Cattywampus Puppet Council is a community-based arts nonprofit in Knoxville, TN. Over the past 8 years, Cattywampus has been bringing interactive parades, theater, play, and giant puppets to spaces across East Tennessee and the South, utilizing the arts as a vehicle for helping communities tell their stories, build relationships with one another, and cultivate power, joy, creativity, and justice together.
Sophie's Closet
My name is Chapin, I'm the artist and owner of Sophie's Closet named after my daughter! I love to make things. My favorite part of being a small business owner is connecting with people in person. It's amazing to be able to sell things online, but I want to give back to the Knoxville community with art and supporting the local economy.
Dean & Co - Macrame and More
I started this journey in March 2023 to honor my grandmother and all she shared with me during my childhood. She passed away suddenly in January 2022. She loved fiber art and taught me many techniques and patterns in macrame, crochet, embroidery and sewing. My favorite, macrame! And that is how it began, handmade creations by me, stamped with her name, all made with love. My first market event was in May and I look forward to growing in the months to come!
griffln art co
Griffin Bedell is a multi-medium artist and musician from Chapel Hill, NC. In May 2023, he received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Griffin particularly enjoys drawing with pen & ink, recording music, and making things with his hands. Recently, Griffin has been using his creativity to help his dad's music career by designing logos, t-shirts, and stickers for merchandise.
Pat's Knicknacks
Kelly Ferguson seeks to create meaningful conversations and connections, originating from personal experiences through her paintings. Her work centers around personal identity, emotion, the figure, and expression to promote a more empathetic world. Above all else, painting is a solace to her soul even if only to feel the fluidity of the brush or to deeply immerse herself in the focus of her subject. The work of abstraction serves as a way to make sense of the senseless-- to grab the amorphous emotions, thoughts, and the subconscious worries and to give them color and form.
Sherwood Media
I help people tell their stories with video because I think sharing stories can bring communities together and shape the future. The problem I keep finding is not that people lack a good story, they just need the confidence to tell it. I've developed a framework to help guide people in how to tell their story, coach them on camera to give an authentic delivery of their story where they feel seen and safe, then edit it in a way that will honor and represent their story with beauty and hope.
Chicken Librarian
Chicken Librarian was borne out of my passion to teach others how to live a simplified life and learn how to make and do. Chicken Librarian will show you how to homestead the easy way. Chicken Librarian offers classes in homesteading skills in private settings, at businesses, and local organizations.
AMY TREATS, SWEET AND SAVORY BAKES
Growing up in Milwaukee, surrounded by Artists and Foodies, now moving on from a long career in teaching, I share my love of entertaining, cooking and baking with my new Knoxville community! Happy bellies. Happy Hearts. Create. Play. Repeat.
Fusion Soapworks
We make bar soaps using the cold process method, it allows be consistently use skin safe colorants and a variety of scents to produce luxurious products. We also hand pour small batch candles using a soy and vegetable based wax that burns cleanly, desirable both while actively burning or not. We also source some kitchen and bath accessories such as plastic free soap savers, dish brushes, and Swedish dish clothes.
Alters by Kaledra
I am an artist specializing in fantasy art. I love creating fantastical creatures and bringing them to life. I make art, art prints, and enamel pins. Most of my work is colored pencil or watercolor, but recently I am adding more digital work as well.
Modern Seamstress
Modern Seamstress is East Tennessee’s only bespoke clothier for women, offering fully customized garments, alterations, and private sewing lessons.
Destiny Fletcher
I am very passionate about sharing my talents and my art with everyone in the community. I want to show everyone what I love to do. I also want to help other people with their talents and with their creativity as well. I also want people to be happy and entertained when they see my work. I also want to make work that will also make the world a better place.
Mama Bear Sweet Treats
Mama Bear started as a fundraiser for the Knox Pride Rainbow Teen group and has grown into a movement to spread love and acceptance. We make some of the best cookies you’ve ever tasted but our focus is on giving back to the LGBTQ community and showing our community radical love and acceptance.
Poplar and Ash
We are a husband and wife team who is just looking to take back time for our family. We craft quality wood home pieces as well as custom furniture.
Alison Rose Vintage
Alison Rose Vintage is a shop filled with thoughtful, vintage-style word art on handmade paper and cardstock as well as beautiful antique books. Alison writes, designs, and prints each piece. Custom quotes, wedding vows, song lyrics, poems, and more are also available in her shop. Her goal is to spread love and hope, providing words to look at and share that encourage, inspire, and comfort.
Ryota Matsumoto Interdisciplinary Design Studio
Ryota Matsumoto is an architect, urban planner, furniture designer based in the United States and Japan. Born in Tokyo, he was raised in Hong Kong and Japan. He received a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007 after his studies at the Architectural Association in London and Mackintosh School of Architecture, the Glasgow School of Art in the early 90s. Matsumoto has collaborated with a cofounder of the Metabolist Movement, Kisho Kurokawa, and with Arata Isozaki, Peter Christopherson, and MIT Media Lab.
adam rowe
Each piece of artwork that I make addresses some curiosity of geometry. I use a mix of traditional materials and techniques with as much computer-based accuracy as I can get ahold of. Some of my work hangs on the wall, and some of it sits on a pedestal. In either case, I see everything as sculpture in terms of graphic design. (I'm qualified to use that term because I have a degree in it.)
Moods of Majesty LLC
Moods Of Majesty is for those seeking a positive mentality and well-being. We believe that everyone should understand the importance of mental health and self-care. It should be a priority to take a break from our busy schedules. We all should take time to wind down and get to know ourselves a little more each day. We want everyone to enjoy that experience. Small things such as candles can add a touch of grace to a space or lighten one’s mood. We all have to start somewhere. Moods Of Majesty is a safe place for you to let go and evolve.
J-Bird Digital Designs
It’s crucial to work with like-minded companies when building a successful business and collaborative community. Through J-Bird Digital Designs, Jess and her team of contractors focus on providing clients with web development, digital marketing, and consulting.
fern+daisy
fern+daisy is small batch apparel sustainably made in America with biodegradable or dead stock fabric. Our pieces are designed, sourced, and patterned in East Tennessee and we work with two small seamstress teams in Michigan and North Carolina to hand make 80% of our product the other 20% are hand made in Knoxville!
