Tom and I spent the morning at Eastern Market Though there was loads of artwork and furniture we turly would have loved to come home with we had a light load on the return trip of artichoke and spinach ravioli, nittany apples, tomatoes, pear cider, and some brussel sprouts (which are all for me, cause Tom hates them). We had breakfast at Bread and Chocolate, which I’d heard a lot about. The baked goods were delicious, as was the coffee, but the eggs benedict hardly lived up to expectations, having been made in one of those egg-poaching pans and being cooked solid. Definetly not worth the money we paid.
However, the morning was perfect. It was tons of fun roaming around, listening to live music and talking with the vendors. I thought I’d compile a list of the people I liked enough to take their cards.
The most exciting for me was Joel E. Traylor III who has begun weaving together canvases to create really interesting designs, the pieces look a lot better in person and I think I could spend hours just looking at them trying to figure them out.
Another fun artist was Quest Skinner, whose paintings had a great use of color, the web gallery doesn’t do them justice. I had really liked a simple painting she had of an angel, but I don’t see it in the gallery. Perhaps she’ll have it up later.
Uncle Brutha’s Gourmet Hot Sauce was delicious. Seriously mixed the proper amount of hot with flavor. And it was nice to step away from tasting all the delicious vegetables and fruit to try something with a little kick. In fact, as far as food is concerned, the only things missing were pickled garlic (my favorite market food) and honey.
Rebound Designs had THE coolest purses ever, made from old hardcover books they were amazingly fun. Is it not the best revenge on math to force your algebra book to carry around your lipstick? (Or, to prove how geeky I am, is it not just a really great way of honoring it? I love math.) You can also choose from the Bobsey Twins or the Joy of Cooking. Fabulous!
Suzanne Milavitz (could be Milaritz, she wrote her number and name on playing cards, cool, but somewhat illegible), doesn’t have a website but had really cute hats which were reversable. They looked like the perfect hats for little kids, changable so the kid would have a choice on what side to wear, but very stylish and cute, made of silk and cordoroy.
I have other cards and I’m upset I didn’t write on the back what I liked them for. They don’t have websites and Googling their name didn’t turn up anything. I think Que Bonita, by Stari L. Long-Webb had really nice jewelry that was cute and fun. And I think Melissa Bonicelli was the one how had the second coolest purses made of old cigar boxes (only second to the books because the boxes often opened on the wrong side). They were gorgeous. I may have the artists confused though.
Finally, we stopped at the Blue Iris and were happy with their selection and their designs. Very nice place to step into, and the woman we met seemed a great person to ask advice of.
