Artists and Vendors




		We're proud to feature the following artists and vendors at the 2009 Nor-east'r Festival: ARTISTS Basketry Thunder Bay Basket Guild~Gaylord Woven baskets and necklaces, specialty lamps Weave a basket at their booth Metal Work Copper Wind ~ Neal V. Wycoff ~ Gladstone, MI Hammered copper weather vanes and garden art Coin Cut Art by“ Grin-an” ~Jeremy Barrett~ Traverse City Hand cut coins made into novelty items grinan2@netzero.com / www.coincutart.com Massage Emily Maskelis~ Chair Massage Pottery Deirdre Hunt ~Perry MI Horsehair, Smoke fired, Raku and glazed pottery Angus Art Tiles - Jason Perez Hand built tile murals, bowls, platters, pinch pots Blacksmiths Steve and Pam’s Blacksmith Shop Ossineke, MI Unique forged items Wade Galer Ausable Valley Forge Variety of hand forged items Card Readings Stacey Jo Schiller Johannesburg MI Handmade Instruments Dulcimers by VanderWoulde, LLC dulcimerstore.com Jim and Linda VanderWoulde Mountain Dulcimers, ukulele’s, flutes Attend his workshops Pentacle Drums ~ Racchi ~ Battle Creek MI Racchimuskillingum@yahoo.com Attend his workshop Steve Wyse-Wood Spirit Flutes & Dave Martinka-Redbelly Flutes Native American Style flutes See there hand made flutes, CD’s and workshops Also performing main stage in the A.M. Clothing Debrah Anne’s Sacred Spirals~ Traverse City Hand dyed clothing, scarves and shawls Yana Dee ~ Handmade clothing and accessories Clothing from salvaged, organic and natural fibers Violet Star Creations - Rowan Leithauser Natural, organic and recycled clothing and accessories Attend her copper wire and stone workshop Stacey Jo Schiller and Connie Bertrand Hand sewn aprons, hats, pot holders and wall hangings Thimbles and Pins by Jude Judy Scott Eco market bags ~ custom embroidery in her booth Herbs/Incense/Soap/Wool Products Bloom In Scents ~Karen Otwell~ East Tawas MI Homemade glycerin soaps, bath, body and house products Jewelry Broken Buddha’s House ~Jolene Fowler Hemp and stone jewelry, recycled art and buttons and workshops www.brokenbuddashouse.com Attend her workshop Bohn-Bohn Beads ~Stephanie Bohnsack Glass Art-lamp work beads, fused glass Attend her workshops Heather’s Happy Accessories ~ Heather Grady Unique selection of hand beaded items Gina Weinstock and Heather Traxler Sterling silver jewelry w/precious and semi-precious stones Woodworking Woodturning by Carol King Unique bowls, plates and other items Loonluv Carvings ~ Bob Wahlquist Wildlife carvings, walking sticks, wood serving spoons Attend his workshop and demonstration Dean Ditta & Jerry Dillingham Wood carving and rustic furniture The Woodchuckery ~Steve Davis Rustic décor, twig flutes, bird houses and more Author/Self Publishing Frank Holes ~ self published author, Coreat Lake Folklore Novels Author of Year of the Dogman and other novels Attend his workshop Home and Garden Crafts Amy Loring ~garden and home wood crafts, candles and soap Bonnie Blamer and Jennifer Cronkright Interior crafts, rugs and jewelry Connie Bertrand ~ Connies Stepping Stones Hand crafted, unique stepping stones of cement/stones and unique items FOOD VENDORS SHANTI CONCESSIONS - Coffee, smoothies, espresso drinks. LIONS CLUB - Full breakfasts, Bar-B-Q Chicken Dinner, Burgers, Hot Dogs, etc PINK FLAME N GO - Jamaican jerked chicken, vegetable fried rice, egg rolls, deep fried apple crescent, cherry butter tarts, breakfast. STARLITE CONCESSIONS - Fish, Shrimp, Fresh cut fries,Chili,Wraps, Salads, Lemonade 4-H KIDS - Ice, Ice Cream, Snow Cones, Organic bubblegum Frank Brank - Kettle corn, Funnel cakes, Elephant ears and lemonade WORKSHOPS Yoga Saturday and Sunday morning- 9 AM to 10AM Basic postures for Healthy People Guided by certified teachers Inside the children's building, bring a mat, rug or blanket Saturday 11:00 AM- Make a one of a kind glass pendant, while learning the techniques of fusing glass with Stephanie Bohnsack. All materials supplied. $10. Per pendant 12:30PM- Copper Wire wrapping, Make a pendant with Rowan Leithauser Wire, stones and tools provided. $5.00 Per pendant 2:00PM- Make your own Native American style flute. Kit and instruction provided by Steve Wyse. $45.00 per flute 3:30pm The steps to self publishing a novel with Frank Hole. Exploring cost, editing, artwork, marketing and distribution. Sunday 11AM “Hemp it out” Macramé workshop for beginners with Jolene Fowler Create a hemp necklace or bracelet. Beads and Hemp supplied. $5. 1:00 PM Wood carving demonstration With Bob Wahlquist. Carving a walking stick.