Market Vendors - 2026 List

Christina Donley is an illustrator and printmaker from Saint Peter, MN. She received a Bachelors in Art and Interdisciplinary Design from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Her work spans a variety of subjects, often whimsical and cartoonish in nature. She enjoys creating detailed works, with lots of things to look at. It inspires her to bring others joy and excitement through her art. She sells prints of her illustrations, as well as fun stickers of her designs. She also screen prints t-shirts and illustrations.

Shayna Swiers is a Mankato MN artist and jeweler who has been honing her craft for over a decade. She achieved her Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) and Masters of Arts (MA) degrees from MN State University, Mankato. Shayna is the Sole proprietor of The Seventh Oak, specializing in wire weaving techniques and metaphysical crystal meanings, healing and lore. Pairing the healing energies of copper, crystals and Intention to create energetic companion jewelry that will aid and guide her clients along their life's travels.

I have been doing leather craft for more than 35 years and have been making shoes and boots for more than 20 years. I started leather craft with a kit from Tandy. I took classes at Tandy and advanced my skills with instructions from masters like Tony Laire, Jim Linnell, Peter Main, and mentor Robb Barr. After being laid off from my job of 19 years, part of my separation package was retraining for a different career. I chose to apprentice under DW Frommer I in Redmond, IR. I learned to create cowboy boots with traditional methods. Upon returning home, I attempted to get a loan to start my own shop. While being nice, they would not grant the loan to purchase the machines I needed to make boots full time. Well, shoes and boots were made long before machines ruled the industrial world. I began researching historical footwear construction. My original focus was 1770 but rapidly expanded. Currently I make footwear from Viking Age, native moccasins, Renaissance footwear, 1800s footwear, Civil War brogans to modern shoes and boots. I hand constructed footwear and started my business part-time. I saved money and purchased old, historic machines as I could afford them, or they were given to me. Along the way I learned to use the machines and, more importantly how to recondition and fix them. Currently, I have most of the machines needed to make cowboy boots. I have been teaching leather craft and shoe making at the Mankato Makerspace since 2017. Find my classes on their website.

28 Oaks is a collaborative art studio that focuses on art that you can bring with you through life. From travel board games, decorative wear, bags and other textile items, our work is be to enjoyed and experienced as you make your way in the world. To us the greatest compliment is the wear and tear of daily life on one of our pieces,

Caleb Stoner is an artist, blacksmith, jeweler, lapidarist, and all around maker. He creates a variety of works spanning an expansive range of subjects, both functional and aesthetic, employing many mediums he has learned over his years as a maker. He likes to create unique handmade pieces using multiple materials such as various metals, wood, stone, and other periodic elements. Almost all of Caleb's work has elements of "from scratch" or self gathered materials. Caleb pays keen attention to the minute details that all together create pieces that are intricate and interesting to look at.