Start and end your holiday gift shopping in one day! The Fall Boone Handmade Market will be held at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on December 4, 2011 from 1-5 p.m. This event is presented by the Arts Management Organization (AMO), an active Appalachian student club and is sponsored by Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Over ninety emerging and established artists of the High Country will be selling their locally homemade goods at this indoor arts market.

These local artists will be selling everything handmade from delicious sweet treats to jewelry, sculpture, pottery, various arts and crafts and more. This is a great opportunity to support your community, buy locally and add unique handmade gifts to your holiday shopping list! All vendors accept cash and checks and some of the vendors are able to able to accept credit cards. This event not only supports the High Country’s local art scene, but acts as the club’s main fundraiser to support similar art events that the club hosts on campus and around town.

VENDOR LIST

(as of November 10, 2011)

· A Little Art Here, A Little Art There (Sara Zagar)

· æTanner Photography (Ashley Tanner)

· after emily (Nikki Burris)

· Angelique Designs (Angi Covington)

· Apotheosis Herbal (Sara Leverett)

· Appalachian Mountain Knits (Merima Friedman)

· Aquarian Gems (Francine Barr)

· arudegirl (Susan Westphal)

· Bee Kind Family Farm (Jaime Cool)

· Bentley Originals (Teresa Bentley)

· Blue Ridge Botanicals (Lindsay Dicker)

· Bluebird Knits (Jill Maynard)

· Brookdell (Constance Dellinger-Brooks)

· By Meleah (Meleah Printz)

· Caffaknitted Designs (Katie Boyette)

· Caravan Botanicals (Jaimee Smith)

· Cathey Purvey (Cathey Purvey)

· Catwalk Pottery (Loretta Link)

· Celtic Dolphin Studios (Darla Sargeant)

· Cloister Honey (Sarah Young)

· Creations b y Sheila (Sheila Eckard)

· Critter Crafts – Spay-Neuter Committee Watauga Humane Society (Amy Carson)

· Dandy Dots (Catharine Milner)

· DogsKin Studio (John Peters)

· Elkland Art Center (Lexie Danner)

· Fatlighter Woodworks & MillerMark Pens (Gary Michael Barker)

· Fig and Honey/Hoopla Hoops (Anna Johnson)

· Finders Keepers (Brittne L. Cope)

· Fireflies (Jordan Stokes)

· FireWorx Pottery (Mark Murrey)

· Full Harbor and Fallow Fleet (Austin Saylor)

· Glendora’s Box (Glenda Stewart)

· Ineke’s Textural Expressions (Ineke Thomas)

· Jacob Ford Ceramics (Jacob Ford)

· JL Merrill Metalworks (Julie Louise Merrill)

· KAL Asymmetry Glassworks and Knitworks (Kelly Loughlin)

· Lauragami (Laura Miller)

· Layne Quilts A Little (Mareva Layne McDaniel)

· Leather & Copper (Chelsea Brendle)

· lovely Crafts (Doreen Cox)

· Luna Fae Designs (Brenda Jackson)

· Meg Parker (Meg Parker)

· Mountain Knit Wit and Candles (Mary Ferrell)

· National Art Education Association Student Chapter (Elizabeth Lauer)

· One+Tutu (Pamela D Allen)

· Outcasts & Exiles (Thomas Andrew Edmonds)

· Owl Handmade (Lindsey Sutphin)

· Payton-Alexis (Payton Brown)

· Pika Mountain (Torrey Tye)

· Poco Piu Mosso (Lindsay Scarborough)

· RagBags (Pam Washer)

· ReflectSpirit: Healing Art for Sustainable Wellness (Maloo Murrey)

· Salt Designs (Leanne Salt)

· Salvage Garden (Rebekah Epling)

· Shed Studios (Jonathan Smith)

· Sign Language (Sherry Markovitch)

· Silver & Stones (Judy Goodwin)

· Simple Bright Moon (Abby White)

· Southern Charms Jewelry (Laura Beth Surber)

· Tea and Leaf (William Mitro)

· The Quilting Biddys (BR Hoffman & Barb Elyea)

· Thompson Pottery (Brandon Thompson)

· Traveling Troubadour (Cody Maddox)

· Tyler Deal Artwork (Tyler Deal)

· Wild Creation (Anna Casebere)

· Windwalker Mountain Handcrafts (Dana Cox)

· Yellowfin Jewelry (Marta Toran)

· Alexandra Bradley

· Amber C. Brown

· Amber M. Dillingham

· Beck Long

· Courtney Evers

· Don Haywood

· Elizabeth Skinner

· Emily Meisner

· Emily Vanderlinden

· Gail Pillars

· Janes Richard Foley

· Joseph Duffer

· Justin Leitner

· Kathryn Copley

· Kelley Wolcott & Marty McCormick

· Laura Arbogast

· Lauren Bennett

· Marybeth R. Whalen

· Meagan O’Connor

· Megan Goble

· Samantha Jeanne McCalip

· Shelly Crandall

· Tiffany Christian

 

AMO’s Mission

The Arts Management Organization seeks to promote professionalism and networking within arts fields by increasing the awareness of the arts on Appalachian State University’s campus and in the community. This organization is open to Appalachian State University students and community members inspired by the arts and other expressive forms. Members seek to enrich the knowledge and appreciation of the arts for all who are involved.  The objectives of AMO are: to create an environment in which to learn and shareprofessional practices; to enhance the lives of artists and students by promoting all forms of art within Appalachian State University and surrounding community by providing opportunities; to provide educational opportunities for participating students; and to create lasting partnerships with other campus organizations.

 

About the Turchin Center

The Turchin Center is located at 423 West King St., in Boone, NC. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday, and Noon – 8 p.m., Friday. The Turchin Center is closed Sunday and Monday and observes all university holidays. There is no admission charge, although donations are gratefully accepted.  For additional details about the Turchin Center or the upcoming exhibition program, please call 828-262-3017 or visit www.tcva.org.

The High Country Host is a regional travel promotion organization.  For more information on accommodations, attractions, dining or shopping in the area please visit www.mountainsofnc.com or call 800-438-7500.

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