Culture Days Artisan Market
This year’s Culture Days weekend has expanded to a month long, national celebration of Arts & Culture!
We are celebrating with A:
Rossland Museum Artisan Market
September 26th & 27th from 12pm to 5pm at the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre - 1100 HWY 3B.
We will have some special activities, music, and food trucks (TBC) - capacity will be limited and strictly controlled in order to ensure physical distancing measures can be managed. Market is outdoors, but masks are encouraged (and required inside the Museum).
Vendors: All media must be handcrafted.
Food items grown/made by the vendor may be allowed on a case-by-case basis and space dependent. No higher risk foods will be permitted and Letters of confirmation or copies of Permit/License to operate may be required for certain foods/soaps/etc. Food trucks are welcome (but space/power access is limited).
Youth entrepreneurs are encouraged to participate - if the deposit is a hindrance, please get in touch with us.
Booking Form below:
Or at this link: https://forms.gle/CdkMxBeRrU5z6vce7
All bookings must be submitted by September 20th, 2020.
Thank you to FortisBC, Columbia Basin Trust, and Tourism Rossland for supporting this event.
Vendor Highlights:
Mike Sloan Photography
Mike Sloan is a Canadian landscape and architectural photographer who has worked across The Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia for over 30 years. He now resides in Rossland, BC where he combines his love of the outdoors with his photographic pursuits. Mike custom processes, prints and frames his work. Mike can be reached at 250 362-7427 or mikesloanphotography@gmail.com. His work can be viewed at: MikeSloanPhotography.com
Fieldgold Food Products
Fieldgold mustards are made with fresh, basic, honest ingredients sourced from Western Canadian farmers. They are robust and grainy and contain no preservatives. They are produced in a health-inspected kitchen in the heart of the Kootenays. They produce mustards using traditional recipes and processes in small batches, and they'll be joining us on Saturday! http://fieldgoldfoods.com/
JTV Designs/Kickstart Customs - Saturday & Sunday, including Live Painting!
Offering one-of-a-kind handcrafted signs and creative solutions for your event, business, or residential space. Drawing on a diverse background of fine art, vinyl graphics, timber-frame and finish carpentry, as well as being a self-taught graphic designer and screen printer, owner Josh T. Vlaming has assembled and continues to hone a unique set of skills. JTV designs was created through the inevitable marriage of these arts and a common thread of heritage craft and an eye for detail. Whether tasked with logo creation and brand identity projects, a traditional timber-frame entrance-way or signage and product displays, Josh takes pride in creating a high-quality custom product using time-honoured techniques. With the addition of pinstriping to his repertoire of brush work, Josh has uncovered a market for his hand lettering and illustrative work through an interest in custom motorcycles and bike culture. Currently working under the name Kickstart Customs, a collection of recent work can be seen @kickstart_customs on Instagram.
Contact for commissions: josh@tradegy.ca 647-865-8723 @jtvdesign and @kickstart_customs on Instagram
www.jtvdesigns.com
Kootenay Gateway
The Kootenay Gateway is a local souvenir and artisan store. They carry a large selection of local Kootenay and BC artists' creations and souvenirs. The store was created to support the local artists in the region and provide an opportunity for locals and visitors alike to keep a piece of this part of the world with them wherever they travel. Kootenay Gateway will be showcasing their souvenir options and info for both the Saturday and Sunday markets. @kootenaygateway, www.kootenaygateway.com
Lars Baggenstos
Lars Baggenstos was born right at the Coastline of the North Sea in Germany, and until he was five years of age he smelt the salty sea every day. During that time he was already surrounded by drawing and painting people. Karl Neumann, his grandfather, was a landscape painter and Lars spend hours watching him mixing turpentine with oil colours. His father, Markus Baggenstos, worked as a drawing and sculpting teacher at the crafts and recreational center in Bremerhaven, Germany. It was during this time that Lars picked up his first pencil. When he was five, he moved with his parents to Switzerland. It was there that he discovered his passion for forests, mountains and everything living in them. During his elementary and highschool years, drawing was his way to escape into the realm of wildife, mystery and nature. But it was in school that he discovered his other creative field, sculpting. After he finished highschool, enrollment in the Woodcarving School of Brienz came quite naturally. He spent four years In the heart of the Bernese Alps learning the tricks of the wood carving trade. After five years of working in sculpting in mediums from wood to stainless steel, the urge to broaden his skills led him to the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Zürich University of Fine Arts). He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts ZFH in Visual Communication with a specialization in Scientific Visualization. Since then, he has worked as a freelance illustrator for clients including the Naturhistorisches Museum of Basel (Basel Natural History Museum) and Tourism Uri, and as a sculptor for theater and movie sets. His love for the great outdoors brought him in 2015 to Rossland BC, Canada, where he currently lives with his wife (who is Canadian) and dog. When Lars is not at his drawing table, he is swinging a chainsaw, paddling turbulent whitewater or tracking down animals in the backcountry. Contact: 250 512 9373 info@larsbaggenstos.com instagram @larsbaggenstos / Facebook @ Lars Baggenstos Sculptor & Illustrator
Pure Honey Products
“We are beekeepers except we do something different, we produce a honey which is absolutely pure and straight from the hive (No chemicals and we do not systematically feed our bees sugar). We make our own beeswax foodwraps and products from the hive, honeycomb, pollen, etc. We work with bees to create pure products. This ensures our products are unmatched, pure, and natural and our bees are healthy and happy.”Contact: contact@purehoneyproducts.ca2505810524www.purehoneyproducts.ca
Brilliant Elements
Tisha is the Brilliant one and Grant is the Crafty one that together create Brilliant Elements.
A home-based laser artisan wall decor and unique gift idea business located in Trail. https://www.brilliantelements.net/
Also on Instagram @brilliantelements
Boreal Booch & Crafty condiments - Renée Marceau
Moving to BC resulted in having to relearn the terminology of flora. The discovery of local species and foraging became the goal on many walks. Soon enough handfuls turned into kilos: blossoms, buds, and berries became jelly, syrup, pickle, jam, relish, chutney. Many jars were to be exchanged with locals for objects, food, and services; their appreciation for these unique and unknown flavours led me to our community markets where I'm happy to share my crafty condiments.
Over 20 different flavours available in small quantities in September.
Contact: Renee_marceau@hotmail.com
Alabaster Slims
We are a small clothing company located in Saskatoon, SK Canada specializing in unique, high quality flannel shirts and jackets. Comfy as a house coat stylish as a suit. Our goal is to offer our customers a wide range of amazing flannel that fits each individuals style and personality. From modest to edgy. From dark and muted to bright and vibrant. We believe that the nicest garment you own shouldn’t be that suit or dress that sits in the closet all year round, but rather your favourite flannel shirt that you wear day in and day out. Alabaster Slims will be on site on Saturday with plaids and handbags for sale. https://alabasterslims.com/
BLunde Art
"I was raised in the Kootenays where I was fully immersed in everything outdoor. This has reflected directly into my artwork. As a child, I painted primarily in watercolour, with Ingrid Baker as an instructor; continuing to create through high school, I began to experiment more with acrylic, switching over almost entirely. The canvas-building piece of this medium particularly intrigued me as I built the frames, stretched the canvas, then primed and sanded repeatedly. I feel present in every aspect of these pieces, from the original experience where the reference photo was taken, to the final product that I constructed by hand. Through acquiring my degree in Medical Biochemistry from UBC, I found painting to be a welcome outlet that quickly flourished into a passion. During these years, I spent many study breaks in the forest (biking, hiking, or skiing) where I found I could be entirely present with a different type of focus. I hope that through the adoring perspectives that fuel these paintings, others can reflect and appreciate the natural wonders that fill the interior of British Columbia, with particular focus on the city that has my heart, Rossland." Contact: briannelunde@gmail.com website: blundeart.com IG: blundeart
Art by Kimboho
Kimberley Cutler is a mixed media artist from Nelson living in Trail. Her work is inspired by her experiences growing up in the Kootenays. She has a large and funky selection of designs which have been named “Mystical Mountain Mindscapes.” Kimberley offers her designs in a number of product options: t-shirts, tank tops, water bottles, greeting cards, stickers, and prints! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Artbykimboho
Raphael Akiba Art
Raphael Akiba is a Canadian visual artist originally from Montreal who has been living in Rossland for the last 7 years. Finding inspiration in nature, Raphael paints living, breathing gardenscapes with little to no initial plan. From floral to coral, his creations are colorful, pretty and surreal. He believes that putting just the right amount of intention into his paintings will let the magic of imagination become reality. His preferred medium is to use gouache, acrylic paint markers and genie dust on wood. @raphael.akiba.art on instagram Contact: Raphaelakiba@gmail.com www.raphaelakiba.com
Driftwood Works Inc
Driftwood Works Inc is located in Pass Creek. Orgonics is a division of Driftwood Works.Daniel Nelson is the creator, artist, and talent of Driftwood Works. Karen Nelson, his Mom is the artist behind Orgonics.Daniel creates anything out of wood. We salvage, mill, kiln dry and finish wood from all over the Kootenays. From Tables, serving trays, wall art, to guitars and unique pieces.www.driftwoodworks.ca @driftwoodworks.inc on IG
Orgonics
Orgonics includes Orgone pyramids created using non toxic epoxy and a host of gems, metal and organic materials. Jewellery is made from cuttings that are left from guitars, skateboards and other items made by Daniel. @orgonics on IGAnd all products can be found on www.driftwoodworks.ca
Designs by NIIX
Local artist from Nelson, with a love for detailed linework. Ruled by a wild and overactive imagination, walking through the dreamscape collecting lines and symbols to bring back, express, and honour through a variety of media.@artofnixy on Instagramhttps://designsbyniix.com
Helena Margareta
Helena Cernigoj is the creator, designer and fibre artisan behind her brand of accessories, Helena Margareta.
Helena’s work is all hand-made, each piece unique with hand-dyed colour. The line of accessories offer Bohemian Shawl collection and a line of Boho Style scarves.