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A Room Full of Joy
9585 IN-64, Georgetown
615.948.3962
@a-room-full-of-joy on Facebook
PHOTO BY PHOTO LULU
PHOTOGRAPHY,
TRINA WHALIN
Just up the road in Georgetown, very close to where I grew up, is a
place that truly lives up to its name. A Room Full of Joy is exactly
what its name implies. As soon as you walk in, you are enveloped in
lights and sights and smells and the overwhelming urge to explore
every inch of this place. The boutique currently has 13 local vendors
– each with a section of the space – but it is so much more than a
shop. Owner Joy Burden Simon has designed a site that also houses
a space for community events and classes. The day we visited, an
essential oils class was taking place in a space that has hosted
neighborhood bunco games, jewelry-making classes and keto diet
information seminars. There were so many handcrafted things that
I loved about A Room Full of Joy, including candles, candy, soaps
and jewelry, but here are a few of my absolute favorites.
Another example of an artist
reimagining an object’s purpose
is Janice Glotzbach. Janice uses
utensils, fishing lures and other
everyday objects and transforms
their function into beautiful,
wearable art with the help of wire
and beads. My favorite piece stood
out instantly but really surprised
me when I realized I was looking
at a manipulated and bedazzled
fork. The former eating utensil
had been cut, curled and beaded,
taken off the table and ready to be
worn around the neck.
> Fork Necklace, $18
44 EXTOL : OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018