Marliese Bankert of Artistic Hang-Ups produces custom picture framing and photography of the beautiful Olympic Peninsula. Her motto is ‘framing that brings your art to life!’ artistichangups.blogspot.com
Mary Beth Beuke owner of West Coast Sea Glass and President of the North American Sea Glass Association creates one of a kind jewelry pieces made from naturally tumbled, rare, beach combed sea glass. Using sterling silver, freshwater pearls and other fine components, Beuke creates some of the world’s finest sea glass earrings, rings, bracelets and more. Beuke’s rare pieces glass have been featured on The Travel Channel and in Coastal Living and National Geographic magazines. westcoastseaglass.net
Mary Beth Blake of Irresistible Beadworks loves to share her passion for creating jewelry. Each piece of her jewelry is a one of a kind creation. She enjoys creating each piece using all different types of beads and stones. All the way from Swarovski crystals to natures beautiful precious and semi-precious stones. Mary Beth love mixing all different colors and textures to try to create something totally unique. irresistiblebeadworks.com
Renne Emiko Brock-Richmond of unique as you creates colorful one of a kind handcrafted art, apparel, and textiles with individual style that is as distinct as yourself. Renne’s mission is to enhance people’s presence with asking, “What Hue Are You?” Her designs are original from inception with hand dyed yarn, to hand woven fabric made into apparel, and silk scarves with the distinguishing process of digitally printing with hand painting. No two are alike. Renne embraces the empowerment of brilliant hues and individualism expressed in appearance. uniqueasyou.com
Amelia Garripoli and her daughter Natalie of By Our Hands create hand spun yarn and goods in abundance. Amelia is president of the local spinning and weaving guild, she writes and teaches fiber arts at workshops, conferences, and wool shows. Natalie is an active third grader who plans to visit Paris after high school with her handspun earnings. byourhands.etsy.com
Lisa Kendrick of XSBaggage & Co designs and handcrafts all her items in small quantities. Lisa handpicks all of the fabrics herself and usually just makes a few of each. Her mission is to create fun and functional handbags and accessories to complement a woman’s personal style, while providing an alternative to mass-produced products, as well as providing an opportunity to stand out from the crowd. xsbaggageandco.com
Melissa Klein of Osis Art will be presenting paintings and collages for sale as originals, fine art prints, and cards. Her “Circus Posters” poke fun at social conventions and are based upon her experiences in the working world, and the people in her life – good, bad and ugly. Her nature-based work is inspired by her experiences of horse ownership and the fauna and flora of the Olympic Peninsula. osisart.com
Susan Kroll of Thistlehill Farm grew up sewing, knitting, and embroidering. She has been involved in fiber arts (spinning, weaving, etc.) for over 20 years as both a student and a teacher. She enjoys combining her fiber art skills to create garments and home textiles. thistlehillfarm.etsy.com
Dixie McAndrews of Fiber Treasures draws inspiration from close fellowship with others and nature. She explores knitting, weaving, and felting techniques for transforming plant and animal fibers into decorative and useful textiles. Dixie feels that creating with the human hand helps to balance the mechanized and computerized world and allows her to create textiles that machines cannot produce. Her explorative nature often guides her beyond the traditional techniques and insures one-of-a-kind creations. In addition to quality construction, her creations are imbued with respect and joy that make them true Fiber Treasures to be used and loved forever. fibertreasures.etsy.com
Tiffany Westlund of Room 3 Designs has been making jewelry for about 18 years. Her love of the craft and eye for shape and form shine through in the offerings on her etsy store room3designs.etsy.com
