Mower's Saturday Sunday Flea Market
Mower's Flea market in Woodstock NY.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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Thursday, September 22, 2022
Meet Gat and Ranaan
Gat and Ranaan Gabriel |
Gat and Ranaan are part of a new crew of vendors at the
flea market this year. As they tell their
story,
“This has been our first season and we are very happy to be
here. We arrived in Woodstock three years ago, just about half a year before
COVID hit, and since then we’ve been waiting for the opportunity to meet the
wonderful community and local residences. Woodstock has been the perfect
location between the market’s vibe and all of the people who pass through.
We’re grateful to be able to show our community what we do. “
As part of my interview, I ask for a little background as
to how our vendors began the journey to where they are today – selling their
creations at the flea market.
“Starting as graphic designers, we both walked our own
artistic paths, until we settled in Woodstock and started our collaboration:
Word Paintings. We paint words. Visualizing the meaning of ‘words’ is the
center of our work, revealing the accents and meaning through shapes, forms,
colors, and composition.
We begin our Word Paintings with a single word (though every
now and then we use a short phrase). It can be any word yet we find ourselves
more drawn to those that which people often forget how powerful they really
are. We’re interested in the way we experience them; that is where you feel
meaning, a presence, a physical feeling and power that a word can give. With
this ‘code’ we start our visual adventure. Think about ‘SOUL’, ‘WE’, ‘BREATHE’,
or ‘MOM&DAD’. Think of the emotions that come with reading these words and
you can start imagining the vast fields of creativity that are waiting to be
explored. Our medium consists of a mix between digital artwork as well as oil
and acrylic painting and pencil. The outcome is a sort of conclusion, the sum
of both the spiritual & physical means, in other words, a PAiNTiNG.”
Lastly, I always
ask What do you like about being at the flea market?
“Besides meeting all the people who gather at the flea, we
love and are grateful for all the feedback and support we received. It’s
honestly priceless. We present a selection of our works and introduce new words
every week, and in turn receive responses which are truly spectacular. These
just continue to encourage us to create more works. Thank you! And please visit
us in person or also online! :)”
Gat and Raanan @gat_raanan rg-wordsmith.com
Friday, September 02, 2022
Dorothy and Jill Surrounded by Their Fantastic Collection of This and That
Dorothy and Jill have been working Mower’s Saturday Sunday
for almost forty years. They have an expert eye for buying a wide variety of items
to re-sell. Their booth has a different
look every week. Vintage jewelry,
sterling, clothing from different era’s, including boots, coats and sweaters in
season. Also, books and magazines that include an eclectic assortment of
topics. Both women agree that they love
the social aspect of visiting each weekend with their customers and fellow flea
market vendors as well.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
We are open Monday September 5th, 2022
Labor Day weekend is upon us. We don’t know about you, but our summer seems to have flown by. We continue to celebrate the 45th year of the iconic Mower’s Saturday Sunday flea market in Woodstock, N.Y. We are open Sept 3, Sept 4, and Monday Sept. 5th in case you are lingering in town before the vacation is over and the back-to-school schedules begin. As always, up to date information can be found at 845-679-6744 and at #mowerssaturdayfleamarket on Instagram and FB. Thanks for being a fan! See you at the market, at the corner of Deanies Alley and Maple Lane in Woodstock, N.Y
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Franne first started setting up at the flea market almost 25
years ago. Her booth was filled with her featured items, vintage housewares and
a wonderful collection of the most beautiful tea pots. We had a good laugh when
Franne recalled that I purchased a set of beautiful cobalt blue candle
sticks to give to our daughter as a bridal shower gift. In those early years, she would drive up from Rockland
county most Saturdays. Eventually her
set up grew to include books, housewares and a large VHS collection. As the years went by, Franne lived closer to
Woodstock, her items for sale changed from VHS to DVD collections and vintage
clothing. As we have emerged from
pandemic selling, Franne has changed her booth once again to fine vintage
clothing, a curated book selection and a specialty item, vintage kimonos. She is able to alter and repair any damaged kimonos
that she may purchase. Franne has an
amazing eye for color and her booth has a beautiful red, purple, blue and
yellow vibe to it. You can find her most
Saturdays down the Maple lane side of the flea, on the inside corner.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Ceramicist Olga at Mower's Saturday Sunday Flea market
When Olga was accepted at the Cleveland Art Institute for
study, her intended medium to work in was glass blowing. When her family relocated to
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. she resumed her studies at SUNY New Paltz and found that
clay gave her the challenge and satisfaction she was seeking in her creative
life. As it turned out, the clay gives Olga an opportunity to work three
dimensionally. The pieces she creates can either blend into the new owner’s
life both with form and function or the piece can become a center or focal
point for the space it inhabits.
Olga first started selling her ceramic ware at Mower’s flea
market in Woodstock, N.Y. in 2015. She is set up most Saturday and Sundays
throughout the season. Olga notes that she especially likes interacting with
her customers at the flea market. For
inspiration Olga draws on her knowledge about mythology and ritual art of ancient
times. Part of her philosophical process
in art is the concept of not following the laws and rules of nature. Her
created objects are a result of her ability to work beyond assumed boundaries
of thought. Stop by at the flea to see
and touch her one-of-a-kind functional ceramic food ware and her ceramic figures
in person.
Thursday, August 04, 2022
Sarah and Wilder Leather- Celebrating her second season on Maple Lane
Sarah was kind enough to write out her amazing answers to our questions
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SETTING UP:
i'm delighted to be in my second season selling handmade
leather goods at Mower's Flea Market in Woodstock. last year i was WILDSTOCK
LEATHER, and this year, midseason, i've decided to rebrand my leather endeavor
as WILDER LEATHER. while WILDSTOCK was a great mashup of where I live/work with
what I'm about, WILDER, my last name, feels spot-on essential given what i'm
doing with the medium – though i'll always feel like a WILDSTOCK'er at heart.
as WILDER LEATHER, i handcraft leather goods with gusto in
my little studio-shed in Woodstock (NY.) my leather practice is part cacophonic
vortex, part diagonal dot connectings, part nitty gritty. i began with
bracelets, my first leather love, and have since branched out, in order of manifestation,
to pouches, wallets, bags, beltbags, belt/bag hybrids, belts, skillet handle
covers (an unexpected way to utilize scraps!), and most recently lightweight
earrings ¬– all with vegetable tanned leather. ultimately, i'd like to get into
harnesses with pocket/pouches, and more varieties of jewelry. all styles i
create get named after the first person to buy the thing, though a few are
named after what they seem to invoke. to date i've got: the brooke, the
johanna, the jan, the duane, the autumn, the lindsey, the amy, the sarah, the
leo, the leaf, the mayfly, the ustya and countless unnamable (but not
ungraspable) one-offs. i invite folks to stop by my booth during the season, or
visit me on instagram.com/wilder.leather, to learn more.
i love and appreciate that i get to work in a medium that
continually challenges and excites, and one in which i constantly/compulsively
experiment with shapes, colors, lines, textures, hardware, forms, finishes, and
functionality, all through the conduit of leather. i require stimulation and a
sense of purpose/urgency to move through space and time. miraculously, what i'm
doing with WILDER LEATHER does this for me; my work expresses a side, or many
sides, perhaps, that i'm happy to share. i dig that WILDER LEATHER is one of my
most valued, sanguine creative launch pads, melding my imaginative,
instinctual, intuitive, and practical intelligences in novel ways. as Anne
Carson says, and i'm fond of repeating: "make a small mark, nothing
sublime." this sentiment fuels my passion to 'make.' as each amalgamation
of 'small marks' takes shape to form a functional object, from hulking sides of
cowhide, no less, i feel a sense of grateful satisfaction in being able to
craft beautiful, practical, lasting objects.
instagram.com/wilder.leather
wilderleather18@gmail.com
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