Artist: Jamie Irving
Business: Wisp Incense
Products: Small-batch incense handcrafted from natural materials
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wispincense/?
Instagram: instagram.com/wispincense
Email: wispincense@proton.me
About two years ago I was de-cluttering and came across incense I bought while living in Japan. The scent brought back a lot of memories, and I started wondering what incense was even made of. After a great deal of research I started crafting my own incense, and now my basement is full of wonderfully fragrant powdered wood, bark, tree resins, herbs, and spices.
It has been a pleasure to chat with people at The Sunday Artisan Market about their favorite scents and plants and the memories those evoke. I have learned so much about nature from making incense and am proud to specialize in creating my incense sticks and shapes using only plant materials and without added synthetic fragrances, DPG (dipropylene glycol), or saltpeter.
Artist: Erika Boehnke
Business: Tee Time Openers
Products: Refurbished golf clubs and golf balls made into bottle openers
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katchcreation/
Email: erikaboehnke@gmail.com
I have been “crafting” most of my life and was raised in a creative household. My mother was a local artist who specialized in silkscreen. As a teenager I made my own jewelry from found items.
I love to take old things most people might throw away and make them useful again! Last year, I was looking for the perfect gift for my father and I saw some golf clubs retrofitted to be bottle openers. I started thrifting for old golf clubs and experimenting with different methods to make my products high quality and beautiful. They make great gifts for the person that has everything, and especially for those golf lovers.
Artist: Marta Silva
Business: MSEnergyWorks
Products: Bottle art, wall hangings, chimes, ornaments, hand-rolled beeswax candles
Contact: msenergywork@gmail.com
After 30 years as an automotive designer (which I loved), I now have the time and freedom to enjoy my passion: home décor. The items I’m inspired to make are very much mixed media. Be it bottle art, wall hangings, chimes, ornaments or hand-rolled candles, they are all items I would display in my home and am proud to have others make a part of theirs.
Sharing my creations is a journey I am looking forward to taking. I’m not on social media, preferring the personal aspect of interaction, so The Sunday Artisan Market is a perfect fit.
I hope to have the opportunity to meet you in person – or feel free to email with any questions or special requests.
Artist: Cynthia Fliege
Business: Sable & Slate
Products: Laser-cut designs – suncatchers, journals, home décor
Website: sableandslate.com
Instagram: instagram.com/sableandslate
Contact: sableandslate@gmail.com
With a passion for modern design and a love for turning ideas into colorful, eye-catching creations, I have been a graphic designer for over 25 years. My mission is simple: to bring a touch of joy and modern flair into any space.
I launched Sable & Slate to offer unique laser-cut designs for a variety of uses. From vibrant suncatchers that dance in the light to beautiful, functional journals and one-of-a-kind home décor pieces, each item is a testament to my love for bold design and functionality.
Name: Rick Wedel
Products: Paintings, Sculpture
Website: https://www.rickwedel.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rick_wedel_art
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rickwedelart
I went to school for Art at EMU in the 90s after working for several years in video production. I’ve always been interested in image making and enjoy many aspects of the creative process in both art and design. I live in Ypsilanti with my husband and two black cats. Hiking has become an inspiration for a series of abstract landscapes.
I bring to the Sunday Market a combination of acrylic paintings and found-object sculpture. My paintings are both figurative and forestscape – large and small. I also enjoy mold making and casting. I have a great time in my studio and want that to show in my work.
Name: Amanda May Moore
Business: Amanda May- Printmaking
Products: Original block prints and other items
Email: amandamaymoore@gmail.com
Website: amandamaymoore.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandamaymoore/
As a printmaker, I employ the use of thick, bold lines to compose portraits of women. Each print is made from a hand-carved block and hand-printed with oil-based ink on paper.
Name: Kristin Gearhart
Business: KG Art
Products: Acrylic paintings on wood, wooden bird “ornaments” cut with a scroll saw using my own patterns and painted with acrylic paints, and blank greeting cards featuring printed images. Pigment-based inks are used for brilliant archival prints.
Email: kristingearhart@gmail.com
Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/KgArtShop
I have been partaking in arts and crafts since a very young age. Inspired by color, it’s what centers and calms me.
Artists: Elizabeth Connolly & Gigi Diaz
Artist: Nick Homrich
Business: BlinkLab Workshop
Products: Repurposed materials and locally sourced hardwoods made into unique lighting and home décor.
Email: NickHomrich@gmail.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/BlinkLabWorkshop
Etsy: Etsy.com/shop/BlinkLab
Instagram: instagram.com/BlinkLabWorkshop
I have been making my products for over 20 years. In 2011 I turned a passion into a business and have been growing it ever since.
Artist: Alvey Jones
Business: OpenSky Press
Products: Artist books, original prints, paintings, drawings, mixed-media assemblage, greeting cards and peanut brittlle.
Email: alveyjones@att.net
Website: alveyjones.com
Artist: Dan & Raynette Kempf
Business: Ray’s Rags
Products: Stuffed Animals, Sock Monkeys; Cutting/Serving Boards, Treasure Boxes, and other wood products.
Email: dkempf4010@comcast.net
Phone: 734-355-3327
Raynette produces stuffed animals and sock monkeys. Dan produces cutting/serving boards, treasure boxes, totes, napkin holders, and candle holders.
Artist: Teresa Kovalak
Business: Monet’s Crystal Garden
Products: Jewelry, recycled antiques, paintings
Facebook: Monet’s Crystal Garden
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/monetscrystalgarden
I am a local artist who recycles antiques and makes them into a variety of things — teapot birdhouses, garden décor, and jewelry. I am also a painter, using alcohol inks on tiles to create unique landscapes.
Artist: Colleen Lenihan
Business: Breezy Jewelry Designs
Products: Jewelry and Fabric Items
Email: breezyacres2@hotmail.com
Phone: 616-446-5916
Website: https://breezy-jewelry-designs.square.site
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/
I have been creating jewelry for over 8 years. I love making the Viking weave, which is colored copper and/or stainless steel, wire-woven into beautiful necklaces and bracelets.
I also make and sell fabric items: cross-body purses, snappy-closure eyeglass cases, wristlets with detachable key fobs, ID holders/coin purse with detachable lanyard, microwavable bowl hot pads, and key fobs.
Artist: Mike Mouradian
Business: LawnTrout Guitars
Product: Guitars, ukuleles, and dulcimers made from cigar boxes
Email: Mouradia@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lawntroutguitars/
Website: www.LawnTrout.com
Made in the tradition of the old blues artists, these are three-stringed guitars tuned to CDG for easy playing with a slide. They can easily be tuned to other cords, too.
My guitars are handmade from modern cigar boxes with turn-of-the-century artwork on them. They have old maple necks; some are fretted. Non-fretted guitars come with a wine-bottle glass slide.
All guitars are electric and can be plugged into an amp. If you need a special theme, let me know.