Who’s on your list? Check out these three makers who are joining us at our first annual Hudson Valley Hullabaloo: They may just be able to help you out with those hard-to-buy-for people on your list! (Check out the blog for more makers features, coming soon!)
Lock & Key Leathers – Crystal of Lock & Key Leathers is from Kingston and will be in space #34 (“The Arch” section) at Hullabaloo with her waxed canvas and leather clutches, bags, belts, purses, and more. The newest addition to her “bad ass bag line” is a collection of “Seriously Distressed” hand-waxed canvas bags with hand-dyedleather accents that are designed to get dirty because it just adds to their character!
Wishbone Letterpress – Combining an antique process with fresh modern designs and their signature quirkiness and wit, Danielle and Joe hand-print their awesome letterpress cards, coasters, calendars, notebooks, and crowns on their antique presses in The Shirt Factory in Kingston. They wholesale to small boutiques and national chains such as Urban Outfitters (have you seen their “rad” cards?), and do large shows across the country, as well as offering custom wedding invitations, business cards, and more. Danielle is the founder and chief organizer of Hudson Valley Hullabaloo. You can see their work, and pick up your Christmas cards and other gifts, at their table in “The Arch” section, space #41.
Squirrel Den Studio – Squirrel Den Studio t-shirt designer Barbara lives in Peekskill, NY. Her fun, clever, colorful animal-themed apparel for kids and adults make the perfect gifts for the animal lover on your list—a portion of her sales is donated to the SPCA! Check out her work in space #37 at Hullabaloo!
Gifts for art lovers, fashionistas, and more will be available from these vendors at our first annual Hudson Valley Hullabaloo! (Check out the blog for more makers features, coming soon!)
Carol Herd-Rodriguez – Carol is a painter in Westchester, NY whose work is held in many corporate and private collections. Her mixed media work incorporates her photographs and iconography, and “seeks to make visible the wondrous in the ordinary.” Carol’s work often features local landscapes and Hudson River scenes, and she’ll be offering original paintings, notecards, gilcees, and ornaments in space #43 (“The Arch” section) at Hullabaloo!
Maypop Design – Maypop Design is a collaboration between Nita Lee Roberts and Susan Chitwood. They draw on their backgrounds in art and design to create fascinators, hats, hair accessories, and other fashion influenced by bygone eras while still remaining trendy and modern. Maypop Designs can be found at Hullabaloo in space #30 in “The Arch” section. Stop and see them for all your holiday party accessory needs!
Pulp Sushi – Marilyn is coming to Hullabaloo from Fishkill with her colorful jewelry that she describes as “inspired by a time machine gone haywire, mixing mid-century retro with a gothic, Victorian twist.” She uses found vintage materials along with new materials like charms, beads, pearls, and more. She’ll also be offering decoupage art pieces. Visit with Marilyn in space #26, right in front of the Spiegeltent!
These talented makers are joining us at our first annual Hudson Valley Hullabaloo—who knew that there were such awesome artists in the Hudson Valley? We did! (Check out the blog for more makers features, coming soon!)
Anna Thompson - Anna is a graphic designer who also makes prints and books that she’ll be selling in space #18 at Hullabaloo. She has studied and exhibited abroad, won awards for her work, and currently works as a freelance illustrator and designer as well as interning at Women’s Studio Workshop. Her work will make such special gifts for the bibliophiles and art lovers on your list!
L+M Studio – Meg Oliver and Lucy Piedra of L+M Studio make their sleek, modern, functional home and garden products from white porcelain made with their own recipe. Their studio and storefront is located in Catskill, NY, and their work has been featured in many national magazines and design blogs including Home Beautiful, Elle Decoration, HGTV’s blog, Apartment Therapy, Design*Sponge, and more. In addition to their home and garden products like bird houses and feeders, vases, planters, and tableware, L+M will also be offering their hand-drawn porcelain snowflake ornaments at space #13 at Hullabaloo!
Teece Torre – Patricia started Teecee Torre out of her home in Elizaville, NY after she made a bracelet for a friend’s birthday, and started receiving requests for her work. Using semi-precious gemstones and precious metals, Patricia’s work is elegant, classic, and oh-so-sparkly! Check out her stackable bracelets and more in space #20 at Hullabaloo!
