Shopping trip documented! It was really fun to walk around the show with friends (albeit - money-spending-enabling friends!) and see all the cool, creative, amazing, useful or frivolous items. I got some of each, I think.
One of my favorite vendors is the Seattle based
Bedrock Industries, which sell ultra-cool shapes, colors and tiles of recycled glass. It is gorgeous stuff.
This guy (Nature's Creations) learned how to mold and cast leaves in copper back in High School as a science fair project. He says he's been doing it ever since (over 30 years). The leaves were beautiful! And one of a kind - since they are made from actual greenery.
And I nearly hyperventilated at this booth! I've seen jewelry made from china and
porcelain plates before - but this guy's stuff was the most innovative and gorgeous I have ever seen. He imports a number of his plates from Germany or other places in Europe, and they were stunning and intensely colored (not typical for plates you see here). The bracelets, watches, earrings, brooches and pendants were e
ncased in sterling silver in funky geometric shapes - all kinds of variations. They were also quite expensive and I was in the process of walking out of the booth when the jewelry guy walked up to me and actually fastened a bracelet on my wrist... After that,
resistance was futile...
But my *favorite* booth and find was this guy who makes 3D stained glass bugs!!! They were amazing! Ranging in size from about 3 inches across to about 2 feet long. There were weevils (like the palm-sized one I bought), stag-horned beetles, dragonflies, and miscellaneous other magical insects. Even the houseflies were gorgeous! I absolutely loved these! The artist is from Vancouver I believe, and the studio that carries his art there is working on a website. I'll post a link when it's up and working. I may need to buy my weevil some friends!
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