call for creatives!
The indie·pendent is striving to represent the latest, greatest, craftiest creatives in the country and we want to know who you are!
After months and months of sifting through artists (just over 2000 of them), we now have a list of our favorites and emails are going out shortly…so, be on the lookout! we do not claim to be perfect and we feel certain we missed a few, so if you feel that you fall into this category and that your work would be a good fit for the indie·pendent, please drop us a line and we’ll send you our “call for creatives” form. Simply fill it out and return it to us as soon as you are able. It only takes a few minutes, we promise! if we agree that you are indeed one of the latest, greatest, craftiest creatives in the country (we’re sure you are)…we will be in touch so that we can begin the beastly task of contracts and such.
We are so excited about our new venture and hope that you will join us!
“creatives” Q&A
The other day I received an email from an artist questioning whether or not we were “interested in his work or was he just on a mass mailing list?” I was horrified! So…if you are receiving this email, we ARE interested in your work.
He also had a few questions for me and I hope that, by sharing my response, it may answer some of yours…
When is your store opening?
I was hoping to open for the 2010 Holiday Season but the universe was not quite ready doors will open in 2011!
What will the process be for having artists accepted into your shop?
Basically, if I have expressed interest, your work fits the overall image/look/feel that the indie-pendent is going for.
Will the artists “rent” space and maintain and display their own merchandise?
mood swing studio
mood swing studio was started on a dining room table a few months after kristen randall’s first baby was born in 2002. no formal training, no fancy art school degree… just kristen and a desperate need to do something besides changing diapers and playing with noisy fisher price toys. eight years later, kristen is a busy bee after the arrival of her second child, customers dotted across the world and becoming a founding member of the handmaidens, a local collective and sponsor of the handmade market.
when she’s not creating things for the shop, kristen can be found enjoying the following: thrifting, flea markets, gin & tonics, cupcakes, singing clash songs with her kids, blazing through her netflix queue, reading… but certainly not sleeping. sigh.
i love patina
shannon mulkey of i love patina has been making things her entire life. “i am lucky to have a very crafty mom who encouraged all of my crazy ideas.” shannon dabbles in almost everything handcrafted, but she specializes in clothing, which she began to sell in 2004. she now sells at markets in austin, chicago, san diego, providence, boston and brooklyn. regarding her work and inspirations, shannon remarks, “i make reconstructed knitwear, hand-dyed slip dresses and small-run seasonal pieces. patina is always changing to reflect where i am as a designer. we live in a world full of choices. making stuff presents even more choices. you can literally create the life that you envision. resourcefulness! recycling! use what you already have.”
in addition to i love patina, shannon founded the indie craft experience (i.c.e.) in january 2005 with christy petterson and susan voekler. in an interview in creative loafing atlanta, shannon says of i.c.e., “we all shared a vision for an indie craft market in atlanta. at the time there was not a market that focused on nontraditional crafters and up-and-coming designers…we have partnered with many local organizations, businesses and galleries. it’s great to be a part of this community and to provide a market for this genre. i.c.e. continues to grow each year. one aspect that makes i.c.e. stand out is our goal to create an ‘experience.’ we offer the best selection of crafters and designers from around the country, great music and diy projects. we want people to walk away inspired.”
glue and glitter
becky striepe is an independent crafter. she owns an indie craft business, glue and glitter, and is a freelance blogger living in atlanta, georgia. becky’s passion is working with vintage fabric and salvaged materials. she loves giving found objects a brand new life. each found object tells a story in everything she makes.
becky believes in the power of little changes to make a real difference in the world: using cloth napkins instead of paper or a reusable bag instead of a plastic one. things like this add up to make a big impact! glue and glitter is all about using existing materials in products that help folks waste less without feeling deprived. even the act of cooking is so much greener than takeout when you consider all of the packaging and whatnot involved in ordering that chinese delivery! for example, becky hopes that her lunch kits may get you packing your lunch for work or school, or one of her cute aprons may encourage someone to get in the kitchen and put a meal together. she wants her work to inspire positive actions in others.
becky does freelance writing for important media, a community of blogs dedicated to sustainable living, and for greenUPGRADER.
concrete lace
concrete lace was founded in 2008 by sisters carla kaiser, katie daniels, and their mother brenda davis.
when carla and katie were little tots, brenda planted blueberry bushes in the yard, and showed the girls how to pick blueberries, wash blueberries, cook blueberries, add sugar, make blueberry jelly, decorate the jars, and give the jelly to friends and neighbors. we aren’t exactly sure why brenda didn’t just go to the store and buy stuff instead of making things from scratch; but one thing we do know is that carla and katie both inherited a love and appreciation for the creative process.
that’s why concrete lace products vibrate with handmade love. many of the designs on concrete lace cards are hand illustrated, and all are printed by hand – either by letterpress or screenprinting. they cut the cards by hand. they package in biodegradable sleeves. every piece of paper and every envelope is made in the usa, and of course, every card is printed by hand at their studio here in atlanta, ga.
concrete lace provides custom designed letterpress branding materials for businesses who cater to customers who notice details (such as corporate stationery and business cards).
a. bardis
christy petterson is an atlanta native. she creates a line of jewelry and hair accessories called a bardis and works, by day, as a p.r. specialist. since 2005, she has organized the indie craft experience, atlanta’s annual indie craft market.
christy is also a writer. she has contributed to readymade magazine, getcrafty.com, the crafty bastards blog, venuszine.com, craft magazine, croqzine, craftzine.com, two craft books by susan beal—“bead simple” and “button it up”—and to garth johnson’s book “1,000 ideas for creative reuse”. and she posts often about crafts, debt and good times on her blog abardis.com. (…are you tired yet? we are!) you can also find christy in “handmade nation,” both the book and the documentary, and she’s been quoted in the new york times, which means, in her mind at least, she’s a craft expert.
over the course of the past four years christy has participated in many, many craft markets, including crafty bastards in washington, d.c., renegade craft fair in chicago and brooklyn, bazaar bizarre in boston, craftland in providence and local events in atlanta.
when not crafting, organizing shows or writing, christy spends a lot of time laughing with her husband.
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