Vendors for the 2010 Spring Market

There is a complete list of all the vendors for the Spring 2010 Market below.

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Adaptation Liz Gudmundsson is a wedding florist by day and a crafter by night. Needing something creative to do in her spare time she started making jewelry from found objects which lead to making wedding hairpieces and then rosette hair clips. All of the accessories are made from various types of ribbon.

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.

Bacon Handmade Neckwear We make neckwear -- neckties, bowties, necklaces and bows -- for men, women, boys and girls. Always handmade, never compromising the uniqueness of each one. Versatility is our friend, and we create wearable art for those who like Everyday Dressing Up.

Beca Designs Go Green Gorgeously! Beth Carter, owner and designer, creates jewelry and home decor items using recycled glass. Her studio in Colbert, Georgia is filled with wine, beer and liquor bottles which become wearable and functional pieces of art. Her line of jewelry includes earrings, necklaces and pendants in amazing colors such as cobalt, antique clear, aqua and more. And for the home, there are platters, trays and bowls shaped from bottles. **NEW** for the Spring Market: Sandblasted "Athens" bottle platters! A wide variety of colors to choose from, they're awesome!

The Belligerent Monkey The Belligerent Monkey is Jay Hornsby. Proud father. Professional geologist. Statesman. Artist. An artist who creates low-brow and pop art pieces primarily with acrylic paints on canvas. Inspiration comes from comic books, tattoos, day of the dead, and pop culture. Limited signed and numbered prints of original paintings are available. Commissioned pieces welcomed.

Berlynn Designs With a love of fashion, the husband and wife duo of Berlynn Designs brings to you beautiful neckwear, hand bags and other fine accessories. No one is left out in this shop. We have items to keep the entire family looking like Fashionista's and Dapper Dan's!

Cameoko Camille Kohler, sole artist and creator of Cameoko jewelry, has been crafting jewelry for more than 15 years, evolving style and material on her creative journey. She likes to work with sterling silver, semi-precious stones, copper, resin, photographs, antique scraps, vintage beads, found objects... you name, she'll work it. Please visit her blog showcasing Camille's latest creative projects and endeavors.

cap man A local outsider artist known for his art car - a truck covered in bottlecaps. His art reflects his passion for recycling - everything is created on or from salvaged architectural pieces such as cabinet doors, scrap lumber, metal shingles, etc. His paintings are simple, colorful everyday images - flowers, chickens, cows, landscapes - with inspirational sayings. He also creates birdshacks, bottlecapped furniture, flags, jewelry, lamps, and stars.

Cathy Dailey It is my love of animals and the joy they give me that drives me to create images of them. Over the past several years my animal images have evolved from serious, stylized watercolors to humorous images rendered in colored pencil and acrylic paint, often incorporating collage and recycled/found materials. I feel like animals are incredibly expressive and at times very funny, so if a client laughs at my work I feel I have accomplished something!

Down and Out Chic Down and Out Chic is a vintage inspired costume jewelry and accessory shop. I combine new and vintage findings to create one of a kind pieces that are easy to wear and are designed to mix and match. Items include hairpins, brooches, earrings, and necklaces in a variety of bold colors and romantic designs. I especially enjoy bringing new life to vintage lockets, cameos, and charms.

Dreadful Pines Pottery Handbuilt stoneware and slip cast porcelain, including functional ware as well as sculpture and tile.

edit Co-workers, Diana Holliday and Nikki Gendron, decided one day...hey, let's be crafty! ...and with an overall feeling that it's important to encourage design in your everyday thought we developed edit. Nikki, project manager guru by day and jewelry maker by night, combines the ideas of recyling old, broken pieces and contemporary eclectic design to create something new. Diana, sign maker extraordinaire by day and graphic designer by night, combines the love of graphics with any available material to put it on. ...edit your image, edit your comfort, edit your style, edit your attraction, edit your dialogue...

Fetching Collars Fetching Collars is a fun way to 'dress up' your dog or cat for the holidays - and every day - while keeping their dignity intact! They make great gifts for animal lovers, too! Each collar is hand-made with comfortable cotton fabrics reinforced with webbing and extra stitching. Dog collars are available in sizes small, med, large, & x-tra large while cat collars have a breakaway buckle. Matching leashes as well as custom orders, including martingale collars, are available. Have an old collar with reusable hardware? I'll make it new again and provide a discount for you! And as always, a dollar from every collar sold will be donated to Athens Canine Rescue!

The Green Griffin "We are a mom and daughter indie craft business. We sell our one-of-a-kind, happy wares through craft fairs, retail stores, etsy, and word of mouth. Our favorite materials include felted thrift store sweaters, altered matchboxes, and natural finds from the woods."

Harwood Homemade - Pottery by Anne M. Thompson Looking for an artistic outlet, I discovered pottery in 2003. I fell in love with the process first, and then the results. There is peace in molding clay, and comfort in the taking mud from the earth and transforming it into something practical and more permanent. I especially enjoy making functional pieces that feel good to hold and work well with the busy-ness of life - serving drinks or a plate of cookies as well as hostess pieces for less common, celebratory gatherings.

Hillbilly Redux 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.

Homemade Grits a love of print, pattern, and sewing have inspired this collection. after creating exclusively for my daughter matilda, i opened my shop early this year. balls and bibs for baby and camera strap covers and bags for you. my true love are the tiny dresses i create. each one is unique. i get inspiration from my every day and especially from my girl.

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.

Humbletree Jewelry and metalwork with a quirky edge... from simple and elegant to theatrical and strange, find many delightful fruits on this humble tree.

In the Light Glassworks In the Light Glassworks offers you ornaments, jewelry and glassware.Each piece of my glass is hand-blown in the studio, creating my own original designs and color combinations. I love working with each piece that I create, and I love what I do. I hope that I can share my playful creations with you, and that they may brighten your corner of the world.

Laurel Hill Metalworker Laurel Hill's jewelry is inspired by biology, geology, history, birth, death, decay, renewal, and a deep love of the South. Primarily working with sterling silver, she also incorporates copper, brass, gold, wood, bone, recycled leather, paint, and the occasional found object, resulting in a unique piece of jewelry that exhibits excellent craftsmanship and, most importantly, retains the mark of the human hand.

Kenneth Kase My process in making each piece involves an element of discovery as I see how color and form work together. All of my jewelry is hand-formed and hand-finished. I'm currently working in hand-patinaed brass and Czech beads (Including 100-year-old uncirculated). All of my ear wires are sterling, patinaed to match.

CM and Grace Kelly Laster CM and Grace Kelly Laster, and their 6 year old daughter Ruby Elvis Rose are a family of artists from Crofton Kentucky. They travel the country in their third artcar, the Inner Galactic Shack-a-llac, participating in parades,and showing and selling their art in museums and galleries. Their work is in the permanent collections of the American Visionary Art Museum, The House of Blues, The Bill Clinton Presidential Library, and the Library of Congress Folk Life Center. Their art work reflects a variety of themes, particularly visions, dreams, music icons, historical figures , the rural south and the natural world.

Maggie Grace Design Maggie's work can be described as feminine with an edge. Her jewelry is meant to make a statement with her play of mediums, colors, and metals. Her travels abroad inspired her to integrate architecture, culture and nature into her designs. What sets Maggie's jewelry apart from others is her unique way of playing with one of kind vintage pieces to create something new. With her desire for variety, her line incorporates three collections: Fashion Statement, One of a Kind Vintage, and Bridal.

Mary Rebecca Mary is a crafter from Atlanta. She makes unconventional jewelry--necklaces, rings, earrings-- and accessories such as scarves, hair clips and brooches. She is inspired by kitsch and her work prominently features bright colors and unusual artifacts.

August Miller Designs I design and build jewelry because I can't imagine doing anything else. Like most little girls, I was in love with all things sparkly and beautiful. As a teenager, I began making simple beaded necklaces for all of my friends. I'll never forget the feeling of pleasure in seeing my friends appreciate what I created for them. Today, it excites me to know I can translate my visions into reality, and that women feel beautiful wearing my Art.

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.

Mother Hen Press Mother Hen Press, is a small letterpress shop in Athens, Georgia. Mother Hen creates cards and books with cute and quirky cutouts. Also, she creates through the printed form however is waiting for her little chick of a press to migrate from the North to the South. Therefore, printed work is coming soon!

Old Cat Died Old Cat Died is a clay-pounding, gravy making, hippie-shaking Jersey girl and her poetizing, beard-chewing, pipe-smoking redneck husband. Here at Old Cat Died we love stories - all kinds of stories: folk songs, sea chanties, personal histories, comic strips, poetry and freak shows. Our beautiful narrative pottery employs an engaging variety of low- and high-fire ware - we supply the stories, you supply the coffee.

Organic Twist Craftworks Mixed media artist Dena Maxwell is branching out in all new directions this year with totally new and weird wares: The Cadillac bowtie pimp necklace, tiny clay heads, cross stitch patches, magnets and much more.

P Creates Welcome to P creates... I am a southern "green" artist at home with my baby (Gigi) finding new and interesting ways to recycle the every day into beautiful objects. Old jackets become flowers, industrial scraps become scarves, and anything and everything becomes birds. I love the old and new, so there will always be a mix of both...

Pickled Pandas I'm a stay at home mom and housewife who loves to craft! From stationary to clothing, I love to try my hands at everything! Why give money to department stores who don't care about their customers? I'd rather make what I can myself or buy handmade from someone else!

Promised Land Soaps Promised Land Farms Soaps is based right down the road in Social Circle, GA. We make all of our soaps using fresh goat's milk from our small but beautiful herd of goats that roam around our farm. Our soap contains all natural ingredients and is great for those with sensitive skin. We will be featuring the following natural scents at the holiday market: oatmeal and honey, lavender, lemongrass, vanilla, and unscented. Come stop by and pick up some all natural gifts for the ones you love!

Rustic Roses My name is Rose and I made Athens, GA my home after graduating from UGA with a degree in cultural geography. I've been making things with my hands ever since I was a kid. These days, I mainly make rustic and antique style jewelry using antique skeleton keys and found vintage objects, as well as newly antiqued brass components. I will be sharing a booth with Promised Land Farm Soaps which is run by my mother at my childhood farm. Hope to see you there!

Songbird Soaps Songbird Soaps has created a line of natural beauty care; Hand-cut soaps, Soy Candles, Massage Oil Blends, Sachets and Sprays, all using natural ingredients and essential oils. Each product is indivually cut, packaged, labeled and made with great care and much love. Come check out our line of Coconut Soy Candles and Cedarwood Sage Soap!

See Dan Paint Cartoonish, monsterish artwork! Paintings, carved wood skulls, hearts, and stars.

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.

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!

Third Half Studios Third Half Studios (100 watts of eccentricity!) was founded in 2009 in Atlanta Georgia by Lori Kishlar and Sarah Melancon. Our goal is to mix hand-made, recycled, re-purposed and a bit of manufactured to create items that combine the darling with the sinister. We feature many sewn items with our own designed fabrics, kitchen wares, personal accessories and good old fashioned art just like your grandmother used to make... if your grandmother was disturbed in some way.

Laura Wood Laura Wood has been an artist working in Athens, Georgia for a number of years. She creates original art pieces in a variety of materials ranging from paper to metal and found objects. She often combines manipulated materials with appropriated imagery to make brightly colored playful jewelry and paper work.

Verdae Skin Therapy Encourage beautiful healthy skin with our carefully selected premium quality ingredients. No detergents or animal products are ever used at Verdae. We pursue the purest ingredients including Shea and Cocoa butters extracted without the use of chemicals or high heat which destroy naturally occurring vitamins so beneficial for your skin. Natural, fairtrade, all-vegetable, as pure a product as you'll find. Verdae Skin Therapy, LLC, 180 Deertree Dr. Athens, GA (706)227-3480 suzbourg@bellsouth.net

Christy Wooke Christy is awesome. She will draw you something for money.

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