Fredericton’s Last-Minute Holiday Market
FREDERICTON— Holiday shoppers who haven’t found the perfect gift yet have one more place to look.
Feels Good is hosting its last-minute holiday pop-up this Saturday. The market will be at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre for the sixth year and feature a variety of local vendors, like Juniper Jewelry and Bees Louise.
Jen Pilon, market coordinator and president of the Feels Good board, said there will be something there for everyone.
“Everything from pottery to printmaking to painting—there’s a lot of beautiful, fine artists involved,” said Pilon.
One of the vendors in attendance is Anička Senior, who sells stained glass under the shop name AnickaMaria.
Senior’s work takes inspiration from nature, many of her pieces depicting birds, plants, and moon cycles.
“Sometimes when I’m out on a hike something will just make an impression on me and then I’ll come home and design a piece around that,” said Senior.
She recently made rainbow mobiles, where each hanging glass triangle projects a different colour.
Senior sells her work through Instagram, Facebook, Etsy, and markets like this one. She has been busy building up stock for this pop-up, her only one this season.
Making stained glass has eight steps, including cutting, grinding, foiling, and soldering. Senior does one step a day on many different pieces, which works faster than only working on one piece at a time.
Though there are often long hours, she said she gets lost in her work.
“First thing in the morning, I want to just drink my tea quickly so that I can get into the studio,” she said. “I love it so much.”
Senior is looking forward to seeing the other vendors at the market this year. She said Feels Good events are some of her favorites because of the people who attend.
“I feel like we all know each other and it’s a little reunion whenever we all get together, and it’s just such a fun market,” said Senior.
Pilon said there is a large group of returning vendors as well as some new vendors. The market will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with live piano in the morning and a DJ in the afternoon.
“It’s great for the community, it’s great for all the artists and the makers,” said Pilon. “And it’s been really well supported over the last number of years.”
Rachel Smith is an intern with Huddle. Send her story suggestions: [email protected].