From Our Family to Yours

Artisans was founded in Indianapolis by Jennifer McDaniel in 2020. Artisans' goal is to search for new and unusual products in order to keep the experience of visiting our gallery in the 400 block of Mass Ave current and fresh. Whether trekking through Mexico or traveling to Alaska, we are always hunting for the next amazing and unique gift to share at Artisans. 

With artists from around the country—and all over the world—Artisans' collection is comprised of extraordinary items that have been hand-selected by us, with something for both men and women, including:

• Handcrafted Fine Art (wood/metal/glass)
• Elegant & Unusual Gifts
• Designer Jewelry
• Designer Purses
• Distinctive Home Decor
• Genuine Leather Goods 
• Unique Children's Gifts
• Contemporary Wall Art
• Original Greeting Cards & Stationery 

We are excited to have you come see us on Mass Ave and explore Artisans' many treasures. We truly hope you will enjoy your experience browsing at Artisans as much as we enjoy bringing it to you!

Artisans' distinctive and bold style has been described by our customers as urban—although we like to think of it as uniquely artisan.

About Us

Jeni met Mick in Alaska—what seems like now—a long time ago. But little did she know at the time, that many years later they would end up in the Circle City; but that is exactly how their story goes. And the amazing experiences they shared during those long Alaskan days remain far more vivid as memories than the colors do in the fading photographs. 

Along the way, they would start a family and experience the local culture and warm friendships in many different parts of this beautiful country—while chasing the American dream. 

Mick would spend his career in renewable energy—Jeni's, more importantly, would focus on raising a family. Their passions—family, travel, the outdoors, and sustainability—would eventually come together to form the idea for Artisans.

About Our Gallery Remodel: Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle

Artisans strives to find artists and products that can bring a second use to the materials around us while embracing an eco-friendly approach to design. Many of our quality handcrafted items exemplify this ideal—including the one-of-a-kind carved ducks made from discarded Rocky Mountain cedar fence posts, the Roots & Jones pens made from old bourbon barrels, the 4ocean jewelry made from recycled plastic removed from the oceans, and the recycled guitar string bracelets. We even went so far as to incorporate this theme into the physical remodel of our gallery.

Our Cash Counter

Our cash register counter is striking, to say the least. And so many people ask about it, we figured it deserved its place on the website. The counter base is made from ordinary kitchen cabinets—but they are wrapped and trimmed in reclaimed Indiana barn wood sourced from our friends at Hoosier Reclaimed Timber out of Bloomington, IN. HRT has made it their mission to salvage wood from old Indiana barns and make it available to others. The various pieces of barn wood were then cobbled together by the owner's husband to give this gorgeous Indiana wood a second life here at Artisans. And not to be outdone by the beautiful barn wood, this amazing counter is topped off with a countertop called Alehouse Amber (it is rumored that once the owner's husband heard the name Alehouse Amber, the countertop selection was a foregone conclusion). This material is made out of approximately 280 pounds of crushed, recycled beer and condiment bottles placed by hand into a cement composite. The glass is 100% recycled and the entire process is eco-friendly and LEED-certified. You have to see it to believe it, because one can actually distinguish the various pieces of the beer bottles embedded in the concrete. And if you do the math on the weight of the beer bottles—which we have conveniently already done for you—it means we have a total of about 640 beer bottles entombed in our counter (that must have been one great celebration)! This extremely unusual countertop was produced by hand by Vetrazzo in Tate, GA (made in the U.S.A.), and took approximately 4 weeks to finish. It was installed by our dealer of choice, Stonesmiths out of Noblesville, IN.