Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa Vendors

pu Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa Vendors Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa

A. Bardis
Christy Petterson is co-editor of Get Crafty, co-organizer of the Indie Craft Experience and all over crafty girl. She's also really nice.

Andrea Dyson
Andrea Dyson graduated from UGA's School of Art in 2005 and has since been working as an elementary art teacher here in Athens. She has shifted from fine art to the wonderful world of crafts (mostly sewing) since being surrounded by glue guns and glitter due to her career. Items such as whimsical aprons, darling tote bags, and charming messenger bags will be showcased in the spring craftstravaganzaa, as well as some other accessories.

Ann Hamlin
Ann Hamlin is a local painter and crafter who does original artwork, windchimes, mixed media sculpture and jewelry.

Cass Yates
Cates and Henri was created from the love of my favorite artist Henri Matisse. All my artwork is inspired by Matisse and his love of color and design. I also, draw inspiration from my two year old, Sarah Quinn, refrigerator art, the B-52's, cupcakes and caffe lattes. I have a MFA in Painting from the University of South Carolina and teach Art Appreciation and History at Limestone College in the evenings. Cates and Henri carries Funky Animal Collages great for baby/kid's room and Bright Light Acrylic Paintings of Elephants, Dots and Stripes, and Simple Everyday Objects. Every piece is one of a kind.

Chris Hubbard
With no formal art training since grade school, Kentucky native Chris Hubbard left a 20 year career as a scientist (microbiologist and environmental consultant) to be "BORN AGAIN" as an artist. His works deal with "yin/yang" and good and evil subject matter often incorporating devils and angels in the same work. Chris is best known for his "heaven and hell" car that can often be found in art car shows around the country.

Christy Wooke
Original illustrations and paintings for you and your home. (Wall Art/Hooks, Magnets, Pins/Broaches, Pillows/Plush)

Cynthia Pendley
Nashville native Cynthia Pendley's colorful, sometimes quirky figure drawings are brightly colored and drawn in a cartoon burlesque or pinup style. She enjoys working in colored pencils, colored inks and markers for her sketches and illustrations. She is beginning to experiment with painting, and prefers acrylic paints and watercolors. She also sells prints and originals on her etsy shop.

Dana Jo Cooley
Dana Jo Cooley is an installation artist that creates miniatures and life-size works. She is a born and raised Tennessean, but has called Georgia her home for the past seven years. Her recent series is a group of miniature window replicas of local Athens architecture.

Dena Maxwell
My name is Dena Maxwell, and I make organic art with a twist... I combine organic materials such as leaves, moss, sticks & lichens with glass beads and other non-organics to add texture to decorative pieces and home furnishings such as vases, lamps, gourd birdhouses, clocks and picture frames. I also custom-paint furniture, particularly small tables.

Desiree Madah
Matted hand silk-screened prints

DM Kirwin
...Outsider, Post-Cyber, visionary, self-taught, and real deal mumbling painter in south-east United States.

Dulce Vegan
Dulce Vegan is a local vegan owned and operated organic bakery featuring decadent, ethically made sweets using only the finest organic, unprocessed, and unrefined ingredients. Dulce Vegan does not use bleached flour, processed sugar, hydrogenated oils, or trans fat.

Eric Simmons
Eric Simmons is a self-taught artist from Conyers and Athens, Georgia who has been painting with oils and showing his work in galleries, juried exhibitions, and local businesses for ten years. He also works in acrylic, watercolor, pastels, block printing, and ink (with an especial fondness for brush ink drawing). His gestural sketching style serves as the foundation for his paintings, a style that captures the raucous vitality, transitory lighting, and off-guard glances, expressions, and interactions that Eric depicts in carnival and fair-scapes, restaurant scenes and galas - any venue where showmanship, costume, and pretense join with uninhibited carousal. His work both celebrates and lampoons.

Extra Credit Crafts
EXTRA CREDIT CRAFTS are lovingly hand-made items by Raoul de la Cruz. This crafty dude specializes in sturdy hand-sewn goodies that feature clean designs in eye popping technicolor.

Genevieve Gail
Genevieve Swinford creates one of a kind jewelry and accessories- no two pieces are exactly alike. Her designs are a mix between what you would find in your Grandma's jewelry box and a trendy Soho Boutique. Genevieve's jewelry is great for going casual, or dressing it up for a night on the town! Stop by to see her new Spring collection!

Gypsies Tramps & Thieves
Serra Ferguson creates handmade, one-of-a-kind clothing with a focus on screenprinting and layering fabrics on tees, as well as a range of jewelry (beaded and paper), hats from recyled sweaters, and redesigned items.

Jacob Malovany
Digital photography capturing everyday scenes and ordinary objects while wrenching them away from any recognizable or preconcieved contexts. Time elapse tehniques and frequencies are employed to reify the value labels placed on mundane/everyday images.

Jeanne Mark
POSY is a recent development, mainly inspired by the coming of spring! Although I received a degree in and am passionate about Historic Preservation, I've always had a sincere interest in being crafty. My collection of fabric flowers was created out of love for textiles + color, beads + buttons - with hopes of brightening a day a two.

Jessie Merriam
Jessie Merriam is a printmaker from Charlottesville, VA who expatriated to Athens in 2007. Having studied printmaking, bookmaking (with poetry), and letterpress at UVA and the Virginia Arts of the Book letterpress in Charlottesville, she has ventured into screenprinting, watercolor, and oil pastel since moving to Athens (where there is sadly no community letterpress and fewer galleries but where there are thankfully more artful citizens). Jessie enjoys the Dutch Vanitas style, still lives, and portraits, and concentrates experimentation in format rather than subject.

John and Elizabeth Tong
Elizebeth Tong was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and has lived in the South for most of her life. Since she was a child, she has been fascinated by cultures around the world, and has sought to learn as much as she can about each of them. Cultures of the Far and Middle East especially interested her, as the food, clothing, music and customs were so different from her own. She currently resides in Athens, Georgia, after living in Savannah for 5 years. Always interested in new ways to adorn the body, she graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a major in metals and jewelry, where she also took classes in drawing, 2-d design, and oil painting.

Joy Gleason
Joyous Concepts--Materials for creating--card making kits, die cuts, scrapbooking kits

Laura Wood
I am currently living and working in Athens, Georgia. I am a recent graduate of the UGA metals program. I enjoy working primarliy in metal however recently I have been experimenting with plastics and other materials. Color, spring time, and whimsical imagery are the inspriation for my most current pieces.

Laurel Hill
My jewelry is hand-fabricated from sterling silver, with wood, bone, stone, and the occasional found object. I gather inspiration from nature, history, anthropology, literature, dreams, and especially biology-- birth, decay, death, and rebirth provide endless references. I strive for excellent craftsmanship while maintaining the mark of the human hand... machined perfection makes me nervous. My goal is to create jewelry that's meaningful as well as unconventional and beautiful.

Leslie Spornberger
Hee Baa Cards and Gifts is the home business of Leslie Spornberger Jones, who is a local attorney by day. Inspired by happy childhood memories, Hee Baa Cards and Gifts is named after a much-loved stuffed animal given to Leslie by a favorite aunt. All of Hee Baa Cards and Gifts' designs are original, and each item is handmade. Cards are made using rubber and foam stamps, cut-outs and high quality papers and inks. Sewn items are set-up and tacked on a machine, and are finished and trimmed by hand. All jewerly is made of glass, wood, and/ or reused materials. Hee Baa Cards and Gifts engages in responsible practices such as reusing scrap materials, recycling any waste materials, and choosing eco-friendly materials whenever possible. Hee Baa Cards and Gifts can also be bought at www.athens.locallycrafted.net

Livie & Luca
Livie & Luca baby and toddler handmade shoe creations (sizes 4-12) incorporate brightly colored leathers, bold designs and whimsical modern touches that capture the playful essence of childhood. Our comfortable shoe construction allows beginning walkers, toddlers and preschoolers to navigate playgrounds, city streets and dirt pathways with style and ease. We are committed to sharing our unique style with families who may not always want to shop at a "big box" store by offering our baby and toddler shoes online (www.livieandluca.com) and through special boutiques such as Hoopla in Decatur and Abbadabba's in Atlanta.

Online 5% discount code: MURDA

Missy Kulik
My background is focused in graphic design, but my first love is art. I live in Athens, Georgia where I live in a very cute house with Raoul and my cat, Nilla. I work as a product and graphic designer by day, but by night I draw comics for the free weekly paper called Flagpole Magazine. In my spare time I enjoy sewing, baking, drawing, and studying trapeze.

MJAENE
Meredith Bridges teaches art at Monsignor Donovan High School after graduating from UGA. She is displaying handcrafted woodturnings ranging from bowls and utensil to candlesticks and winestoppers. All the wood is local native wood. Also for sale are gourd baskets and wire jewelry made by students at MDCHS.

Nivette Connors
A native of Columbia, SC, Nivette Connors began sewing at a young age but only recently found her niche in all things baby. Her young daughter has provided the inspiration for the simple creations of Lovedove Designs. Nivette is also an avid photographer, aspiring baker, sometime scrapbooker, and an all together delightful gal.

Normal Town Woodworks
Handmade cutting boards and other wood products

Pamplemousse
Karen Freed uses vintage and vintage-inspired fabric to create her bags and dresses. "Pamplemousse" is French for grapefruit. The line carries the fresh, sweet simplicity of the grapefruit. Having lived in France for a year, Karen is inspired by Europe's combination of old and new side by side. Karen loves the stories and the fun of vintage fabrics, and she incorporates that fun into more contemporary designs. She combines vintage and new materials to create updated and wearable styles in Athens, Georgia.

Patina
Artist info coming soon!

Peter Smith
Birdhouses and Furniture out of reclaimed weathered wood from old barns and buildings.

Prairie Dog Inc.
I'm Jenny and I run a shop on Etsy.com called Prairie Dog Inc. I love to knit and work with clay. I knit the traditional scarves and hats and mittens and such, but I also like to experiement with using knittting in different ways. Recently I've started making felted jewelry and I love trying to come up with creative shapes for pendants. I'me really exciting about having a booth at Craftsravaganzaa and I hope you enjoy what I do.

Rachel Cabaniss
I make paintings, pillows, and various embroidered items (e.g., pillowcases, neckties, headbands) all inspired by old-time country music, rockabilly, and folk art. I've been selling my work in and around Athens since 2002. I've participated in several art/craft shows in the past six years, including the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn and the East Atlanta Strut.

Relic Boutique
we, the sisters behind relicboutique, believe in turning something old into something new... that being raised in a large family on a teacher's salary is a good thing if you want to develop a brain that constantly uses it's imagination... and that our adult loves - all things vintage, recycling, individuality and family, are the perfect ingredients for hatching a craft empire with your sister. While our line of classically modern accessories is always evolving, our strong commitment to recycled vintage materials as a medium is constant. we look forward to adorning you and your home in the very near future! remember... waste not, want not!

Rinse Bath and Body Co.
Fresh ~ Natural ~ Handmade bath & body treats for everything from your head to your deserving feet including Soaps, Skin Sticks (perfectly portable lotions) & Pucker Sticks (our version of lip balm). Our products are never tested on animals... only on dirty humans.

Ruth Allen
Ruth Allen wanted to go to school to study art (and french) but it didn't work out that way, so mostly it's just been alot of drawing big with crayons for about 25 years. Lately there's been alot of painting on handmade tiles, canvases and wood.

Ryan Adams
Lamps out of copper pipe and repurposed metal parts

Sarah Kirkpatrick
My name is Sara, and I am a lover/creator of all things cute. Not too cute, mind you. I try to add just the right amount of humor and attitude into the mix when I can. I have a BFA in studio art/ photography, and I spend my free time creating (drawing, printing, painting, photographing, sewing) cupcakes and birds and funny-looking animals with bad habits (stealing blueberries, for example). I am also an incurable perfectionist, so you can be sure that a great amount of time and effort goes into even the simplest of items. I hope you will enjoy the world of blueberry bandit!

Sara Hindmarch
Sara Hindmarch is an Atlanta-based hackbooker and photographer. "Hackbooking" is her own bit of jargon for the craft of guerilla bookbinding. Using found objects and fine papers, Sara creates unique mixed-media books, albums, and folding frames."

SongBird Soaps
We at Songbird Soaps offer a variety of natural body care products. Treat yourself to our handmade, hand cut soaps. We have created a blend of carrier and essential oils for you to add to a warm bath or offer a massage. We make Lavender and Rose Petal Sachets, Spirit Spritz, Perfume Roll-Ons, Soy and Beeswax Pillar Candles as well as Gift Sets for those special occasions.

Soup Studios
As a young child, Jamie Voivedich, the founder of Soup Studios, had a great affinity for soup, and preferred it for every meal. What started as a family joke turned into a life-long nickname. There is no doubt "Soup" is easier to spell than "Voivedich". In the fall of 2000, as Jamie was founding her pottery studio, it was obvious which name would stick, and Soup Studios was born. Though clay is her primary medium, architecture still informs the way she visualizes and builds her work. Her creative process involves a great amount of detail and precision, and is always concerned with structure, a sensibility developed by her study of architecture and interior design. Both pottery and architecture strive to be structurally sound, yet aesthetically pleasing in the way they shape space. You will find these shared principles in Jamie's approach to her work.

Studio Mod Glass
With clean clear color and simple geometric shapes, Studio Mod Glass brings you the seamless fused dichroic and colored glass set in sterling silver jewelry that people find irresistable!

Super Cute!
SuperCute! is a collaboration between three independent artists who believe that a kinder, happier, sustainable world is possible with just a little optimism and a whole lot of cuteness. Lorigami is a self-employed artist and crafter living in a tiny house in Atlanta with her husband and entirely too many cats. When she is not working on a renovation project, she likes to make pretty things out of vintage, found and recycled materials.

Lizerati makes makes beautiful art pendants using found objects. She is currently living in Atlanta, GA where she loves the craft scene but hates the deadly heat of the summer.

Becky Striepe of Glue&Glitter loves to experiment with color and texture, producing one-of-a-kind fabric Lunch Kits, art and accessories! She constructs pieces for Glue&Glitter using revamped and recycled materials wherever she can, so each piece is unique and handcrafted with love!

Sylvia Dawe
Bead work and bead weaving/handmade jewelry

Talulah B.
Talulah B. loves to accessorize and firmly believes that everything looks better with some glitter and pearls. Getting her inspiration at flea markets and thrift stores, she loves to create unique jewelry pieces and purses with a vintage inspired twist. Part girly, part quirky... all fabulous!

Tara Taylor
"Young and charming, Athens native Tara Taylor is a dilettante of many activities, with iconoclastic and benevolent tendencies. Taylor enjoys picnics, monocles and gyroscopes, and making hats that vaguely look like monsters.Taylor is presently a student of the Tristan Tzara Institute for Learning, and spends her free time making oddly cute plush creatures and altering vintage clothing for her business, Prehistory. Taylor runs her online store at prehistory.etsy.com."

The Green Wardrobe
Hello, my name is Leslie Hart. My interests are mail art, artist trading cards, collage, and sewing just to name a few. I love to thrift shop and look for 80's clothing and whatnot along with other goodies I keep a running list of. Crazy I know, but its an addiction. The Green Wardrobe is revamped/recycled/reconstructed art/home/accessories/clothing.

Tree Love (for all)
Treelove (for all) is a line of truly unique handmade arts ranging from birch pendant necklaces, engraved leather cuffs, tree displays, to whatever they feel like next. Birds, trees, twigs, & owls are the emphasis of their spring line. This line is a creative collaboration between Dana Jo Cooley & Mandy Plaisted, friends, room mates, & colleagues.

Yvonne Miller
Yvonne Miller's exciting and unique works of art have garned both national and regional media attention. Four Footed Art has been featured on the cover of the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the newspaper also ran an exclusive on her funky pet portraits. For the last five years, Miller has dedicated her artistic endeavors almost exclusively to painting Pop-art styled pet portraits.

Vendors from the 2007 Holiday Market

Gypsies Tramps & Thieves

The Green Gift

Desiree Madah-Amiri

Andrea Trombetta

Idalys Sansores

Slipstitch

Karen Meyers

Jessica Marie Spradley

Patina

Marquin McMath

Junque Sailors

Laura Calvert

Amy Green Designs

Ewe Love Me

Leslie Spornberger

Pete Smith

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