For Tha Masses Design, a woman-led/black-owned design studio founded by Lettering Artist and Designer Nkem Warner. Our mission is to create Inspirational and thoughtfully designed goods helping you celebrate people in their fullness. We fulfill this mission by creating products with positive messages that uplift spirits and spread awareness on mental health, social justice and environmental issues. Our goal is to help people get through their roadblocks and limiting beliefs by offering thoughtfully designed goods that motivates, encourages and supports YOU in being the best version of yourself.
a.e.rochelle
Annie is a Knoxville native and multi-disciplinary artist who finds inspiration from the local flora, is passionate about ecology and sustainability, has a cheeky sense of humor and hasn't met an art medium that she does like.
Beth Meadows Art
I create a wide range of fine art which includes collage, paintings, and hand-painted wooden cut-outs and wearables. Conceptually, I enjoy mixing my life in East Tennessee with aspirational and luxurious living, drawing inspiration from contemporary, high-end design. The themes I enjoy exploring include female confidence, mental health, and interpersonal relationships using dark and humorous undertones. I create artwork for exhibitions, retail locations, and take on commissions that fit within my current body of work.
WrightXD
I started making plant illustrations to develop my illustration skills in 2020–using my plants as inspiration. What started from my passion for plants and professional improvement turned into a hobby creating digitally illustrated plants that then turned into a small business creating plant-themed art.
Emily Shane Art
I rescue old hardback book covers and make art out of them! I also repurpose old unused pianos into art.
Kelly Sullivan Art Educator/Maker
I have been teaching and learning art processes for a good portion of my life and I enjoy the process just as much as the end product. I make things out of clay, fabric, paper. My degree is in printmaking which is do love but there is just so many processes and so little time.
Studio Jones
I turn client photos into artwork and print them on wood, canvas or paper.
Esther Sitver Artworks
I merge vintage aesthetics with contemporary progressive ideas and humor. Similarly, I draw with an old-fashioned dip pen and color digitally in Photoshop. My love for traditional pen and ink drawing pulls together my specialties: portraiture/figure drawing, editorial illustration, pattern design, plein air painting, and hand-lettering.
Rala
Rala is a little shop of treasures located at 112 W. Jackson Ave in the Historic Old City neighborhood of Knoxville, TN. Established in 2010, Rala is an inventive retail space that provides a venue for modern goods and gifts made with love by artists from around the corner and across the world. Rala features original art, letterpress prints, a unique and diverse collection of greeting cards along with contemporary jewelry and accessories. We specialize in creative gifts for creative people.
Freelance Muse
I make pretend environments on repurposed surfaces mocking real life
Paloma Karwinski Illustration
Whatever you do, you're playing a highly sophisticated game of show and tell in order to connect with your audience. I work with you to create original hand-drawn illustrations that bring unique texture and character to those connections—whether they're happening in your neighborhood or bridging great distances.
Root & Branch Paper Co.
Root & Branch Paper Co. create greeting cards and stationery items celebrating our relationship with one another and with the earth. Each of our items is designed by hand, inspired by time spent outdoors. Made in small batches, Root & Branch items are thoughtfully created with sustainable practices and materials.
Amanda Scribbles
Watercolor Home Paintings, Architectural Paintings
My Name is Amanda and I live in Knoxville. I have always enjoyed being creative and working with my hands. More recently, I have been working on watercolor home paintings. I made one as a gift and quickly found others were interested in them! I love giving personalized, sentimental gifts for my own friends and family so it makes me happy to be able to provide this service to others.
Summer Small
Paintings & Murals
Summer is a self taught professional Artist, working mostly in oil or acrylic. She loves to explore color and movement in her work and draws inspiration from traditional textiles. she enjoys working large-scale, creating pieces with an undeniable physical presence. You can find Summer selling prints and originals at many local and regional markets, painting murals around town, or simply enjoying a day downtown where she lives and works from a home-studio.
Eyes of Faith
Abstract and Mixed Media Art, Prints and cards inspired by my journey with Autism
Derrick Freeman is a self-taught artist diagnosed with Autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired verbal and non-verbal communication. By age two, he was completely non-verbal and was unable to learn and use language like most children his age. By age three, art became his only form of communication. He learned to express his perceptions of life and everyday living through his drawings and artwork. Each piece of art tells the story of his journey with Autism. Derrick has exhibited his artwork at the Tennessee Governor’s Mansion, Vanderbilt University, Lipscomb University, the Tennessee Disability Mega Conference and the Frist Museum of Art. Most recently, he was the featured artist at Ernie Els Center for Excellence in Jupiter, Florida. In addition, he has been the recipient of several awards for his community advocacy work for the Autism community including: the Ann & Steve Bailey Artist Grant, the Arc of the Mid-South’s Outstanding Artist and Performer Award and the Future Horizons Inc’s Dr. Temple Grandin Award for Outstanding Success.
Greer Miceli Design
Graphic designer, illustrator, and painter
Greer Miceli is a graphic designer from Knoxville, TN. In April 2020, she received a BFA in Graphic Design from Auburn University. While in school, she found a way to blend graphic design with her love for fine art and makes this a hallmark in all of her pieces. Today, Greer continues to freelance for graphic design, illustration, and traditional painting.
Field & Sky
Art, Design & Collage
I'm a self taught collage artist with a background in graphic design. I create digital art and designs as well as hand cut paper collages with a carefully considered balance of vintage and modern elements.
Hushh Magazine/Grace Marketing Media Group
Local Free magazine
We make Hushh Magazine, a local quarterly free publication. We always highlight local makers, artists, photographers, causes and more. Huge supporter of all things Knoxville. Media sponsor for Fashion Week, Freaky Friday, other various events.
Downs & Towns
Fine Art Photography
Houston is a globe-trotting photographer and sells his fine art prints in his on-line Print Shop. His award-winning photography has been showcased in solo shows, juried competitions, and in arts and travel magazines. Houston has Down syndrome; and, his hope is to use his photography to inspire, empower, and educate.
Elias' mom crafts
Trinket dishes, coasters, ornament, Digital Cards
I am a stay-at-home mom passionate about doing pottery and painting my pottery using acrylic paint. I made trinket dishes, ornament, and coasters using air-dry clay and Resin.
I also design printable such as business cards, thank you cards, and baby shower invites.
