Artisans' Market Returning To Marblehead Festival of Arts

MARBLEHEAD, MA – Returning vendors and new faces will be at the Artisans' Market at the Marblehead Festival of Arts. Ware of all kinds will be shown at Abbot Hall, and shoppers can meet artists while they peruse their items.

The market is held July 1 and July 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Textiles, both apparel and accessories, will be there. Stained glass as well as blown glass will be found. Paintings, pottery, and photography will all have their place, along with jewelry, baskets, ceramics, and botanicals. In all, 38 vendors are scheduled to be part of the Artisans’ Marketplace.

Some items come out of a long tradition to then merge with modern technology. For instance, Kent Stetson, of Kent Stetson Handbags, combined what he learned as a boy on a horse farm with what he learned at Brown University. His mother and his blacksmith father taught him leather craft and metal work respectively. He merged these skills with digital technologies. Other folks, such as Betsy Baker of Stonehouse Studio, are taking a centuries-old craft and using entirely new materials. Betsy creates studio jewelry in polymer and mixed metals.

Come one and all to see what the creative mind can fashion. Further details available at the festival website.

Image via Marblehead Festival of Arts