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Happy Spring from your craftiest friends at indigenous!
Is it about to get awesome? Oh yes - with the fresh handcrafted delights from your local faves and newly discovered artists who have just joined in on the fun.  |
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We've found more original artists to brighten up your home, while our favorites continue to create brilliant new work that will entice & please you. Our annual trip to the Kentucky Crafted show proved a success, as we will expand our eclectic mix of works with the additions of:
~Patricia & Thomas Hooper - pewter specialty serving pieces
~Amanda Bridges - terracotta pottery
~Melanie Miller - poetic sterling jewelry
~Bethany Butters - steampunk pottery
~Beverly Skinner - fused glass floral panels
Now in our 10th year, these new makers have helped us reach almost 200 artists represented in our dynamic collection, so you are sure to find the most wonderful handmade gifts for every person, every occasion, every time you visit! Mark your calendar for the much anticipated annual artTILE exhibit as it will be unveiled on April 30th. This year we are introducing four new artists to Cincinnati and have scheduled a special tile workshop by local favorite, Bonnie Mitchell!
Please read all the way through our indigenous leaflet - you'll be glad you did. In honor of Earth Day, we are having a made of clay special that you won't want to miss!
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the newest artful arrivals ~
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Charley Harper
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Jessica Wolf
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Bethany Roa
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Martha Enriquez
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Amy Peters
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Patricia & Thomas Hooper
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Larry Mack
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Jason Kiley
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Rookwood Pottery
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LISTEN to nature, to the birds, to the trees.
Please welcome Melanie Miller to our indigenous family of artists! Melanie creates in fine silver with "speaking" trees, lush landscapes, and murmurations of birds as her inspiration. Each pendant has an uplifting quote or poem etched inside, like "All good things are wild and free" ~Thoreau, and "I am not what happened to me I am what I choose to become" ~Jung. Find the perfect piece that speaks to you or says just the right thing for a gift for a special friend.
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EMBRACE the local culture!
Trish McLennan recently brought us a super-cool new collection of pottery with loads of Cincinnati-love, including some great vintage brewery logos and advertisement transfers, beloved regional landmarks and flying pigs. Find mugs, steins, plates, and trays, but hurry in; like any good Cincy pig, these fly out of the gallery at high-speed!
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ENJOY the whimsy and relaxed style of the newest delivery by Elizabeth Keith.
Find cute, cool, or classic designs in cut & oxidized steel garden stakes & wall art, including a series of unique sun faces and lovely Trees of Life.
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DELIGHT in the beauty of nature with the wonderful jewelry by Melissa Senetar.
Melissa uses the colorful wings of naturally expired butterflies, cicadas, moths, & grasshoppers setting each cut piece of wing like a precious stone in earthy brass. Find pendants, cuff bracelets, wrap bracelets, earrings, & rings. Alluring, natural designs just in time to welcome spring!
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Terri Eilerman
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Lauren Martin
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Krista Brooks
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Drake Ash
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Sam Hitchman
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Melissa Legg-Bracken
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Lawrence & Audrey Goldsmith
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John Beasley
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George Carruth
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ENHANCE your outdoor space with any of the designs in our new collection of cool garden arts from Rich Kolb!
Especially fun are the series of stakes with imaginative critters perched at top ~ find woodpeckers, roadrunners, owls, lovebirds, cats, fish, frogs, lizards, bats, dragons, and of course - flying pigs. Rich creates all of his sculptural pieces with up-cycled, recycled, & reclaimed metal machine & car parts, often putting to creative use hundreds of die cast parts that were not made to spec, saving them from being tossed away.
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APPRECIATE the change of the seasons ~ especially when captured in the handmade jewelry by Dawn Middleton! Her creations reflect the beauty found in nature; mirroring the unique, organic, and whimsical designs of the earth. We love the branches & twigs along with the little buds that are so close to blooming into flowers!
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DIVE into the depth, color , texture and light captured so eloquently in the photographic works by Amy Overman.
Please help us welcome this new Bellevue, Kentucky artist to the indigenous family! Amy adds her talent to our offerings with her unique underwater photography collages. She has combined her passions for the arts with her experience as a Scuba Certified Divemaster. Each framed collection is unique and include the specific details of Amy's subject matter, the location of the shot and the date on the back of the frames.
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EXPLORE the vintage character of this new creative line of jewelry!
Rena Hopkins just delivered her fantastic, fresh batch of jewelry featuring quirky vintage imagery and dog portraits, incorporating up-cycled poker chips, ration coins, odd electrical parts, game pieces and even some tin toys. Come see the new design direction from this Cincinnati native and all of the latest arrivals at the gallery!
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indigenous ~ voted number ONE Boutique on the East Side
Wow ~ big THANK YOU to the Cincinnati City Beat Readers and the super fans of indigenous for making us the number ONE Boutique on the East Side!
Thanks also to our family of artists who contribute their talents to keep our collection lively & creative!
And thanks from the boss lady to the whole crew that keeps indigenous thriving in our 10th year - Jenn, Eva, Sara, Kelsey, Kerie, Heather, Karen, & Mary!
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coming soon ~ artTILE 2016 ~ April 30 - June 12
artTILE 2016 is our seventh annual event that will feature 30+ contemporary ceramic artists pushing the boundaries of a clay slab. Their clever creations challenge what we think of as "tile", while delighting and intriguing us with a variety of color and complexity! Join us on April 30th to discover over 1000 tiles made especially for artTILE 2016!
***Mark your calendars for the opportunity to
Make Your Own artTILE with Bonnie Mitchell on June 6th!
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let art be part of your nature ~
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