Each year, Pygmalion’s Made Fest lines the Accord Outdoor Annex Lot (N. Market and Main Streets) with pretties. Made Fest is a two-day, outdoor, curated marketplace featuring work by some of the best handmade and vintage sellers around. The event runs this Friday (September 23) from 4 – 9 p.m. and Saturday (September 24) from 12 – 8 p.m. Stopping by is free, and many of the marketplace’s vendors offer lovely wares on the affordable side.
Here’s a preview of what you can dazzle your eyes with at this year’s Made.
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Quirky paintings, multi-media artwork, hats and more by Danville artist Barry Callahan
Argaman & Defiance
Otherworldly scarves, many of them silk, and other cloth creations
Artery Ink
Print, cards, and more that get, like, WAY up close and personal with the human body
Artofzen Design
Mesmerizing ink doodles, modern mandalas, and more by Urbana artist Katie Funk, a former Civil Engineer
Brianna Lawrence
Delicate embroidery and stitched playthings, including children’s items
Camelot’s Finest
Sleek handcrafted wood items for kitchens and more
Coming Home Candles
Environmentally-friendly candles that smell like heaven
CTF Illinois’s 9 Muses Art Gallery
Art objects created, made, and sold by individuals with developmental disabilities
Dear Home
A Made Fest regular, Dear Home sells and reuses vintage items
Digikate
Animal-themed illustrations by Illinois artist Katie McCarthy
Evelyne’s Intentions
Art of all types and media, but especially mandalas and jewelry that captures aspects of nature
The EXCB
The Exquisite Corpse Boutique creates truly one-of-a-kind jewelry and timepieces, many of which feature ornate designs and natural wood
Existitchialism
Fiber work that ranges from embroidery to cross stitching and that often talks back
Half Hazard Press
Print and design objects that aestheticize the Midwest
Hopscotch
Who says food isn’t art? Hopscotch will have beautiful baked treats on hand to fuel your shopping
Lastcraft
Badass clothing and designs that knows their cultural reference points
Lisa Kesler Studio
Champaign-born print work that makes the local look lovely
Lollieeeepop Weaving
Vibrant woven wall objects for making spaces warm and bright
Long Dog Dandy
Sassy clothing, pins, and vessels for all kinds of drinks, alcoholic or nah
Lydia Puddicombe and Bob King
Multimedia artworks inspired by plants, animals, and other things of nature
Miller Woodworks
Woodworking that works for you, like these charming iPhone speakers
Minima-Maxima
Neckties, pendants, jewelry, and other wearables that are unisex, geometric, and flashy
Mrs. Emily
Hats, t-shirts, clothing and more that combines edgy with comfy
Nathan Westerman
Minimalist paintings that make slim slivers of color get up close and personal with one another
Neurotik Art
Paintings and other art work inspired by states of psychopathology. The artist, Allen Creamean, is a counselor at the Pavilion Hospital.
Norden at Home
A German design studio and a local favorite, Norden will be bringing several popular items back to Made this year, including an expanded earring menagerie
Old Town Flowers
Beautiful bouquets grown and arranged near downtown Champaign
Pegheads
Classy wooden peg dolls and peg doll vehicles for peg dolls on the go
Pen, Paper, & Fabric
All kinds of paper goods, many inspired by vintage designs
Poppy & Pinecone
Geography lessons in watercolor with heart
Real Soaps
These soaps are not only real, they also smell amazing. Oatmeal and Lavender is a personal favorite.
Rosalynne Love
Apparel and mugs just in time for the cold weather season
Rumours Hat Shoppe
Hats for every classy head, usually located just a few blocks away from Made Fest on Chester Street
Same Street Textiles & Scrap Yard
Playful, multimedia art objects that make their textile-based nature known
The Simple Palette
Watercolor illustrations, hand lettering, and adult coloring book cards (!)
Sophie McMahan
Comic-inspired art that makes you look twice… and then a third time… and then again
Sunshine Design
Minimalist art objects inspired by the flatlands of Central Illinois
This Loves That
Wearables that keep it simple in color and shape but classy in style
Weiskamp
Beloved local screen-printing store that puts your designs on soft, comfy shirts and more
Westmoreland Place
Homey quilts and other handmade items for babies, kids, and homes
Work Press & Publication
Work Press is a St. Louis-based spot for publications and images of all sorts
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Drawings, paintings, and quasi-monstrous art creations
For more on Made Fest, click here.