For 3 days, the Marin Center Exhibit Hall will be transformed into an Arts & Crafts Market featuring 200 exhibits dedicated to handcraft of design. Celebrating traditional artistic forms and techniques –luminous color, careful detail, romantic symbolism, and devotion to nature.
Artists, artisans, handcrafters, jewelry makers, designers, woodworkers, ceramists, and other creators offer work that reflects a dedication to craftsmanship. Many have spent years reviving lost styles, using hand tools, techniques, and an imagination that brings life to contemporary handcraft of design. The show is an opportunity to shop for beautifully crafted, one-of-a-kind objects, and buy from artists, artisans, and makers.
The show offers an outstanding variety of home décor, accessories, antiquities, artwork, and unusual items such as hand-dyed silks, felted hats, nomadic articles, ceramics, woodwork, wood inlay mirrors, one-of-a-kind sculptures, champlevé jewelry, wearable art clothing.
There is something for everyone who appreciates the handcraft of design.
The exhibits encompass a vast list of artisan categories, offering a diverse array of products. Featured products include:
Clothing and Accessories: handmade clothing, wearable art, hand-sewn accessories, handcrafted bags, art-to-wear apparel, felted hats, retro fashions, alpaca knitwear, collage pendants, art couture, headpieces, and natural-dyed silk scarves.
Artisan Textiles and Weaving: hand-loomed fabrics, traditional low-warp tapestries, woodblock fabrics, hand-printed fabrics, handspun yarn, felting, upcycled fabrics, nomadic textiles, and bead knotting.
Jewelry & Glass Art: handcrafted jewelry, champlevé, opals, gold & silver pieces, sterling silver jewelry, necklaces, bracelets, rings, pearls, amber jewelry, fusion jewelry, metalwork, enamel pendants, handblown glass art, fused glass, and lampworked glass.
Home Goods and Furniture: handmade household goods, handcrafted lamps, conceptual art clay pieces, ceramic pottery, glass art, furniture, sculptural garden items, stained glass décor, candles, designer textiles, rugs, woodwork, bowls, gourd art, painted tiles, recovered wood and iron.
Vintage, Antique, Ethnographic, and Collectibles: silver and gold items, glassware, vintage jewelry and clothing, estate sale finds, art nouveau designs, vintage signs, vintage Hollywood jewelry, sacred textiles, collectible glass, ethnographic pieces, Taxco silver, and nomadic costuming.
Fine Art & Paper Arts: oil paintings, original fine art, watercolors, photography, limited prints, hand-printed paper, paper arts, handmade cards, woodblock art, collectible glass art, and fiber arts.
Artisan Gifts: handcrafted gift cards, gourmet teas, handmade chocolates, pastries, toffee, natural soaps, handmade lotions, lacquered boxes, candles, and unique artisan gifts.