{ about our store }

With an emphasis on functional craft and a commitment to serving the Los Angeles community, I opened Freehand on West Third Street in 1980, when the neighborhood was just beginning to undergo a revival. Despite warnings that a store carrying handmade pieces could not survive, I was determined to offer the finest craft to what soon became a loyal clientele.

There were no other shops like Freehand at that time and the customers welcomed the opportunity to own pieces made by artists whom they came to know. I like to think of Freehand as a family where the customers are as important as the artists. In what has become a fast-paced, drag and drop world, Freehand is a haven where there is only one degree of separation between the maker and the client.

If you find yourself in Los Angeles, please visit us at our original location on West Third Street. If you prefer to shop online, enjoy the new web site we�ve re-designed for you and contact us if you have questions. We love to talk to our customers!

-Carol Sauvion

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List of all artists represented at our store location:

Jane Adams
Bart Arnold
Denise Barr - See Online Gallery
Jackie Barry
Bauer Pottery
Michael Norman Bayes - See Online Gallery
Steven Brixner
Catherine Butler
William Calvert
Christina Carroll - See Online Gallery
Kit Carson - See Online Gallery
Kay Chapman
Simma Chester
Susan Chin
Clancy Designs -See Online Gallery
Petra Class
Mark Coppos - See Online Gallery
Beverly Crist
Deborah Cross
Cuneo Furnace
Leah Danberg
Randall Darwall
Claudia Dean
Marc Digeros
Ashka Dymel
Heather Mae Erickson
Fineline Glass Studios
Steve Folkers
Stephen Fredericks
Joseph Gatto
Rachel Gehlhar - See Online Gallery
Karen Genet
Alice Gibbons
Glass Act - See Online Gallery
John Glick - See Online Gallery
Steven Godfrey
Gail Goldin
Gabrielle Gould
Judy Graham
Claudia Grau
David Gurney - See Online Gallery
Hiro Hara
Paul Harstein
Heartwood Creations
Mark Hewitt
Judy Hing - See Online Gallery
Leni Hoch
Pam Hogarth
Hudson Beach Glass
Laura Hutchcroft - See Online Gallery
Karin Jacobson
Sarah Jaeger
Jefferson Woodworking
Scott Jennings
Sally Jewett-Brocato
Peggy Johnson - See Online Gallery
Hal Johnson
Sally Jones
Ginger Kelly
Jesse Kelly
Denise Kang
Tom Killion
Kri Kri Studio - See Online Gallery
Miriam Krombach
Suzanne Kustner
Penny Larsen -See online Gallery
Nancy Lemay
Nikki Lewis - See Online Gallery
Michele Lippert
Loeber + Look -See Online Gallery
Cherie Lucas
Maja
James Makins
Thomas Mann
Marco Polo Designs
Andrew Martin
Kazuko Matthews
Karen McCreary
Rebecca McLaughlin
Meinhardt Designs
Elizabeth Merrill
Cathi Milligan
Lee Miltier
Jackie Mirabel
Valerie Mitchell
Mitercraft
Karla Mock
Motawi Tileworks
Courtney Murphy
Steve Myhre
Barbara Noble
Michael Nowack
Nunwell Glass
Hiromi Oda
Jeff Oestreich
Daniel Oliver
Jeanne Oster
Pascale Pass
Michael Pellitieri
Ken Peterson
Pewabic Pottery
Pine Wind Shibori
Deborah Polonoff
Sally Prangley
Jeff Price
Jon Price
Katie Queen
Thomas Rhodes
Meghan Patrice Riley
Holly Rittenhouse
Richard Messina Designs
Romulus Craft
Joyce Rooks
Donna Ropp
Connie Rosenthal
Allyson Ross
David Ross
Doug Roy
Russell Greenslade Design
Kathleen Ryall
Don Ryan
Britt Rynearson
Dick Sakahara
Eiko Sanders
Sunny Scarlett
J. D. Schall
Cindy Searles
Stephen Sidelinger
Chris Simoncelli
Lisa Ann Sparks
Joy Stocksdale
Studio Paran
T. S. Post
Loretta Sutherland
Meredith Sutton
Shoko Teruyama
Leslie Thompson
Carolyn Tilley
John Trujillo
David Urso
David Van Noppen
Wendy Walker
Robert Weil
Dave Wheeler
Geoffrey Wheeler
Pamela Whitlock
Wild Apples
Dave Wheeler
Mark White
David Williams
Roberta & David Williamson
Sarah Wilson
Edward Wohl
Petra Wouter
Jan Yager
Hitomi Yamamuro
Lucia Yang
Michael Yglesias
Moriko Yokoyama
Lou Zeldis
Rebecca Zelis
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