December Artist Markets!!

Coming soon to a neighborhood near you...




Saturday, December 4 & Sunday, December 5:

   

   

  

Sunday, December 5:

Saturday, December 11:

West Asheville Open Studio Sale

Saturday, December 18:

Upcoming Live Market Events!

A wee bit last minute for this weekend's offerings, but there's just so much going on this month!!

November 6 - 7!!

River District Studio Stroll, November 13-14!!

November 13!!!

November 14!!

November 18: End of Session Auction!!

November 21!!!

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A new season of Market fun!

Spring is peeking out this week in Asheville, and we're shaking off the winter hibernation and getting ready for a new season of live Markets!

Asheville Street Markets will soon begin highlighting the full range of Artist Markets in the area, so if you've got one you'd like to see highlighted, send some information to 'info' at 'crazygreenstudios.com'.

This weekend, we see the return of the 2nd Saturday Artist Market.  This year, the Market moves inside to a hip new location in The Rocket Club,

and in addition to the great arty and crafty vendors, there will now be food!  March will welcome Suzy Phillips of the soon-to-be-opened-west-asheville-can't-live-without-it Zeytoon.  The Community Booth also returns, hosting Homeward Bound.  And at the vendor tables, you'll find ceramics, accessories, glass, encaustics, toys, jewelry, felted wonders and more!

And right across the street, be sure to check out big fun at Asheville BookWorks as they welcome Drive-By Press from 1-5pm. Drive-By Press is a collaborative print and fashion experience specializing in limited edition apparel. Artists Gregory Nanney and Steven Prohira will be rolling through Ashville North Carolina to print outside at the on (((Dates snd time???.))) Come check out their custom, hand-cut woodblocks. 

You select the design and placement on the shirt and its inked and printed to your specifications from their mobile printing press! Come see their collection of over 1000 prints gathered from across the country from hundreds of artists from coast to coast!!!

And...if you're an arty crafter or a crafty artist, The Big Crafty is taking applications for the July event.  You can link to the application from their homepage, or right HERE! 

2nd Saturday Artist Market has a new home!!

2nd Saturday Artist Market The Rocket Cluib

  
The 2nd Saturday Artist Market returns for a second season with a new sponsor and a new home!

Crazy Green Studios welcomes The Rocket Club as event sponsor and also event host.  The Market will take place inside The Rocket Club on the 2nd Saturday of each month from March through December, from 11:00am - 5:00pm.

Vendors will have space for a 6' table and chairs or like-sized display, and in addition to the great art and craft vendors, we are pleased to add some of our areas great independent food vendors to the Market.  March will feature delicious treats from the soon-to-be-opened Zeytoon.

Returning to the monthly Market is the Community Booth. Each month we will host a local organization to support their efforts, help recruit volunteers and advertise events. In addition to the monthly featured organization, each month we will collect canned food and other non-perishables for MANNA FoodBank.

Any artists interested in vending, as well as culinary magicians and community organizations interested in using the Community Booth, can find all information at the blog site or email Lori at 'info' at 'crazygreenstudios.com'.

It's Big Crafty Time Again!!!

It's back and just as crafty as you know it and love it to be!

Join over 100 vendors at Pack Place on Sunday, December 6 from 12-6pm and get yer craft on!

Shop Local. Shop Handmade. Shop Fun!!!

2nd Saturday Artist Market this weekend!

It's that time! If you're in the east-West Asheville area on Saturday, be sure to visit the 2nd Saturday Artist Market on Domino Lane, and stroll over through Christopher's Garden and see what delights await you there!

In addition to the participating artists and craftspeople, both anchor studios will be open. At Crazy Green Studios, I'll have a table of 'clearance' items that really want to find a home, and next door at Mimi Strang Design, Mimi is also clearing inventory to make room for her new work, so you'll find deals on the decorative and functional treasures you've been waiting for!

And in the Community Booth, you'll find information on many upcoming community events, cards for other local merchants and as always, you'll have the opportunity to drop off canned food and other non-perishables for MANNA FoodBank. You'll also be able to purchase bowls that will support Imagine Render's 'Empty Bowls Project', which also benefits MANNA FoodBank.

Click the image above to visit the Artist Market blog for profiles on our vendors, and you can find your way here with the maps to the right (also available at the Market blog!).

Asheville Poeples Market

The Asheville People's Market will be the happening place to be this Sunday! It will be happening right next to the largest free street festival in the south east! Bele Chere!!!!

So come on out and keep it local, keep it real, and have fun!

July 12: Big Crafty & People's Market!!

The Big Crafty is BACK!! 12-6pm. In the heart of downtown at Pack Square: 100 indie crafters, music, food and drink. Shop Asheville. Shop Handmade. Shop Fun!! Click on the image for more info and a list of all the crafters.

The People's Market, 11am-4pm: A weekly gathering of re-cycled, re-used items, local economy support, treasure, handcrafts, homemades, fine art, Sunday social mingling in the sunshine, AND its all for a good cause! All profits from the rental of vendor spaces will be donated to help support the work of the American Rainbow Rapid Response. And you guessed it, click on the image above for more details!!

2nd Saturday Artist Market kicks off MANNAfest!

2nd Saturday Artist Market is back on July 11, and in addition to new and returning artists and craftspeople, and our Community Booth guests Koinonia, we are proud to partner with MANNA FoodBank as an Ambassador to help collect food in East West Asheville for MANNA FoodBank's MANNAfest: Neighborhood Food Drive.

Last fall, in the wake of increasing demand for emergency food assistance and decreasing food supplies, MANNA started a quarterly food drive program (MANNAfest) to help stock their shelves. They are teaming up with high school students in the fall, workplaces in the winter, faith groups in the spring and neighborhoods (that's us!) in the summer. I hope you'll consider helping support this drive by donating food.

Crazy Green Studios will be kicking off the drive at tomorrow's 2nd Saturday Artist Market and continuing to receive donations at the studio. We will then deliver our collections to MANNA, where it will be weighed, processed and provided to the agencies with whom MANNA partners.

If you'd like to bring donations to Crazy Green Studios, here's a list of the top ten most needed items:

1. canned meat (spam, ham, chicken)
2. tuna
3. peanut butter (plastic jars only please)
4. canned vegetables
5. canned/dried fruit
6. meal-in-a-can (beef stew, chili, etc.)
7. canned soup
8. dried/canned beans
9. boxed macaroni & cheese or other dinners
10. health & cleaning aids (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, detergent)

Next Lexington Bazaar: July 18th!

Come to the next Lexington Bazaar in the Courtyard on July 18th from 11am-6pm.

We have two great music acts: "Now You See Them" and "Buffalo" and of course our great vendors; some returning ones and exciting new ones..

And don't forget to pick up some of Bouchon's French Fries while you're at it...

Summer Break!

Howard Street Handmade will take a break in July and August, to go to the beach, sleep in, and do other such summertime what-not. We will see you in September for the blow-out back-to-school crafty extravaganza, September 19th!
This is where I want to go.

July 11 & 12: Big Market Days in Asheville!!

It's going to be another great weekend of fabulous treasures and hand-crafted creations in Asheville! Here are the offerings for the weekend of July 11-12:


Saturday, July 11:

2nd Saturday Artist Market in East West Asheville, 12-4pm: This month we have returning vendors and some new, including clothing, ceramics, jewelry, fused glass, metal and mixed media, soy candles and more! Koinonia will be the guests in the Community Booth, and you can drop off canned food and non-perishables for the MANNA FoodBank Neighborhood Food Drive, as well as purchase ceramic bowls to benefit MANNA, at the Crazy Green Studios' booth. Click the image above for more details.


Sunday, July 12:

The Big Crafty is BACK!! 12-6pm. In the heart of downtown at Pack Square: 100 indie crafters, music, food and drink. Shop Asheville. Shop Handmade. Shop Fun!! Click on the image for more info and a list of all the crafters.

The People's Market, 11am-4pm: A weekly gathering of re-cycled, re-used items, local economy support, treasure, handcrafts, homemades, fine art, Sunday social mingling in the sunshine, AND its all for a good cause! All profits from the rental of vendor spaces will be donated to help support the work of the American Rainbow Rapid Response. And you guessed it, click on the image above for more details!!

People's Market is TODAY!!!

That's today, Sunday June 28 - and every Sunday for that matter, so get on downtown and check it out!

And as an added treat, if you're of the 'green thumb' variety, you can pick up some FREE plant starts - that's right, FREE!!

Look for the white tents and long shade canopy in the lot across the street from Rosetta's Kitchen - plenty of parking, beautiful day - go out and meet the People!!

Revolutionary Road...: All we want is a better world!

Revolutionary Road...: All we want is a better world!

Saturday & Sunday, June 20-21: Markets abound!!!

The rains have stopped and the sun is back out - a perfect weekend for checking out two awesome ongoing Markets in Asheville. And if you're looking for a unique last-minute Dad's Day gift or if you just want to a nice slice of what's going on in Asheville, you'll find unlimited options at one of these great events:

See a wide range of artists, crafters and designers, get a snack from Bouchon's street food table and hear music by Kip and his band Rubber Cushions! Saturday, 11-4 (if the sun stays out, they'll go later!)

This month's Market features 20 artists and indie crafters - about half are returning and half new, so you know you'll find something new and exciting! Right next to Short Street Cakes for your sweet tooth stop: Saturday from 11am - 4pm.

On Sunday, the people are gathering at the Asheville People's Market! Buy, barter, swap - it's all happening in the lot across from Rosetta's Kitchen (and while you're there, check out the great garden that's growing under the overpass!). Sunday, starting at 11am.