Jen’s been throwing pots with Love since 1994 and sells her work as Love Handles Pottery Studio. In addition to pottery, Jen’s maker life includes teaching knitting, baking and throwing The Winter Market PDX & several other craft fairs around town.

@lovehandlespotterystudio

Tiger and Gold is all the colors, textures, and immense amounts of sparkle that make me happy made into tiny pieces of wearable art. My goal is to always strike a balance between playfulness and sophistication but above all I strive for my jewelry to bring you joy. I hope you love wearing your Tiger and Gold pieces as much as I love making them!

@tigerandgold

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Sadie is a local ceramic artist with five years of experience and a background in study and assistant teaching at the University of New Hampshire. Over the years, Sadie has worked as an assistant teacher, glaze tech, kiln manager and studio assistant—roles that have deepened her love for pottery and creative growth.

Her teaching style is playful and supportive, focusing on foundational basics while encouraging creativity and exploration. Sadie’s goal is to help students discover a love for ceramics and express themselves through clay.

Macrame is Emily’s passion. She says it keeps her sane and calms the mind. We know learning this fun craft with her will bring you just as much joy. You can often find Emily teaching or popping up at lots of area craft markets.

@threerosesmacramedesign

Ema is a printmaker and multidisciplinary artist with a love for the beautifully weird. She sees drawing and printmaking as ways to tell the stories we can’t put into words. Find her hunched over a drawing or slinging prints at markets around town.

@emaeriksonart

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Alexis is a painter and craft lover who keeps art fun and easy to get into. Her classes are relaxed and hands-on, with demos and plenty of encouragement, perfect if you want to try something new. When she’s not teaching, she’s busy designing interiors, painting murals, and selling her own original art.

@adtartistry

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Princess is the founder of She Folds Paper, where she brings people together through the art of origami and paper crafts! What began as a personal way to find peace and focus has grown into a mission to make paper crafts accessible to everyone as a tool for mindfulness, creative expression, and community connection. Her goal is to help people take life one fold at a time—because with patience and persistence, something beautiful always takes shape.

@shefoldspaper

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Lauren is a clinical social worker living outside of Boston, MA. She first learned different types of needle work from her grandmother and mother on rainy summer days. In her adult life she picked it back up during the pandemic and discovered embroidering on felt. While she’s never met a craft she didn’t like, felt is her favorite medium. 

@untetheredthreads

Cookie is a 500-hour YTT–trained yoga teacher specializing in vinyasa, hatha, deep stretch, and meditation. For years, she has shared her practice as a plus-size yogi, making yoga accessible and empowering in Portland, Oregon, one of the nation’s fittest cities. Passionate about inclusivity and mindful movement, Cookie is now developing a dance-inspired yoga class that blends flow, rhythm, and expression. 

Carolina Z. is an award winning concept artist and art director who has worked in the video game industry for 20 years. She holds a degree in Traditional Illustration from the Academy of Art University, and spends her free time painting and needle felting in her Portland studio. She is on the board of the Concept Art Association and serves as a member of the Beaverton Arts Commission. She believes that art making is a fundamental human need, and she enjoys sharing her love for drawing, painting and crafting with people of all ages.

@carolinatellozeleski

Carla has applied a degree in Fine Art Ceramics from Lewis & Clark into her successful Almond Ave. pottery business. Her work is all about movement and function, and made to be joyfully put to use.

@_almond_ave_

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Known as Cannabis’ Martha Steward, Amy is a craft maven and hosted of Crafterdark and Crafternoon. She blends fun, funky craft projects with her weed-friendly vibe.

@amymothercraft

Michelle has been crocheting for three years and loves sharing her passion for the craft. In her beginner-friendly class, she teaches the basics of crochet, helping students gain confidence and enjoy the creative process.