Anonymous ID: c23079 June 3, 2019, 10:37 a.m. No.6661974   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2009

I found this article from June 1st/2nd with the name 'Rachel Chandler'.

 

Yes, I know there are more people with that name, but check the store…Lots of symbolism, magic & witchcraft!

 

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The shop also claims jewel-like glass boxes housing shimmering butterflies and inky taxidermy bats. The latter animals are displayed as if they were heading out of their cave for an evening meal of mosquitoes. There are exquisitely delicate mice and snake skulls, polished antlers, claws, paws and wings (which practitioners of Wicca believe possess magical powers).

 

Hive & Forge’s doors swung open in September 2018 just in time for Halloween. Simone attributed the inspiration for opening the boutique shop to a past Salem trip.

 

“I wanted to find a space in Salem that could allow artists, curators and makers to work together offering locally-sourced items and strengthen the small business community,” Simone said.

 

Fast forward a year or two later, and Simone and her partner, Rachel Chandler, now operate a shop that features 20 artists and curators in a generous 1,800 square foot space.

 

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https:// salem.wickedlocal.com/news/20190601/in-salem-taxidermy-workshop-breathes-life-into-death

 

https:// www.hiveandforge.com/

 

https:// www.instagram.com/hive_and_forge/