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  • ASCB Shopping List: Clothing, Part 1

    The Art Star Craft Bazaar is less than 1 month away!! With around 140 amazing artists/crafters participating, it is easy to become overwhelmed and want to buy everything!  We recommend coming to the show with a game plan. We will be sharing ASCB Shopping Lists until the big day (May 10th/11th), so you can come with a plan of attack.  Today’s shopping list is devoted to clothing b/c we have a pretty large group of vendors in this category this year.  This shopping list does not include screen printed T-shirts, onesies, etc – I will devote a post to them in the coming weeks!

    We have a slew of vendors selling unique, fashion forward clothes just in time for you to freshen up your spring/summer wardrobe!  Which one of these vendors are you excited to check out?  Let us know in the comments below, we’d love to hear from you!

    1. Pretty Snake  Joseph Aaron Segal is the genius behind this line of cool clothing.  He had me at CATS! But seriously, his prints are amazing! He is on my personal ascb shopping list this year.  Joseph was a contestant on Season 11 of Project Runway and currently teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design.  This will be his first year participating in our bazaar.

     2. Meerwiibli  This line of clothing is expertly hand made in Phoenicia, NY by the lovely Sarah-Maria Vischer-Masino.  Sarah-Maria recently opened up a shop called the Tailored Mermaid in Beacon, NY, which showcases clothing & accessories handmade by Sarah and other talented designers.  She will be setting up a Tailored Mermaid pop up shop at the bazaar so she will also be selling clothing by Snoozer Loser, Vilma Mare and Quel Theatre.

    3. Rebe by Debra Weiss We are happy to welcome back Art Star Craft Bazaar alum, Debra Weiss who is the talented woman behind the clothing line, Rebe.  Each piece is truly a wearable work of art and her line is a favorite among ascb shoppers. Debra’s clothing is sold exclusively at craft markets and her daughter (and booth mate!) Hillery Sproatt’s online shop called Specks & Keepings.  Don’t miss this chance to shop her line in person!

     

    4. Temperate creates ethically responsible and timeless pieces made from 100% organic cotton and non-toxic, plant based dye.  The clothing is not only beautiful but also comfortable and designed to be worn in a temperate, two-season climate.  Their production process is low impact and their clothing is grown, milled & sewn in the USA so you can feel good about your purchase.  This will be Temperate’s first time participating in our bazaar and we are excited to check out their clothes in person!

    5. Megan Auman I have had Megan Auman’s leggings on my wishlist for a while now and I plan to finally pick up a pair at the bazaar.  I love the colorful, painterly prints the she has designed for these.  She has a bunch of different colors & patterns.  I am having a hard time choosing which ones to get…. These prints are also available on clutches, pillows, and scarves.  Plus, she makes incredible steel jewelry.  She is a very talented lady and I am always looking forward to seeing what she makes next.

    There are so many great clothing vendors this year that I have decided to break this up into two posts.  Soooo, To be continued…………

  • Meet Art Star Craft Bazaar Vendor Hillery Sproatt

    Art Star: Did you go to art school?  If so, where did you study?
    Hillery Sproatt:      I did. I studied printmaking and book arts at The Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland.

    AS: What types of items will you be selling at the bazaar?
    HS    : I will be selling hand-colored etchings, drawings, embroidered objects and perhaps some very small weavings.

     AS: What materials do you work with?
    HS: I keep many scraps for collage. Many drawings soon become pieces of other drawings. I use embroidery thread, linen, many colored yarns, and a small thing of gouache. Colored pencils, a few nicely colored markers, crayons, fine paper, and pva are also staples in my small studio.

    AS: How are your items made? Describe your process.
    HS:     I am an intuitive maker. I find I often just begin and I try to look closely at what is happening in the work. Relationship building is a big part of making anything for me these days. I use my imagination quite a bit.


    AS:     Are you able to make your work full-time?  If not, what do you do for your day job?
    HS: That is something I hope to work towards. Along with making my work and running Specks & Keepings,  I work four days a week as a production assistant at a small textile company, called Unison, based in Chicago. I get to work with many lovely handprinted fabrics, which is a pleasure.

    AS: Who are some of your favorite artists?
    HS:     Cy Twombly and Claes Oldenburg excited me. I am often inspired by children’s drawings, the quilts made by the women of Gees Bend, the flatness of Grandma Moses, and many other wonderful artists I find and share on my blog. So many beautiful things in the world worth seeing.

    Horse Mobile by Hillery Sproatt

    AS: What are you reading/listening to right now?
    HS:      At the moment I am reading At Home by Bill Bryson, which is very good! I am also enjoying watching Treme on HBO. This is one of my very favorite shows.

    AS: Where would you like to see yourself and your art/craft business in the next 10 years?
    HS:     I would like to be able to support myself and to be showcasing the work of many other fine artists through growing the Specks & Keepings shop. I would also like to be designing fabrics for Debby Weiss, the designer of Rebe, to make her wearables from.

    “Henri & Hanna” Soft Sculptures by Hillery Sproatt

     

    AS: Are there any bazaar participants that you are excited to check out this year? 
    HS: The ceramic mugs by Earth and Wears. Printed Wearables by Red Prairie Press.

    Visit Hillery Sproatt at the Art Star Craft Bazaar at Booth #71

     

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