Wrought was launched to bring a new flavour to makers’ markets in the Wellington region, and a big part of that is to encourage new artists and creatives to join to market scene – but it can be daunting!

Rather than simply refuse to have stallholders on board until they have done the hard yards and proven their quality, at Wrought, we have decided to embrace our emerging artists and new makers with the ​Wrought Chrysalis package.

​An American friend of mine has been struggling through some pretty tough times recently. She's dealing with serious family illness, and all the horrible internal politics that go with it. I've been watching developments helplessly from here in NZ, wishing there was something I could do - but there simply wasn't anything more than giving support through the internet.