Join us and 20 local artists for an art market at Big Grove’s Iowa City taproom!

Support local artists featuring ceramics, jewelry, prints, painting, and more!

The market will coincide with Big Grove’s free Summer Jam Concert Series featuring Dogs on Skis.

Participating Artists

Sarah P. Dirks

sarah p. dirks is an artist and craft maker from iowa city, ia. in addition to making a range of crafts such as banners, hankies, and tote bags, sarah uses collage, embroidery, and other mediums to explore themes of day to day life under the character gnarl scout. her art ranges from obscenity to optimistic illustration for a mix of messages related to both what is and what could be.

Instagram: @gnarl_scout
Website: www.sarah-p-dirks.com

Desiree Dahl

Desiree Dahl is an artist and designer working primarily with printmaking and digital arts. Her work explores themes of mindfulness, consciousness, spirituality, and nature.

Instagram: @desiree.dahl
Website: desireedahl.net
Shop: TerrestrialPress on Etsy

Ariane Parkes-Perret

Ariane Parkes-Perret is an Iowa City based artist whose work is inspired mostly by ecological themes. She enjoys working with a variety of mediums, including linocut printmaking, watercolor, colored pencil, and collage. Recently, Ariane has started exploring oil painting. She is enrolled at the University of Iowa pursuing an art degree and is a member of the Iowa City Press Co-op.

Instagram: @ariane3316
Facebook page: Ariane Parkes-Perret Art

Combat Paper

Combat Paper makes Uniforms into Paper

Instagram: @combatpaper
Website: www.combatpaper.org/store

Dave Dugan

Dave Dugan is a cartoonist, printmaker, and paper maker in Iowa City. He enjoys snail mail and sharing ideas on paper, which is why he prints linocut postcards.

Instagram: @doog103

Oglesby Finlay

Oglesby is a nonbinary artist based in Cedar Rapids whose work reflects the philosophy of “Memento Mori”. They express this through digital and traditional drawings, as well as accessories and art created from ethically-sourced animal bones.

Instagram @oglesbyfinlay
Shop: oglesbyfinlay.square.site

Loïc McGiverin

I carve spoons and vessels using salvaged "urban wood," and also make unique sculptures that incorporate discarded items into wood carved designs. I mostly work with traditional hand tools and draw my inspiration from an interest in folk art and traditional hand crafts.

Instagram: @loicocraft

Sean Tyler

I am an artist and grad student at Uiowa. I'm a painting student, and I love working with any kind of textile and I've been experimenting with higher-tech materials. My miniature collection of laser-cut acrylic jewelry came out of my thesis show. After a hard couple of years, my thesis came out serious and had a lot to do with mental health. After the show was done, I wanted to use up my leftover materials on something funny, so antidepressant themed earrings were born. My other products aren't quite as connected to my studio work thematically, and they're a diverse bunch, but they all came out of my love for trying new media and wanting to practice techniques. I've included a range of scarves from a recent plant-based dye passion, and embroidered pieces.

Instagram at @SeanTylerFineArt
Website: www.seantylerfineart.com

Karin Rutkin

Karin Rutkin is a visual artist who works mainly in ceramics. She has lived and worked in New York, Asheville NC, and now resides in Iowa City, IA working out of her home studio. Her handmade, functional ceramics are inspired by her extensive travels across the US, nature, architecture, science and the metaphysical.

Instagram: @karinrutkin
Website: www.karinrutkin.com

Aaron Moseley

I make functional wood fired ceramics. My work is fired to 2400 degrees fueled by wood, to create the surface on the work. Each piece is unique in how the flame interacts with it, and that’s what excites me most about the process.

Instagram: @aaron.moseley
Website: aaronmoseley.com

Marissa Good

My name is Marissa Good and I'm the owner of Goods by Marissa Good. I sell polymer clay and resin jewelry items, with a focus on polymer clay earrings. I have been creating for just over a year now, and I love selling my goods to new customers!

Instagram @goodsbymarissagood
Facebook Goods By Marissa Good
Shop: Goods By Marissa Good on Etsy

Erika Christiansen

I’m a performing artist turned maker! I love creating concrete goods, making small batch concrete candles with natural scented wax, and encouraging people to upcycle their home goods! After your candle burns down, wipe out the vessel and make a little succulent holder or catch all. The possibilities are endless!

Instagram @turaluraco
Website www.turaluraco.com

Owen Laurion

Originally from New Hampshire Owen has lived all over the country working as a chef and an artist. Now in Iowa City, Owen teaches and works at Kirkwood Community College while producing functional pottery and mixed media sculpture. His pottery is driven by his love of food and art - each piece its own unique expression made with whimsy and that touch of humor.

Instagram: @laurion_ceramics, @owenmarclaurion
Website: laurionceramics.com

Becca Vasquez

My name is Becca Vasquez and I’m a Chicana/Mexican American weaver. Over the last few years I’ve been learning how to weave and now weaving has become my passion and has at times been my sole income. I’ll be predominantly selling a variety of handwoven tapestry earrings, 2 different styles of illustrated squash (calabacita) stickers, and possibly some handwoven coasters.

Instagram: @___bvaz___
Shop: artesaniasinsitu.net/bvaz

Jonathan Tanner Thomas

Jonathan Thomas is a eastern Iowa-based artist and anthropologist. His paintings reframe ancient cultural icons and modern psychological symbols in styles reminiscent of Pop Art. He is a member of the PS1 Gallery Team and lives in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

Website: jonathantannerthomas.com

Chereal Designs

Chereal Designs provides handmade beaded artwork using wire and quality materials to create intuitive designs working mainly with the metaphysical properties of gemstones. Nick Hunter polishes and cuts minerals to beautiful cabochons to be used in crafts or just to possess the natural wonder in each stone.

Facebook: Chereal Designs, LLC
IG: @cherealdesignsjewelry
Website: cherealdesigns.com
Pinterest: Chereal Designs
YouTube: Chereal Designs Jewelry

Amanda Craft

I grew up in the mountains of East Tennessee and moved to Iowa City in 2019. I have always been a crafter and maker. I've been knitting for about 20 years and over the last two years my knitting bloomed from a hobby I dabble in to my main artistic outlet for design and creativity. I design all of my work, most of which is completely one of a kind.

Instagram: @acraftknit

Annie Fitzgerald

Annie Fitzgerald is a multi-disciplinary craftsperson and east coast transplant. She is interested in the intersection between functionality and aesthetics to bring joy to interacting with everyday objects. After a three year hiatus from pottery, Annie has re-established her practice in Iowa City and has been exploring pushing the limits of size-- both large and small.

Instagram: @craftyanniegoods

Alex Schmiechen

Alex Schmiechen is a ceramic artist who creates functional wheel thrown and hand built ceramic work, with an attention to simple abstract surface decoration. She initially moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to participate in the Artist Residency at the Iowa Ceramics Center and has since stayed in the area to continue her art practice and teaching. Alex enjoys creating items that have everyday functionality and also, more importantly, encourage the user to pause and appreciate the details of the item and their everyday experiences. Whether it’s the feel of a mug handle or sgraffito texture on your fingertips, or your eyes following the wandering line of color and pattern, you are brought into the present moment. Alex seeks to give the user some of the mindfulness and care that went into crafting each item.

Instagram: @Cabynfever
Etsy shop: Cabyn Fever

Emily Jalinsky

Emily Jalinsky is a mixed media/printmaking artist and educator in Iowa City, IA. Her works on paper and Sleepy Press art goods are meant to inspire mindfulness and resilience. She creates works of art for all people at all price points with the hope it brings feelings of solace and stillness.

Instagram: @emilyjalinsky @sleepypress
Website: emilyjalinsky.com
Etsy: SleepyPress.etsy.com