I'm going to start this post by apologizing several times over. First, for not posting this sooner. I got SO behind in my wrap-ups over the holiday season that I just completely gave up. I hadn't returned to any of them (although I do have the pictures), but the
Rock & Shop Market was so amazing that I just didn't want to let it go.
My second apology stems from lack of content. I worked this event alone. That's usually not a problem, but because of how amazingly busy I was and because of how spread out the market was, I didn't even get to visit most of the market.
All that said, the event was a huge success for us and, from what I understand, was greatly enjoyed by the tons of the folk who came out. The post is going up regardless of the delay.
So, let's take a look...
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I lived in Durham for over a year, but had never ventured to this particular area of downtown. The market was held in three buildings - Fullsteam Brewery (where we were located):
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Motorco:
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And the Trotter building (no picture...sorry).
Michelle and her crew did an awesome job putting the event together and publicizing it. There were food trucks galore. Two outside of Fullsteam...
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...and several more in front of Motorco.
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Pie Pushers? Yum.
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Here I am all set up and ready to go. A kind customer saw me messing around with the camera and offered to take a picture. :)
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Here's what it looked like from behind the booth most of the show. Really. It was incredibly packed.
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I was able to take a few photos of folks that were also located inside Fullsteam. My neighbor was
Betsy Browne Pottery. She was ridiculously nice and covered for me more than once.
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And her stuff is gorgeous! The textures were amazing on each piece. I would have loved to take one home, but she was almost cleaned out by the time the event was over.
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{update: 3/6/12 - Found a few more vendor pics!}
APK Printworks &
Un Original Americain had a lovely mix of goodies. Also wonderfully nice folks.
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As a vegetarian, I started giggling helplessly when I saw this. Not sure that's exactly what
Matt Butler intended. :)
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The
Courtesy Press had cute cards.
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These silk scarves were gorgeous. The artist from
Leopold Designs was explaining the process to me....and it is amazingly labor intensive! They are true works of art.
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What did I miss? Visiting inside of both Motorco and Trotter and all the artists included. A fashion show. And live music! If we get to participate again next year, I'm going to beg someone to go with me just so I can walk around and really appreciate everything there.