Posted October 28th, 2010 by christine
Over 1500 people walked through the Salt City Urban Art & Craft Market this past Saturday. It was a great turnout, and I ended up purchasing some great items from some of my peer artisans. Over 40 artisans had displays set up selling their wares, and 5 musical performers added to the ambiance of the [...]
Tags: babybe organics, Michelle DaRin, salt city urban art & craft market, Syracuse Community, terre mum, vicki hartman, viva sweet love
Posted October 20th, 2010 by christine
Do you live in Central New York? Are you doing anything this Saturday? No? Perfect. This Saturday is the Salt City Urban Art and Craft Market. Start shopping for the holidays at this marketplace featuring 40+ vendors selling handmade items, including Concepcioun. There will be something for everyone, so check it out and support the [...]
Tags: craft, indie, market, salt city urban art & craft market, show, Syracuse Community
Posted October 19th, 2010 by christine
An English country girl met a small-town US girl and they decided to create a great set of letterpressed prints. This is a limited edition collaboration between mummysam (Samantha Cotterill) and Pistachio Press (Rachael Hetzel). These lovely pieces were printed on bright white 100% cotton paper, which creates a beautiful impression. All of the inks [...]
Tags: mummysam, Pistachio Press, Rachael Hetzel, Samantha Cotterill
Posted October 12th, 2010 by christine
I am a visual person. So, when I peruse through Facebook, my usual path is to check out pictures from my friend’s list. The other day I came across a professionally taken photo of an acquaintance. It was a striking black and white photo. Striking, because I see my acquaintance as a happy-go-lucky personality type, [...]
Tags: collodion, Keliy Anderson-Staley, photography, tintype, wet plate
Posted October 5th, 2010 by christine
The Western New York Book Arts Center (WNYBAC), located in Buffalo, NY is a non-profit institution focused on renewing interest in all aspects of the book arts, from letterpress to bookbinding, papermaking to calligraphy, woodcuts to typography. WNYBAC has received no funding from city, county, state or federal government sources; they are self-sufficient through generous [...]
Tags: kickstarter.com, Western New York Book Arts Center, wnybac