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Nashville, Tennessee 37211
Crowing Hens Bindery is a one-woman bindery and letterpress print shop that specializes in traditional handmade blank books, letterpress printed stationery, limited edition fine art prints, unique book jewelry & letterpress-printed decorative papers. As the owner of a Nashville-based private business, I do my best to honor the heritage of fine craft and art that saturates my community and region. All of my products are designed and made by hand in Nashville, Tennessee from high quality materials available using traditional bookbinding techniques. I aspire to create beautiful, useful work that becomes a part of your everyday life.
Join us for the largest Christmas festival in Middle Tennessee! Step back in time with the Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County when Dickens of a Christmas returns to Franklin’s Main Street December 10-11, 2016.
Join me in my old stomping grounds in West Nashville at the Studio Be Holiday Artist Market on December 2, 2016 noon to 8PM and December 3, 2016 9AM-4PM. This event is free and open to the public. There will be 25 different artists featured this weekend, including yours truly. Come find gifts for those special people, yourself, and event your Christmas tree! This year's Market will be the best one yet! Featuring handmade gifts in a wide variety of prices and mediums--pottery, wall art, jewelry, food, and more--offered by carefully selected artists from the Southeast.
Join me and my fellow Southern makers Friday, November 18 and Saturday November 19th for the MADE SOUTH Holiday Market at the Factory in Franklin! I'll be selling my deluxe small-batch handmade journals, notebooks, limited edition art prints, a full line of holiday and everyday letterpress stationery, as well as my book jewelry and ornaments. This is THE event of the season, so don't miss out on your discounted presale tickets and get a taste of the very best of the South and finish your Holiday shopping at the same time! You'll find unique gifts, tasty creations, and creative offerings for everyone on your list!
The Crafty Nashville community is getting together for the infamous shopping season! We are hosting our Fall Arts & Crafts Market at Track One. We will be sponsoring a drive for Soles4Souls, Inc.! So please clean out your closets and bring any unwanted shoes (any size) and donate them to Soles4Souls by dropping them into one of the several bins we will have on site! The event is FREE to the public! 75+ Local Artisans & Crafters for you to shop small from & support.
POPclectic 2016 is a curated artisan market held in conjunction with Artclectic. This market showcases creations made by the extended USN community. All items are priced at $75 or less. We hope to see you at POPclectic!
Humanities Tennessee's Southern Festival of Books: October 14-16: A Celebration of the Written Word was first held in Nashville on the second full weekend (Friday-Sunday) in October, 1989, and has been held annually on the same weekend since then. One of the first book festivals of its kind, it has inspired hundreds of similar book festivals throughout the nation and beyond.
Celebrate Tennessee Craft Week with a day of demonstrations at the Bellevue Branch! Craft artisans, including a potter, a print maker, a book binder, fiber artists, a clay artist, and a painter, from Shimai, Gallery of Contemporary Craft will take over the building. There will also be hands-on activities for all ages.
Join me again for the 6th edition of Handmade and Bound at Watkins College of Art, Design, & Film Friday September 30 and Saturday October 1 as we celebrate all things book, paper, and print! I'll be showcasing my handmade books, letterpress stationery, limited edition prints, and book jewelry as well as my freshly printed decorative papers, which nearly sold out last year! Come bathe in the rainbow of new colors and patterns of my decorative paper selection, ye book and print folke!
Join me this Saturday, September 17th from 11-6 at the Idea Hatchery in East Nashville for the 7th Annual Proto Pulp Book Show! Proto Pulp features first time writers as well as a few veteran children's book illustrators and authors. The focus of the show is children's books and also includes original artwork from local artists.
Join me Tuesday evening from 7-11pm at City Winery in Nashville, TN for an eclectic blend of good food, spirits, music, fashion & art from Nashville's creative community!
Join me in historic downtown Franklin, Tennessee on Saturday April 23rd (10am-9pm) and Sunday April 24th (11am-6pm) for the greatly anticipated annual Main Street Festival!
Project 615's annual Nash Spring Bash is a Food Truck & Local Vendor Meet Up. It's FREE to the public where you can enjoy live music, your favorite food trucks and over 30 local business vendors. Our friends at Lightning 100 will be broadcasting live!
