Town of Edom

The tiny town of Edom, a few miles east of Tyler, is a worthwhile stop for travelers looking for art pottery and other crafts. Artisans of every stripe--jewelers, glassmakers, leatherworkers, potters--began settling in Edom in the 1960s. Its thriving arts scene is capped, every October, by the Edom Festival of the Arts, which attracts artists from all over Texas.

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The Artisans of Edom

The town of Edom--in Van Zandt County just a few miles west of the city Tyler--is miniscule. Though Edom was founded in 1849, its population has never topped 300. But size isn’t everything. Beginning in the 1960s, artisans attracted to the hamlet’s comfortably rustic ways and laid-back atmosphere began settling here. Now, Edom’s main drag--a stretch of FM 279--is loaded with shops purveying one-of-a-kind wares by local potters, jewelry makers, glassmakers, and more. Why, there’s even a gourmet food shop. And every October, Edom welcomes scores of artists and craftspeople from all over Texas and beyond to the Edom Festival of the Arts.

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