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loren maron ceramics
26 Beach Road, Ossining, NY
Hosted by Loren Maron
loren maron
Loren has been making ceramics for more than 25 years. She works exclusively in porcelain, creating functional/decorative pieces firing to cone 10 (over 2300° F) in a reduction kiln. Her current body of work focuses on textured hand built tray forms. Many pieces have gold and/or platinum decals applied and fired on as further embellishment. Loren holds a BFA from Syracuse University where she first found her love of clay studying with David MacDonald. She spent 10 years at the Westchester Art Workshop in White Plains, NY before moving to the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY in 2002.She has taken numerous workshops with many notable ceramists. Many of whom have influenced her work today. Loren maintains a studio at her home in Ossining, NY and is an Associate Artist at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY. She exhibits and sells her work widely at national juried craft fairs.
Circle Stone Designs
I have been a full time working metalsmith for 14 years, largely self taught in developing my recognizable style and design. I sculpt recycled silver & gold with torches and antique hammers, files and hand tools to achieve work that is deep in textures. Many of my creations incorporate ethically sourced gemstones and minerals in vivid colors and amazing shapes. Others are just rugged interpretations of the natural world around me here in Maine. Each piece of jewelry has a patina and a hand polish that reveals my expressive techniques. I pride myself in the ability to create work that is organic in style, bold in structure and grounded in an energy that allows the wearer to experience the elemental intent in its creation. Jewelry for every day and everywhere.
SAttva woodworks
My shop has been creating custom woodworking pieces using both sustainable resources and traditional lumber in Lower Hudson Valley since 2006. I try to utilize as much local wood as I can. Milling and drying from logs here in the lower Hudson Valley of NY has allowed me to expand my capabilities and forced me to think outside my comfort zone. It has also taught me much more about the characteristics of various wood species and given me a new consciousness of how precious our resources are. I try to use every single piece of wood I cut. Even the smallest cutoffs can be flattened and glued together to create “chaos” pieces. Ornaments, bowls, knife handles… I’m always excited and surprised when the little bits from a larger creation can reunite to make smaller but sometimes even more beautiful works of art.
Oh D’LUXE Candle Company
Oh D'Luxe candle company is a lifestyle candle and home fragrance company located in Bridgeport Connecticut. All our products are eco-friendly, non-toxic, cruelty-free, sustainable, and handmade in small batches to ensure quality while being purposeful in remaining affordable. We strongly believe in giving back to our community, so much so that we are committed to donating a percentage of our profits to help offer educational opportunities for the youth in our community.
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Christine Peters Jewelry
Everything motivates me to create: a winter sunset, a branch, a bug, a tiny flower, the all-powerful sea. Natural forms are the inspiration for my designs, each one of a kind executed in sterling silver, 18 karat gold and precious and semiprecious stones. I’ve been designing and creating jewelry since 1996. I show my work in many galleries and shops in Maine and beyond. I also have a network of private clients for whom I do custom work. I maintain a home studio where I can design and fabricate constantly and consistently. Form, texture, and color meld together as I bend and solder and patinate. I was trained in sculpture at Boston University. For four years I carved stone, pushed clay and welded steel. I moved to Maine in 1995, and lacking a large studio, I gravitated toward jewelry where all I needed was a bench and a torch. I continued my studies at Maine College of Art, Metalwerx, Haystack, and privately with several Maine jewelers, who are now my colleagues. I am always trying to push my metalwork and design sense to new levels.
Karla Gudeon Art & Design
Karla Gudeon Art & Design came to be in 1998 when Karla left a teaching career to pursue her art full-time. She was determined to be an example for her young children when telling them they should grow up to pursue their passions. Upon buying a printing press, Karla developed her distinctive approach to the age-old technique of hand-colored engraving, building upon the watercolor work she honed at Parsons School of Design. Karla's current body of work is influenced by illuminated manuscripts and folk art, and thematically portrays the most meaningful elements of her life: family, culture, strong women, an open-minded world view, and the natural world.
Karla's celebrated paintings are displayed in galleries and distinguished collections throughout the country and abroad. Her images have been commissioned for book covers, calendars, greeting cards and award winning children's books. Karla lives in New York with her two supportive and amusing sons, Sam and Max.
ELLEN COHEN DESIGN
Like life, my work is unpredictable and changes to reflect my experience of the world. My surroundings are a constant source of inspiration: grit, natural beauty and the unexpected all play a part. Light, form and texture are embodied in my work through reflection and deep consideration. I take something hard and flat and form it into sculpture. Primitive and bold, ancient and modern, I strive to bring beauty out of chaos. Using recycled metals and up-cycled or fair mined stones, my timeless jewelry is meant to stand the test of time, honoring the earth and the individuals who wear it.
MJW Ceramics
Melanie Wulforst is a studio potter whose work is an exploration of cultural and historical pattern on traditional pottery form. She received her BFA from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2014 and has been making pottery and attending craft shows full time since 2019. In her studio practice, Melanie creates her porcelain forms on the potter’s wheel or from molded slabs. She uses the slip-trailing technique to adorn her pieces with pattern and applies celadon glazes to highlight them. Her work is fired to cone 10 in an electric kiln.
SALLY ROthchild ceramics
Made by hand on the potter's wheel in my studio located in the Catskill Mountains, my pots are designed to be used and enjoyed on a daily basis. In my work I strive to marry the concept of form with function, so that each individual piece is not only visually pleasing, but a joy to use as well. I make a variety of wares: platters, serving bowls, pitchers, mugs, casseroles, vases, jars, teapots, and more.
CRAFTER’S CORNER
Crafter's Corner NY is a continuation of my mother's legacy, who taught me to crochet and sew, as well as a heartfelt desire to share joy through the artistry of quality handmade goods. I am a lifelong sewist and fiber artist as well as a published designer (Crochet! Magazine). The patterns, colors and textures I choose are inspired by the desire to design and create timeless pieces while putting a modern twist on the classics.
Dan bellow pottery
Turned on the potter’s wheel one piece at a time and fired in a gas reduction kiln adjusted according to the sound of the burners and the color of the flame, Belloware (sorry, couldn’t resist) is dishwasher-safe and with proper care will last thousands of years.
Daniel Bellow Pottery has been featured in the Anthropologie and Un-common Goods catalogues and at fine retailers nationwide.
The span of my hand from thumb to pinkie measures nine inches, and gas kiln firing is as much an art as it is a science, which means some variation in size, shape and color is to be expected and enjoyed; what else could be the point of handmade pottery in a world of machines?
I make form out of void and nothingness, then I turn clay into stone with fire in a magic box of bricks. What could be better than that? I’ve covered the police beat, told lies for politicians and flipped houses, but I’d rather be Gandalf in my studio down by the railroad tracks.
sing sing kill brewery
At Sing Sing Kill Brewery, we utilize the freshest local NY ingredients to craft beer that is representative of our area, our diversity, our commitment to sustainability, and to be a catalyst for our local economy by providing a gathering space to enjoy our offerings that is inclusive and welcoming to all.
About our Brewer, Matt Curtin: My journey in craft beer began in the barren wasteland that was 1991 Syracuse, NY. Back then there were only a handful of bars that were doing anything that resembled craft beer. I was lucky enough to have Clark's Ale house, the Blue Tusk, and Empire Brewing Company in my neighborhood. My love of brewing started, like many others, with discovering Charlie Papazian's book, "The Complete Joy of Home Brewing". When Eric and I met, our friendship started over great beers at BBQ's and birthday parties. I wasn't a home brewer that tried to wow my friends with my latest soy sauce beer. I'm more into the idea of an artisan working alone to hone and perfect something for the sake of the pursuit. I was asked to brew beer for a mutual friend's rehearsal dinner/wedding on Peaks Island, Maine, which we all attended. Looking around, watching the partygoers enjoying my beers, Eric suggested we should start a brewery. The rest, as they say, is history.
Natural-Sur
Born and raised in Colombia, Lula made her home in the Hamptons upon her arrival to United States nearly 22 years ago. She has a degree in Industrial Design and always had a interest for organic products and sustainable designs. During her college years she had access to the surrounding local materials such as nuts, seeds, beans and natural fibers. She learned how to process and work with some of these materials. In conjunction with this, she developed a passion for jewelry and wearable objects. The results are beautiful and fashionable Eco-Friendly collection of necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings that are vibrant, fun and lightweight wearable pieces of art.
A Ruiz Designs
Augustin comes from a family of designers, weavers and sewers in the Andean mountains of Ecuador. Leather was the first medium he learned to sew and he started to mix colored leather because he wanted a product that was different and unique. He started using upholstery fabric to make his bags and vests, enjoying finding the right fabrics in terms of color, texture and quality. He hand cuts every design, stiches them together and finishes all the edges with a heavy duty serger, so the edges are secure.
1857 Spirits
Handcrafted Potato Vodka From Barber’s Farm Distillery In The Heart Of The Schoharie Valley