A Darling Deer Pottery/ Vivian Gay (they/them) makes thoughtful, whimsical and unique ceramic home goods that hope to inspire a cozy sense of home to all who use them. They are inspired by intimate moments of sweetness in the domestic and natural world. instagram: _adarlingdeer_

Allie’s work is influenced by the forests and gardens of New England, hybrid poets, fandom and film, and every queer cartoonist they find. They earned a Master’s degree in Writing for Children from Simmons University in 2019, and have since worked as a news writer and editor, children’s bookseller, book reviewer, and marketing/communications professional. Allie is the illustrator of Steve Herrell’s autobiography Ice Cream and Me (2021) and just released their illustrated poetry chapbook HELLO DESIRE in January 2025.

BLU ANGEL FLAME CO is a candle company making figurative candles from thrifted figurines. BAFCO seeks to disrupt cycles of consumer stagnancy and waste by refiguring formerly fixed forms into the more ephemeral medium of wax/wicks/dyes, aka a candle. BAFCO candles are shapeshifting minor emissaries of light. BAFCO candles use naturally derived wax, wicks and dyes. BAFCO candles are 100% vegan and fragrance free.

Brig (they/them) is a photographer & printmaker combining themes of natural beauty, the queer experience, and everyday joys.

Emma Cornwell is a disabled hard femme lesbian who uses a wheelchair full time. Her zines and art draw on these experiences of the world. Like pretty much everything in Emma's life, her works are all collaborations with her communities and chosen family. Originally from San Francisco, Emma has lived in Northampton, MA for 14 years and been making art for the last five

Esther S White is an artist, reader, self-publishing evangelist, and nonbinary mama unschooling in Northampton, MA. Esther makes functional pottery using imagery from mythology and heroic poetry. “As a potter, I am interested in exploring narrative decoration. I’ve used Beowulf, Hecate, Argus, Helios, Arachne, Batman, and Wolverine as motifs on my pots. As a reader, I love adventure stories, heroic poetry, Shakespeare, and comic books. I make functional pottery with sometimes irreverent, other times legendary, decoration. You can find them on instagram @estherxesther

Jey’s pronouns are they/them and they’re  a designer. Their interests include hand-dyeing clothes, finding interesting old things that they don’t need (but maybe they do), and organizing cool community events with their friends.

Kerri Michaud-Bagley is a potter and visual artist from Connecticut. She aims to bring joy and the beauty of nature into your home with her designs. She hopes her pieces allow you to connect with your special place in nature and within yourself. You can find her on instagram and facebook at HeartStoneGallery

Ian Paul Roger Nelson creates one-off and repeatable designs and patterns using mostly found & thrifted rubber stamps with archival ink on paper. These works explore texture and color and negative space and find themselves on greeting cards and frame-ready sheets, embracing an organic imperfection with each impression applied free-hand.

I am a queer femme counselor-by-day and baker/maker by night, for whom creativity is a lifeline. Over the years, my creative work has taken many forms. These days that looks like experiments with print media, whilst my (and my collaborator's) farmer's market cottage bakery + flower farm is on winter hiatus (as a pair, we are known as Sweet and Wild).

Kelly E. Potter is a sculptor, painter, and ceramicist working from Easthampton, MA. Her ceramic critters channel themes of awkwardness, dissociation, and bliss - they are misunderstood, sometimes stubborn, but almost always undeniably cute. They act as comfort objects to keep you company, carry with you, or gift to a friend. Her instagram is @kep.ceramics

Lauren Anabela Beaudoin is a Salvadoran born metalsmith, craft educator and sole proprietor of Creative Dexterity. After taking her first metalsmithing class as a teen, Lauren knew this was a passion they wanted to pursue. Her series explores color, nostalgia, daydreaming and human morality through the trope Memento Mori. You can find them on Instagram (@creativedexterity).

Hi, I’m Liliya — a queer artist from Amherst, MA. I turn pour paint drippings into one-of-a-kind necklaces, earrings, and keychains. Each piece is handmade, sustainable, and perfect for gifting or treating yourself . Social Media Handle: ArtbyLiliya

Lo Roux (they/them) is a local queer potter working out of a studio in Ware, Ma. For the past 5 years they have been focusing on making functional yet whimsical vessels. Each one of Lo’s pieces is unique and reflects their love for the silly things in life.

Madeleine Conover is a Chinese American adoptee and artist. Her images and sculptures explore her ideas of the Asian American diaspora and her adoption due to China’s former one-child policy. Based in Philadelphia, she teaches printmaking and ceramics classes. She also recently started her own small risograph publishing press, Mad Dog Studio.

Chelsea Dupuis (Made This) is a multidisciplinary artist and craftsperson. With hands in many mediums, from weaving and fiber arts, installation work, to jewelry fabrication and metal smithing, printmaking, and the occasional dabble in ceramics, Chelsea’s work spans many media and subjects. The artist works from their studio in Easthampton, MA.

Maya Malachowski Bajak is an interdisciplinary artist whose work is rooted in the language of architecture and construction. Her etchings, sculptures and drawings play with the forms in these disciplines while lingering on questions of the social forces created within our everyday built environment.

Website : mayambajak.com

instagram: @mayambajak

Pamela Acosta is a Mexican artist from the borderlands along the Rio Grande Valley living and working in Northampton, Massachusetts. She received her BFA from what is now the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley in 2013 and pursued studies in traditional animation at the School of Visual Arts throughout 2014 and 2015. Her work finds inspiration in literature and nature.

On candy-colored paper, Rhea Mack draws a world in which all misfits are welcome. The Massachusetts-based artist lovingly renders curious characters with three heads, flowers growing from their palms, or a penchant for plump, strawberry hats.

The best way Robin describes herself as an artist is that of  a seeker. Robin  creates art that follows her intuition and intellect to find the story of any given piece. Artistic desire and expression has always been part of her life and the main way she expresses her artistic vision is through photography and mixed media paintings. Many of her paintings have bold colors intermixed with collage, stencil work and often contain elements of Robin’s photography.

Salted Snail Studio is the work of Jasper Alexander, a queer relief printmaker & various-media-dabbler. His prints contain the whimsical & uncanny in equal measure - they’re inspired heavily by folk tales, myths (ancient and contemporary), stories told over dim light, and the mundane magic interwoven into all of our hum-drum lives.

instagram: @SaltedSnailStudio

Mal Petty is a visual artist and illustrator based in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Their Siggie Zampa cartoons use two vibrant and specific hues - red (HEX: #f11d1c) and yellow (HEX: #fbdc13) - to play with words and images in all kinds of humorous and abstract ways (but mostly so people will laugh).

Stickiemi is a project by Emi Gregory (she/her) a local mixed media artist and farmer. Emi is inspired by her connection to nature and the need to express deeply felt values through art!

Cate (they/them) is a queer crafter who has spent their whole life sharing their creations with those they love. Based in Ashfield Ma, Cate uses a variety of mediums including fabric, illustration, collage, bead work, and found materials. Cate believes that functional objects can be filled with joy and playfulness and hopes to provide others with that feeling of finding the perfect little treasure they can use day to day.

Talia Lefton is a fiber artist who creates sculptural pieces through felting, sewing, dyeing, and incorporating natural materials. Inspired by nature and folklore, Talia’s work often depicts plants, animals, stones, and playfully combines form, texture, and light. Talia also teaches fiber arts classes and workshops in the Northampton and Hilltowns area. 

website: talialefton.com

instagram: @amalgamforest

Test Print Pottery makes prints and pottery reflecting rustic-styled images of nature and daily life. The first few prints made using carvings in linoleum and wood blocks are “test prints” used to assess quality and details. Barb also throws and hand-builds functional pottery, decorating some surfaces with sgraffito (Italian for “scratched”). You can find them on instagram or email them at testprintpottery@gmail.com

The Fantasies of Youth blends plants, queerness, quilts, and yearnings to remember our interconnectedness into buoys of hope for hearts and spirits alike. The Fantasies of Youth is the project of muralist and interdisciplinary artist Elayna Sturm. Connect with them via instagram: @thefantasiesofyouth, substack: elaynasturm.substack.com, or their website: elaynasturm.com

Kathleen has been sewing since she was a teen and has turned her hand stitching skills into upcycled embroidery. Her thread and fabric come from local creative reuse stores Swanson's Fabrics and Paper City Fabrics. She also teaches sewing classes at Paper City Fabrics in Holyoke, MA.

Exploring the intersection of relationship to the sacred, the natural world, identity, and belonging beyond the binaries and boundaries of systemic oppression and -isms.