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Each week, Ferndale Patch will profile one of the vendors currently featured at the Rust Belt Market. What vendor should we profile next? Leave a comment or email jessica.schrader@patch.com with your suggestion.The Rust Belt Market in Ferndale offers a unique experience for patrons as well as vendors. Each week, Patch will feature one artist to get a closer look at what they do. Owen Strzelewicz Today, meet photographer Owen Strzelewicz of One-39 Creative. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Owen Strzelewicz, good luck pronouncing that, I’m a guy having fun with a camera in his hands. I’m a photographer, an idea man. I create photographs. How would you describe your work? No deep cathartic, cerebral messages or big words here, I shoot what I find to be interesting, funny, edgy, and I want to …
The Rust Belt Market in Ferndale offers a unique experience for patrons as well as vendors. Each week, Patch will feature one artist to get a closer look at what they do. Jerry Shirts Today, meet spray paint artist Jerry Shirts. Originally from Port Huron and currently living in Harrison Township, Shirts spray paints on "anything that will stick" including canvases, liquor bottles, records, ceramic tiles, wood and more. In addition to the Rust Belt, Shirts' work can also be seen in Ferndale at the library's current book-inspired art exhibition going on now through April 21. Here's what he had…
The Rust Belt Market in Ferndale offers a unique experience for patrons as well as vendors. Each week, Patch will feature one artist to get a closer look at what they do. Liesl Geneva This week, meet clothing designer Liesl Geneva of Apparel Artistry. She travels 2 1/2 hours from Grand Rapids one weekend per month to vend at the Rust Belt Market. "Liesl is something else," says Rust Belt co-owner Chris Best. "Not only is she a fashion innovator but she is a riot to be around. Her styles are so damn cool." Best says Geneva's designs are made to fit women of all sizes - "Anyone can enjoy her …
The Rust Belt Market in Ferndale offers a unique experience for patrons as well as vendors. Each week, Patch will feature one artist to get a closer look at what they do. This week, we chat with Amy Duncan, founder of HenriettaHaus Coffee Roasters. Duncan, who lives in Wyandotte, has been at the Rust Belt since its third weekend open. HenriettaHaus Who are you and what do you do? My name is Amy Duncan and I am a coffee roaster, founder of HenriettaHaus and a hoarder of antique wood. How did you get your start? I was enjoying an Ethiopian coffee ceremony after a birthday dinner. They came out …
The Rust Belt Market in Ferndale offers a unique experience for patrons as well as vendors. Each week, Patch will feature one artist to get a closer look at what they do. Dave Hudson Today, meet Dave Hudson of Hudson Industrial. Hudson, who lives in Berkley, makes home furnishings and sculptures from reclaimed wood and metal. This is his last weekend at the market for a while, and Rust Belt co-owner Chris Best says he wishes Hudson could stay longer but takes solace in knowing he'll be back again. "Dave Hudson embodies the ideal vendor we are seeking at the Rust Belt," Best said. "He is an …
