about

Shop Lyko Slow Goods is a woman owned & operated folk gift shop nestled in the trees of St. Johns, Portland, Oregon.  Founded in 2021 as an ode to mindful living- by Willamette Valley fiber artist & vintage buyer, Heather Emery-Walen. 

As a child of the Oregon Country Fair, Emery wanted to create a space that celebrated eco-ethical values, resisted techno-capitalism, and where her community could find joy in the handmade.  She had noticed as a floor loom weaver, that people were less and less familiar with the process of how something they use everyday is created.  By sharing artisan work, alongside looms & craft books, people can reconnect to the humanity of process and how it works with the materials of the natural world.  

The shop collaborates with the Portland creative village by featuring artists, live music, handcraft education workshops & pop-up bizarres in the backyard garden.  The little shop has also been a proud vendor at Portland's acclaimed Pickathon Experimental Music Festival on Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, OR. 

In 2023, Shop Lyko’s petite 1940's marigold building was adorned with a giant snail mural - a design collaboration between Emery & her friend, Quebecois artist - Estée Preda. It is titled "Welcome to Slow Town" as reminder to all who enter St. John’s to take it easy.

 

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Connect with us:

contact@shoplyko.com

@shop.lyko