After being neighbors for years, a chance meeting at a tea tasting brought local artists Julie Berkowitz and Christine Parks together and inspired them to create Meet the Makers to share their craft with the community.
Berkowitz and Parks hosted their first Meet the Makers event on Saturday in one of the Camellia Forest Nursery greenhouses. It was an intimate event, with attendees gathered around one table. They tasted tea made by Parks from plants grown at the nursery and saw pottery made by Berkowitz.
“I just think it makes it more personal if the people that actually do it are there and you can see them and make a connection with them and talk to them about their craft,” Berkowitz said.
Kathy Hampton, a photographer who often works with Berkowitz and Parks, was one of the attendees at the event.
“I love seeing the two of them together," Hampton said. "They go so beautifully hand in hand."
Hampton said she thought the event was a great way for the two to showcase their art and that she enjoyed being surrounded by the plants in the greenhouse.