Artists

On the second Saturday of the month the PFM invites local artists to participate in the market. All artists hand craft their own functional art.

Christine Shirley Styling Co.

I design apparel and accessories from vintage materials like hankies, table linens and vintage costume jewelry. I sew and manufacture everything myself. more »

Side Stitch By Ginny

My handmade aprons, yoga mat bags, drawstring bags, hairbands and skirts can all be seen on my blog www.sidestitch.blogspot.com. Everything is made by me from beautiful high quality designer quilting cotton.

I will soon be adding a line of capri length pajama pants for the spring/summer which will also be available for the market! more »

Abide

Abide creates beautiful, functional, and sustainable personal accessories and textile goods for the home.  Vintage botanical and zoological illustrations printed onto organic and environmentally friendly fabrics are used to construct table runners, placemats, napkins, market totes, wall hangings, throw pillows, and other goods.  All items are designed and sewn in our Glenmoore, PA studio. more »

Moonflower Jewelry

The name Moonflower Jewelry came to Jen Brower quite naturally. She was always intrigued by the beautiful large white flowers that grow on the moonflower vine. When these flowers open for the night, they appear to glow in the moonlight with an iridescent quality that brings the night world alive. One doesn’t expect to find flowers blooming so vibrantly at night.
This process mirrors her nightly experience in her studio. It too blooms throughout the evening hours where her mind is opened and she is free to explore and create the endless possibilities of her work. Her world is transformed and she finda unexpected beauty through her creations. Like the moonflower, this special time fades with the morning light only to be replaced again the following evening.

Jennifer Brower

610.564.8687
jen@moonflowerjewelry.net

www.moonflowerjewelry.net

HomeAID for Africa

In 2005 a group of Chester County, Pennsylvania residents came together around our common concern for the plight of African AIDS victims.  Our group’s mission is to advocate for and assist those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa, especially women and children (infected, non-infected, or orphaned).  We seek to increase public awareness of the pandemic and to raise funds to support direct services.

HomeAID for Africa is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that raises money through the creation and sale of finely crafted items made by our members, fundraising events, and donations.  more »

Phoenixville Art & Craft Guild

Members of the Phoenixville Art & Craft Guild are knitters and painters, sculptors and needleworkers, digital and stained glass artists, spinners and photographers, and much more.

They meet regularly to create together, socialize, and share inspiration. They present unique workshops and fun events. And they sell their handmade pieces at special markets, fairs, and shops.

You can visit their blog by clicking here.

Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc

Our residents create high quality picture frames.  We use high-quality wood from Lancaster, PA to produce these stunning decorative pieces. Proceeds from purchases support the Good Samaritan Shelter’s capital campaign, which helps the Shelter continue its mission of providing housing and other critical services to homeless men. more »

Designer Jewelry by Gigi

Gwen Gerhart is a self-taught jewelry artisan or designer.  Her inspirations are through precious gemstone colors and shapes found in nature.  She pours these inspirations into her jewelry designs.  She creates her gemstone jewelry with only the finest hand selected semi-precious, precious stones, pearl, leather and sterling silver.  She loves to travel and is always looking for unique materials to use in her jewelry.  Gwen has a fashion degree from FIT and spent many years working and living in New York City as a stylist.   more »

The Modest Gem

The Modest Gem features handcrafted and unique jewelry designs made from semi-precious stones, shells, and gems.  The business began as a way for me to express my creativity, while staying home with my children.  I have been making jewelry for my friends and family since 2006, and with their encouragement and support started selling to the public in 2010.

themodestgem@gmail.com

Hammi Jammi Jewelry

Carrie Grabowicz

The Country Garden Guild at Melmark

Our program for adults with disabilities creates crafts in three different workshops.  The fiber workshop creates knit dolls and animals, bookmarks, baby booties, and more.  In the Flower Workshop, we create dried arrangements from flowers we grow.  Gourd birdhouses and other crafts from gourds are also made.  Lovely stenciled cards and tags are made, as well as hand sanded cutting boards.

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Richard Johnston

Some people might describe Richard Johnston as an accidental woodworker.  Although working with wood has been a lifelong interest, Richard never planned to earn money with his wood working it was a hobby that afforded occasional opportunities to build furniture and toys, refinish antiques and renovate several houses.  more »

Kimberton Waldorf School

An artisan cooperative from the Kimberton Waldorf School will be attending our artist’s Saturdays throughout the season.  For the May 8th market, Christiana Mothes has hand knitted socks and felted playthings. Kathleen Sensenig will have felted play-mats and other felted playthings. Student, Hannah Wolfram with jewelry and small items. Iris Fried is bringing things to make small notebooks, post-cards from 11th grade , seeds from the garden , melted record bowls… plant dyed yarn.

Tamara Sheen

Upcycling:

“The term was first used by William McDonough and Michael Braungart in their book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. McDonough and Braungart compared upcycling to the “downcycling” of recycling a plastic, for example, into a lesser grade plastic. To put it simply, downcycling reduces the quality of the materials, while upcycling maintains or improves the quality of the materials.”

Tamara Sheen puts her keen eye to work by creating upcycled jewelery and aprons that reflect the quarkyness and beauty of beads, buttons, pottery, and fabric.  Tiles will be on display for purchase and special order.

tsheen@beaverrun.org

Catfish Studio

After specializing in stained glass for ten years Emily Cohen, owner and proprietor of Catfish Studio began expanding it’s horizons by experimenting with “Fused Glass”.

Fused glass is produced by combining different sizes, colors and shapes of glass into one unique artistic object. The various pieces are “fused” by heating them to approximately 1,400 degrees in a glass kiln, until they enter a semi liquid state, with shapes and colors blending in interesting patterns and colors.

While the first fused glass designs were relatively large, plates and bowls, Emily’s focus eventually shifted towards fused glass jewelry.

Tonya Lov

Tonya Lov Jewelry began in the workshop of Tonya Perri, an artisan whose interests in abstract painting and sculpture blossomed into an innovative jewelry-making technique.

Tonya’s love for color and three dimensional art initiated her innovative approach to jewelry fabrication. Experimenting with hand-poured porcelain and pigments has developed her distinct style of bead-making. Further experiments with sterling silver and 14k gold ceramic over glaze soon became Tonya’s signature style.

www.tonyalov.com more »

Pure Scents Candle Co.

Pure Scents Candle Company is a family owned and operated business, located in Chester Springs,Pennsylvania. We have worked hard to earn our reputation for exceptional quality candles and outstanding customer service. Each candle is hand poured, many to order. Our customer base visits and repurchases from us based on personal experience and word of mouth. more »

Dale Burch

Dale Burch is self taught and has been hand spinning over 30 years ago. She writes, “My love of color and texture found the perfect way to express myself.  Over the years I found that the act of spinning is almost zen like and a wonderful way to relax.
My spinning wheel is a traditional Ashford wheel made of silver beech and is from New Zealand. Many miles of yarns have been spun on it. The fibers used include wool, mohair, alpaca, silk, tencel, bamboo, angora, and pretty much anything else that looks like it will make an interesting yarn.  All of the skeins are one of a kind and in many different gorgeous shades.”

Jose’ Juico

Jose’ Juico is gifted in the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging known as Ikebana.  The word ikebana means Living Flowers or Bringing Flowers to Life.

Jose’ has been practicing Ikebana for 15 years. He is a 4th degree Master of the Ohara school and a Junkakyo instructor of the 3rd grade in the Ikenobo school.

Ikebana is the arranging of cut natural materials (flowers, branches and leaves). Before doing the actual arranging, one must first prepare or condition the materials in order to extend their life in a man-made vessel or container. more »

Kimberton Hills

Located on 432 acres of farm, gardens and woodlands in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Kimberton Hills is also a local center for culture and a model for sound ecological living.  Founded in 1972, Kimberton Hills is part of the international Camphill movement that provides programs and services for children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities. more »

Jim Rendi

Local woodworker and author of Traditional Windsor Chair Making, Jim Rendi, will demonstrate how to make Windsor chairs using traditional hand tools similar to those used in the 18th century. He will have several unique Windsor Settees for sale at the Market.

Victoria O’Neill

Victoria O’Neill, a multiple mediums artist, writer, entrepreneur, owner of ArtyPantz Productions LLC has been sharing her creativity with people of all ages for many years. She is also the inventor of the WrapADoodle Swaddle Blanket the blanket that holds your baby. “I love people and love to make things. Creativity flows through me like a hose on full blast, spraying in many directions, all at once.” more »

Patricia Tolton

Patricia Tolton comes from a long line of potters. Her family emigrated to Ohio from the pottery regions of England in the early 1900s. Her interest in clay started with collecting ceramics from potteries her ancestors worked in during the Arts and Craft Movement. Her interest in making ceramics started as the last potter in the family approached retirement. Not wanting to see the traditional work of her family end, she started her study of clay.

Patricia found scenic tile and mosaic blend perfectly with her twenty years experience in landscape and floral design. Having learned of the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works while studying horticulture in Doylestown, Patricia has spent ten years learning the process developed by Henry Mercer.

Reis Renditions

Deb and Rick, based in Charlestown Township, are juried in the Chester County Craft guild and sell handcrafted work at the market. Their useful and beautiful artwork mixes multiple medias to create unique gifts and decorations. The items include clocks, desk accessories, frames, and jewelry, which each combine different natural wood and rocks. The wood and rock are cut and polished from raw materials to retain their natural beauty. They also produce Nantucket style baskets made out of reed or colored fishing line with hand made bases and handles. New this year are necklaces with multiple woods, and magnetic frames for wallet size photos.  Most of their craft items are on their web site at www.reisrenditions.com.

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• September 13

Nell Hazinski

The handmade pot’s task is to nourish. Handmade objects that are made thoughtfully and carefully ritualize and enhance the food we eat, nourishing us with a quiet loveliness to accompany our daily tasks. The pleasure of a well-formed bowl or a balanced mug is not a small thing. With each use, there is a life-sustaining celebration of the human connection between everyday objects, the spirit of the maker and user, and food.

My personal history with clay has been diverse. I’ve had studios in Colorado and Pennsylvania and taught at several Chester County studios including Chester Springs Studio, Main Line Art Center, and Wayne Art Center, as well as SUNY Binghamton and Seisen International School in Tokyo, Japan. I’ve owned and managed a cooperative craft gallery, and been a resident at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia.

Currently my studio, Milkhouse Studio, nourishes my love of pottery each and every day. You can find my work at Artisans Gallery & Café in downtown Phoenixville, or visit my studio at 167 Sycamore Lane in Phoenixville. Call to arrange a visit: 610 917-3168.

Cob Studio

Cara Graver’s hand built and wheel thrown pottery uniquely celebrates the essence of fresh, local abundance. Crafted in a studio made by hand out of local clay (The Cob Studio), kitchen, home and garden ware inspired by nature has caused one PFM shopper to remark ‘this looks like it was just picked rather made by hand’. The Cob Studio is a magical environment where you are invited to join in classes and workshops to cultivate your own inner artist through clay, writing, painting, drawing and hand work; or attend talks, tours, open houses and other events. For a complete brochure please contact carabgraver@aol.com.

www.thecobstudio.com more »