Crafts

Florida's Finest Crafters

Amphitheater and Old Marble Crafts showcase the great variety of Florida’s artists and natural resources. Inspired or handed down by traditional ways of the past, or styled with the designs of studio art, Florida’s craftsmen pursue the creative expression of their history and culture.

Handcrafted furniture, detailed reproductions of Native American shell carvings, rich Hungarian embroidery and handmade musical instruments are sold alongside fine jewelry, functional studio pottery, handwoven apparel and homemade jams and jellies.

Craftsmen demonstrate their skills throughout the craft areas, so take a leisurely stroll and visit with the artists whose work helps to support the Florida Folk Festival.

All craft vendors contribute a percentage of their sales to the Festival. When you patronize these artists, you are supporting both the creativity of Florida crafts and the continuation of the Florida Folk Festival. Crafters listed below have participated in previous festivals. Crafters for 2025 will be posted as we near the festival.

Crafters

Kathryn Basham, Medicine Song Crafts, has handmade items using natural gathered and recycled materials including shells, fossils, coral, pine needles, wild grapevine, and bamboo.

Dana Benton, Magnolia Artisan Soaps, has handcrafted soaps, balms, body butters and beard oils as well as hand-sewn items.

Matt Brabham, Brabham Pottery, has functional wheel-thrown pottery with decorative clay accents.

Erica DuPaul, Pipe Dream Tie Dye Shop, employs various techniques to produce her tie-dyed clothing and tapestries.

Amy Edge, OgZ DeZigns LLC, has magnetic jewelry, crystals, crystal jewelry, suncatchers, sage, and hair accessories.

Antonio Falla, Antonio Designs, has handmade jewelry with silver and semiprecious stones.

Jim Hearn of Hearn Homestead has rustic red cedar benches, signs, coat racks, musical instrument stands and holders.

Harriett Heywood, Earthwares, has handmade aprons, purses, clothing, hats, accessories, and other vintage-style articles.

Christa Hunter, Field & Flock, has natural fiber knitted wares, dried herbs, and fresh Florida salt along with other apothecary goods and candies. Demonstrations and hands-on experiences for hand quilting. - located in the Florida Remembered Area.

Patricia Lynne Hutchins, Suwannee Songs Designs, has necklaces, bracelets and earrings made of natural stone and inspired by the natural environment of the Suwannee River Valley. These items are created by the traditional skill of hand-knotting on silk, forging and soldering metals (particularly copper) and hand working wire to set stones, along with other handcrafting techniques.”

Matt Keene, St. Augustine Tintype, has handmade 4”x5” tintypes using the historic wet plate collodion process. Some educational talk about the process and history of the tintype is available as he is self-taught.

Eric Larson, Winter Park Soap, has handmade organic skin care products, soaps, lotions, and lip balms.

Gloria Lee, Ernest M. Lee Gallery, has folk art from her husband, Ernest Lee. Paintings, notecards, and more along with replica prints.

Ethel McDonald, Marie's Home Canning, has, jellies, pickles, and relishes.

Milan Mixson, Stinky Lewis Soap, sells all natural, cold-process, high-quality soap.

Greg Nason, Earthwares, has scroll saw woodwork of pictures, earrings, boxes, and other scrolled items made on a foot-powered antique scroll saw, along with folk instruments made from cigar boxes, tins and other found objects.

Barbara Phipps, Phashioned by Phipps, has hand woven, crocheted, and quilted textiles and cottage baked goods such as Amish Friendship Bread, pecan pies, cookies, and candied nuts.

Wanda & Vidal Pedrosa Torres, ArteBorikua Artesanias (Borikua Handcraft), have handcrafted miniatures and musical instruments made from gourds and paintings

Monica Rios is a self-taught artist whose paintings are inspired by Florida wildlife. Along with her paintings, she has hand mounted cards, signed and numbered prints, hand-sewn pillows, and prayer candles. Monica Rios is our featured artist for the 2024 Florida Folk Festival.

Stacey Robinson, Just the Ticket, handmade solid wood platters, charcuterie boards, and lanterns along with leather and cow hide made items.

Leslie Skeen, Salt and Light Herbal Apothecary, has all-natural herbal teas, tinctures, salves, and tallow balms.

Paul Smithson, Dreamsongs Art, is a self-taught artist that makes abstract paintings. He is also one of our performers this year, so when his booth closed, go see him on stage.

Libby Spratlin, Two Can Design House, has handmade functional pottery.

Kortney Stewart, Thomas Honey, has raw honey, craft honey blends and beeswax.

Lita Swindle, Claytor & Swindle, demonstrate spinning and the making of rag rugs using a rigid heddle loom. They offer demonstrations and sales of rag rugs, cloth, and fiber items.

Melinda Swindle, Minna’s, has weavings, homemade sewing items, microwave potholder bowls, Christmas stockings, cork necklaces and crocheted items.

Jude “Papaloko” Thegenus, Gallery Jakmel Inc., will have paintings, fine art, and small functional art. The focus of Gallery Jakmel is Haitian art, music, and culture.

Angelica Tilton, Possum and Palmetto, has handmade natural watercolor sets and art pieces. The artwork features plants, animals, and mushrooms of Florida.