*Featured Artists*

Likes to draw and make stuff. He currently is recovering from a dislocated thumb from falling off his bicycle. "It was super swollen and looked like a golf ball was inside my palm! It was super gnarly at first, when i looked at it i was like AHHH! My thumb was pointing off in some other direction that wasnt normal" It hurts him to type this artist statement.

In all areas of my life, color and textures have always inspired me. This applies to making jewelry, as well. Often, themes emerge and I explore these further. Simply put, I have fun making jewelry, find it very relaxing, and enjoy sharing with others.

Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Fine Artist. Lori will be presenting come of her framed artworks and unique greeting cards. She is available for all types of projects in the Saint Louis area.

My work is about using common and sometimes found items to recreate traditional jewelry patterns. The pieces are an exercise in using modular industrial parts to create bold, insightful, an elegant design. Each piece is unique yet shares common elements with the entire body of work.

As co-founder of the Rock-n-Roll Craft Show, Sharlene Kindt is excited to debut her brand of handmade jewelry and accessories. Everything from necklaces and earrings to scarves and screen-printed clothing can be found on her new website. Tell them the little big headed bluebird sent you!

Handcrafted costume jewlery utilizing sterling silver, semi-precious gem stones, swarovski cyrstals, bali silver, wirework, and art glass. Each piece is unique and made by hand by the artist.

Butter is Heather Visnesky. In addition to knitting while her husband does all the housework, she is one of the organizers of the Rock n Roll Craft Show.

Chi Cards are created by Chinyere E. Oteh. An extremely choosy greeting card consumer, she was moved to start designing her own a few years ago. Her tools are simply ink, paper and ideas.

Don't you want to smell nice? Of course you do! Lucky for you Cleopatra's Asp is coming to your rescue! All natural skin and haircare delight are our bag, and yummy smells are packed in. Whether you are a man, woman or wee babe-in-arms, your body will be glad you made us your own secret weapon. - Pimchewa Power, Cleopatra's Asp

Controlled by cosmic forces; this sci-fi nut loves roller-skating, alchemy and the occasional dabbling in art and music.

Craft Crush fulfills my late night, crafty whims. Lately, whim’s been simple felt patches. Patches revive old favorites and dress up thrift finds. I’m like schoolgirl when I make something new, so visit craftcrush.com if you like me them. If not, we can still be friends because you’re sooo cool.

Birdhouses and Paper Curtains

doki-doki -- clothes the cookie cutter missed. put some excitement back in your clothes! t-shirts, cuffs, & scarves that rock. some clothes feature artwork by Jerome Gaynor. and he certainly rocks. or perhaps rolls.

I make durable objects of beauty and usefulness.Â

Sweaters from the dead.

Aron Fischer, currently an exhibiting artist, works in various mediums including: Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, and Textiles. He is currently working for Gallery Visio as the Head of Installations and Graphic Design.

I am a collector of CRAP, STUFF, and CUT OUTS (I love it all). Luckily, every once in a while all that comes in handy, especially when I’m in a crafty mood! I make things that I love so much that they’re sometimes hard to part with. I watch the ground when I walk, always in search for a treasure many wouldn’t notice. My creations are always young and fun like a beach party with “the King�.

Seen on some pretty cool folks, Keith Richards, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Hank Jr. and a whole lot more…extremely original, hand-cut-crafted-beveled and stained, pierced with genuine gemstones & Swarovski crystals, totally kickass guitar straps and designer belts jeri hart designs™ waist accessories for the terminally hip… guitar straps that rock!

Handmade Alternative and retro inspired purses, diaper bags, baby blankets, bibs and burps and recycled baby and toddler clothes.

Idora is the crafty handmade stuff from artist and printmaker Jessi Kelley. As an organizer of RRCS, I hustled like crazy to get this stuff done and hope that you will enjoy it. It was really fun to do and a great break from attempting to make "for serious" art.

Junior Varsity is Justin Visnesky. Justin is a graphic designer and photographer living in St. Louis. Whenever he’s not taking out the trash or doing laundry he likes to take photos of everything around him. Sometimes he also makes tshirts.

The first purse I made was made entirely of duct tape. I enjoy making purses out of strange materials, especially previously used materials: cereal boxes, bridesmaid dresses, school uniforms, my pants, whatever. I do make some bags that just look nice, but I prefer a challenge. Send me your old stuff, let me see what I can do with it.

I am the owner of Junk Junkie and love all this crap: Color, Graphics, Comics, Yarn, Wood and a whole lot more.

We are a local STL t-shirt design company selling vintage soft, contrast stitched tees with badass, rockin¹ designs. Check us out at www.kickstartclothing.com

Matt Kindt is the artist of the critically acclaimed Pistolwhip series of graphic novels.His latest book, "2 Sisters" was recently nominated foe an Eisner Award and he is currently working on a weekly on-line comic strip series "Super Spy". Original art, posters and hand-made gadgets are available on his website.

kling is a line of handbags created for women who like to brighten up their wardrobe and own one-of-a-kind items. Each kling bag is unique and hand made with various adhesive and metal materials. kling is currently for sale at the Contemporary Art Museum in Saint Louis. We will be set up for online sales in November so check the website often.

Molly Koebbe rescues scraps of glass from larger window projects and recycles them into wearable windows in her stained glass jewelry. All jewelry is made using the copper foil technique, lead-free solder and sterling silver wire.

Hand made crochet hats and scarves with a twist - no 2 are alike. Functional and fashionable all in one. Made from fine yarns and fun embellishments.

L sewn goodness is made to add color, fun, and spunk to your life. All work is made from recycled and leftover fabrics and materials that are both vintage and new. Each piece is made with love and fun happy art vibes. I hope they inspire you to have fun and create things.

Cards, Lightboxes

We create handpainted wood lunchboxes and snackboxes. We also make eye-catching cotton burpcloths and bracelets for baby. Our specialty is handpainted, wood boxes and boxbags, besparkled for the right amount of DIY glamour.

Meg's MAGZ are magnets for this millennium. They'll stick to your fridge, or anything metal, really. Meg is a crafter, an artist, a reader, a dancer, and an all around creator. Meg also makes really fantastic baby announcements. For more information on MAGZ, look up www.thepaperartisan.com.

Original prints on canvas, cotton and linen, sewn by the artist into fashion and home accessories. All pieces are screen printed using colorfast dyes and inks. Paper stencils are cut, one for each color.  Prints overlap to create rich transparent hues. Inks are applied after the fabrics are washed and dried. Layers of resists and prints make each piece unique.

Sharon Derry of Papeterie Fancy Writing Papers & Cards makes note cards, journals and other paper goods, often incorporating vintage ephemera: hand-written sheet music, foreign postage, 1930s rent rolls, German homework from the 1890s, union dues stamps, Russian postcards, Romanian train tickets...if it's paper and it's interesting, she'll use it.

Jewelry for the Independent Woman. Phor Ginet is unique and one of a kind necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Created from the highest quality materials, all Phor Ginet pieces are top notch. Only sterling silver, semi precious stones such as pearls, ametyhysts, topaz, etc. are used to create these eye catching pieces. Call for a custom order and be noticed in Phor Ginet!

friends leslie townley and nancy compass got together and experimented with color, texture, and some goofy ideas.

PindyLindy is a newly conceived, freshly realized mini-collective specializing in handmade accessories. PindyLindy incorporates vintage and reclaimed buttons, buckles and notions in designs which range from beaded bracelets and embellished knit cuffs (for guys and gals) to delicate hair decorations and handmade books.

Peter Pranschke graduated from UMSL with a degree in Painting in 2003. Since then his work has shifted and become autobiographical using cartoon images to tell small stories. While most of his work is done to be put in a frame and hung on the wall, the work for the Rock and Roll Craft Show is done in a comic book format.

Autumn Wiggins specializes in making purses, wallets, messenger bags and the like using her hybrid designs that combine fabric and recycled materials such as juice pouches and tea boxes. Other creations include felt appliqué items and macramé jewelry.

My work consists of construction as a combination of ideas as well as mediums. The process of developing and foraging for elements in the construction of the works is an intricate part of the process. There is a storytelling element to my work. I also create boxes as containers. These have a utilitarian function as well as decorative use.

Erica Lyn Sparks is a wanna-be crafter who mostly hangs out with crafty people. She attempts to become crafty through osmosis. She also claims to know how to knit, though she has only made long skinny scarves (none of which are in this show) and doesn't know how to purl. It's a wonder she made it into this thing.

Squaresville was born 4 years ago in my cozy shotgun apartment. I had been quilting for a few years, but wanted a less time-consuming project with the same aesthetic and beauty of quilts. I teach 7th grade, so my summers are free for sewing, drinking iced tea, and making commissioned quilts.

Super Cute Crafts is Krista Durlas’s crafty diversion turned enterprise. More crafty than genuinely creative, I’m up for it all: quilting, sewing, stitching, batiking, beading, and my new obscession - screen printing. Tell me what you want, and I'll make it. Creating this showcase of local talent was a labor of love.

I am a fiber artist focusing on fiesty and highly textured hand-dyed and hand spun yarns from which I create accessories such as hats, scarves, bags, gauntlets and the occasional puppet. My website: www.TwilightsDream.com promotes the creativity of fiber artists everywhere.

Fashion designs that are handmade, most are one of a kind, and all have an element of the unexpected. This collection consists of knitted and felted scarves, bags, cuffs, an dmuffs. Each piece contains fabric remnants or vintage fabric. We believe in finding possibilities from mixing leftovers with the best fabrics and yarns

Tattoo inspired hair accessories.

Buttons

Dan Zettwoch writes and draws homemade comics booklets, and runs a distro full of the same at www.usscatastrophe.com. He works out of Maplewood and also makes illustrations, paintings, and silkscreened prints.