David Harman is a painter (MFA at UTK) turned map-maker. He designed the first map as a way to get to know his hometown better. That first map took off, and now he carries 50+ cities and runs Native Maps out of his studio in Knoxville. David also loves advocating for makers and entrepreneurs in Knoxville. He helped found The Maker City and continues to mentor entrepreneurs through the KEC. He also manages a studio building in the Fourth and Gill neighborhood.
Debbie Alley, LLC
I create abstract wall art and designer textiles. I am eclectic in my style and like to incorporate techniques from eco-printing, silk-painting, and mixed-media collage, to create depth and texture. My designs are very natural and soothing in color. However, I can colorize and print them to match your décor in any size. My designer textiles include cotton, linen, silk, and wool. Whether it is a hand painted silk scarf or a yard of eco-printed raw silk, each is unique in color and design.
Katie Romba Studios
Katie Romba specializes in acrylic painting, watercolor painting, and ink drawings. Her art revolves around food and baked goods, the automotive world, and global issues.
East Tennessee Soapworks
We use sustainable ingredients to create luxury eco-friendly products. We offer custom orders and welcome wholesale accounts. We started making soap in 2016 and have expanded our offerings to solid shampoos, conditioners, and scrubs.
For Tha Masses Design
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.
Diahn Ott Studio
I make functional, small-batch pottery with a modern aesthetic. My forms are traditional in shape but highly decorative, utilizing underglaze and slip techniques to add texture and images to the surface of the pots. I also create sculptures from repurposed plaster casts that have traditionally been utilized in the production of porcelain dolls. In addition, I create cut paper and digital collages and paintings.
Riverbend Candle Co.
We hand-pour soy candles in small batches, with unique scents designed to complement, not overpower, your natural environment. Find us at The Southern Market, east Tennessee makers' events, and online
Hairston's Naturals, LLC
Tonya Hairston, the owner and creator of Hairston's Naturals products, is a Master Herbalists and Holistic Health Practitioner with 20 years experience in the dermatology industry. While working in dermatology, Tonya noticed a demand for more natural products for issues such as alopecia, eczema, psoriasis, etc. Hairston's Naturals was created as a solution to that demand.All of Hairston's Naturals products are 100% organic and handmade. You will get real nutritional benefits from using Hairston's Naturals Products.
Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts
Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center has been a valuable addition to the Knoxville Parks & Recreation Department's programs for over thirty years. The program has grown to serve thousands of Knoxvillians and citizens in surrounding counties. We offer classes in fine art, craft and dance and are open to all skill levels.
Dale + Aran
We are a husband and wife team that express our creativity by combining wood and clay to create jewelry and home designs. Brandon crafts the wood pieces and is very good at thinking of new ways to put wood together to make unusual patterns and at cutting fun shapes. I work mainly with clay and I combine the clay & wood to give you unique art pieces and jewelry which are all light weight and one-of-a-kind. With a degree in Merchandising, I also offer styling ideas on my page and show ways to pair our jewelry with any wardrobe.
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.
Earth To Stacy
I've been creating functional pottery since 2007, and I love making pieces that people can use in their daily lives. I truly believe using a piece someone made from scratch makes you appreciate your coffee or meal more.
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.
Shannon Deana Johnson
I am a mixed media artist inspired by nature and the creative process. The organic shapes, textures and colors found in nature are a constant source of peace and wonder. I seek to capture the essence of my experience with nature in my art and share it with those who view it. When painting, I allow the medium to do what it naturally does with gentle guidance. It is a meditative process and a balance between harmony and contrast, simplicity and accumulation, and stillness and motion.
Glass Botanicals
I create Glass Botanicals by upcycling vintage doors and other local architectural salvage into stained glass mosaics. The art has a botanical theme with petals, curves, and bursts of color inspired by the plant species of the Smoky Mountains.
LANN DESIGNS
LANN BAGS AND ACCESSORIES ARE DESIGNED WITH SKILLFUL ATTENTION TO QUALITY. EACH PIECE IS HAND CUT AND SEWN IN LIMITED QUANTITIES. LANN BAGS AND ACCESSORIES ARE CONSTRUCTED FOR INDEPENDENT, TRAVELING, AND ACTIVE WOMEN. CARRY YOUR STORIES.
Old North Designs
Spencer Ratliff started Old North Designs in 2013. Spencer is the guy who can design and build whatever you have in mind. He specializes in unique custom furniture but also does cabinetry, builtins, and millwork. Wood, metal, glass, leather, fabric, brass, copper, resin fill, stone, or whatever you have in mind he works with it all.
Abby Hamilton Studios
I am a Knoxville artist, designer, and photographer. I create original artwork, sell vintage/ upcycled fashion, and offer interior design services.
OWLTOPUS
Hey there, I'm Chloe, the maker & owner of OWLTOPUS based in Knoxville, Tennessee. I'm a an artist who works with mixed media curating beauties to accessorize you life with. I primarily work with polymer clay, acrylic, & wood.
I believe in creating what you want. Literally. Like let your girl make you a custom piece. More importantly, I believe in creating what you want as a life motto, a value, and a feeling. An OWLTOPUS isn't a "real" animal. It is, however, what I've created & what I believe in.
a.Merarts
Allison Meriwether’s paintings and drawing explore deeper self expressions of identity and focus on capturing themes in emotional experiences and story telling. Her current body of work, “Firsthand” is a group of oil paintings depicting hands accompanied by gold leafing that tell stories about our identity, our daily lives and our purpose for existing in a space.
Allison attended graduate school at New York University and Long Island University to obtain a master’s degree in fine arts. She now creates full-time in her Knoxville studio and teaches at a local high school. Her work has been shown in several galleries in New York, Boston, Texas, Florida, Oregon, Alabama, and Washington, DC. She has exhibited internationally in galleries in Seoul, Korea. Select pieces of her work are on permanent display at the Osceola Center for the Arts in Kissimmee, Florida and at the RCA Gallery in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Cambridge Art Association and the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville.
