Close your eyes for a second.
It’s a rainy Tuesday in Manzanita. You push open a door and walk into a bright open space that immediately makes you want to sit down and make something. There’s a big communal table with room for up to twelve people. Someone is knitting on the sofa. A kid on vacation is painting something small and proud at the end of the table. Local art lines every wall… handmade, thoughtful, the kind of thing you pick up and can’t put down.
Nobody is rushing you. You just showed up. And that was enough.
That’s Perch Makers Table.
A curated artist collective where up to 50 regional makers can show and sell their work. A communal gathering place where you can bring whatever you’re working on and find a seat. Knitting, journaling, sketching, laptop open, just sitting with a friend while your hands stay busy… all of it welcome. Artist-led workshops. A place where locals and visitors overlap naturally and a rainy day becomes something worth remembering.
A place to create. A place to shop. A place to learn. A place to settle in.
A few people have asked whether this will include individual studio spaces to rent and work in. Not right now… but maybe someday. Right now this is about building something the whole community can walk into. Not just the makers.
Want to be part of building this? Support the space here: [http://perchmakerstable.com/]
Here’s my honest update on where things stand…
I have my eye on a space in Manzanita that feels exactly right for this. The owner has been warm, encouraging, and genuinely excited about what Perch Makers Table could bring to the building and the community. I’m meeting with her next week and I could not be more hopeful about where that conversation is headed.
I’ll be honest… I sent an email to my community just this week about trusting the universe and believing this is all unfolding exactly the way it’s supposed to. And then I heard from the owner the very same day. I don’t think that’s a coincidence.
This is a grassroots, community supported build. No big investors, no outside backing. Just people who believe in what this space can be for Manzanita and the Oregon coast. Every contribution goes directly toward opening the doors… the communal table, the artist displays, the welcoming space from day one.
If you’ve been following along and waiting for a sign that this is actually happening… this might be it.
Support Perch Makers Table and help open these doors [http://perchmakerstable.com/]
Submitted by Katie Simmons, Perch + Paper katie@perchhandmade.com perchhandmade.com
