Art & Home Accessories

Our friend Clark has turned what used to be a family hobby into a full-time business. In his Longmont studio, he makes a delightful cast beeswax candles that come in a wonderful variety of shapes and sizes, including a number of designs that are cast in antique and modern European candle molds. In addition, we are offering Amber Lights hand-dipped beeswax taper candles and Hanukkah candles.

Amber Lights candles are highly decorative, wonderfully detailed, naturally endowed with a heavenly honey scent, and burn clean and smokeless. 

Hanukkah begins Wednesday, December 4th. A set of dripless, smokeless, hand-dipped beeswax candles from Amber Lights contains all the candles you’ll need to light the Menorah through the entire 8-day holiday. And they smell wonderful! And they come in a lovely blue mesh bag. And they are Local. And if you have no use for Hanukkah candles, we have everything from birthday candles to 6″ pillars, bee-skeps to Buddha heads, Deco to dragons, reindeer to roses, all beautifully crafted from our friend Clark at Amber Lights.

Aidan Chopra makes delightfully light, colorful, practical pottery. His path from drawing to jewelry to architecture to software to clay is evident in his work. Mostly it’s about good craft and constant experimentation. Aidan lives in Boulder, teaches design at CU, and is happiest when he’s making beautiful, functional things.www.chickenkickpottery.com

Eric Binkley’s succulent gardens.Driven by his passionate love of outdoor spaces, Eric re-creates natural scenery in living miniature. He has a gift for using low-light tolerant, low-maintenance plants in second-hand ceramics in delightful combinations, making the serenity of the remote outdoors accessible indoors! Eric is a beloved team member at Harlequin’s Gardens.

Erin Huybrechts Davis says she has been a painter for as long as she can remember. She grew up on the east coast, has her degree in painting and printmaking, and a masters degree in education. She now lives here in Longmont, CO, where she is a freelance illustrator and teaches art to young people.

We were struck by her flowing, stylized and poetic depictions of the natural world. She is inspired by patterns and imagery from Asia, where she has traveled, and this influence is evident in her work as well. We were struck by her flowing, stylized and poetic depictions of the natural world. We are delighted to offer Erin’s work again this year!

Eve’s friend Jeanne Visvader joins our market this year with of few of her diverse artistic offerings – handmade leather-bound journals finished with unique vintage buttons, delightful little baskets woven from local Ponderosa pine needles, and jewelry ranging from festive and funky Halloween/Dia de los Muertos earrings to striking bracelets of fine Thai hill-tribe silver and semi-precious stones. Like Eve, Jeanne grew up in the art museums of New York City, and continues to draw inspiration from a vast palette of artistry and design elements that keep her creating. 

Julie Neri creates all of her whimsical ceramic pieces in her garage studio in Longmont, Colorado. Her work is based in texture, inspired by nature and infused with a touch of whimsy. Growing up on the Connecticut shore gave Julie Neri an appreciation for sea life, trees, leaves, flowers and the patterns found within nature. You will see many of these patterns reflected in the texture of her clay creations.

Julie began her relationship with clay through the need for a non-intellectual pursuit after obtaining her Masters in Public Administration. That was 30 years ago and clay has since become an essential part of her life.  She started by throwing on the wheel and took many years of adult classes.  She later started her studio in her house, began exploring hand building and found that hand building is what she craves.  She is known for her leaf trees, houses, painter’s palettes, vases, small dishes and garden flowers. 

You can find Julie’s work at art galleries and art markets in Northern Colorado, and in her online Etsy Shop. Julie’s Website is JulieNeriPottery.com. 

Our amazingly gifted friend Kathleen Lanzoni is an acclaimed watercolor painter and an award-winning signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society, the Western Colorado Watercolor Society, the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society and the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies. She grew up in Montreal and California and has lived in Colorado for over 28 years. Residing in Boulder, Kathleen divides her time painting between the studio, Plein Air (outdoors on location) and on-site murals.

The list of her well-deserved awards is a mile long. We are featuring prints and notecards of her luminous paintings.

Linda loves color! And she loves the creative process of making things from yarn or cloth. She started out in fiber arts as a weaver, but expanded into other forms as well, and is now also an accomplished quilter. She has brought her popular heat-insulated quilted cotton potholders, along with handwoven placemats and scarves to our Holiday Market.

Linda has been an active member and past president of the Handweaver’s Guild of Boulder for many years, with galleries throughout Colorado showing her work.

New this year! Matt Bubernak’s botanical and adventure-inspired ceramic mugs will warm your hands and feed your soul. Their balance and weight feel just right in your hand, and the earthy colors fit any décor.

Theresa Haberkorn, woodcut printmaker, has made Boulder her home for more than two decades.  Her masterful woodcut prints are found in exhibits and collections nation-wide, and she teaches her artform as well.  Theresa brings her art to hand-crafted household items like house-sculpture vases and candleholders, dishtowels, a charming wall calendar, and an assortment of cards. 

To find out more about the process of woodcut printing, visit Theresa Haberkorn Artist | Printmaker | Designer.

Amy Mundinger of Pine Tree Studios is truly a gifted craftswoman, with a keen eye for color and design, and well-honed skills in fiber arts from crochet to embroidery, felting to block-printing, and free-motion quilting with hand-dyed 100% cotton fabrics. Amy is an active and prominent member of the Handweavers Guild of Boulder.  This year, she’s offering innovative handmade cards.

Crane mobile

Created by Pamela Clum, from Plum Botanicals, these handmade origami crane mobiles and ornaments will brighten up any space for the holidays and beyond.

Origami cranes are a symbol of longevity, healing, hope, love and peace. A gift of a crane is believed to bestow good fortune for the recipient.