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2026 Artisans
Pottery
Millstone Pottery
Millstone Pottery brings the ocean to the mountains with functional and decorative designs that highlight the beauty and nature of both. Inspired by an affection for the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Outer Banks, each piece of pottery is handmade, unique, and one of a kind. Functional pieces are microwave and dishwasher safe. millstonepotteryva.com
Oak Trace Pottery
Christy Eubank has been a NC potter for over 25 years. She enjoys creating functional items in a wide variety of colors, along with beachy themed impressions. Her items are all designed to be used on a daily basis and are all microwave, dishwasher, and oven safe. [email protected]
Christie Zdon Pottery
Christie has always loved pottery and collected it for years. Several years ago her family gave her a gift certificate to take pottery classes and she has been playing in the mud ever since! After her family her loves are beach, Ocracoke and pottery. These all come equally after her sweet family! [email protected]
Donna Bowden Pottery
Donna specializes in unique hand built and wheel thrown stoneware pottery including functional pieces and unique decorative pieces in white, speckled and other colors and tones. Features include hand carved and sculpted pieces. Donna has worked in stained glass, textile and other mediums but pottery is her primary passion. She has worked in the field assisting individuals with disabilities reach their employment potential for 35 years. Pottery and other art forms have always helped to maintain positivity and mindfulness in all her works. [email protected]
Metal
UpCycled SpokesMan
Robert and Carol Smith are a husband and wife team from Raleigh with a passion for repurposing stainless bicycle spokes and vintage silverplate into unique jewelry, ornaments and home decor. 919-624-6804
GardenArtWorks
GardenArtWorks creates garden art from copper, silver, and brass—sculptures, planters, feeders, and more. Approximately 40% of the materials are repurposed. Each piece is hand-wired and each leaf is hand-cut without cookie cutting, ensuring every creation is unique. 910-728-1022
Leather
Milestone Bag Co.
Since 2011, Julia has been mastering the art of leathercrafting and design. Her work is now featured in over 100 stores nationwide and internationally. In 2024, she opened a storefront in Saxapahaw and began offering leathercrafting classes. milestonebagco.com
Glass
Karen Jefferson
Karen Jefferson has been a stained-glass artist for over 30 years. Her mixed-media work incorporates glass, resin, shells, and clay, with nautical themes inspired by the ocean, harbor, and beach. [email protected]
Wood
The Appalachian Shed
An artisan who creates fun, colorful, and whimsical slab wood folk art featuring a variety of fish, whales, sharks, crabs, dragonflies, butterflies, and more for indoor/outdoor enjoyment. Using the natural character of the wood, each piece is individually cut, sanded, and hand painted, with select species adorned with fused glass eyes. [email protected]
Painting, Illustration, & Collage
Ken Moore Fine Art
Ken paints mainly coastal scenes, using acrylics in a representational style. His work is shown in galleries along the Carolina coast. kenmoorefineart.com
Nancy Center
Nancy began painting with pastels in her 50s after studying with Ocracoke artist Mary Bassell. From her first college trip in 1993 to family summer trips today, Ocracoke's quiet beauty continues to inspire her work. www.wildchicory.us
Elizabeth Aiken Art
Elizabeth Aiken is an artist originally from Georgia. Growing up spending summers on Ocracoke, she fell in love with painting the Outer Banks. Now based out of Washington, NC, she creates a variety of paintings and drawings inspired by Ocracoke. elizabethaiken.com
Ox & Ink ~ Liz Bradford
Ox & Ink features the beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of Liz Bradford, inspired by the natural world. Liz's illustrations are highly detailed and evoke the charm and wonder of classical storybook art. Her shop has slowly grown from prints and original artwork to include cards, stickers, mugs, and apparel — all handmade and featuring her whimsical designs. [email protected]
Nautili Art
Mallory Anderson is a practicing and exhibiting artist with over fifteen years of experience, beginning her formal art studies in 2010. Originally from Virginia and now based in Manteo, North Carolina, she creates mixed media works using ink, gouache, and acrylic with collaged book and magazine fragments. Her "Beach Houses" series features distinctive coastal scenes inspired by life on the Outer Banks. nautiliart.com
Kathleen Hanson
Kathleen Hanson lives in Hampstead, NC, where she is in her 40th year of teaching art. Her chosen form of expression is collage making, using color paper prints of beautiful fabrics to represent a variety of images in her work. Her favorite fabric to incorporate is batiks. A deep love for the seacoast guides her choice of subject matter, drawing her to coastal wildlife, shorelines, and historic lighthouses, among others. The papers she selects are full of bright colors, patterns, and contrast. Kathleen's art is always moving in new directions, and she looks forward to her retirement years when she can fully embrace the creative process of making collages. [email protected]
Jewelry
Hazy Art
Hazy Art creates handcrafted items uniquely inspired by the Graveyard of the Atlantic, featuring copper, silver, and found objects from land and sea. instagram.com/hazyartist/
Saltyware by Tisch
Tisch is a native of the Outer Banks and the hands and heart behind Saltyware by Tisch. She turns vintage silverware into one-of-a-kind jewelry, giving forgotten pieces a fresh life beyond the table. What was once used to gather around meals becomes wearable art meant to spark conversation and connection. Every piece is handcrafted with intention, blending nostalgia, sustainability, and style into something truly unique. [email protected]
Empty Nest Studio & Gallery ~ Crystal Blackmon
Life is an interpretation of art as art is life! As one gets aquatinted with our spectacular beaches, the senses become acute and appreciative of our natural beauty. The colors of seashells and glass, along with textures from driftwood, coral and oysters, are hard to forget. Crystal enjoys looking for these treasures and scans their geometry for possible jewelry combinations. When just right, she makes molds of these finds and exoskeletons and casts them using silver, copper and bronze. These memorialized pieces are complimented with gemstones, pearls, leather or metal and finished in her studio. facebook.com/crystal.blackmon.102
Despina Canelake
Despina is a metalsmith and jewelry designer with over ten years of experience. She handcrafts distinctive pieces using precious and semi-precious gemstones and offers permanent jewelry. Committed to sustainability, she incorporates innovative engraving techniques for stone setting, creating thoughtfully made designs she is proud to share. (787) 240-9018
Photography
The IMAGE Mill
Greg Mills photographs North Carolina from the mountains to the coast, focusing much of his time on Ocracoke Island. Greg's studio The IMAGE MILL, located in Raleigh, delivers upscale archival photography for homes, offices and meaningful gift giving. theimagemill.com
Mixed Media & Other
Dani Dewey Designs
Dani is an artist inspired by practical items infused with one-of-a-kind craftsmanship. Having grown up on the east coast beaches, her work is often inspired by the salty air, sandy shores, and tall pines. From recycled stained glass jewelry to hand-crafted wooden herb strippers, her work is designed to catch your eye and have folks asking, "Where'd you get that?!" www.facebook.com/share/1C6FD6UfEi/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Hand Over Heals: Body Art
Eleanor has been passionate about natural henna and body art for decades. She is inspired by the Indian bridal style and nature. A stickler for fresh, quality ingredients, she makes the paste herself; designs last 1-3 weeks. Fairy hair silk shimmers in the light when tied and last a surprisingly long time. Hand-over-heals.com
Shore Soap NC
Shore Soap NC is located in the Northern Outer Banks beside the beautiful Currituck Sound. Their soaps are created with oils, no lard, with additives such as ocean water, pumice, seeds, activated charcoal. They also create body butters, shower steamers, air "freshies" and bath fizzies for the kids. Facebook.com/shoresoapnc