Our co-op is made up of more then 60 local artisans with a tremendous range of art & crafts. Below is a alphabetical list by business name. You can also select crafters by their category on the left.
Unique wheel-thrown and hand-built raku pottery created by Tanya Tyree. This decorative pottery has the appearance of metal, but it’s the raku firing process that gives it this mystical surface.
For over thirty years I have pursued a love affair with the finest hardwoods in the world. Years ago I discovered the secret of these densest and most beautiful of the world's woods: by persevering long past the point when most other woodworkers would consider a piece completed, I come to a magic moment when the wood seems to melt and flow as the liquid curves run together into a seamless delight.
Barbara Albert produces a line of smooth-surfaced stoneware pottery for your home and garden. In a palette of creams, blues, and greens, she paints each of her pieces with sprays of flowers and fish.
Beads—they're not just for jewelry any more. In addition to more traditional beaded necklaces and earrings, Bead Brothers creates hanging crystal Beadazzlers, whimsical Bead Being figurines, Scrabble tile earrings, and more.
Ben Greenberg is a lifelong resident of Virginia who moved to Charlottesville for the third time in 2002. He has photographed scenic vistas in Virginia, the mid-Atlantic area and many locations in the United States for more than thirty-five years, the last thirty as a freelance professional photographer.
Watercolor and poetry mix to create "bone sighs," reflections of a woman's path to finding the real in her life and inside of herself. Someone recently called bone sighs "watercolor empowerment" which put a huge smile on this artist's face!
Branscome Glass was born in 2005. Diana used art glass to create her pieces that ranged from mirrors to suncatchers to tableware. In the spring of 2008, she became inspired to use recycled glass as her raw material.
With my skin care line 'Brigit True Organics', I offer an exclusive line of organic body care products - all handmade from scaratch in small batches, creating the highest quality.
brenda uses natural materials found locally in the Shenandoah Valley and the surrounding mountains to create the framework for her unique baskets. Her favorite material is grapevine because it is durable, plentiful, and very pliable. The handles and ribs are “one of a kind” making each piece of art truly an original.
I handspin angora from my own rabbits and also handspin wool, dog fur, and other natural fibers into yarns that I use to handknit my various stuffed animals and toys. All yarns are dyed with natural plants-all local or from my own Psychic Garden.
I am primarily a self-taught artist. I started re-creating the world around me as soon as I could hold a crayon or play with clay, shapes and colors. I love the natural world —and the supernatural world for that matter. As a child I enjoyed the rhythms of nature and sought out peak experiences in the pure joy of the sky, earth, trees and animals.
Drying flowers is a way to preserve Nature’s beauty and allows you to enjoy them in a wide variety of creations – arrangements in various containers, topiaries, wreaths, wall baskets and nosegays. With proper care, they last much longer than fresh flowers that in- variably have to be discarded after a few days.
When I was a child, I was always creating; never happy unless my hands were dirty…….glue, paint……mud. I came to love clay again after spending many years as a florist.
Every once in a while, being required to learn a certain skill can lead to a life-long dedication. That happened to me when I was eleven years old, living in England, and took my first course in sewing. Because I seemed to have a natural aptitude for it, I took other needlework courses during my high school years, and have had a passion for sewing and a real enthusiasm for buying good fabrics ever since.
I have always loved nature and the feelings it evokes in me. To me a walk in the woods is a healing experience, a time to feel whole. Growing plants is a way to feel connected to the earth, to life. It is this love of nature that first inspired my "Intrinsic Natural Art.”
Natacha's soaps are called "Improvisations", because the artist follows the bent of her imagination in composing the various shapes, colors and scents. Individually handcrafted with only the purest natural ingredients and delicately scented with a pleasing blend of essential oils, these stunningly beautiful soaps are destined to become a conversation piece while they bask your skin in luxury.
I fell in love with weaving while attending V.C.U. in Richmond, Virginia, where I received a BFA in Crafts in 1970. I enjoy weaving as much today as I did when I first picked up a shuttle. Weaving remains fascinating to me because it offers interesting technical challenges and unlimited creative potential. Even though my work isn't traditional I enjoy the connection I feel to the “tradition” of handweaving.
In my bird portraits I strive to depict the key distinguishing features for each species, yet capture the personality of each individual bird. Each painting is original and unique like the bird being painted. With these portraits I hope to remind you that the birds can bring a message for you if you just take the time to watch and listen.
Celebrating the traditional arts of tatting and knitting, King Mountain Fiber Arts brings a modern touch to these age-old crafts. Victorian-style lace doilies are joined by tatted ornaments, earrings and bookmarks. Knit scarves are available in traditional patterns and materials, as well as the newest novelty yarns.
Leslie Allyn paints whimsical designs in wild colors and organic line, using unique techniques in watercolor and black ink pen. The paintings and their distinctive style are a clever combination of the ethereal and the mundane, inspired by dreams, nature, contemplation, and fleeting moments.
Think nature. Think wearable sculpture. Isn't it great to wear a representation of nature's creations! Creating with enamels on metal as well as with polymer clay gives me infinite possibilities for me and for you to enjoy.
Luanne Glosser Knitting is my favorite skill. My range of work covers sweaters, shawls, socks, fingerless mittens and hats; children’s sweaters, mittens and hats; baby sweater sets, socks, booties, and blankets; dog sweaters and many knitted animals.
Although my work in glass and copper spans many genres of art from traditional to modern, nature is a recurrent theme. It gives me immense pleasure to be able to create beauty for others to enjoy.
Fused glass captured my enthusiasm the first time I ever saw it. I simply loved its shimmering, changing colors; its cool, hard texture; its intense beauty. Now those feelings are mingled with excitement at seeing the changes the glass undergoes after I've cut it, shaped it, subjected it to temperatures as high as 1,460 degrees for hours on end.
What emerges when you gaze into your mirror? When pausing to see our own reflection, dare we ask which is the real image? Haven’t we all to one degree or another mastered the art of mask- making with our own features and expressions— so much so that when we witness mask art made reality, we are roused, stunned, awed to find our own fleeting masks captured? Imagine our own features with expression, captured in art! Such is the fascination of the mask art . . . the Mask Muse.
Milenko was born in Yugoslavia and grew up in Belgrade (today Republic of Serbia). As a young man, he studied medicine for three years (Stomatoloski Fakultet, Beograd) until he began to associate with artists in Belgrade and discovered that he could no longer resist art as a career. He stopped medical school and took classes at Drawing School with Sergej Jovanovic’ in Belgrade.
I was captivated by photography as a “baby-boomer” growing up on Long Island. Patterns in nature intrigued me and I was thrilled to isolate and preserve them on film.
On A Whim is a line of pewter Tooth Fairy boxes, trinket boxes, Christmas ornaments, baby gifts, charms and other whims. In creating each of my Whims I strive to capture a feeling of movement, interaction, and warmth, filling each piece with detail and hopefully bringing it to life.
Ron Dearing creates turned wood pieces from native greenwood and exotic woods of Africa, Australia, Asia, and Central and South America. Concentration is primarily on gallery pieces featuring wane edged bowls, natural edged bowls, turnings from exotic burls, or ornaments from exotic woods.
My jewelry, both fabricated and lost wax cast, is sculptural, wearable and affordable. It is created in sterling silver and gold overlay with gemstones.
Strata Gems specializes in semi-precious gemstone jewelry and is entering its tenth year. Diana focuses on simplicity and delicacy in her designs. She uses gemstones and pearls from all over the world as well as sterling silver, 14-karat gold, and gold-filled metals.
Ever since I can remember, I have loved taking things apart to discover how they worked. To marvel at the engineering it took to create the many different things in our modern world. I have always been tinkering and inventing new things from old stuff.
Trina Player discovered her love of ceramics in high school by hand-building pinch pots. It was not until 1998 that she found herself inspired sitting at a potter’s wheel.
Peg and Vasse Vaught have been creating sculptural designs in copper from their Christiansburg, Virginia, metal shop since 1998. Recognized for our line of copper bird feeders, we offer unique architectural volumes and lines in each piece to create functional pieces of garden art.
Virginia Mosaics is the studio of artist Virginia Gardner, located in the beautiful countryside surrounding Charlottesville, Virginia. Virginia’s work is noted for its intensity of color & bold use of textural elements. She creates two dimensional and sculptural pieces, incorporating a wide range of materials, from stained glass and shards of china, to found objects and natural materials such as jaspers and gemstones.
The beauty around me in Albemarle and surrounding counties is what inspires all of my paintings. We live in a visually stimulating environment. The rolling hills, the mountains, farmland and woods provide the elements for interesting compositions.
SCULPTURE IN THE FINE HARDWOODS
Steve & Lisa Cunningham
Ben Greenberg is a lifelong resident of Virginia who moved to Charlottesville for the third time in 2002. He has photographed scenic vistas in Virginia, the mid-Atlantic area and many locations in the United States for more than thirty-five years, the last thirty as a freelance professional photographer.
Watercolor and poetry mix to create "bone sighs," reflections of a woman's path to finding the real in her life and inside of herself. Someone recently called bone sighs "watercolor empowerment" which put a huge smile on this artist's face!
Branscome Glass was born in 2005. Diana used art glass to create her pieces that ranged from mirrors to suncatchers to tableware. In the spring of 2008, she became inspired to use recycled glass as her raw material. 
Organic Soaps and Balms
brenda fairweather
Jackie Fields
I am primarily a self-taught artist. I started re-creating the world around me as soon as I could hold a crayon or play with clay, shapes and colors. I love the natural world —and the supernatural world for that matter. As a child I enjoyed the rhythms of nature and sought out peak experiences in the pure joy of the sky, earth, trees and animals.
Handmade Beeswax Candles with Natural Embellishments.
Drying flowers is a way to preserve Nature’s beauty and allows you to enjoy them in a wide variety of creations – arrangements in various containers, topiaries, wreaths, wall baskets and nosegays. With proper care, they last much longer than fresh flowers that in- variably have to be discarded after a few days.
When I was a child, I was always creating; never happy unless my hands were dirty…….glue, paint……mud. I came to love clay again after spending many years as a florist.
Every once in a while, being required to learn a certain skill can lead to a life-long dedication. That happened to me when I was eleven years old, living in England, and took my first course in sewing. Because I seemed to have a natural aptitude for it, I took other needlework courses during my high school years, and have had a passion for sewing and a real enthusiasm for buying good fabrics ever since. 
I have always loved nature and the feelings it evokes in me. To me a walk in the woods is a healing experience, a time to feel whole. Growing plants is a way to feel connected to the earth, to life. It is this love of nature that first inspired my "Intrinsic Natural Art.” 
Natacha's soaps are called "Improvisations", because the artist follows the bent of her imagination in composing the various shapes, colors and scents. Individually handcrafted with only the purest natural ingredients and delicately scented with a pleasing blend of essential oils, these stunningly beautiful soaps are destined to become a conversation piece while they bask your skin in luxury. 
I fell in love with weaving while attending V.C.U. in Richmond, Virginia, where I received a BFA in Crafts in 1970. I enjoy weaving as much today as I did when I first picked up a shuttle. Weaving remains fascinating to me because it offers interesting technical challenges and unlimited creative potential. Even though my work isn't traditional I enjoy the connection I feel to the “tradition” of handweaving.
In my bird portraits I strive to depict the key distinguishing features for each species, yet capture the personality of each individual bird. Each painting is original and unique like the bird being painted. With these portraits I hope to remind you that the birds can bring a message for you if you just take the time to watch and listen.
Celebrating the traditional arts of tatting and knitting, King Mountain Fiber Arts brings a modern touch to these age-old crafts. Victorian-style lace doilies are joined by tatted ornaments, earrings and bookmarks. Knit scarves are available in traditional patterns and materials, as well as the newest novelty yarns.
watercolor and ink paintings
Judith N. Ligon
Luanne Glosser
Although my work in glass and copper spans many genres of art from traditional to modern, nature is a recurrent theme. It gives me immense pleasure to be able to create beauty for others to enjoy.
Fused glass captured my enthusiasm the first time I ever saw it. I simply loved its shimmering, changing colors; its cool, hard texture; its intense beauty. Now those feelings are mingled with excitement at seeing the changes the glass undergoes after I've cut it, shaped it, subjected it to temperatures as high as 1,460 degrees for hours on end.
What emerges when you gaze into your mirror? When pausing to see our own reflection, dare we ask which is the real image? Haven’t we all to one degree or another mastered the art of mask- making with our own features and expressions— so much so that when we witness mask art made reality, we are roused, stunned, awed to find our own fleeting masks captured? Imagine our own features with expression, captured in art! Such is the fascination of the mask art . . . the Mask Muse.
Milenko was born in Yugoslavia and grew up in Belgrade (today Republic of Serbia). As a young man, he studied medicine for three years (Stomatoloski Fakultet, Beograd) until he began to associate with artists in Belgrade and discovered that he could no longer resist art as a career. He stopped medical school and took classes at Drawing School with Sergej Jovanovic’ in Belgrade.
Karla M. Berger
Dana Masters
Ron Dearing creates turned wood pieces from native greenwood and exotic woods of Africa, Australia, Asia, and Central and South America. Concentration is primarily on gallery pieces featuring wane edged bowls, natural edged bowls, turnings from exotic burls, or ornaments from exotic woods. 
My jewelry, both fabricated and lost wax cast, is sculptural, wearable and affordable. It is created in sterling silver and gold overlay with gemstones. 
Strata Gems specializes in semi-precious gemstone jewelry and is entering its tenth year. Diana focuses on simplicity and delicacy in her designs. She uses gemstones and pearls from all over the world as well as sterling silver, 14-karat gold, and gold-filled metals. 
Allen Young
Trina Player discovered her love of ceramics in high school by hand-building pinch pots. It was not until 1998 that she found herself inspired sitting at a potter’s wheel. 
Peg and Vasse Vaught have been creating sculptural designs in copper from their Christiansburg, Virginia, metal shop since 1998. Recognized for our line of copper bird feeders, we offer unique architectural volumes and lines in each piece to create functional pieces of garden art.
Virginia Gardner
The beauty around me in Albemarle and surrounding counties is what inspires all of my paintings. We live in a visually stimulating environment. The rolling hills, the mountains, farmland and woods provide the elements for interesting compositions.