This Weekend at the Rust Belt Market

Local Artisan Keeps 'Dream of the City' Alive in Handmade Furniture

A closer look at one of the vendors you'll find this weekend at the Rust Belt Market.

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. 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 artisan practicing an ancient craft. He is talented yet humble and easy to talk to." Here's what Hudson had to say in a recent chat with Patch: How would you …

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Ferndale Library Seeks Local Artists for Literature-Inspired Exhibition

Entries must be received by Friday, Feb. 15.

“For the Love of Reading” is an art exhibition at the Ferndale Public Library celebrating books and literature’s ability to inspire. Held in concurrence with “Ferndale Reads” and “The Day of Books and Roses,” artwork will be on display from early March to late April in the library community meeting room and atrium. Art inspired by books, including illustrations, character portraits, re-imagined book covers and more will be included in the show. Submissions in any variety of medium are encouraged, including photography, painting, drawing, relief prints, sculpture. “Ferndale Reads” and “The Day of Books and Roses” are anticipated to draw hundreds of visitors to the library. “For the Love of Reading” will have its own reception. All the …

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