This year the Copper Country Community Arts Center will hold a version of the Poor Artists Sale, “The Poor Artists Sale Market” November 28-December 23 in-house at 126 Quincy Street in Hancock. In addition to the sales gallery, which represents more than 100 local and regional artists, this special holiday market features mini-booths and displays of new work by 20 local artists. Shoppers will find ceramics, wood work, stained glass, jewelry, handmade books, beadwork, paintings, cards, ornaments, and other fine craft. 

The Poor Artists Sale Market opens on Small Business Saturday and runs through December 23. Door prizes will be drawn weekly!

This year's 20+ participating artists include: Janice Brogan, Christy Beulah Budnick, Cynthia Cote, Jacquie Ellenich, Mavis Farr, Tammy Gajewski, Pamela Hecht, Lindsey Heiden, Sarah Jalkanen, Tammy Kero, Gray Kotila, Joyce Koskenmaki, Lenore Lampi, Donna Lenard, Bonnie Loukus, Kevin Maki, Madhura Mehendale, Karen Tembreull, Nancy Stoneman, Daniel Schneider, and Sheri Thompson. 

​Janice Brogan 
Janice is a stained glass artist and will be selling a variety of ornaments and sun catchers.

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Christy Beulah Budnick
Beulah creates her jewelry using recycled metals of copper, silver and brass. Incorporating healing stones and hand-sawn designs inspired through nature and the beauty of the Upper Peninsula. All work is handmade off the grid within the forest where she lives, even down to the earring wires and pendant bales. You'll find hand sawn images of plants, trees, hummingbirds, bear, moose, great blue herons, mountain scenes, a variety of other animals and the moon. Breathe Deep, Relax and Live Your Love.

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Cynthia Cote
For the Poor Artists Sale Market, Cynthia will have appliqué beadwork earrings made with tiny glass seed beads. These earrings have a leather backing and sterling silver hooks. 

Jacqueline Ellenich
​Designs by Jak is wearable art inspired by the natural beauty of the Keweenaw.  Wire wrapped designs created using native rocks and bark with copper, leather and bead accents make these necklaces, earrings and bracelets one-of-a-kind statement pieces that you will enjoy for years to come.  Whether purchasing a design for yourself or a displaced Yooper - a small piece of the Keweenaw will always be with you.

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Joyce Mavis Farr 
I'm proud to say that all of my work is 100% handmade by me from recycled precious metals and gemstones, color, and sass. I work hard to insure that my metals are green-certified and never newly mined. I start with sheet and wire and hand cut, file and forge shapes; solder and set all stones as well as polish by hand. 30% of what I use is upcycled from reclaimed or found sources such as wood, stone, vintage candy tin, etc. I've been making metal jewelry for 15 years, and as my full time means of supporting my family for the past 4. I strive to be innovative, gentle to the Earth, and on trend with new work emerging seasonally. Everything is made with love and care in my home studio in our beautiful Upper Peninsula.
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Tammy Gajewski
A meshing exploration of the architectural human world and the intangible spiritual world of nature where I follow what feels right in a variety of mediums. My palette is light and bright in a world of dark and disturbing human behaviors and environmental catastrophes. I wrap hope and beauty into whatever medium I am working on and want to share the possibility of a different future with the world. ​

Pamela Hecht
Pamela makes alcohol ink UP and Lake Superior Wooden cuts, jewelry, and acrylic pours. 

Lindsey Heiden
Functional and sculptural earthenware ceramics, that are heavily decorated with underglaze and glaze. All of the work in animal-themed and the imagery of the animals carry into the sculptural work. I tend to focus on specific animals for a grouping of work, resulting in a familiarity with the animal and how I represent it.

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Sarah Jalkanen
Bags created for those who would like to distract themselves from others, or to be a distraction for others. Visual and physical texture help to create paths for eyes or hands to follow. Color is prominent throughout and is meant to act as a highlight point to an outfit or the piece that draws the outfit together. Just as bags are meant to carry things, the wearer of one of these bags can carry the thought that at least 50% of the bag is made from reclaimed materials.​

Tammy Kero
Tammy is a painter, rug weaver, quilter, and creates beautiful woodburned spoons and jewelry.

Gray Kotila
"I make LGBTQIA+ fantasy and sci fi comics. I also make coloring books, art, and related merchandise to these works such as stickers, art prints, and charms. I have a particular interest in writing about found family, finding yourself or your place in the world, quiet adventures, and sweet romance. I love drawing flowers, fashion, armor, epic skies, spiders, and elves."

www.alakotila.com

Joyce Koskenmaki
For the Poor Artists Sale Market, Joyce has made more than 18 animal dolls.

​"I consider these little sculptures to be Icons, or spirit protectors for the people who buy them. They are not really toys, but can be hung on a nail in a place where one feels the need for company or protection for their spirits."

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Lenore Lampi
​Lenore makes birch motif functional and sculptural ceramics. 
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Donna Lenard
"Experimenting with watercolors for 20 years. My work has luscious colors and dreamy washes with a hint of nature to entice the viewer.  Tranquil landscapes that hopefully quiet the mind and bring a smile."
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Bonnie Loukus
Bonnie is a printer, painter, and makes books.  She will have a small selection of prints, books, and book ornaments. 

Kevin Maki
Kevin Maki makes rustic tables, wooden mirrors, sculptural pieces,  and wood skeleton fish. 

Madhura Mehendale
Madhura creates beautiful scenes, flowers, and animals in watercolor and pen & ink. 

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Karen Tembreull
"I’m a contemporary basketmaker specializing in mixed media barks, wire fabrication, and textile applications. My work includes both sculptural and functional basketry forms as well as jewelry, scarves and ornamental pieces. I harvest, grow and prepare my own materials, with few exceptions, whether it be leaves and flowers for eco-printing, or barks and roots for basketry. Wire working is the functioning catalyst that marries these techniques into finished and lasting adornments."  Karen will be selling birchbark ornaments and eco-printed scarves.
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Nancy Stoneman
Nancy Stoneman is a local basketweaver and has made a beautiful variety of ornaments that she donated to the CCCAC to sell as a fundraiser!  Thank you Grace, for your generosity.

Daniel Schneider
Daniel Schneider is a Lake Linden-based letterpress printer and book artist who works with lead type, wood type and linocut to make prints, books, posters and ephemera. His inventory for the Poor Artists Market includes limited edition prints and other wall decor along with notebooks and beverage coasters. His work takes inspiration from the industrial archaeology and natural environment of northern Michigan and other places where he has traveled.

www.industrial-rust.com

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Sherri Thompson
"I'm a mixed media artist with a focus on wearable art and sculpture. Polymer clay and precious metal clay, with upcycled and vintage elements, are the primary mediums in my work. My style is organic and eclectic."

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