Artisans at the Market in 2008!

The Bead Lady

At the Market: June 24, August 26, September 23

Custom made jewelry using fresh water pearls, semi-precious stones, sterling and gold filled beads and chains, and crystals.  Many unique pieces are also available for children's parties or adult girls' night out.

Bowchies

At the Market: August 5, October 21

Bowchies has everything you need for a stylish day at the park. We offer stylish dog collars, leashes and bags. All products are handmade in New England.

George Beland Woodworking

At the Market: July 8 & 29, August 19, September 9 & 30

George Beland is proud to offer an exclusive line of affordable modern furnishings featuring clean lines and thoughtfully balanced proportions. Each piece is handcrafted in Portsmouth, NH.

CC Originals

At the Market: July 1 & 29, October 21

"I make women's handbags, belts, and accessories from various textiles. Each piece is unique and make by me, not mass produced." - Cornelia Connell

Custom Designs by Tom Flanagan

At the Market: July 22, August 19, September 23, October 21

A series of paintings and prints, images of spiritual poses, similar to yoga or meditation, designed for the home or the office workplace.

Cheryl M. DiLiegro Designs

At the Market: September 16 , October 7

Cheryl DiLiegro from Lexington, MA is a calligrapher as well as a mixed media artist. She uses a variety of vintage and new embellishments in her work to prduce one of a kind treasures.

Dreaming about Giraffes

At the Market:  June 24, July 15, September 2, October 28

Soxster spirits are one of a kind hand crafted soft sculptures made from existing materials such as socks, mittens and buttons. Each has a functional keepsake backpack for storing that special treasure.

Floral Affairs of RI

At the Market: June 17, August 12, October 14

Air dried and fresh hydrangea designed with decorative embellishments, and placed into handpainted containers, wreaths, or topiaries.  Hydrangeas are organically grown in RI by the seashore.

Gerry Foley Fabric Art

At the Market: September 9, 16 & 23

Fabric creations including aprons, bags, totes, tea cozies, table runners, placemats, blouses and jackets.

Frances Gillespie

At the Market: June 17, August 12, October 14

I will be selling handknit and felted animals made from wool/alpaca fiber.  Animals will include sheep, rabbit, mouse, guinea pig, dinosaur, pony, penguin.  I will also be selling handknit children's sweaters.

Great Rock Alpacas

At the Market: July 1

We raise and sell award-winning alpacas.  Their by-product is fabulous fleece which we make into yarn and other clothing products.  Alpaca fleece is known for being softer than wool, warmer and yet lighter than wool.  For those folks who are allergic to wool, alpaca provides a wonderful alternative. It is hypo-allergenic and does not contain lanolin. Our yarn come in many different, natural colors: black white, grey, brown, fawn.

Guilday Glass

At the Market: August 12, September 30

We create unique stained glass pieces.  The use of shells, beach glass, wirework and handmade beads make one of a kind creations.  We make panels, suncatchers, ornaments, magnets and jewelry in a variety of shapes and sizes.  The technique is the copper foil method -- the glass is wrapped, designed, soldered and cleaned.

The Herb FARMacy

At the Artisans' Tent: September 2, October 7, October 21

Hand-crafted herbal skin care products, topical salves and lip balms are made in small batches.  Recipes use The Herb FARMacy's own certified organic herbs and the highest quality organic oils and essential oils, yielding healthy, luxuriating and effective ways to "feed" your skin. Other products drawing on The Herb FARMacy's herbal harvest include herbal cooking salts, herbal vinegars and herb sachets. And yes, you're remembering correctly: Rita Wollmering also comes to the Market as a Farmer!

The Hole Thing

At the Market: June 17, July 1, September 2 & 16

Whimsical felted wool sweaters and accessories all made from recycled felted wool.  I call them my swiss cheese sweaters as the line has dye-cut circles cut from each piece.  Whatever you wear under the sweater shows through; like polka dots.  I also create t-shirts with felted appliques on them.

JLM Images

Photographs are shot on Fuji film using a 35mm Minolta SLR. All photographs are handprinted in the darkrrom on Fuji Crystal Archive paper. There is no digital manipulation in any of the images, and these are all original photographs, not digital prints.

Knits and That

At the Market: October 7 & 28

The Knits and That product line consists of artistically handcrafted accessories including: Original handbags and totes, designed and hand-knit using the most luxurious natural and novelty fiber available. I felt some into their own unique shapes. Delicate shawls and colorful scares using a mix of fibers, including ribbon, yarn, and thread to create colorful, richly textured pieces. Wonderfully chic hats and mittens which are sure to put a smile on the face of anyone who wears them.

K.S'ra

At the Market: July 15, October 28

K.S'ra is a partnership based on the friendship and artistic talents of Karen Weinberg and Sara Milder. We love to use our sense of color and texture to create many kinds of fiber art, one of which is the free-lace scarves we will be selling at the Lexington Farmers' Market.

Lau Limu

At the Market: August 12

Seaweed from New England beaches is carefully selected, pressed and dried before being artistically arranged by Lisa Van Citters, who learned her skill while living on the island of Oahu in Hawai’i. Each piece is unique and hand-crafted to echo the natural beauty of the seashore.

Carol Lebeaux

At the Market: July 8, August 5,  September 23

My hand-cut portrait silhouettes are executed on the spot in a few minutes, using black paper and fine scissors.  This is a very popular old-fashioned art form and is created freehand.  There are only about 20 silhouette artists in the country.

Shayna Loeffler

At the Market: July 8, September 2

Handmade handbags made from upholstery and leather.

Dee Lyle Unique Jewelry Design

At the Market: July 1, October 21

Dee Lyle Design specializes in one-of-a-kind unique jewelry using the finest high quality materials.  I design and assemble each piece.  Whether it is a simple strand of silver beads or intricate clusters of crystals, most of my pieces can be worn all dressed up for a night out or paired up with jeans and a t-shirt.  Materials I mostly use include sterling silver, vermeil, Venetian glass, Swarovski crystal, sea glass, and glass beads that I make myself.

Malabar Glass

At the Market: June 17, July 15, August 5 & 26

Malabar Glass has been working in glass full-time for 17 years.  We implement fusing, slumping, etching, casting, sandblasting, painting, and blowing techniques as required.  All pieces are made by us, by hand, and are one of a kind.  We offer mirrors, frames, dishware, hair ornaments, wind chimes, wall hangings, jewelry, and welcome custom orders.

Deborah MacFail Designs

At the Market: June 17, August 12, September 16

Handcrafted fine artisan gemstone and pearl jewelry accented with sterling silver and 14ct gold fill.

Erin Moran Designs

At the Market: July 8 & 29, August 19, September 9 & 30

"I hand-build ceramic tableware using a low fire white clay and underglazes.  I keep the forms and colors simple which makes them perfect for blending with your other pottery collections.  If you have never tried using hand-built ceramics you will be amazed at how much you love it!" - Erin Moran

Sally Santosuosso

At the Market: July 15, August 5 & 19, October 14

Contemporary, traditional and ethnic-inspired pendants, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.

Sea and Star Design

At the Market: August 19, October 21

"Elegant and fun jewelry, hand-forged, hand-patterned and hand-woven by the artist from sterling silver or colorful anodized niobium and aluminum.  Some items are enhanced with colorful patinas, 24K gold foil, semi-precious stones, hand-made glass or polymer clay beads.  I am inspired by geometries, colors and textures from nature." - Sue Schneps

Silver Iris Studios

At the Market: July 22, August 5

Friends Sue Acton and Mary Donoghue create fine silver and dichroic glass jewelry using kiln-fusing and cold-working techniques.  Dichoic glass was developed extensively by NASA, but is now used in jewelry due to its beautiful reflective properties.  Dichroic glass may be set in a design of precious metal clay (PMC), which when fired, becomes fused into fine silver designs.  The phase-changing properties of dichroic glass and PMC give Sue and Mary endless opportunity to express creativity.

Thimble Pleasures

At the Market: July 29, October 7

"Home Economics in junior high started my life as a sewer. I learned how to use a sewing machine, and I have not stopped. For myself, for others, for fun and for profit - sewing is my "go to" activity. I make many one of a kind items - bibs, quilts, purses, fabric clocks - and they can all be personalized with names or your special color palette. I incorporate machine embroidery into many of my products." - Jane Epstein

Urban Kitchen

At the Market: June 24, July 22, August 26, September 30, October 28

The Urban Kitchen makes handmade soap from scratch using the old fashioned cold process method of soapmaking.KiKinKiWe use 100% vegetable oils and butters.  Additives such as oatmeal, wheatgerm, lavender, clays, herbs are also incorporated.