Raeleigh Boyd and Preslie Such met while working at an e-commerce business. But the artists had dreams of opening a community art supply and studio space.
When they realized they wanted the same thing for Lafayette and that they worked well together, they quit their jobs and decided to open Scrappie Studio.
The business is in its soft opening with a grand opening planned for Aug. 22 inside the old Alexander Bookstore on Johnston Street, a few blocks from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette…