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Salt Spring Island accommodation and travel links for the Saturday Market

       


 

Jewelry
at the Salt Spring Market

 

featured artisan  

Tatted Pendant by tatteddreams.com

MummyEarthDesigns
    
also known as
Fran Fenly-Leask
market vendor since
2004
specializing in
tatted jewelry and feathers  
find me at
the saturday market
email 
mummyearth@gmail.com
phone 
250 537 0710
web 
tatteddreams.com
   

Artisan's statement:   
Tatting is almost a lost art form and I hope that my jewellery will not only give people a unique and beautiful piece of jewellery but also help to revive an interest in this ancient art.
I have tried to make my designs more modern than the usual snowflakes on ear wires. Tatting is the perfect medium for jewellery. Unlike crochet and knitting which is done with a loop, tatting is done with a knot. This makes it strong with a delicate look likened to filigree.
   
My feathers that I sell are from our birds at our parrot refuge. These are very popular with crafters and kids. All monies from the feathers go back to the birds.
   

featured artisan  

Laurel Temml and Jess Temmel are Sister Sister Buttons on Salt Spring Island

Sister Sister Buttons
    
also known as
Laurel and Jess Temmel
market vendor since
2006
specializing in
quirky buttons, magnets, mirrors 
find me at
the saturday market
email 
temmelsisters@gmail.com
phone 
n/a

web 
search facebook for "Sister Sister Buttons"
   

Artisan's statement:  Hello! We are Jessica and Laurel Temmel- two of three sisters born and raised on Saltspring Island. Growing up on a small and beautiful island as members of an utterly unique community, we developed an appreciation for the finer things in life: funky jewelry,
hiking through the forest, biking up and down mountains, potluck dinners at the beach, thrift store shopping, dark chocolate, garden gnomes and nature t-shirts.  

With passion for environmental and social justice issues and love for all things artful, kitschy and crafty, Sister Sister Buttons is a collaborative enterprise. Together we dream up, scheme up, draw, paint and design buttons, magnets, mirrors and cards. 

Not only is Sister Sister Buttons a means to support our gourmet dinner parties, our fancy post-secondary education aspirations and traveling addictions, but also (we hope!) a way to express positive messages that border on political, include the ridiculous and bring about some chuckles. 
   

featured artisan  

Joan Ayles at the Saltspring Saturday market


Designs by Joan Ayles

    
also known as
Joan Ayles
market vendor since
2008
specializing in
high quality sterling silver and 12k gold fill wire jewelry,
whimsical moonface pendants  
find me at
the saturday market
email 
aylesjoan@hotmail.com
phone 
250 538 6252
web 
joanayles.com
   

Artisan's statement:   

My unique approach to precious metal wire jewelry is informed by the natural world. The graceful curves and spirals found in plant life are transformed into a whimsical elegance of gemstones, crystals, pearls and silver and gold.


featured artisan  

Bling Squared at the Saturday Market on Salt Spring Island

Bling Squared 
Wearable Glass Sculpture

    
also known as
Neacol Miller
market vendor since
2009
specializing in
Cute and Colourful 
find me at
the saturday market
email 
neacol@telus.net
phone 
250-537-9536

web 
www.blingsquared.com
  
Artisan's statement:  Bling Squared Wearable Glass Sculpture is a husband and wife team of glass sculptors. Each and every unique piece is designed, sculpted right in the open flame, kiln annealed, cleaned and made into jewelry and fashion accessories in their home studio on Salt Spring Island.

Their inspiration comes from obsessions with Japanese animation, comic books, fashion, pop culture and their daughter – leading them to create a large variety of endearing characters and designs that have an uncanny ability to make people smile and sometimes even eliciting a gasp or squeal.

They are always branching out with new designs and improving on old ones. They adore their craft and art, and the very best reward they have found is finding others who love their little sculptures as much as they do. 
  

featured artisan  

Alex Lyons Designs are always fun, funky and FABULOUS!!!

Alex Lyons Designs
    
also known as
Alex Lyons
market vendor since
2001
specializing in
Bold & Beautiful
find me at
the saturday market
email 
alexlyons@gmail.com
phone 
250-537-
5304
web 
www.
alexlyonsdesigns.com
Artisan's statement: "When designing a piece it’s important for me to express a kind of whimsy – fun, friendly, bold and outgoing are words that have been used to describe my pieces. Connecting with people is important to me and I want my designs to communicate this. I like when a piece of jewelry sparks a conversation or when it reveals something about the wearer’s personality”. 
   
  

featured artisan  

visit Destination OM at the Salt Spring Market


Destination OM - Custom Malas

    
also known as
Brian McIntyre
market vendor since
2004
specializing in
Custom MalasWrist Malas
find me at
the saturday market
email 
destinationom@yahoo.ca
phone 
250-537-
1792
web 
www.destinationom.com
Artisan's statement:  I have been running this island business since 2004 making malas (Buddhist/Hindu Rosaries) and supplying meditators worldwide through the market and online at www.destinationom.com.  Visit the website for information on what the beads mean and watch YouTube videos I have created to learn how to use them.
   

featured artisan  

flame on glass beads from Salt Spring Island

flame on glass
    
also known as
Linda James
market vendor since
2009
specializing in
handmade lampwork beadsartisan copper jewelry
find me at
the saturday market & home studio
email 
mail@flameonglass.com
phone 
250-653-4511

web 
www.flameonglass.com
Artisan's statement:  Fulltime glass beadmaker since 2002. My work has traveled around the world & has been featured in galleries & juried shows here in Canada. From large fused works, (my largest was a life-sized fused glass quilt that was featured in my solo show at the Kamloops Art Gallery,) to small but perfectly detailed beads, I go wherever the glass takes me. My latest passion is pairing glass with metal in electroforming & metal coring of my beads.
   


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