Saturday, March 23, 2013
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 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 share what I see. I currently shoot digital format and enjoy shooting still life, geometric patterns, architecture, a bit of landscape, and abstract subjects. I enjoy …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The artisan market in Ferndale will build a new 4,000-square-foot event space inside the market.
The Rust Belt Market met its $20,000 Kickstarter campaign goal over the weekend several days ahead of its deadline. The artisan market in Ferndale started the campaign to fund a new 4,000-square-foot space inside the market to be used for weekday events. Rust Belt owners Chris and Tiffany Best announced the campaign on Feb. 20. A total of 346 people contributed to the campaign. The Rust Belt posted the following message on its Facebook page on Saturday: WE CROSSED THE FINISH LINE!! This is huge for us. This is a gate way. This is what was so necessary for our continued growth. I am fighting the urge to write a lengthy essay on the American dream and how it is still alive despite all the recent bleakness of the past 5 years. I will spare …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
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 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 to say in a recent chat with Patch: How did you get your start? "I lost my job in 2007 as a supervisor at an automobile supplier plant," Shirts says. Though he …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The Ferndale artisan market has a Kickstarer campaign going on now through March 22 to fund a new 4,000-square-foot event space inside the market.
The Rust Belt Market's Kickstarter campaign to "live not by weekends alone" is more than half way to its $20,000 goal. The artisan market in Ferndale is seeking support to expand its business model to include a new 4,000-square-foot space inside the market to be used for weekday events. Rust Belt owners Chris and Tiffany Best announced the campaign on Feb. 20. So far, more than $11,600 has been pledged by supporters. People can donate to the fund through Friday, March 22. The project will only be funded if at least $20,000 is pledged by that point; if the goal is not met, supporters are not charged. You can find full details here. Read more on Patch about the Rust Belt Market.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
A closer look at one of the vendors you'll find this weekend at the Rust Belt Market in Ferndale.
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, 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 edgy style," he said. Geneva is also approachable. "Some fashion designers can put on a pretentious attitude and be off-putting to talk to. Not Liesl," he says. "…
Saturday, February 23, 2013
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. 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. 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 and waved coffee that they were roasting under my nose and it was at that exact moment I decided I wanted to roast my own coffee. My husband mentioned that to my …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The artisan market wants to expand its business model to host events during the week in a 4,000-square-foot isolated space inside the market.
The Rust Belt Market in Ferndale announced Wednesday that it is seeking support to expand its business model to include a new space for weekday events. The artisan market, which opened in a 15,000-square-foot former Old Navy Outlet in May 2011, is home to 60 local artists every weekend. Rust Belt owners Chris and Tiffany Best said leasing such an "anchor" space in Ferndale at the corner of Nine Mile and Woodward but being closed five days out of the week has been somewhat of a business flaw. But opening the market during the week doesn't work either - artists need time to create things, many vendors also have day jobs, and there simply aren't enough weekday shoppers to make it work. The Bests are looking to change all that by building an …
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
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 …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Kick-off event will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rust Belt Market.
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Thursday, February 7
The Ferndale Public Library has announced the book they’ll be encouraging everyone in Ferndale to read this March. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut is this year’s Ferndale Reads book. As in years past, those who are interested in reading the book can come to the library beginning Feb. 9, or any of the Ferndale Reads events, and get a free copy of the book to keep. This year’s kick-off event will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Rust Belt Market. The details of the kick-off are a mystery, but attendees may want to bring their smart phones to document the happening. Copies of the book will be handed out at the kick-off event. Throughout the month of March, there will be many ways to earn entries in a prize drawing, including…
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The market continues expanded hours for the 12 days of Christmas.
The Rust Belt Market began its 12 days of Christmas last week, offering expanded hours to give customers more opportunities for holiday shopping. The market is now open every day until Christmas - Hours for the rest of the week are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19 through Sunday, Dec. 23; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve. For more information, visit www.rustbeltmarket.com.
Alan Stamm
10:18 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013
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