LOST CITY handmade ceramic home goods and kitchenwares @lostcityceramics Meet The Artist WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?I am an army brat, I grew up mainly outside of Tokyo, and then lived in Los Angeles, outside of Raleigh, Augusta, for about seven years, and now I live in Charleston, South Carolina. I am currently a full-time ceramic artist and own my dog training company as well. DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.I employ a series of techniques and styles to make my pieces. I handbuild, throw, and slipcast. I enjoy, combining them together to create something unique, something a little nostalgic, but definitely something weird. I focus mostly on home goods and wall art, but I am starting to branch out into larger forms and I’m very excited to see where that takes me. WHAT INSPIRES YOU?I feel like I’m most inspired by other artists in my community. I do have a foundation in Japanese folk and pop art that continues to have underlying influence on most of my pieces. Because I grew up free wheeling around Tokyo, through all of the shops and galleries, public parks, on transportation and visiting ancient shrines, that culture will always be inextricably part of who I am. FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.I am currently learning to be a dog sport decoy. That means I let dogs bite me for fun. FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.Downtown Augusta is beautiful, the events that happen there are amazing, but my favorite thing about downtown Augusta has to be a specific Major Rager. In 2018, I believe, Major Rager reached its peak when Flaming Lips was the headliner. And I unfortunately the turnout wasn’t as high as expected, possibly because it was supposed to rain, and it was unseasonably cold, but it was the absolute best concert that I have ever been to. It was so intimate and magical and FL played their hearts out. And it is extremely rad to me that it was just on the Common. WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?When I first got into Ceramics, I was bartending and not doing much else. It was good money, it was easy work, but it wasn’t very fulfilling. Once I took a class or two at the Gertrude Hebert, I was hooked. I love the fact that the medium that I’ve chosen pretty much allows me to think of something and if it’s within my skillset, it can be made. You’re literally taking dirt and making something amazing out of it. So the endless possibility is what I love the most, even when it feels like I have too many options. WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?Make it. Do it. Take two hours and drive somewhere and get a wheel. Spend that money that you would buy something stupid with on some screens and learn how to screen print. It’s gonna sound real cliché, but Kurt Vonnegut said you need to make some thing every day and just make something because we need to. We need to write, we need to make music, we need to make art. And we need to do it for ourselves not for any other reason. You don’t have to show anybody, and you can show everybody! It doesn’t matter just get started. And at the sake of rambling on even longer, go for your wildest ideas. It’s taken me five years to realize that the weirdest craziest ideas I had were my best ones and my true voice as an artist. RETURN TO VENDOR PAGE
JASON CHAMBERS ART local art @jasonchambersart @jasonchambersart jasonchambersart.com Meet The Maker WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?coming soon DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.coming soon WHAT INSPIRES YOU?coming soon FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.coming soon FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.coming soon WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?coming soon WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?coming soon RETURN TO VENDOR PAGE
Hand-crafted, all natural men’s grooming products (pomade, beard oil, beard balm, mustache wax, lip balm) @brittsartbits etsy.com/shop/BrittsArtBits Meet The Maker WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?I am Brittany! I was born and raised in Hephzibah, Ga. I’m a late-diagnosed AuDhd Artist. That means I’m on the Autism spectrum and also suffer from ADHD. DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.I like to take materials and ideas that are discarded after their initial use is determined and turn it into something beautiful. WHAT INSPIRES YOU?I use my struggles and journey with mental illness and my disorders to not only work through them, but to also illustrate how beauty can be born from the “ashes”. FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.I have had the same cell phone number since I was 16 years old (my first one ), and I’m currently 33! Not a big fan of change! LOL FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.I have had the same cell phone number since I was 16 years old (my first one ), and I’m currently 33! Not a big fan of change! LOL WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?We were born to create. That doesn’t always mean the same thing for everyone: I love it because it will live on after I’m gone. A piece of me , of a moment of my time will be “held” and alive forever. WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?The only truly “bad” art ….. is the “blank” art RETURN TO VENDOR PAGE
BING ART local art @bingartbyrachelbingaman @bing_art BingArt.etsy.com Meet The Artist WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?coming soon DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.coming soon WHAT INSPIRES YOU?coming soon FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.coming soon FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.coming soon WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?coming soon WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?coming soon RETURN TO VENDOR PAGE
FRIZZY KITTEN handmade jewelry + local art frizzykitten.com @katiescarboroughart Meet The Artist WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?coming soon DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.coming soon WHAT INSPIRES YOU?coming soon FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.coming soon FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.coming soon WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?coming soon WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?coming soon RETURN TO VENDOR PAGE
BETHANY STRICKLAND local art @bethanystricklandart @bethanystricklandart Meet The Artist WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?coming soon DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.coming soon WHAT INSPIRES YOU?coming soon FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.coming soon FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.coming soon WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?coming soon WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?coming soon RETURN TO VENDOR PAGE
KRISTEN HEINLEIN local art @kristenheinleinart Kristenheinlein.com Meet The Artist WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?coming soon DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.coming soon WHAT INSPIRES YOU?coming soon FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.coming soon FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.coming soon WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?coming soon WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?coming soon RETURN TO VENDOR PAGE
ALEX FOLTZ local art @foltzstudio foltzstudio.com Meet The Artist WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?My name is Alex Foltz. I live in Augusta, and I’m an oil painter and portrait artist. DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.I typically start by roughing out my ideas digitally. If it’s necessary, I’ll set up a photoshoot, and from there I go straight to work in the studio, using alla prima or wet-on-wet process with my paints. It allows for smooth blending and bold brushwork. WHAT INSPIRES YOU?Anything that I find beautiful or haunting. FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.I keep my kayak strapped to my car most of the time in case I ever come across a river or creek that looks interesting, which is much more rare than I expected when I first started doing it. FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.Easily the community of artists that I’ve met here. WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?I couldn’t not do it if I tried. It’s therapeutic, rewarding, and limitless. WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?Just keep it up, and don’t forget why you started. RETURN TO VENDOR PAGE
YANA BONDAR local art @lovelessamaranth yanabondar.com Meet The Artist WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?Coming Soon DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.Coming Soon WHAT INSPIRES YOU?Coming Soon FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.Coming Soon FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.Coming Soon WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?Coming Soon WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?Coming Soon RETURN TO VENDOR PAGE
WONDERCUSP local art @wondercusp wondercusp.com Meet The Artist WHO ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU FROM, & WHAT DO YOU DO?I am a crafter and artist who grew up primarily moving around the United States and I’ve settled into the CSRA. I love to learn, so I follow crafts, puzzles and art mediums that help me explore new curiosities. I’ve worked in watercolor, ink, I create figures from clay with natural findings, I like enjoy fantastical prose and quirky fiction stories that mix with artistic and visual mediums. I am recently exploring the crossover and value of technology and its use in art mediums and support. DESCRIBE YOUR PROCESS.I create art to understand and be fully connected to my world. All my art is a tether to connection and curiosity. I find something I don’t know about and I fail at it until I get better. My process is concerted acceptance of that. WHAT INSPIRES YOU?Historic patterns, connections between people and symbology. FUN FACT ABOUT YOU.I like to pet carpenter bees if I see them because they are patient, have an unshakable work ethic and a very fuzzy bee butt. FAVORITE THING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AUGUSTA.I like the positive inertia many creators, business’ and supporters of our city have been fostering as a larger group. The adaptation, passion and growth has been really beautiful and concerted. I’m grateful to be growing roots in our community with so many different and hard working, varied people. I have so much to learn and a wonderful place to begin. WHY DO YOU LOVE TO DESIGN, CREATE + MAKE?Things with light and shadow, neon watercolor with symbolic themes, fan art, illustrated stories and figures that are playful. I do like the mix of positive and fun into serious. WHAT IS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD SHARE WITH OTHER ARTISTS + MAKERS?Say hello! Support the environment that you want to grow in. Never knowing is half the battle. Don’t pet bees unless you are totally sure they are the patient kind. RETURN TO VENDOR PAGE
