Vancouver event: Salt Spring in the City
/I love a good craft and art fair and there's one in Vancouver this weekend that I'd attend if I could. Salt Spring in the City brings artisans from Salt Spring Island into the big city to show and sell their wares. "Over thirty vendors have been invited to attend Salt Spring in the City," write the organizers, "It's a curated, pop-up village market, where the criteria for inclusion means the product must be designed, and produced on Salt Spring Island. The Vancouver showcase will include food and fashion, paintings and pottery, wine and crafts, and a sense of nostalgia for the West Coast’s homesteading practices. Visitors will discover the wares of woodworkers, designers, jewellers and potters, artisanal cheese makers and preservers, weavers and painters, artists and foodies."
Heritage Hall, at 15th & Main Street
Friday, March 4: 4pm to 9pm
Saturday, March 5: 10am to 6pm
Sunday, March 6: 10am to 5pm
Deanna Milligan, Cherry Blossom Eco Clothing
Cherry Blossom Eco-Clothing is made from materials that are sustainable, comfortable and pack in a pinch. The style is flexible enough to ware for comfort by day or add accessories for a night on the town, and turn that little black, eco-friendly dress, into an after dark staple.
Rachel Hughes, End of Her Rope
These hair accessories, including headbands, will thrill you with their versatility. End of Her Rope uses a unique sculpt-able wire that bends on the inside of the headband, so you can sculpt the materials for the customized fit your head has craved. Non-breakable, and fun, wear them in different ways to create a unique look daily.
Julie Mackinnon Ceramics
Julie Mackinnon, who refers to her people as “clay people”, will bring her high-fired porcelain designs that are gaining fans daily including Canada’s most beautiful tea store, Silk Road Tea, who wants her contemporary handmade work in their stores, look for the announcement this spring.
Cheyenne Goh, Salt Spring Tweed
Vintage clothing, like jackets, kilts and thrift store finds are upcylced into one of a kind bags and accessories. Salt Spring Tweed transforms quality jackets and coats into usable wares like iPad Sleeves, cushions, messenger bags, camera bags, flatpack laptop bags and purses.
Zandra Stratford, West Coast abstract painter
A former Art Director, and the designer of all the savvy marketing materials for Salt Spring in the City is abstract West Coast painter Zandra Stratford. Her artwork is described as textural, bold and topographic in nature, and punctuated by an art series that features equal parts sumi ink painting and cyberpunk.
For more information, please visit the Salt Spring in the City website.
