Sassafras
SASSAFRAS is an apothecary studio offering carefully crafted, handmade self-care products – skincare, soaps, body oils, herbal balms and aromatherapy – using botanical ingredients that are organic, wildcrafted or locally sourced. Thoughtfully chosen organic ingredients provide a natural and nourishing, gentle yet effective product, and provide a restorative experience to both self and spirit. A humble homage to exquisite botanical materials!
Simple and luxurious, Sassafras apothecary studio shows you how it should feel to take care of yourself!
www.sassafrasbotanicalcare.com
Anita Lee
ANITA LEE has an intense affinity for the sky! She crafts angelic, intricate, edgy, haunting works of art. If you daydream about loving and holding your own character-driven prints, postcards, greeting cards, handmade pins/brooches, handmade zines, and stickers, Anita will tickle the devilish feminista in you.
Annakari Knitwear
ANNAKARI KNITWEAR designs useful, durable and high quality unisex knitwear. Each piece is designed on 100 year old Swiss knitting looms through a process of swatch sampling and meticulous needle manipulation. These unisex accessories like scarves, gloves and fingerless gloves are made with hand-dyed cashmere and merino wool. Annakari’s work on vintage knitting machines finds balance between traditional hand loomed construction methods and more contemporary wearables.
Casino
The ever-expanding mindscape that is Casino Artspace invades CraftMart 2016 at the Hamilton Artists Inc. Sexy.
www.locke-taylor.com/casino-a-hamilton-collective/
www.facebook.com/YeahCasino/
Minimalware
MINIMALWARE is an art & design collective founded amongst the flourishing maker culture in Southern Ontario. They create functional utilitarian wares for you and your home. Using combinations of ceramic and wood, they design and produce aesthetic everyday objects that are soul-satisfying to hold and behold.
www.etsy.com/shop/minimalware
www.instagram.com/minimalware/
moonruddledesigns
MOONRUDDLEDESIGNS makes sustainable baby blankets using 70% bamboo and 30% organic cotton fabric. They sew the blankets and then naturally dye them using a variety of plants and plant matter. These blankets are eco- and baby-friendly!
facebook.com/moonruddledesigns
twitter.com/moonruddle
Dan Gibbons
DAN GIBBONS handmakes functional, form-focused pottery. All work is made in porcelain and fired in a white matte glaze emphasizing the stunning shape of each piece. Simple, beautiful forms for day-to-day use that evoke a light-weight preciousness!
CO LAB FAB JAB & PRET A PORTER
CO LAB FAB JAB & PRET A PORTER HAMILTON are two collaborative artist producers of new and interesting utilitarian curiosities. CO LAB FAB JAB upcycles ceramics with artist collaged decals, and PRET A PORTER HAMILTON creates textiles made from Hamilton urban patterns. Come get you Ham Jam!
Jenna’s Doodles
JENNA’S DOODLES Jenna Gregory creates unique, cute and strange drawings about the weird and wonky worlds of love, travel and the great outdoors. Let Jenna’s quirky graphic design turn your everyday life into a social experiment in happiness.
Pink & Print
PINK & PRINT creates fun, bright, sarcastic and colorful stationery products! They start with a design drawn by hand that’s turned into a greeting card, art print, button, or notebook. Everything is designed, printed and packaged locally in Hamilton. Eryn Hartmier makes products that made people laugh … Thanks Eryn.
Coffee provided by Smalls Coffee
A tiny coffee take-away spot.
HITOKOO
HITOKOO is a line of casual women’s fashion, produced in politically and culturally informed mini collections. Each individual piece of clothing is handcrafted fabric art. From concept to design, pattern to final product, these supple folds speak so you don’t have to.
Hand & Shadow
HAND & SHADOW is a line of screen-printed garments using bleach ink on cotton creating subtle variations in texture and colour. Conceptually, Hand & Shadow is about the subtle tension between the blossom and decay of the natural world, whether it’s tangles of hair or dense forest. It celebrates the spaces that aren’t immediately inviting, yet are strangely compelling.
Through Sky & Sea
THROUGH SKY & SEA creates apparel, accessories and stationery with whimsical designs. Influenced by vintage postcards, technical illustrations and anything miniature, TS&S designs and locally produces cards, pins, patches, buttons, t-shirts, drawings and posters: the things that make life beautiful!
www.facebook.com/throughskyandsea
Escartment
ESCARTMENT by Julie Johnson handcrafts wearable art jewellery using old world goldsmithing techniques. Each piece is created with great attention to detail and incorporates genuine gemstones, along with repurposed antiques and precious metals. It consists of up cycled, antique service-ware that is meticulously transformed into art jewellery. Repurposed with a purpose!
Glib Designs
GLIB DESIGNS makes magnificent, inspired special occasion cards for every event. These delectably handmade greeting cards are whimsically wonderful in watercolour, stamps, cut paper and more!
Made for you by Madeleine
MADE FOR YOU BY MADELEINE makes rustic treats, mostly sweet and some savoury! Because their product is baked in small batches, every bit is a unique triumph of culinary ecstasy. Unique to Hamilton and the GTA, MFYBM mills their own flour on site in an old-fashioned grindstone mill: this process makes all their treats wholesome, nutritious and hearty!
Dishevelled By Design
DISHEVELLED BY DESIGN creates small stained glass pieces, and sterling silver jewellery inspired by nature. Katie Gray uses molds of organic material, like precious twigs and tiny leaves, to make beautiful sterling pieces. Heirloom material, people; we’re talking heirlooms!
www.squareup.com/store/dishevelled-by-design
M.B.L.E.
M.B.L.E. (marijke bouchier limited editions) is an impish brand of limited-edition contemporary jewellery that combines vintage and contemporary materials to create modern and extremely wearable costume jewellery designs. Every item is hand-crafted by designer Marijke Bouchier, and produced in limited edition series.
Kathy & Silvana Designs
KATHY & SILVANA DESIGNS combines silversmithing, beading, and Precious Metal Clay (PMC) to craft gorgeous jewelry pieces. Metalsmith my heart, you heartthrobs!
All Gussied Up! Boutique
ALL GUSSIED UP! BOUTIQUE hand crochets Hats, Scarves, Ponchos, Headbands and Cowls with super soft acrylic yarns that are machine washable. They also repurpose vintage barn boards and drift wood to create Jewellery Holders and other organizational items to get you and your home All Gussied Up!
Instagram:@allgussiedup1boutique
Etsy: www.allgussiedupboutique.etsy.com
