Artist Stories
IMITERRA | Sustainable Adornments
Imiterra breathes second life into preloved and uncommon materials found at thrift stores and estate sales. This variety allows Ash, the maker behind Imiterra, to create intentional adornments that speak to your soul and the earth. Their pieces highlight the fluidity of style and are meant for all people.
Gev Gems Hand Forged Jewelry
Margeve is the artist, metalsmith and creator of Gev Gems. She is self taught & her craft came to life in 2020. She is located in the PNW. She handcrafts jewelry out of sterling silver, brass, and high quality stones. Each piece is created as a talisman to accompany its wearer on their journey through life. Drawing on her silversmithing practice and passion for intentional jewelry. Margeve intuitively creates pieces that aim to adorn the human vessel that you inhabit.
“I create pieces of jewelry that are intended to become heirloom pieces. Passed down through generations. Jewelry is more than an adornment. It’s a way to express who you are, hold onto something meaningful and feel empowered while wearing.” -Margeve
The Furniture Ghoul:
The Furniture Ghoul creates one-of-a-kind furniture, lighting, and functional art with a darker point of view. Each piece—whether vintage, found, or simply ready for reinvention—is reimagined by hand with influences from gothic design, dark academia, oddities, and the beautifully unexpected. Original character and imperfections are often embraced rather than erased, creating pieces that feel collected instead of mass-produced. Moody, distinctive, and made to be used, each creation is ready to haunt again.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Syd Edwards
From a young age, I found myself most at home in the quiet corners of the natural world. I grew up barefoot in the woods, foraging, wandering, and learning from the small, overlooked details of nature. Those early moments - simple, wild, and grounding - became the foundation of my artistic voice.
My journey into insect pinning began in 2023 with my best friend, Jana. What started as a shared curiosity quickly grew into a deep passion for both of us, and we’ve been obsessed with the craft ever since. Together, we discovered the beauty in preservation, the patience it requires, and the quiet reverence it inspires.
Today, I create nature-inspired art pieces through the meticulous practice of pinning and preserving insects. Each specimen is responsibly sourced and approached with intention, respect, and curiosity. My work is not only about honoring the delicate bodies of insects and moths - it’s about celebrating the ecosystems they come from and the wonder they invite us to feel.
Forest Necromancy is a mixed-media art practice founded by Erica Vollmer in 2011. Inspired by the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, Vollmer’s work explores the transformative capabilities of art and nature. With a background in anthropology, addiction counseling, and environmental education, she seeks to reconnect people with the earth using ethically sourced materials. Vollmer uses natural elements she finds herself such as crystals, lichen, and animal bones. Her artistic vision invites you to explore our spiritual connection to nature, the human condition, and the natural beauty of the world we often overlook.
Odd Bone Craft is a longtime artist, I make oddities & curiosities! Anything from pinned butterfly frames, upcycled stuffed animals and troll domes- wicked or adorable, that’s my vibe.
Working with natural materials - from bones and insects to mushrooms and crystals - allows me to give new life to what nature leaves behind. Each piece is carefully handcrafted with patience and detail. This is more than a strange hobby; it's a passion project that lets me share my love of unique, natural art with people who appreciate the unusual and extraordinary.
I utilize a lot of things I find at local estate sales, garage sales, thrift stores and resale shops. I have the goal to create artwork out of things that would otherwise head towards a landfill somewhere. I grow and collect my own flowers to dry for my artwork, and I have my children help pick out what we are going to grow next!
Anita Apothecary was founded in 2015 and named for Marie’s daughter, Anita. What began as a small hobby—hand-pouring candles for friends and family—quickly grew into a full-time creative endeavor. With an unmistakable artistic style rooted in folklore, nature, and old-world mysticism, Anita Apothecary found a home within the spiritual and folk-art communities and has since grown to more than 130,000 sales on Etsy.
After years devoted to candle making and the apothecary, Marie returned to her lifelong love of pottery. Her work now brings functional ceramics into the world of Anita Apothecary, creating pieces inspired by folk tradition, historic New England, herbalism, and the beautifully imperfect character of handmade objects. The aesthetic is perhaps best described as “Salem Village, 1692.”
Creativity runs through the family. Anita has developed a love of her own for art, plants, nature, and animals, spending much of her free time in the family art studio. Through Girl Scouts, selling her artwork and plants, and helping with the family business, she is also beginning to learn what it means to create, grow, and run a business of her own.
Together, we create from our home in Cascadia, surrounded by art supplies, pottery, plants, and our grumble of pugs. Most days you’ll find us making something with our hands, drinking coffee and hot cocoa, and watching the rain fall outside the studio windows.
Anita Apothecary is, at its heart, a family story—one built from art, nature, old traditions, and the simple pleasure of making beautiful things by hand.
