Irondequoit, YOU ARE AWESOME! What a wonderful day we had! Thank you for supporting original art! For your patronage and positive remarks! Thank you for the great big love you showed to each artist!
We are grateful!
Meet the artists:
Robin Salsbury, Bird Carver Extraordinaire Bird Carvings and Duck Decoys
Robin shares this about his work, “My inspiration is the real bird, preferring local birds, for the most part, carving them in wood and painting them to capture the essence of the bird which includes 
placing them in a habitat they might be found in.”
Jackie Salsbury-Wolf Paw Designs
Jackie is a jewelry designer and shares this about her work, “Inspired by the organic lines I see when walking in the woods, I choose stone and form metal to bring those sensibilities to my jewelry designs. I work most often in sterling silver and mokumegane with stones that reflect the hues found in nature. I’ve also begun incorporating glass created by local artists into my most recent work.”
Shari J Chase-sjcolor
Shari creates Handmade knits. Unique, one-of-a-kind knit scarves, hats & sweaters.
Be one-of-a-kind. Be colorful. Be unique. Be yourself. Handmade knits. Scarves, hats & sweaters.
Jessica Hockenberry- Glass Art Designs by Jess
I have always been fascinated with hot glass since I was a child. Kiln fusing is the process of heating glass up to 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. My work consists of sheet glass, crushed glass, glass enamels, and pure silver foil to create chemical reactions. Through careful planning and layering of different types of glass, a sense of depth and movement can be achieved. I am inspired by nature and vibrant color.
Alex Cormier- Bar Stool Printing.
Alex creates digitally printed images on metal, coasters, openers and more.
Jason Dorofy-Dorofy Ink
Original Illustrations, prints, cards, and stickers
Dorofy Ink. creates marker illustrations of a wide range of subject matter: political cartoons, popular culture references, children’s illustrations, and everything in between. Dorofy Ink is all about mixing playful subjects with vibrant colors to create an experience for the viewer!
Jacqueline Baker- Lavender Lee- Upcycled Boutique
Jackie creates unique one of a kind upcycled clothing. Whether it is an upcycled jacket 
or a sass
y hand painted patch, Jackie creates something wonderful that has been given a brand new life!
Susan Carmen-Duffy- Create Art 4 Good
Susan, owner of Create Art 4 Good is a mixed media artist. Her whimsical creations manifest is originals, prints, greeting cards, and other fun opportunities! Susan “pays it forward” to the local community with each and every sale, a donation is made.
David Pascucci
Metal artist
David shares this: In the mid-90’s I decided to undertake a frame-off restoration of my prized 1957 pickup. I was very pleased with the results that were realized from this meticulous project. Along the way, I acquired the tools, skills, desire, and mindset to work with metal and comparable artisan media.
I created small metal fabrication projects for friends and family members and they were very well received. That was all well and good, but I knew I wanted to take my works to a higher level. Thus, I did my first show 5 years ago at the Artist Row at the Rochester Public Market. Patrons of the event showed great interest in my work, which gave me the confidence to continue with my creative efforts.
Cherie Carter-Cherie Carter Designs
Using a sewing/embroidery machine I create fabric accessories and home décor items. I especially enjoy creating pillows with encouraging and inspirational messages to encourage gratitude and peace. These messages are as beneficial to me as they are to anyone who sees them.
Brenda Stoecklein-Weber-SW Glass
Brenda creates mosaics and fused glass art. Unique garden art birdbaths, bowling balls done primarily in broken china. Fused glass dishes and garden art.
Bethany R Weber- B. Rose Designs
Bethany makes a variety of vinyl products including custom pet portraits, kitchen items, and glassware.
Sherri Cromwell- Sunroot Studio
Sherri shares: I Integrate my art & jewelry with hand-drawn metal etched pieces, gemstones, and leather creating my new line of signature jewelry. The organic nature-inspired etched metal pieces compliment beautiful asymmetrical gemstones with designs that reflect the asymmetry found in Nature’s forms Metals used are copper, bronze, brass and nickel silver. Beads are unique rough gemstones, ancient Roman glass, Czech and African handmade glass.
Maureen Outlaw Church
Maureen creates original oil paintings on canvas, original encaustic wax paintings, hand-painted wax monotypes. She shares, Encaustic wax painting, also known as hot wax painting, dates back to the Egyptian mummy portraits from the 1st Century B.C. Modern encaustic paints combine pigments with beeswax and damar resin. I use a heated electric pancake griddle for a palette and paint with natural bristle brushes on primed hardwood “cradle” panels. My paintings are float framed for protection, and to give each piece a finished look. In Sept. 2017, I traveled to Ireland for a two-week encaustic painting workshop. Naturally, just being in the settings of seaside cliffs, quaint, tiny towns, rolling meadows, and farms was plenty of inspiration for subjects to paint. After my return, I painted a series of encaustic Irish cottages. In oils, I painted from photographs I’d taken to create several landscapes. I also painted a portrait of a farm horse named Millie, who captured our hearts every morning at our bus stop.
G Harlan Furbush-As Eye See It
Harlan creates photographs and offers photography prints and cards made from his original photos. Harlan shares this about his work: I am a local amateur photographer with an interest and focus on landscapes. I often travel by motorcycle to destinations as far away as Maine and Pennsylvania to capture images of interest. I can often be seen locally accompanied by my rescue dog “Miles” who has also become the subject of many photos.
Nancy Guilfoyle – Geology Rocks
Most of the art that I will be showing is jewelry and sculpture. There are also a small number of specimen pieces and wall/window hangings. All of the art is created with rocks, gems, minerals, and fossils. Nearly all of the material has been self-collected in Arizona and New York.
Joy Argento- Art by Joy
Joy is an artist and a writer (among countless other things) Her work captures light and beauty in the most wonderful way.
Joy shares: Painting is usually a very solitary endeavor and I love that part. I turn on some music and start to work. I lose all sense of time and often lose myself in the process. It becomes a form of meditation, a connection with a higher power.
I started drawing as a small child. I carefully drew outlines of dogs or cats or ducks with umbrellas. I loved coloring. I loved the big box of 64 Crayola Crayons. Life didn’t get much better than having a brand new box, with all of the crayons still intact. All the points were poised and ready for action. Aqua was always my favorite color. Not quite blue and not quite green, it stood in a class of its own. Crayons in hand, my artistic endeavors had begun.
My art has changed and evolved throughout the years. I dabble in pastel and color pencil, but oil painting is my favorite medium, on its own or added to acrylic pours.
I don’t try to tell a story with my paintings. I want my paintings to remind you of your own stories. That is how you and I connect.
Jamie Williams- Balanced Essentially
Jamie Williams joins us for the first time this year! Jamie experiments with many media, creating from her heart.
Jamie shares: I have always loved creating. My work includes mixed media paintings, digital illustrations, and jewelry designs. My art is a reflection of my experiences and allows viewers to see their own stories too.
Yahaya Alhassan-Ghana Ba African Beads Gallery
We welcome Yahaya for the first time this year too! Yahaya was originally a resident of West Africa where he and his wife built a school! Now his mission is to support the school. Here is what Yahaya shares: I am from Ghana, and moved to the U.S. in 2012. I learned the beads business from my father, who was a bead trader throughout West Africa. From him, my brothers and I learned every aspect of the beads business; my specialty is designing jewelry. My father also taught me to always be kind and that “givers never lack”, or as people say in America, to “pay it forward.” As a result of these lessons about beads, and life, it has been my mission for nearly ten years to give a generous portion of my profits to education projects in Ghana, including a rural elementary school that my wife and I started in 2010.
Jamie Guarrera – Artist
Jamie is joining us for the first time this year. Her work is engaging and thought-provoking! Jamie shares: I am a recent graduate from SUNY Fredonia with a major in drawing and painting. Over the past two years, I have been experimenting with abstract painting and how it can be an outlet for everyday internalized thoughts and feelings. More recently I have been educating myself on the art of woodworking.
Stephanie Yoo– Stephanie Yoo Pottery
This is not Stephanie’s first collaboration with Create Art 4 Good! Stephanie is enjoying the opportunity to explore a bit.
Stephanie shares this: My custom designs are inspired by my experiences, travel and our community. I love to layer techniques to achieve a new design.
Our Art Market is making headlines! Take a look at # 11 on this article about Unique Art towns in America!
Meet Our Sponsors!
Mike & Wendy Nolan – owners of I-Square
Susan Carmen-Duffy- owner of Create Art 4 Good
Erika Sorbello- owner of Gallery Salon
Kathy & Tony Proietti- Owners of 2 Ton Tony’s
The Third Annual Irondequoit’s Art Market
GET READY IRONDEQUOIT!
CREATE ART 4 GOOD & I-Square
You are invited to participate in a wonderful pop-art market in the heart of Irondequoit. Create Art 4 Good is joining forces with I-Square to create the second annual pop-up art market. This market will be held on I-Square property 400 Bakers Park, Irondequoit, NY 14617 in a newly paved area near I-Square.
The Irondequoit Pop-Up Art Market seeks to share high-quality fine art and craft with the Irondequoit Community. This Art Market aims to support artists with a quality opportunity to share and sell their work. This juried exhibition is sponsored by the owners of I-Square and Create Art 4 Good.
This finely curated exhibit will be held in cooperation with I-Square’s annual Fall Festival and will be held on Saturday, September 28th, 2019, from noon until 5pm. This fantastic event draws patrons to I-Square in Irondequoit to enjoy activities, music, great food and art! Last year patrons were dazzled at the quality work the juried pop-up artists presented. It was a very successful event which has inspired the third year!
Patrons will enjoy the fantastic fall festival which includes a wide variety of activities including our Art Market. The market is a sponsored collaboration between I-Square and Irondequoit Resident Susan Carmen-Duffy who owns Create Art 4 Good, which currently resides (when not popping up elsewhere), at the historic Hungerford Building.
INQUIRIES
All correspondence and inquiries should be addressed to: Susan Carmen-Duffy: Susan@CreateArt4Good.org or 585.210.3161
DEADLINES, DATES and DETAILS for The Pop-Up Irondequoit Art Market
- Application deadline July 15, 2019
- Notification of accepted artists no later than July 20, 2019
- You will be invoiced for show fees along with your acceptance letter.
- Invoice for fees associated are due no later than July 31, 2019
- Fees not paid by August 1, 2019, will result in potential forfeiture of your secured booth for this exhibition and will be offered to someone else.
- It is possible to share a booth, however, each party must apply for jury review. If both artists are accepted into the pop-up, the remaining details (amount of postcards, fees etc.) will be divided in half-the same details apply
- There are no early setups-there will be people available to help you unload your vehicle. Please mark your preferred time on your application and we will do our best to place you in that time slot.
- We WANT to promote you! Please check all information for accuracy including your name as it should appear, address, phone numbers, email address, and website.
- There will be limited electricity. If you have electricity needs, please note that on your application.
- Upon acceptance, you will receive via email your vendor packet. This will confirm your setup times and other details that are helpful for your success.
GETTING THE WORD OUT: This exhibit will be advertised on both sponsor websites, as well as other opportunities in print, press releases and more. Each booth will receive a minimum of fifty postcards (unless you only want twenty-five) or even more if you wish! We are excited about this exhibit and we will shout it from the rooftops!
THE DETAILS
The Irondequoit Artist Market requires that work be originated with the artist. Work will not be accepted if it is created from commercial kits, patterns, stencils or molds; buy and sell items; imported items; beaded jewelry made solely by restringing commercially produced or purchased beads; or created using someone else’s designs. By submitting an application, each artist affirms that the work presented is original to the applicant. Prints are acceptable, however, your booth display should be a minimum of 70% original work. (this does not apply to photographers or printmakers)
Each booth will be a 10’ x 10’ space. Each artist is responsible for their own set up to include a tent, tables, and chairs. Each artist is required to keep all items within their booth space so that aisle may be kept clear. Each artist will handle his/her own sales including appropriate sale tax. Each artist must display a NYS sales tax collection certificate.
Booth Fees:
- $55 booth fee 10’ squared space
- $30 Shared booth fee: 10’ squared space (applicants must have pre-determined someone to share a space with. Each accepted applicant will pay $30 for a total of $60.
- Double booth $110
LIABILITY & INSURANCE
The Pop-Up Irondequoit Art Market will not be responsible for damage, theft or loss. Each artist exhibits at his or her own risk and should carry appropriate insurance. Neither the Create Art 4 Good nor I-Square is responsible for damage, theft or loss of an individual’s work.
You have been through all the details, are you ready for the fun?! JOIN US! This promises to be one amazing and successful exhibit
Electronic notification: Acceptance notifications will be sent electronically; watch for yours via email. Space assignments and other pertinent information will be emailed in early September.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Susan – Susan@CreateArt4Good.org
Are you an artist and wish to take part?
Find your details here & application here
I look forward to working with you!
Susan Carmen-Duffy
Cancellation Policy:
Booth fees are non-refundable. We do not, at any time, issue refunds unless the participant has written sixty days prior to the show date. If a show is canceled AFTER logistical and advertising arrangements have been made, refunds will not be issued. If you are not paid in full at this time, you are still liable for the balance. We understand that there are many unforeseen circumstances that may arise last minute; however, we cannot make exceptions to this policy.