Cary, NC

I make works of art and useful items from reclaimed wood. For example I make a wreath of leaves from 20 types of wood from around the world, many with historic significance. One piece comes from a cabin originally built by George Washington in 1747. My other items include American flags made from NC tobacco sticks over 100 years old. I also make serving trays, Christmas trees and many more. All items come with a description and history of the wood.

Christina Becher Art
High Point, NC
https://www.facebook.com/christinabecherart/
@ChristinaBecherArt
@ChristinaBecherArt

Watercolor paintings are painted on 140lb Strathmore paper with Winsor & Newton paints. I start with a high-light on a painting & pull my paint away. Once dry, I expand out and again pull paint away to layer and blend in a wet on wet process. My alcohol ink paintings are on yupo paper or ceramic tiles. Rubbing alcohol & brushes move the inks like my watercolors & can remove the paint to expose the surface below. The paint and water/alcohol interaction determines how the painting evolves.

Leapin' Lizard Crochet
Cary, NC
https://www.etsy.com/shop/leapinlizardcrochet
https://www.facebook.com/LeapinLizardCrochet

I enjoy spinning and dying yarn in addition to using repurposed material to create yarn in addition to occasionally buying store bought yarn.

Oxford Green Candle Co.
Apex, NC
https://oxfordgreencandleco.com/
https://www.facebook.com/oxfordgreencandleco/
@OxfordGreenCandleCo

Oxford Green Candle Co. creates soy/coconut wax candles made w/lead-free cotton wicks and botanical perfume oils (free of toxins/carcinogens) handcrafted in Apex, NC. Simple and minimal, they are designed to complement every style of home. Production is kept small and simple — candles are poured in small batches. Each candle, from wicking to wax melting to pouring, is created with the utmost care and precision. Available in 4, 9 & 16 oz. containers, along w/diffusers & bottle strike matches.

Franklin Fiberworks
Wake Forest, NC

Woven items are created on Rigid Heddle or floor loom. Applying photo sensitive dye to fabric, layering it with opaque objects and exposing to sun yields sun painted fabric/scarves. Eco printing uses a chemical reaction to encourage the tannin in leaves to imprint on silk after simmering in a water bath. Applying soapy water and friction to wool fibers forces them to adhere (felt) to themselves or other fabric. Shibori dying creates patterns through folding, tying, binding and ice dying.

Felted Creations by Anne
Greensboro, NC
https://www.facebook.com/Felted.creations/
@FeltedCreations.GSO

I create art and sculptures out of wool by needle felting. The wool is felted and shaped by stabbing the wool with special felting needles which have tiny barbs at the end causing the fibers to tangle and felt. I form everything from natural core wool and then add detail with dyed wools, there are no styrofoam bases in my work. I also have wet felted art (water and soap are added to wool then agitated with hands to create felted pieces) that have decorative needle felting designs on them.

Chip Freund Photography
Raleigh, NC
https://www.chipfreundphoto.com/
https://www.facebook.com/chipfreundphoto/
@ChipFreundPhoto

I am a digital landscape and nature photographer who seeks to engage the viewer with images that capture a moment and evoke emotion. The interface of land and water is a common theme in my work. I print on fine art paper. I mat and frame my work using archival quality materials. All prints are limited editions, signed and numbered.

Munga Vision
Clayton, NC
https://www.mungavision.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mungavision
@MungaVision

I create feel good art with a message. The majority of my designs are painted or crafted digitally and all art pieces incorporate and begin with the message. Sometimes I use funny ideas, some romantic or some poetic. Into each design a famous quote or my own personal writings are added. Pieces are produced on all different mediums from art prints, canvas, wood prints, stationery and more after. I do paint some things originally by hand before digitizing them as well and sell original art too.

LH Jewelry Design
Cary, NC
https://www.facebook.com/LHJewelryDesign

Lynn focuses on bead weaving and bead embroidery, utilizing a variety of techniques while incorporating gemstones, crystals, vintage and found items into her work. Each piece can take hundreds or thousands of tiny Japanese seed beads, each stitched individually or in a small groups, frequently with multiple thread passes through each bead. The quality of the beads and the unique nature of components and the finished pieces are very important to her.

Doora Ceramics
Durham, NC
https://www.dooraceramics.com/
https://www.facebook.com/dooraceramics/
@DooraCeramics

My work explores what common objects can mean to us. I make functional ceramics that tell stories and are infused with meaning by building collage works and layering multiple materials - vintage laces, embroidery, crochet, plants and flowers - on clay. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind artwork through its unique textures and impressions on the clay. I hand-paint all ceramics with stains, underglazes, slips and washes.

Su-Di Designs
Cary, NC

I create one of a kind soft sculptured coiled fabric bowls by applying different batik fabrics to cotton clothesline and they coiling the bowls using a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine. I use many different batik fabrics in many colors to produce beautiful bowls. I also make scalloped bowls by applying fabric to Temptex and I cut out some of the fabric and put it back together using a satin stitch on the sewing machine to make scallop shape.

The White Sparrow NC
Raleigh, NC
https://www.facebook.com/whitesparrownc/

I combine my illustrations, my paintings and my photographs to create one of a kind artwork. For example I will draw a picture, color it with color pencils, scan it to my computer and then pick several of my photos (flowers, sky, trees, water, sun photos) and overlay them on my drawing for additional depth and texture. With my photos, I will layer several of them together to achieve the look, mood and humor I'm striving towards.

Blossom & Gauge
Macclesfield, NC
https://www.blossomandgauge.com/
https://www.facebook.com/blossomandgauge
@Blossom_and_Gauge

I create hammered aluminum jewelry with stained glass and semiprecious stones which is lightweight and tarnish-free. Inspired by nature, many of my pieces feature botanical elements or whimsical sea creatures. Each piece begins with a simple strand of aluminum wire which is shaped and hammered to produce a strong finished piece. The process of hammering also allows me to give the piece a little extra dimension through variations in the width of the wire due to the force of the hammering.

Hokulele Pottery
Raleigh, NC
https://www.facebook.com/hokulelepottery/

My eclectic stoneware pottery is both thrown on the wheel and hand build with soft slabs and pinch pots. All pieces are fired twice and decorated with vibrant glazes, stamped impressions, and hand carvings. Some pots are highly functional and some are decorative to be displayed outside in the garden or inside in planters.

Lynette Pair Designs
Wendell, NC
https://www.facebook.com/Lynnette-Pair-designs-124838777542892/

Using stained glass, crafting suncatchers, and windows, technique, cutting glass, then smoothing edges with grinder, copper foil, or insert in zinc, then taking copper foil pieces and sodering to make suncatcher. putting some glass on different items like bike wheels, pitchers with wire, slumping some glass onto metal bike parts to make outdoor art.

Blue Frog Designs
Cary, NC
https://www.bluefrogclay.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ginnieparrish/
@ParrishGinnie

I create millefiori canes with polymer clay, forming a cylindrical "cane". The image runs lengthwise so that each cross section has the same pattern. I use slices from my canes and other polymer clay techniques to create unique hand-formed polymer clay beads and other jewelry components.

Live Gently Art
Sanford, NC

The stained glass mosaics are made using a glass-on-glass technique. While most of the mosaics are made with translucent glass, suitable for hanging in a window, glass door, or transom, some are made with opaque glass mounted on boards, suitable for wall hangings.

Glass Explosions
Cary, NC
http://www.glassexplosions.com/
https://www.facebook.com/GlassExplosions/

Fused and slumped art glass is molded into our plates, trays and bowls. Our ornaments are hand-blown in Cary, from borosilicate glass. Several of our ornaments and bowls are made using traditional glass blowing techniques. We also have recycled wine bottles which are slumped and decorated.

Ocean Fired Studio Pottery
Carolina Shores, NC
https://www.instagram.com/oceanfiredstudio/

My work is both wheel thrown and hand created, functional and fun. I like to create sculpted characters, whimsical and happy.Each piece has a personality of his own, expressive in nature. But I also have a serious potter side. Throwing on the wheel and experimenting with beautiful colors. Bowls that are carved with landscapes and tall gorgeous trees. All hand painted, unique pieces of art that are functional. I Love it when new friends enter my booth and say "Your work Just Makes Me Smile!"

Kettu Woodworks
Wake Forest, NC
https://www.kettuwoodworks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/kettuwoodworks
@KettuWoodworks

Kettu Woodworks is based in Wake Forest, NC. All products are hand made, using wood obtained from local lumber yards and milled in my shop, finished with mineral oil, food safe epoxy, or my proprietary wood wax. My pieces are inspired by my experiences and those around me; my eldest daughter often serves as both muse and quality tester. My favorite part of the creative process is seeing the wood reveal its character as I mill it. Each piece comes to life through unique grain color and pattern.

Labrottie Creations
Mebane, NC
https://www.labrottiecreations.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Labrottiecreations/
@LabRottieCreations

I create Pop Pet artwork based upon real pictures. I hand drawn the images using a computer mouse. I prefer using bright colors and patterns that bring the character to life. I try and capture the personality and nature of each animal. I love creating art that makes people smile.

Grainy Days Woodworking
Raleigh, NC
https://grainydayswoodworking.com/
@GrainyDaysWoodworking

I really appreciate the grain patterns in the different types of wood (hence "Grainy Days"). I strive to chose varieties that compliment each other when using multiple woods in one project. I love gluing the different woods together to make various shapes and patterns. If it's a cutting board, then that's pretty much it. If it's a box top, then I have to choose the wood that matches and the type of joinery to put it together. With so many types of ways to join wood it never gets boring!

Stitch and Brush
Apex, NC
https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchandBrush
https://www.instagram.com/marywassil/

I love to create landscape paintings that are abstract and impressionistic. I enjoy working with palette knife and oil paint for bold color and texture. The palette knife allows me to apply thick paint and retains the vibrancy of color. I begin my paintings with a reference photo and apply my first layer with in an acrylic medium on canvas. Using both brush and palette knife, I paint additional layers with oil, leaving some of the acrylic painting showing through.

Vives Coloré Art
Cary, NC
https://www.vivescoloreart.com/
https://www.facebook.com/vivescoloreart/
@VivesColoreArt

Representational oil paintings on canvas or board display enhanced colors and a fresh perspective of mostly nature-based subjects. Creatively cropped compositions produce original art that is also affordable. My painting technique is more aligned with direct painting than anything else, utilizing a growing variety of tools to reproduce interesting effects.

Spark Metal Studio
Raleigh, NC
https://www.sparkmetalstudio.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SparkMetalStudio/
@SparkMetalStudio

Trained as both an architect and a metalsmith, I combine these two passions to create modern jewelry in steel. Each design is original, laser cut and then hand finished and hand cast with epoxy resin, or 18 karat gold plated. The forms are both architecturally based and drawn from nature.