The Tennessee Valley Museum of Art’s

Winter Art Market

November 30-December 23

Our hugely popular Winter Art Market returns for the second year! Scroll this page for a preview of the artists and artisans you can shop at the market. With prices ranging from under $10 to over $1,000, we have unique gifts for everyone on your list (including yourself!)

Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for students. Free for TVAA members and for education, healthcare, and first response workers.

Dates and Hours:

Market Hours, Nov. 30-Dec. 23
Tues: 9am-5pm
Wed: 9am-5pm
Thurs: 9am-7pm
(Extended hours! Excludes Dec. 23)
Fri: 9am-5pm
Sat: 10am-5 pm

It’s a Dickens Christmas Y’all
Sat, Dec 11: 10 am-5 pm
Free admission for this annual downtown Tuscumbia Christmas event!

Meet Our Artists!

Tricerotops mugby Jamie Adams pottery

Jamie Adams

CERAMICS – Athens, AL
Jamie Adams’ art is characterized by vibrant colors, allusions to art history and pop culture, and a love of dinosaurs! Each piece is created on a pottery wheel and designs carved by hand. $80-$100.

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Floral painting by Elaine Augustine

Elaine Augustine

PASTELS  & OIL – Florence, AL
An award-winning artist, Elaine is acclaimed for her vitality of colors, strength of composition, and variety of subject matter. $200+

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Floral painting by Cindy Aune

Cindy Aune

ACRYLICS – Oxford, MS
Cindy Aune creates textured and painted canvases using thin acrylic pigments and random textures.

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Bird mixed media by Marian Baker

Marian Baker

MIXED MEDIA – Oneonta, AL
Marian Baker is a contemporary folk artist. A natural storyteller, she uses humor and family experiences to inspire her art. $70-$1200.

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Rosa Parks fabric art by Martha Beadle

Martha Beadle

FABRIC ART – Florence, AL
Martha Beadle stitches hand cut scraps of fabric, beads, seashells, and more onto her work to create masterful imagery. $150-$400 (framed)

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Quilted art by Tiavalya Befecadu

Tiavalya Befecadu

FABRIC ART – Madison, AL
Tiavalya Befecadu is the owner of Tiavalya Photography, LLC. She is a third generation sewing enthusiast and creates textile art quilting from photographs. $20-$250.

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Wooden clock by Buddy Bernstein

Buddy Bernstein

WOODEN CLOCKS – Florence, AL
Buddy’s designs emphasize the wood’s natural beauty and rely on the wood’s natural color. The clocks featured in the Winter Art Market were designed and built just for the show. $135-$150.

Necklace by Amita Bhakta

Amita Bhakta

CLAY & MIXED MEDIA – Florence, AL
Amita’s jewelry, made exclusively for the market, is made from clay and recycled glass. Her pieces are inspired by nature and ethnic folk jewelry from India.
She’ll also have angels and sculptures made stoneware clay. $50-$100

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Floral Painting by Tim Blanton

Tim Blanton

WATERCOLOR – Birmingham, AL
Tim Blanton is a self-taught artist who has been painting for the last six years. Tim’s work is best described as loose watercolor with a bold color palette. $55-$175.

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Pottery by Jon Brinley

Jon Brinley

SALT STONEWARE – Midland, GA
Jon’s work is influenced by the history of pottery making in the area. He pushes the limits of clay through the simplicity of functional ware and the challenges of large vessels. $28-$1,200.

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Scarf by Jonathan Cain

Jonathan Cain

SILK SCARVES – Tuscumbia, AL
Jonathan’s scarves are made from 100% Habotai silk. They are produced one a time and are all unique with subtle variation in pattern and color. $25-$40.

JFK portrait by Tom Callos

Tom Callos

LINOCUT – Boise, Idaho
Tom Callos is a 50-year martial arts master teacher who has now taken his work off the mats and into his art studio. Tom is currently working on carving and printing 1000 portraits of people who inspire others with their work in the world.  $15-$150

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Wooden box by Laurens Cotten

Laurens Cotten

WOOD – Birmingham, AL
A retired shop teacher, Laurens now crafts beautiful works from urban harvested native woods. Laurens’ work invites one to explore what is hidden within. While functional, these pieces stand alone as works of art. $35-$500.

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Metal bracelets by Ecomaniac Sustainable Jewelry by Amy Pieroni Designs

EcoManiac Sustainable Jewelry by Amy Pieroni Designs

JEWELRY – Savanna, GA
A professional metalsmith, Amy Pieroni creates unique wearable sculptures. Her bold, colorful pieces are brought to life using primarily recycled metals, found objects and conflict-free gemstones. $30-$300.

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Earrings by Meredith Edmondson

Meredith Edmondson

GLASS JEWELRY – Nashville, TN
Nashville native Meredith Edmondson creates fused glass jewelry with argentium silver ear wires. $40-$100.

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Wood art by Garland Farwell

Garland Farwell

WOOD – York, AL
Born and raised in Los Angelos, Garland has made a home in Alabama making and supporting rural arts.

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Abstract Pitcher Set by Helene Fielder

Helene Fielder

CERAMICS – Booneville, MS
Helene uses hand-built and wheel-throwing techniques to make functional & sculptural work. $20-$3500.

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Stuffed Llamas by Diane Frates

Diane Frates

EMBROIDERY – Killen, AL
Diane creates machine-embroidered ponies and llamas. Each one is unique and no two are alike. They make fun gifts for older children and adults. $40-$50.

Dog Sculptures by Joanne Gamble

Joanne Gamble

FOUND OBJECT ART – Athens, AL
Each of Joanne’s pieces are made from found or recycled objects as well as vintage finds. $30-$125.

Printed cards by Barb Hendricks

Barb Hendricks

PRINTMAKING – Florence, AL
Barb Hendricks has had a passion for printmaking since she was in middle school. She is selling sets of printed cards as well as framed prints. $10-$25.

Rope bowl by Cynthia Infanger

Cynthia Infanger

FIBER ART – Florence, AL
Cynthia loves searching for the perfect fabric that can be up-cycled into something else. She creates rope bowls, stockings, stuffed whales, and other soft toys. $20-$80.

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Brooms by George Jones Jr

George Jones, Jr. 

BROOMS – Florence, AL
A fourth-generation broom maker. George uses traditional techniques to make brooms that he sells at festivals across the country. $15-$85.

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Earrings by L+K Clay

L+K Clay

JEWELRY – Daphne, AL
This mother/daughter team from South Alabama specializes in affordable polymer clay earrings. $10-$20

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Crochet basket by Sandy Lockhart

Sandy Lockhart

JEWELRY & CROCHET – Tuscumbia, AL
Sandy makes one-of-a-kind jewelry using natural stone, glass, sterling silver, and vermeil. Her crocheted baskets feature various yarns to produce interesting patterns, colors, and textures. $20-$315.

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David E. Lupton Bowl

David E. Lupton

WOODEN BOWLS & MORE – Florence, AL
David creates lathe-turned wooden bowls, both functional and purely decorative, made from a single piece of salvaged Alabama hardwood. Bowls are finished with a food safe oil finish. Also make small turnings such as bud vases and bottle stoppers. . $20-$200.

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Indigo Jumper by Idyllwilde

Nadene Mairesse

TEXTILE – Florence, AL
Nadene uses natural fiber textiles and plant-based dyes to create custom clothing, accessories, and home provisions for her design label Idyllwilde. $22-$285

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Fabric ornaments by Susan Bennett Manno

Susan Bennett Manno

TEXTILE – Florence, AL
Susan is offering quilted ornaments and fabric art. $20+

Goldfinch by Martha Marshall

Martha Marshall

WATERCOLOR – Killen, AL
Martha seeks inspiration from the beauty of her native Shoals area, including for the small bird paintings she’s offering for the Market. $85-$125.

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Keith McMurtrey Leather Bracelets

Keith McMurtrey

LEATHER – Sheffield, AL
Keith is a self taught artist who enjoys exploring different crafts and art mediums. He has made three designs of bracelets and cuffs hand made from cow, goat, and sheep hide. $12-$35

Benny Melton Painting

Benny Melton

OIL PAINTING – Yazoo City, MS
Benny’s art comes from a working class upbringing with a deep appreciation for the work ethic of those living close to the earth. He enjoys painting people and landscapes. $200-$500.

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Barbara Mitchell Fabric Art

Barbara Mitchell

FIBER/FABRIC – Birmingham, AL
Barbara enjoys using fabric and fibers to create art with texture and dimension. She is influenced by architecture, travel, and nature. She makes both representational and abstract work. $40-$250.

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Provie Musso Mixed Media

Provie Musso

MIXED MEDIA – Killen, AL
Provie creates collages, assemblages and paintings incorporating found objects, papers, metal, and fabric . She searches thrift shops and estate sales to find pre- loved objects. Angels, Altars, and gardens are frequent subjects in her work. $20-$200

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Art by Tracie Noles-Ross

Tracie Noles-Ross

MIXED MEDIA – Birmingham, AL
Noles-Ross uses discarded and forgotten objects to reconfigure themes of memory, place, identity, and environmental issues, encouraging a shift in perspective. The process disguises the object’s original form and purpose to create a new narrative. $100-$300

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Miriam Omura pouch

Miriam Omura

TEXTILE/HANDWOVEN – Birmingham, AL
Miriam is a textile focused artist who creates one-of-a-kind and small batch handmade textile goods. Miriam pairs her handwoven fabrics with recycled, repurposed, and reclaimed materials. $195-$550.

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Nancy O'Neal painting

Nancy O’Neal

OIL PAINTING – Florence, AL
Nancy O’Neal is known for her plein air paintings of rural landscapes. $225+

Baskets by Glenn Rikard

Glenn Rikard

BASKETS & MORE – Tuscumbia, AL
Glenn is a multimedia craftsman who creates handmade baskets, blankets, ornaments, and more.

Liminal Bodies series by Anna Robertson

Anna Robertson

PHOTOGRAPHY – Savannah, GA
Anna Robertson has a BFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design. Her photographs depict symbolism of the interconnectedness of the human body and the natural world, and a spiritual reverence of the landscape. $75-$100

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Brad Smith Studios Glass

Brad Smith

BLOWN GLASS – Asheville, NC
Brad Smith is a glass artist living and working in North Carolina. His specialities are hand blown drinkware, home accents, and sculptural vessels. $40-$300

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Dragonfly Mini Bag by Laura Stacy

Laura Stacy

BATIK PURSES – Birmingham, AL
Laura Stacy’s batik creations range from colorful insects to puppy dogs and farm animals. The two-dimensional art is then transformed into wearable art in the form of a purse. $65-$125. 

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Sleeting by Tim Stevenson

Tim Stevenson

WATERCOLOR & DRAWINGS – Florence, AL

The acclaimed Florence artist will offer a variety of his representational paintings and drawings. $195-$550.

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Earrings by Cathy Talbot

Cathy Talbot

ENAMELED JEWELRY – Tupelo, MS
In her Empty Nest Studio, Cathy fabricates metal and fires glass enamel. She finds joy in each piece she creates and hope it brings the same joy to those who wear it. $40-$140

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Shaker style basket by Michael Talbot

Michael Talbot

WOODWORKING – Tupelo, MS
Michael is best known for making Shaker Boxes using traditional materials and methods of construction. $32-$500

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Oil painting by Zack Underwood

Zack Underwood

OIL PAINTING – Decatur, AL
Zack’s oil paintings elevate the everyday through his realistic still lifes and moody landscapes.

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Necklace by Janice Weinstein

Janice Weinstein

JEWELRY & FIBER – Birmingham, AL
Whether knitting, weaving, felting, crocheting, dying fibers, or designing, Janice Weinstein loves experimenting with color, texture and technique to produce wearable art.

Vase by Colleen A Williams

Colleen A. Williams

CERAMICS – Chattanooga, TN
Colleen creates colorful, textural, and completely patterned ceramic pieces and jewelry.

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Crystalline Glazed Vase by Marie Wright

Marie Wright

CERAMICS – Pittsboro, NC
Marie blends art and science to form something beautiful, with work mostly inspired from nature. Marie’s favorite type of glaze is crystalline. The ingredients and firing process have to be exactly right to encourage crystal growth.

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Artisan Food & Goods

3 Oak Lane Candles

3 Oak Lane

CANDLES – Killen, AL
3 Oak Lane pours their soy blend candles in small batches with fragrances free from phthalates and other potentially hazardous chemicals.

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Hydrangea Soap Co

Hydrangea Soap Co.

SOAP – Muscle Shoals, AL
This handmade, cold process, small batch soap shop offers all natural bath goodies such as bar soaps, emulsified sugar scrubs, and clay face masks.

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Mothering Herbs products

Mothering Herbs

HERBAL PRODUCTS – Florence, AL
Mothering Herbs offers the freshest handcrafted herbal products to provide you with the best possible nutrition and care.

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Uncle G's Gourmet Cookies

Uncle G’s Gourmet Cookies

COOKIES – Shoals, AL
Uncle G’s Gourmet Cookies offers “grandma teacake style” cookies, in a variety of delicious flavors.

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