Meet Kevin Blonski | Artist & Small Business Owner

We had the good fortune of connecting with Kevin Blonski and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Kevin, what do you attribute your success to?
We’ve been building our brand for a little over 2 years now, and the number one focus that we have had from day one is community. Our business started during the beginning of the pandemic, when we were all isolated indoors. Through social media we found a niche in the plant community with other budding businesses which allowed us to amplify and support each other as we grew in our own ways. From the plant community, we branched out to our own hometown and began vending at our local farmers’ market, the Easton Farmers’ Market. This farmers’ market is the oldest in the US and brings in thousands of shoppers every Saturday. By working with our local development project we’re able to help create a bigger space for the arts in our community while continuing to boost other businesses with like minded values.

What should our readers know about your business?
As a small batch ceramics business, we pride ourselves in being as sustainable as possible. It’s a journey we are still on but we’ve managed to eliminate plastic from our shipping by using alternatives such as paper tape, compostable packing peanuts, and all paper wrap for protection. We also reuse and recycle any materials we can which includes reusing clay. This is a process called reclaiming the clay, but when we don’t have enough time for this time consuming task, we donate the clay to a local college arts program. Most of the bigger items we have in our studio are secondhand. Since the biggest R in the 5 R’s is to reuse, we try to find a second life for whatever we can and seek out used materials if possible – shout out to my grandma’s old cookie cutters. We still find ways to improve and would love to have a fully solar powered studio in the future.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Easton is a beautiful and historic city ,and has so much to see and taste! We would start our day by visiting the Easton Public Market where we can grab some refreshing smoothies at Green Vida Co., a delicious treat at Modern Crumb, and a few healthy snacks for later at the FarmStand. We can then take a walk around the gorgeous downtown circle, stroll through bank street, and make our way down the Karl Sterner Arts Trail to the Silk Mill. Once were at the Silk Mill we can grab a tasty lunch and latte at Zekraft.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
We’d like to shout out Jenny and Brandt DeLorenzo from The Curious Plantaholic. They have been awesome supporters and fellow small business owners.

Website: Earthengoat.com

Instagram: @EarthenGoat

Facebook: facebook.com/earthengoat