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Sandy Hall - Quilted wall hangings, table runners, pillows and totes

Watersmeet, Michigan

 

 

 

Pathways Vocational Services

We are very happy to welcome Pathways Vocational Services and Nordic Woven Originals to our market. "The philosophy of Pathways' Vocational Services is that it is healthy for all individuals to have as much contact as possible with their community. Individuals grow through this process of taking on increased responsibilities....Nordic Woven Originals (NWO) consists of four separate weaving studios, located in Marquette, Escanaba, Newberry, and Munising through Pathways' Vocational Services. NWO was formed in 2000.....to provide employment opportunities and skills for mentally ill and developmentally disabled individuals. Currently, NWO employs 30 weavers who produce their hand-woven goods...

Philosophy: The concept behind the development of NWO is to assist all individuals touched by mental illness or a developmental disability to gain marketable skills, particularly in more rural communities where employment options are limited.

Awards and Recognition: In 2004 the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) selected from among 2200 submissions a NWO rug for an award. One of NWO's weavers proudly received this award for their original work. NWO also received a first place ribbon for fiber at the Michigan Art Fair in Escanaba."

   

 

 

 

Pam Beal & Wayne Walma
Pam and Wayne are pleased to bring you original designs that are inspired by traditional arts and crafts.  They enjoy combining their efforts to offer you framed needlework pieces.  From the woodshop, Wayne also produces furniture, sculpture, and functional items.  Some of the wood has been produced on their 40 acres.  They like to rescue and repurpose materials, so you may find 100 year old roofing tin or vintage fabric in a piece.
 
All of their pieces are handmade in their Mass City, Michigan home-shop.
 
   
 
Carol Kreher
Carol Kreher is the owner of Fiber Whims in Chassell MI www.fiberwhims.com. She sells supplies and offers classes in felting, spinning and weaving as well as basketry and woodworking.  She conducted a fiber arts class at the Market in November 2007. 
 
Contact Carol at krehercreations@charter.net and she'll be happy to add you to the Fiber Whims mailing list!  Carol has purses, bowls, wearable art and other items available for sale at the Market. 
 
Judith Kreiger
Fiber artist Judith Kauppinen Kreiger was born and raised on the South Shore of Lake Superior in Baraga County.  She still resides at her family's farm during the U.P.'s three temperate seasons. In 1996, after retiring from her business career primarily in Southeast Michigan, Judith began making quilts.  "I always wanted to be some sort of artist, but my mother discouraged this path advising that I'd find it difficult to make a living as an artist," she recalls.  The fiber arts quickly became much more than a hobby, and this past winter while in New Mexico, she passed the 100 mark of completed quilts.
 
Some of her quilts are traditional bed quilts, or smaller versions for infants and children, or to be used as lap quilts when strong winds blow.  But most of Judith's quilts today are meant to be displayed on the wall to be enjoyed, and fall into the ever increasingly popular art quilt category. This year is the second that a number of quilts will be for sale at the U.P. Made Artist's Market in Covington. Added to her inventory this season are one-of-a-kind fabric baskets, and postcards that are actually tiny quilts, but can be mailed.