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Abigail Corbin is a creative spirit. A multi-talented artist, Abigail brings her unique vision to many forms of art, such as drawing, painting and collage. Her current endeavour is a new design of accessories. Abigail has created a magnificent array of pendants made from stained glass, hand-painted silk and japanese paper. In addition, Abigail boasts a colourful variety of hand-painted silk scarves that suit a variety of seasons. Her current innovations are garnering praise for their unique, one-of-a-kind design, and their versatility. Abigail infuses her work with a celebration of the feminist spirit and the female form by providing an example of creativity that can serve women from all walks of life.
Cocoon Apothecary - http://www.cocoonapothecary.com
Cocoon Apothecary is a natural vegan company that specializes in therapeutic body & skincare products. Founded in 2004 by certified aromatherapist, Jessica Burman, Cocoon offers a range of products from skincare to aromatherapy roll ons. Each ingredient used is well researched and has a specific purpose in each product. One of the most popular products, Rosey Cheeks Facial Cream, is made with the powerful oils of rosehip, avocado, and camellia making anti-aging efforts that much easier with it vitamin packed moisturizing abilities. Cocoon has a fun side that encourages turning grooming time into a pleasurable experience, less of a task and more of a treat. We could all use a little something extra in our day...luxurious natural products may be just what you need.
Emily Hearth - http://handmadeEm.etsy.com
Emily Hearth is a local artist who revels in the rag bag. She enjoys crafting with found and recycled materials to create quirky wear-ables and treasured toys. When she's not crafting you'll find Emily picking weeds in her garden, baking cookies, or untangling three lovely children from her yarn stash.
Henry Ensley - http://www.aawforum.org/photopost/showgallery.php?ppuser=1874&cat=500
Henry Ensley is a wood artist who works and resides in Waterloo, Ontario. He started turning wood in early 2002, and continues to expand upon his artistic vision. Henry uses recycled and reclaimed timber to make beautiful “one of a kind” vessels and boxes. He seasons and dries the wood in his shop, and uses natural finishing techniques. Design is the most important part of Henry’s artistic process.
“I create my functional art with an eye for perfect curve and form. I try to reveal the story of a fallen tree, and give it a second life. I seek to create heirloom pieces that speak of the trees from whence they came. My hope is that each piece will be cherished for generations.”
- Henry Ensley.
See an instructional video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl7DPJfv0Ps
Laura Carey - NewPrehistory.etsy.com
Studioloo - Studioloo is run by Cindy Cole. Cindy Cole is an artist working in many mediums including clockmaking, jewellery design, fiber arts and toy making. Cindy's artistic inspiration comes from all things eclectic, found, colourful and coveted. She is an artist inspired by the mesh of function and the fantastic. Cindy incorporates many found objects into her work such as antique toys and embroidery, beads, natural items from the Earth and other ephemera. Cindy's work is always of the 'outside the box' mindset and she hopes to inspire and be inspired in this rich world of the arts we all share. Visit http://www.studioloo.com to see the wide range of Cindy's handspun yarns, freeform crochet hats and accessories, clockworks, and so much more. Contact her directly at cindy@studioloo.com.
Sharon Whittle
Working with fibres in a variety of mediums provides an opportunity to explore colour, form and technique. Using unusual, often unexpected, materials with traditional skills yields fascinating results in basketry, volumetric sculptures and every day jewelry. It is the experimentation with the materials and forms that allows these refreshing and intriguing entities to emerge. Every piece is one of a kind. Each has a life of its own in a deeply organic form resembling sea anemones of various shapes and sizes. These novelties appeal to our tactile sensibilities, and are fun look at and or fun to wear.
Suffragette Design - http://www.suffragettedesign.com
Sheila Forde is a freelance graphic designer who lives for all things vintage. She is especially influenced by the works of William Morris, Aubrey Beardsley, Edward Hopper, Henri Rousseau, Eugène Atget, Edward Gorey, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Jane Austen. In her formative years, she devoured way too much 19th century lit, mystery and spy fiction, and had, for dessert, a generous helping of black and white films. Her favourite of these was the film Kind Hearts and Coronets, in which Alec Guinness plays a suffragette in a hot air balloon. A seed was planted. Her company, suffragette,offers wonderfully vintage-inspired graphic design with contemporary jam on top. You can contact Sheila directly by email at: sheila@suffragettedesign.com.
Tamara Robinson
Tamara is a messy little house elf who creates chaos wherever she goes....especially with shrunken wool sweaters, plant dyed felt and kool-aid stained roving! Her passions include needle felting tiny winter vegetables, unschooling her three daughters, and smashing the state!
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