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Get there bright and early (10am) for a super awesome swag bag filled with handmade lovelies!

What the poster doesn’t tell you is that we’ll be conducting hourly prize giveaways, so stick around for a chance to win big!

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Are you as psyched as we are!?! Here’s another look at what’s coming. While you’re browsing these awesome artists, consider eating lunch at Mayday from the wonderful Small World Bakery!

Artists are listed clockwise from Top Right.

Vero's Beaux Chapeaux, The Little Bag Boutique, Rachel Philipson Photography, Soft Shell Crafts

Papersaurus, Henry's Workshop, Robert Abplanalp, and The Shinebox

Moya Lazy Factory, Candle Botanicals, Beadwork by Amanda, Peaches Products

A Different View, Mooseberry Soap Co., Emily J Photography, and High Strung

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Erin Gursslin of Sunshyne Silverwear is a Rochester native and an indie artist. Since 2008, Erin has been fashioning unwanted spoons into beautiful and unique pieces of wearable art.

Recently, she has expanded her line to include lapel pins, hair barrettes and rings.

Due to a scheduling conflict, Erin was unable to market her wares at Mayday! Underground this time around, but she would like to offer a special discount for Mayday fans in her online shop www.sunshynesilverwear.com  (Just enter ‘MAYDAY’ in at check-out to get 15% off of your entire purchase until 4/29/2012)

You can also find her unique creations at  these upcoming Sunshyne Silverwear events.

To get a sneak peak at new Sunshyne Silverwear designs and to learn a little about the perks and tribulations of being a self employed artist, ‘like’ her Facebook Fanpage here.

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Enter the Mayday Treasury Contest for a chance to win $15 to spend at Mayday! All you have to do is create an Etsy treasury with at least 6 Mayday vendors (http://maydayunderground.wordpress.com/spring-vendors) and post the link to the treasury on our Facebook page. The one with the most comments wins!

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Rochester designer Tanvi Asher, who has been peddling her Northeast-flavored fashions at local boutiques and online venues for a year, has opened a sleek shop on Park Avenue to showcase her label, “Peppermint”. Of course, the boutique is aptly named “Peppermint”.

Peppermint Window display by designer Melissa Murphy. Photo by Elizabeth Lamark.

 

Nestled in a brick building in the heart of the Park Meigs district, Peppermint mixes vintage charm with the high-end fashion vibe found in New York. Packed tight with couture yet affordable clothing, the boutique serves the Rochester shopper with a distinct taste for fresh young contemporary women’s apparel. 

Shoppers & friends at the grand opening. Photo by Elizabeth Lamark.

 

Poised to be Rochester’s go-to spot for fashion, the location is a prime spot for shoppers with variety in mind. “I  decided  to open here because Park Ave is the city’s hot spot. There is so much new development here and I wanted to be a part of the movement,” said owner Tanvi Asher, an RIT alumni,  who was attracted to the diversity in the area when seeking to open a new location. 

Haute shoppers with hometown taste can also find Rochester artists & designers at Peppermint. Melissa Murphy who is an RIT student and budding visual merchandising designer gets all the credit for Peppermint’s striking window display. The window showcases a dress made entirely from magazine papers neatly cut and sewed into a ballerina style couture dress.
 
The boutique currently carries local artists like Amanda Preske, Casey Wright, Josean Vargas & Paul Taylor Glassworks to name a few. “I give our local artists a place to grow so I welcome those unique and unseen pieces at Peppermint,” said Asher.

Bowties by Josean Vargas.Clutches by Tanvi Asher. Photo by Elizabeth Lamark.

The store is open M-Sat from 11a-6p and on Thursday from 11a-7p.

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What started as an online storage site for a spreadsheet of craft show contact information in 2009 has blossomed into so much more, clearly fulfilling a need in our community. 

Our Rochester Artisans Yahoo site has been developed over time to include most of the applications for shows listed on our annual Shows sheet, which is a chronological informational listing of as many Rochester area craft shows and art festivals as we can get our hands on. We have a section of Links to members’ Facebook pages (including our own Rochester Artisans Facebook page), business tools and sites. I like to think of us as a one-stop shop for all things “show business” related.

Our Yahoo email list now totals over 375 members – including artisans, shop owners, show promoters and gallery directors. Everyone is welcome, from emerging artists to seasoned veterans. We all share knowledge, experience, support and friendship.

In 2010, we opened our own website, RochesterArtisans.com. This site is used for publicizing the work, websites and shows for Rochester Artisan members. We now have pages for galleries, artist-friendly stores, classes around town and online and ways to use our creativity in charitable ways. My vision is the website is the go-to site for customers, show promoters, gift shop owners, gallery directors and artists alike.

We have partnered with the Shriners organization to hold our first co-produced craft show, June 16. (A few spaces remain; information and application are found here.)

I have no idea what the future holds for Rochester Artisans – we just keep opening one door after another to see what’s next. Would you like to join us? Click the purple Join Now button in the sidebar of our website.

Stefani Tadio

Artist & Founder

“Bringing the artist community together to foster goodwill and great ideas among everyone involved in professional arts and crafts in the Rochester, NY and surrounding area.”

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If you’re out in the 315 and need to get your craft on, stop by the Indie Garage Sale in Utica this weekend. Here’s a taste of what’s to come!

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Today is the last day to get your on-time application in for the upcoming Mayday Underground. We don’t collect a booth fee, so there’s no harm in applying! Just click the vendor info tab above to see how the show works, and then click the link at the very bottom to be taken to the application.

Here are some timely pieces made by Rochester artists.

Featuring ArtSnack and Pistachio Press

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Here’s a sneak peek of some of the Mayday Underground applicants. If you want to join in on the fun, there’s just about a week left to apply.

Psst...Click the image to be taken to the Etsy Treasury!

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Come one, come all! Apply now to be a vendor at the upcoming Mayday! Underground Crafts + Art. It’s going to be held Saturday April 28 from 10am to 4pm at the Village Gate. Read about the logistics HERE and apply HERE. Applications are due by March 18. Questions? Drop us a line at Maydaycraft [at] aol.com.

And just because I hate posting without pretty pictures, take a look at some awesome work that was for sale at the last Mayday: