Below are our Artists and Vendors for our 2024 Fine Art Sale & Holiday Bazaar! More details will be added as they are available – stay tuned!
Meg Tang Jewelry is a Jeweler and Teaching Artist residing in Kalamazoo, MI. Meg personally designs and fabricates each piece of jewelry by hand using green practices in her Michigan studio. She uses sustainably recycled and refined silver, gold with gemstones and found objects. Meg’s jewelry is organic, with movement and depth. She designs with attention to details, lightness and sustainability.
Things of Steel’s Michelle and Katherine found the merging and collaboration of their talents and creativity truly brought a new inspiration to their work which produces a unique story and sensuality in their art. Their work is both whimsical and sophisticated. Their garden art/sculptures are whimsical; their furniture, sculptures and wall art rise to the level of fine art. Their sculptures and functional furniture hold a place of honor in many fine homes and institutions across the country. Their art has won numerous awards and has been highlighted both in magazines and in a TV documentary on welding and in a coffee table book about tables called, aptly, “Tables.” Perhaps one of the most interesting things about Michelle and Katherine, is they do all of their own welding and bending – an art form generally thought to be mastered mostly by men. They have been able to combine the strength of the steel with the femininity and spirituality of their own creativity, to build their beautiful and ever-evolving art.
Brickyard Farms LLC’s Val & Kim have attended the Fine Arts Sale for over a decade, promoting kindness, cleanliness and self-care. Their soaps are handcrafted in small batched with natural colorings, fragrance and essential oils. In addition to bar soaps, pump foam hand soap and refills, they also offer lip balms, face/hand cream and cookbooks.
Donna Vogtmann’s wildcrafting, tending bees, chickens, gardens, horses and family come together to create the themes for her current body of work. She creates nature- and garden-inspired woodburnings on birch panels, pigmented with oil stains.
Llama Luna and Felix Ruiz hail from stunning Peguche, Equador, where he practices textile arts in the long tradition of his mountain village home. Pictured here are Felix’s mother and aunt Miriam, who also help create beautiful blankets, ponchos and other wearables Felix will be showcasing.
Billie Gunderson is the owner and maker of Lucy-in-the-Sky Quilts and Fabrics. She has been quilting for 50 years, since taking her first class in quilting at the YWCA as a young mother. Billie specializes in clear color fabrics, designing them into brilliantly colorful garments, quilts and accessories.
Moffett Mugs and More’s Becki Moffett-Moore is a ceramics artist (who loves to fish!) working primarily with slabs, molds, pinch and coil building. Her mugs are high fire stoneware that are microwave and dishwasher safe. Some of the other objects she makes utilizing different types of clay are tiles, small planters, and bowls. No two pieces are exactly the same. Each is a unique, functional piece of art.
Charlotte Ojediran of Ms. Charlotte’s Aprons and Cards brings her creative designs to handmade aprons that are both functional and delightful. She also crafts unique greeting cards that are sure to spread joy.
Smallcombe Studio offers designs inspired by the natural world, created using sterling silver, gold filled, and niobium. Sisters Abby and Anna are continuing their dad’s work of designing and creating beautiful, timeless, affordable jewelry that is made to last.
Confections with Convictions is Kalamazoo’s only shop making hand-crafted truffles and other confections exclusively from Fair Trade, organic chocolate. Chocolatier Dale Anderson’s original recipes contain fresh local fruits, herbs, honey and maple syrup. Vegan and gluten-free options are always available. Their mission is to provide employment opportunities for people with felony records and other barriers to employment, and to produce delicious artisanal chocolates.
Sue Caulfield Fabric & Glass Art
Kalamazoo Calendar Project
Deb Flook Birch and Blooms is an enamelist. She explains: I love the vibrant colors of glass enamel on copper, steel or silver. I make earrings, bracelets, and pendants. Some of my pieces I RAKU (ancient Japanese technique). I also paint some pieces before firing with MasonStains. I love my craft.
Cheeky Chic-y Studio is the husband/wife team of Jeff and Theresa Heaton of Lawrence, Michigan. Jeff, a retired Ohio art educator moved to S.W. Michigan with his wife Theresa, who is a fiber artist with a quilting background.
Mel VanAntwerp
Crunchy Honey Crafts’s Laura learned to crochet at age six from her grandmother. After cutting her teeth on long chains, she graduated to blankets, stuffed animals, accessories and more. She loves all things squishy and cute and hopes to one day make a dent in her yarn stash!
Amelia M Falk of Amelia’s by Design Studio is a working artist with a master’s in visual art and over twenty years of educating others in art. “My jewelry explores the process of making work with the hydraulic press, using impression dies from the art nouveau period, rescued from collections destined for the smelting pot, rotting in shut-down factories in Europe and the USA. I find the idea of using these rescued pieces as a wonderful nod to the idea of recycling, which is an idea I currently employ by using recycled metal in my work as well as “recycling nature” by casting fallen twigs and other bits. The concept of creating new modern jewelry with historical images, recycled metal, semi-precious stones with little waste is my way of creating responsibly as an artist.”
Todd Beck Turned Wood
Sara Johnson of Moondrop’s Art is deeply inspired by nature, color and vibration. Sara is a didgeridoo artist, and sculptor of life-like critters. She works with alcohol ink for vibrant colors, and Apoxie-sculpt and acrylics for realistic, nature inspired creations.
Kalamazoo Candle Company values quality, sustainability, and community. Using 100% soy wax, our team uses natural ingredients whenever possible. All fragrances are phthalate-free and are designed to fill and complement a room rather than overpower it. Our small-town values and dedication to craft continue to guide us as we expand our natural ingredient inspired offerings. Visit our stores to experience creating your own unique candle, soaps, and more!
Grannywoobie Mittens’s Jean Walker explains, ever since receiving a pair of mittens more than 10 years ago, she has been producing her own take on mittens made from old sweaters. Upcycled and truly unique, these creative creations warm hands (and hearts!).
Fiber artist Ellen Wilson knits and felts 100% wool from Michigan sheep, undyed and all natural. Pieces are transformed through very hot water and agitation. The process creates thicker, denser results that are super soft and warm! Her “Hot Head Hats” guarantee no cold heads, and her new lavender felted soap is a soft and dreamy way to be clean.
Maria Dault of Poppy Candle Company creates nature’s gift for those who care about quality! Beeswax candles are all natural with no additives or fillers. They burn up to three times longer and give off more light than other candles and feature a natural honey scent.
New in 2024!
Melody Allen Artwork has exhibited her pastels in many group and solo shows. Her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions, including national competitions. She is a member of the Signature Artists group and the Great Lakes Pastel Society. “I enjoy working in pastels because of their vibrant colors, their versatility, and their immediacy. Since they are a dry medium, I am able to apply one color over another without waiting for each layer to dry. My subjects include still lifes, landscapes and animals, and I find inspiration in nature, travel, and beautiful light. In addition to my pastel paintings, I have recently created a series of mixed media collages with images of song birds.”
launda wheatley’s work includes pyrography with watercolor on birch, acrylics, watercolors, enameled jewelry and mixed media. She enjoys creating imagery that conveys a whimsical, colorful story.
Haley Terpstra of Herbal Meadows Botanicals LLC is an avid gardener, forager, herbalist, and beekeeper. Her focus is on all natural products infused with wildcrafted and organic herbs. Many of her products include plants that she has harvested right here in West Michigan. Sharing the journey of natural care is a passion of Haley’s and she invites you to join in the process.
Karla’s Krafty Kreations’ Karla & Bob Dentler retired from teaching and started making copper yard art full time. They import the glass from Poland and Romania and cut the copper sheets from patterns we have created. Bob welds copper tubing onto some pieces and braises others to create the ‘colors’ on the copper. Some items, like our frogs, are hand painted.
Deb Norland Glass’s Deb Norland creates unique fused glass pieces for home and yard. Fused glass differs from stained glass, as the pieces are cut and fused together and shaped in a kiln, rather than soldered.
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