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stone avenue
70 Stone avenue, ossining, NY
hosted by Leigh Taylor Mickelson
Leigh taylor mickelson
My artwork and life's work is focused on connecting, collaborating and creating meaningful opportunity for others to discover joy and find balance. In the studio it is about trying to make work that will make someone stop in their tracks and take a breath, like when you turn a corner on a path and see an incredible flower or landscape. In her professional career (and as one of the Craft Crawl's Founders & Co-organizers) it is about being a part of helping arts businesses and nonprofits develop and grow, and increase their impact and vibrancy in the community.
She lives in Ossining, NY with her videographer/filmmaker husband Matt Mickelson and two daughters, Carmen and Navey.
jess palmer ceramics
I'm a studio potter living and working in Port Chester, New York with my husband Pete. For the past 13 years I have been making functional porcelain pots and ceramic jewelry in a thriving shared community clay studio. My former career as a Creative Director and Designer has greatly influenced my body of work. The objects I create are thrown, rolled, altered, decorated, and manipulated with my own two hands. Each piece is handmade, by me, in every way.
Meticulously designed surfaces coupled with modern elegant forms.
My work explores the intersection of design, art, and fine craft through functional wheel-thrown pots. I seek to elevate these objects by balancing form and decoration with a focus on design. My former career as a Creative Director and Graphic/Interactive Designer has greatly influenced my approach to clay. My designer's mind boils everything down to geometry, line, pattern, repetition, and color. I draw influences from architecture, botanicals and nature, and historical and graphic patterns.
artisanal chandler
Artisanal Chandler is an ethical brand with a mission of sparking joy and inspiring hope with our handmade candles that give back to cancer research. We focus on quality, sustainability, and efficacy of our products in order to create a trustworthy brand and the most positive consumer experience! Taylor Graustein started the candle business when a senior at Harrison HS, donating all profits to MSKCC in memory of her mom. In her last year at Wake Forest, she converted her high school project into an online business in the startup lab. Bob Graustein, her father, became the candlemaker and together participated in over 30 high end quality events in 2021.
Lisa Medoff Designs
Lisa Medoff originates from Brooklyn, NY where she received a BA in Cultural Anthropology and has studied under several master jewelers. From a young age, she was captivated with adorning the body with jewels. Her designs harmoniously unite color and organic form. Nature is a great inspirational force in her life as well as her love of travel. Her pieces are deeply influenced by her journeys around the globe and radiate a sense of strength and femininity.
kit burke-smith jewelry
The shapes in my work come from everyday moments, like watching birds or afternoon shadows. I use traditional hand fabricated metalsmithing methods to create new minimalist and sculptural jewelry. Materials are silver, 18k gold, neoprene rubber, and the occasional Peruvian opal and Tahitian pearl. I enjoy making work where the process informs how the shapes turn out. One example is my line of asymmetric paired loops, earrings that start from the same piece of metal, then split apart to make two elements that are not identical but relate to each other through the way they were made. Picture a long strip of linguini being cut lengthwise in a wavy line with each half becoming a looped earring and you will get the idea. Most of my work is made with the same foundational skills I often pass on to beginner metalsmithing students, like piercing and casting. I keep my methods relatively traditional but use them to create pieces that feel minimalist and sculptural. I happily live and maintain a studio in the heart of New York's Hudson Valley.
EMILY PAVACIC STUDIO
Emily’s love for creating embroidered drawings began with an unconventional drawing assignment while pursuing her Fine Arts degree from Adelphi University. Inspired by the sweet and warm moments of all kinds of relationships, as well as the ethereal and unknown, her work is often described as tender and intricate. Emily resides in Queens, NY with her husband and cats, Pluto and Kiko.
DEB HEID CERAMICS
I have been working in pottery for 17 years. In that time, I have been drawn to a traditional style that has its roots in the aesthetics of Japanese and Korean pottery. My firing process uses a wood kiln that is fired around the clock for 3 to 7 days. Starting with traditional forms and firing processes has allowed my to create a jumping of place that gives me freedom to develop my own artistic voice. I have recently added a new soft forms dimension to my vocabulary. My functional work includes soft bowls, plates and vases, as well as sakes sets, tea bowls, and yunomi. The work encompasses three themes: plain forms that embrace simplicity and grace; rough textured forms that create a feeling of coming directly from the earth and a flowing style that is evocative of mountain ridges.
resetreality
I draw from a myriad of experiences since my path as an artist has been nonlinear. I graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts with my BFA in Fine Arts in 2010, and currently live and work in New York City. I’ve continued to make work over the last decade while juggling all sorts of day jobs, including managing a Starbucks in Times Square where I learned how to juggle unexpected situations and react quickly and creatively to problems. I took on additional part time jobs in libraries and museums over the years, often working seven days a week to make ends meet. Today, I work at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Columbia University and am pursuing a Masters in Nonprofit Management. Living a full, curious life has deeply impacted the way I work and think about and create art.
Sideways Studio - hayne bayless
Hayne Bayless makes hand-built stoneware pottery in Ivoryton, CT. Other than lessons from a potter in Tokyo and a handful of classes and workshops, he has managed to avoid any formal instruction in ceramics. He abandoned wheel-throwing early on, preferring the freedom of handbuilding afforded by slabwork and extrusions.
Hayne’s interest in clay started in high school, where he discovered an old potter's wheel and kiln gathering dust in a corner of the art room. The art teacher pointed him to Bernard Leach's A Potter's Book, which became his guide. After a college career that spanned four schools and seven attempted majors over 12 years, Hayne emerged with a degree in journalism. He worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in New Haven for 10 years.
His interest in clay reemerged, and making pots began to take up most of his time outside the newsroom. He quit the paper in 1992 and several days later put out work at a churchyard craft show, where he sold three pieces.
Hayne has had the great fortune to be awarded the top prizes at two of the country's most important craft shows: the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, D.C. and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. He teaches workshops all over the country and abroad.
coopers Daughter spirits
Cooper’s Daughter Spirits is a woman-owned and family-operated distillery sourcing Hudson Valley ingredients to make seasonal batch spirits. Our distilled spirits are steeped with locally sourced and foraged ingredients, using no artificial colors or sweeteners. Our onsite cooperage handcrafts the barrels we use for aging our bourbons.
Balmaceda New York
I'm a craftswoman and jewelry designer from Argentina, living in NYC since 2012. I love recycle and reused vintage pieces and chains and create moderm and contemporary pieces. I enjoy the vibe and energy at the craft market or street pop-up. They are my better space to grow my business and my passion.