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a design team to create a 
collection of Judaica items 
— Shabbat candles, tapers, 
pillars and votives, plus ham-
sas, all found in Thumbprint’
s 
White on White and Hamsa 
collections. The pieces are 
assembled and hand-painted 
by artisans in South Africa 
and sold at museum and 
Judaica gift shops through-
out the country, including 
the U.S. Holocaust Memorial 
Museum in Washington, D.C. 
Thumbprint Artifacts also has 
pieces in about 400 retail shops 
across the country, including 
the Smithsonian and Cleveland 
Museum gift shops.
“We are the only gift shop in 
Detroit that is a member of the 
Fair Trade Federation,
” Riess 
said. The North American 
organization stands for the 
mark of trust bestowed upon 
businesses and business leaders 
who are dedicated to fair trade 
practices.
“The FTF does a great job of 
vetting out businesses,
” Riess 
said. “It’
s not just about making 
sure artisans are receiving a 
fair wage, which it does. But 
it’
s also about the working con-
ditions, respecting the culture 
the artisans live in, protecting 
children. Companies are pro-
tecting the environment and 
creating sustainable processes.
”
The support that fair 
trade provides translates into 
empowerment and self-suffi-
ciency that helps the artisans 

care for themselves, their fam-
ilies — and contribute to their 
communities.
“Being part of the Federation 
is pretty powerful,
” Riess 
added. “It allows us to commu-
nicate with like-minded peo-
ple. Many parts of the country 
are more attuned to fair trade. 
Detroit is very Detroit-centric, 
which is fabulous. But we are a 
small segment of the fair trade 
community. 
“We hope people will come 
in and ask about our products, 
where they are made, and learn 
about the people who make 
them, their cultures, their 
conditions. Every object is not 
only beautiful, but meaningful. 
Every object has a story behind 
it.
”
When Thumbprint Artifacts 
was launched, the entrepre-
neurs worked with about 60 
artisans. Today, that number 
has increased to 500 — about 
90 percent of whom are 
women, primarily single moth-
ers who support an extended 
family. 
“We purchase each piece 
outright, so we know every-
thing is fair,
” Riess said. “It can 
take up to 12 people to hand-
paint a single candle. So, for 
every candle we purchase for 
sale in the U.S. — we have no 
idea how many people we are 
helping. But it’
s a lot. It makes 
it very easy for me to get up 
in the morning and sell some 
candles.
” 

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