SUNDERLAND — Local artisan Cindy Majewski will sell two tables full of Ukraine-themed custom-made crafts in support of Doctors Without Borders during her first pop-up sale Saturday.
Planned from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at her 115 North Plain Road residence, the Ukraine-themed portion of her pop-up sale will consist of handcrafted goods ranging from beaded crafts to wooden home decor made by Majewski’s husband, Dan Majewski, who is a carpenter. Most items don Ukraine’s signature blue and yellow as they serve to raise awareness for the country’s current crisis. Majewski said 100% of proceeds from these tables will be donated to Doctors Without Borders as aid for their efforts to help Ukraine.
“I just hope people show up and I can make them aware of what’s going on,” she said.
A nurse for more than 40 years, Majewski was forced to leave work due to an injury she sustained while on the job. As she recovered, she engaged in art therapy, catalyzing a love for crafting. Her occupation helping others as a nurse, paired with the healing properties of making art and concern over the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, helped prompt her to hold her first pop-up shop, she said.
“I was feeling frustrated and I just wanted to do something that made a difference,” Majewski said.
Majewski is no stranger to selling her work, however. After sustaining her injury, she began an art brand called “A Generous Heart.” Majewski’s work is also for sale in Shelburne Falls at A Heart for Art and The Duck Pond, as well as in South Deerfield at The Daylily and Wool-ology.
Majewski said she would be “so thrilled” if her fundraiser raised $300.
Reach Julian Mendoza at 413-772-0261, ext. 261 or jmendoza@recorder.com.