch and how my small business is responding to it.
unfetteredsupply.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Uh oh! You’re not seeing swirls everywhere too, are you?
May 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is such a good book
May 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Focus less on the best friend’s boyfriend and more on the best friend. She likely needs support that will help build her up to a point where she stops green lighting red flag behaviours.
May 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Thank you for saying so. I appreciate the tip
February 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I think it’s just art that’s made with physical materials; I.e not digital
January 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Completely?! Wow. Good for you.
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Heyyyy! Happy to see you here, Katie!
January 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ok! Doin it. It does feel like starting over, but I guess there’s a lot of value in that sometimes :)
January 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Glad you’re back. Your loom needs you.
January 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming
January 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’ve got this 💪✊️😂 I guess it’s just about diving right in
January 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM