Artisans’ Village – A Peaceful Enclave of Talented Craftspeople

Artisans’ Village – A Peaceful Enclave of Talented Craftspeople

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artisanVillageMariposa Folk Festival is renowned for its wide range of folk/roots artists, with 100+ performances of every kind on its 11 stages including music, dance and spoken word – but there’s lots more than that going on at Mariposa Folk Festival!

In fact, the mandate of the Mariposa Folk Foundation is “The promotion and preservation of folk art in Canada through song, story, dance and craft”, and one of the ways we live up to the craft part of that broader mandate is by presenting 50 of the finest craft artists, selected through an adjudication process, in our Artisans’ Village.

This area of the festival is an appealing, peaceful enclave, full of talented craftspeople ranging from instrument makers to carvers and weavers to drum makers, potters, jewelers and everything in between, with their wares on full display. This year’s array of artisans is one one of our best ever. Take a stroll through the relaxing setting of the Artisans’ Village, and take some time to browse the booths and tents. You will find a rich collection of beautiful, inspiring and interesting works.

Here’s what we have in store for Mariposa Folk Festival 2013. To see selected samples of the work of these artisans, please visit the Artisans’ Village Listing on our website.

Artwork
Appealing Environments
Artist/Kym Brundritt
Portrait for You
Rogue Goat Designs
Ron Belanger Guitars and Lisa Belanger Fine Art.
YoYo’s by Luka

Body Art
Henna by HaileyMagpie BeadMoth Jewelry

Clothing

Appealing Environments
Gestalt
Hipknitized
Honeybea Design Hive
Sylph
The Fairies Pyjamas
The Funky Clothesline
Wearable Art by Jocelyn Allen

Glass
Bluefrog Creations
Studio 194

Instruments
Peter Cox
Ron Belanger Guitars and Lisa Belanger Fine Art.
Rosbilt TinCan Banjos and Ukuleles
Shaw Percussion
The Northern Heights Guitar Company

Jewelry
AmaLuna’s Creations
Appealing Environments
Bluefrog Creations
Corteza Creations
Henna by Hailey
Hipknitized
JET. Designs
Jewellery by Sara Beth
KilnArt Designs
Luma
Magpie Bead
Moth Jewelry
My Belle Bijoux
Opal Wing Creations
RAW eco jewellery
Rogue Goat Designs
Simply Sustainable
Terra Bella Naturals
The Fairies Pyjamas
The Stone Canvas
The Tima Collection

Metal
Gestalt

Objects for Nature
Moonshadow Woods
Relics Broom Company
The Stone Canvas

Pottery
Mermaid Springs Pottery
Moonshadow Woods

Sculpture
Celtic and Medieval Stonework Sculpture

Soap
Hipknitized
Karmalicious & Sigrid Naturals
Sol Beauty (formerly Sacred Circle Herbs)
Terra Bella Naturals

Stitching
Caren’s Monkey Business and More!
Hipknitized
Louise
Nautilos
Rogue Goat Designs

Stone
Appealing Environments
The Stone Canvas

Toys
Caren’s Monkey Business and More!
Hipknitized
YoYo’s by Luka

Wood
Durham Wood Products
Moonshadow Woods
Relics Broom Company
Rogue Goat Designs
Sugar Bush Fairies
YoYo’s by Luka

View samples of the creations of these artisans here.