Art Star Craft Bazaar in Philadelphia

by Tara Gentile on May 19, 2009

Here in eastern Pennsylvania, many of the top indie crafters are busy preparing for the epic Art Star Craft Bazaar on May 30 & 31 in Philadelphia. Art Star is both a juried craft market featuring over 100 amazing vendors and a fab indie boutique in the Northern Liberties neighborhood. Although vendors come in from all across the country, many of my favorite Philly crafters will be there.

Linda Johnson, from Little Flower Designs, holds a BFA in sculpture from Tyler School of Art and a certificate in interior design from Philadelphia University. She has also pursued her ceramics education in various art centers in the Philadelphia area. Linda’s style combines clean lines, bold color, and folk art images to create functional home decor and kitchenware.

Leah Mackin is a book artist, punctuation enthusiast, and serious scrapple lover! The journal above is one of her new designs – writing paper, maps, printed paper, colored copy paper, and lined paper are bound together to inspire the journalist to create in the space between the covers.

I’ve mentioned before that I have a thing for ceramic jewelry – organic, bold, beautiful. Yasha Butler Ceramics takes ceramic jewelry to a new level: fine art. Her pieces are unglazed porcelain, elegant shapes that are delicately etched with simple designs. These earrings are as surprising as they are versatile.

Finally, the ever-fabulous Sara Selepouchin, from girlscantell, is a screen-printer extraordinaire, craft evangelist, and Etsy specialist. Fitting for her background in architecture, Sara designs diagrams of everyday objects – and body parts! – and prints them onto hand towels, placemats, coasters, and notebooks.

I’ll be attending Art Star early on Sunday. If you’ll be around, please let me know! I’d love to meet up with you!

Tara Gentile is the editor of Scoutie Girl - the blog with a penchant for the passionately handmade! She is also creator & editor of Handmade in PA, a blog and online community that supports arts & crafts in Pennsylvania.

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1 dolangeiman May 19, 2009 at 12:43 pm: RT @HandmadeNews #tryhandmade Love the artists featured in this post about the Art Star Craft Bazaar http://tinyurl.com/otplzj
2 RosiesWhimsy May 19, 2009 at 1:31 pm: Shop Local: Art Star Craft Bazaar in Philadelphia http://bit.ly/8XfPN
3 Michelle Harvey May 19, 2009 at 2:23 pm: Shop Local: Art Star Craft Bazaar in Philadelphia http://bit.ly/8XfPN
4 craftandart May 19, 2009 at 4:34 pm: Shop Local: Art Star Craft Bazaar in Philadelphia :: Featured on … http://bit.ly/14HWeH
5 Sara Smedley May 20, 2009 at 6:09 am: Nice write up and such a nice bunch of artists! Four Z-Towners will be there, Skylark Studio, Chez Sucre Chez, Turtle Bunny Love, and of course me, Sara Smedley. We’ll be at #31 & #32. Come say “hi.”
6 KB May 20, 2009 at 6:06 am: @leahmackin Did you see your feature in the shop handmade blog? congrats!!! http://bit.ly/oTFul
7 leahmackin May 20, 2009 at 7:20 am: @UnmploydDsgnr found this feature on my work! that’s right – I’ll be at Art Star hawkin’ my wares. http://bit.ly/oTFul
8 craftandart May 25, 2009 at 4:31 pm: Shop Local Art Star Craft Bazaar in Philadelphia Featured on Try … http://bit.ly/16umTq
9 Erika Jurney June 10, 2009 at 5:59 pm: Shop Local: Art Star Craft Bazaar in Philadelphia http://bit.ly/8XfPN
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