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Update and Our Artists for January 20th-30th

Welcome to another new week at Patina Market and a new lineup of artists.  In fact, we're changing things up a bit.  If you haven't been in to the store this year (all three weeks of it) you may not have seen the new layout in the main room.  We think it improves the experience a little bit. 

Also, we're changing the rotation of new artists from weekly to every two weeks. We were excited to feature so many artists during the holiday season, and are now letting the store slip in to a groove and bring all our friends back.  This will give your friends a better chance to make it in after they inevitably ask about your adorable new shirt/watch/headband/pillow/notebook/painting. 

Updates about our upcoming in-store classes will be fired off in a day or so...keep your eyes peeled, because they will fill up quickly.

And now, our artists:

Most Adoringly

Most Adoringly is back in the shop, and for the month she is donating 100% of sales to a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the people of Nicaragua.  Proceeds will be used to help set up self-sustaining income for impoverished families.  Most Adoringly's goal is $1000 for the month, so we urge you to come in and support this great cause!

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ColorHeart

Original artwork is something to cherish.  It can be unique, soulful, and truly your own.  How about original watercolors on handmade paper in custom frames?  Trifecta of creative amazing! 

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Zoony's Zippers

'Zippers reimagined as flowers' sits among the creativity ranks of Pixar.  The toothed edge of these unique headbands provides an interesting contrast that catches the eye, and Kenzie makes these in as many colors as they make zippers.  That's a lot.

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Happy Little Artist

 

It's no secret that Patina loves Anthropologie.  The place is so fun and inventive that it's hard not to get caught up and fall in love.  Now take that same spirit and distill it into fabric headbands and belts.  You have Happy Little Artist.  With masterful conduct in color and style, you'll fall in love too.

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Ritzy Misfit

 

You've seen Ritzy Misfit's amazing pendant necklaces on The Bachelorette, on the Style Network, and on The Girls Next Door.  Each completely unique pendant features an initial or insignia stamped into molten metal.  These are the original article. We'll have a full selection of colors, stamps, and degrees of character.

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Vintage Fern

BOOM!  That's the sound of the creative explosion that is Vintage Fern.  Starting with altered clothing like the incredible top pictured, the repertoire has expanded to include cards, notebooks, hair accessories, burp cloths, bibs and more, all executed with vintage fabric.

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Stones in Bloom

We have a wide selection of earrings, necklaces, and rings from this maker in the store. A potential perfect gift for your mom, sister, or yourself (and also quite inexpensive, but don't worry, we won't tell).

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Our Artists for January 6th-16th

Made By Matchgirl

Kersey.  Totally rad.  She's back with some new locket necklaces to go along with her hand-bound notebook awesomeness and felted pincushion supremacy.

Felted Pincushion Supremacy.  You heard it here first.

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Silver Linings Studio

The name of this bracelet is Frost.  Fitting, no?  All of the jewelry from Silver Linings is made with sterling silver and semiprecious stones.  Very classy, sophisticated, and beautiful.

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CJ's Woodland Shed

Each creation from the Shed is unique and earth-happy.  Clothing is made with upcycled and modified fabrics, and linocut prints (like woodblock prints) are carved from linoleum.  The printing process creates individual images with their own gradients, contrast, and imperfections.

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MD Sparks

Unfortunately MDsparks wasn't able to show with us last month.  Gladly, we got her this time.  MDSparks has a solid hold on simply beautiful.  She produces jewelry that is understated yet not minimalist, an elegant blend of detail and form that just looks phenomenal. 

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Made Lovely 

ML returns to Patina for the first time since our grand opening week.   She's back with her beautiful frames and earrings (which tend to sell like crazy with their very accessible prices.)

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Sarahdipites

Ask and ye shall receive.  These flowers sold out last time, and the crocheted hats almost sold out.  Well, we have more of each in, as well as the innovative Scrug (scarf-shrug), and they beckon to you with their yarny goodness. 

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Bebecha

With an ever expanding repertoire of creative amazingness, Bebecha is back.  Get a hold of these headbands before they sell out (again) as well as all of her other incredible and very popular creations.

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Sleepictures

The art of Sleepictures is carried across the border of dreams by Teresa Flowers and presented for you to wear on belt buckles, pendants, and clothing.  Teresa is also a talented and award winning fine artists, and we are honored to have a selection of her prints available in our store.

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Candy Argyle

You like bold patterns and bright colors on fabrics.  They're fun, striking, and they go surprisingly well with a lot of looks.  Candy turns great fabrics into great stuff like luggage tags (never mistake your bags again!), bibs, and clutch purses in three styles.

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Mitch Ogden

Expectro Patronum!  Like Harry, your child needs a quality wand for daily destiny-fulfillment.  Defense Against the Dark Arts classes are in the works.  In addition to these beautiful lathe-turned wands, Mitch is producing a line of beautiful hardwood decor for us at Patina, starting with the wall-mount shelves that are a part of our new display wall.  Craftsmanship at very affordable prices. 

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Good Things Happening

Our artists mean the world to us and we like to support them in their many projects.

Allora Handmade is doing good things for Autism and we thought you might like to know about them.

In her words:

The feelings I had this holiday season have helped me to make a goal in 2010 to give more. Of myself, of my time, of my talents, and my resources. My first opportunity will be in a few short weeks.

January 14th is my nephew, Jonathan's 10th birthday. He was diagnosed 8 years ago with Autism, and that diagnosis has drastically changed the life of my sister and all the rest of our family - in so many ways. Every Christmas and birthday I struggle with what to get him that he will really enjoy. Since buying gifts for Jonathan is so difficult, this year for his birthday I am having an Autism Awareness benefit sale in my shop.

I will load up my shop and from January 13th through the 15th, I will donate 100% of the proceeds to Autism Speaks. Also, for every $10 a customer spends in the shop, they will be entered to win $40 towards a purchase at Allora Handmade. ( So, if they spend $50, that's 5 entries).  I figure the best gift I can give him (and his family) is a chunk of change to help solve the puzzle that is autism.

 

Allora Handmade will be showing at Patina February 17-27.

Also, I'm sure you've heard of Sycamore Street Press.

I know... I know... AMAZING! Now is your chance to learn from the masters...

They are having an introduction to letterpress/valentines class. I am hoping to be there. If you would like to join in the fun details can be found here.

A Huge Thank You

(the kind with pink hearts and purple polka-dots and red stripes...)

To Brittney Mitchell and the Daily Herald for featuring Patina in the Sunday paper. (In December- we are a little slow.)

The full article:

In Pleasant Grove you can find other boutiques, but one in particular pays special attention to local artists.

The Patina Market, at 200 S. Main Street, focuses exclusively on artists that hand-make their products.

"Handmade is what is cool right now," store owner Nicole Huntington said. "If New York and San Francisco can do it, then so can we here in Utah."

A designer herself, she said she wants to create an environment in the community where creative artists could come and showcase their ideas. Huntington has been featuring new artists weekly, and after Christmas she will feature local artists every two weeks.

The 27-year-old proprietor and artist is a Lindon native. When she was younger, she loved to read and always wanted to be a writer. In her first year of college she had a professor tell her that writing wasn't her talent, so she decided to change her focus.

Huntington wanted to continue being creative so she decided to pursue art in many different forms. She enjoyed painting classes, sewing, fiber design, weaving, art history and graphic design.

While still in college, an art history professor presented an opportunity for a six-week study abroad program in Italy. Huntington decided that she could not pass up the opportunity to go. While there she found herself out until 2 or 3 a.m. every day studying because of her passion for art history. Huntington said she realized how much of a passion she had for the creative arts.

Huntington's husband of two years, Justin, also has a creative side and plays the drums in a local band called "Code Hero."

Nicole Huntington worked for a scrapbook and design paper product company called American Crafts. After a year of work, Huntington was laid off and said she felt inspired to start her boutique.

Huntington said she enjoys designing things for herself and her work can be found at the Patina Market. Her work has also been published in scrapbooking magazines.

At Patina Market, she offers feather headbands, tie belts and many other artistic fashion accessories.

Since Patina's grand opening on Nov. 18, Huntington said she has seen a lot of success for herself and other local artists. In January, classes will be offered to learn how to bind books and sew. Huntington said she also is open to suggestions for other classes in which people might have an interest.

Patina Market

• Location: 200 S. Main St., Pleasant Grove

• Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• Info: (801) 362-1674

Photos by James Roh/Daily Herald (another Thank You!)