{"id":42497,"date":"2023-08-31T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rentonnews.us\/business\/tomto-tomto-creative-offers-space-and-tools-for-artisans-young-old\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T14:10:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:10:34","slug":"tomto-tomto-creative-offers-space-and-tools-for-artisans-young-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rentonnews.us\/business\/tomto-tomto-creative-offers-space-and-tools-for-artisans-young-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomāto Tomäto Creative offers space and tools for artisans, young & old"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tucked into the first-floor commercial spaces below the Spencer Court apartments on Wells Avenue in downtown Renton, Kelly Affleck sits at a craft table in the middle of Tomāto Tomäto Creative Space, a new local business designed to bring arts, crafts and fun to Renton.<\/p>\n
“There’s a lot going on in this world, why not get creative?” said Affleck.<\/p>\n
A graphic designer and longtime teacher of arts and crafts, Affleck said that after having her first child, she found that she still needed a creative outlet.<\/p>\n
“I slowly started doing kids crafts at home and craft Sunday projects, and it just grew from there,” she said.<\/p>\n
Long before acquiring her first brick-and-mortar space, Affleck made a name for herself as an artist and designer who would teach and provide craft materials for projects for all ages.<\/p>\n