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Andrea Cammarata has a lot of “A’s” in her name so it must be kismet (I’m breaking out the German words folks) that she is appearing at the Sunday, 12/13, Atomic Holiday Bazaar show. I have not had the pleasure of meeting her in person but I have seen her pieces at Everything But the Girl and this gal knows how to work glass! Her jewelry is juicy and one of a kind and bright and colorful and amusing and well, let’s get to know her better with her interview below:

Name of Business/Website Address? Andrea Cammarata Glass Art/ andreacglassart.com/

What City/State do you reside in? Sarasota, FL

Is this your first time attending Atomic or have you done the show before? Second time attending, first time vendor.

What do make and plan on bringing to Atomic? My unique glass jewelry, that includes one of a kind dichroic glass pendants, rings, earrings, flameworked glass birdies, snails, and some amazing glass moustaches!

Is making stuff your full time occupation? Do you have a day job, are you a parent? How do you find the time to balance making stuff and taking time out for your life? I work part time at a glass supply company here in Sarasota, and then the rest of time I’m working on my creations.

Why are you passionate about DIY and what does it mean to you? I love the fact knowing that everything I make is unique, and the possibilities are endless to what I can create.

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What can I say about Brian Blur? We had a moment. Thankfully, not caught on camera, maybe we’ll tell you about it some day. All I can say is it was a very rock n roll moment, all ten seconds of it, which ranged from learning, to screwing up the lesson, to surprise to laughter to fear and back to holy shit, “Did that just happen?”

Now don’t go to the gutter folks, please! Brian and I are simply friends, he has a beautiful and talented biz partner and partner in crime, Tara, who wasn’t a part of this interview, so we just have the meat and potatoes ala Mr. Blur’s point of view. Which is pretty damn amusing, Brian has never been to an Atomic so I’m not sure if he knows what he is in for so I demand that he rest up, drink plenty of liquids and do a few bench presses!!

Name of Business/Website Address? Aperture Photography / apertureswfl.com/ & briandavidbraun.com/

What City/State do you reside in? Unincorporated Sarasota County

Is this your first time attending Atomic or have you done the show before? First time.

What do make and plan on bringing to Atomic? Three large cameras and a lots of prints.

Is making stuff your full time occupation? I am a single father and a full time photographer.

Why are you passionate about DIY and what does it mean to you? I do all my own stunts.

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Julie Marriott of Sew It’s For You just had a baby boy (and he’s cute as hell!) and guess what folks?! She is working both Atomic shows on Saturday 12/12 and Sunday 12/13. I can barely scoop poop out of the litterbox (but I do because I am civilized) but I can’t imagine working a crazy craft show after having a young ‘un (just wanted to sound a bit countryfied this morning). So to all you mama’s and papa’s I salute you. Ok back to the crafty world. Julie is a delight and embroiders a sweet dish of amusing images. Check out her interview below:
Name of Business/Website Address? Sew It’s For You http://www.sewitsforyou.etsy.com/

What City/State do you reside in? Tarpon Springs, Florida

Is this your first time attending Atomic or have you done the show before? This is my 3rd time attending Atomic and the 2nd I have been in it.

What do make and plan on bringing to Atomic? I make all hand embroidered items. This year I am planning on bringing all sorts of cheeky items to appeal to a variety of folks. There will be some “adult” pieces and loads of great gifts for the holidays. I will also be filling custom orders.

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Jen Renninger of Still Room Studio will be at Atomic’s Sunday 12/13 show. She recently contacted me which worked out perfectly because I was in need of a person willing to work a table split, not always an easy thing to finesse! Anyway, when I opened up Jen’s email and saw her beautiful illustrations, it was a no-brainer! I loved getting to know Jennifer better and you can, too. Still Room Studio interview begins now:
Name of Business/Website Address? Jen Renninger Illustration – Still Room Studio, portfolio: jenrenninger.com/ / shop: etsy.com/shop/pleasebestill

What City/State do you reside in? Tampa, FL

Is this your first time attending Atomic or have you done the show before? This will be my first time attending and showing! How exciting is that? I can’t wait.. It sounds like such a great event!

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Brenna Foster of Sutara and I keep running into each other at the post office. She usually has her back to me (she’s a tall gal) while she is hammering things out on the auto-postage machine. I saw her yesterday and I have to say her son is adorable, loves to talk, and he showed me his broken eraser on his pencil. She has also lived in Youngstown, Ohio and went to the music school there; somehow we both managed to escape to Sarasota. Now while I may have more of an ’80s new-wave, punk-rock vibe she has more of a granola vibe. However, I can completely appreciate the work she does with her sewing machine, brain and hands (not necessarily in that order, hardeeharhar). Her layered skirts are well-made and peaceful, the color choices she uses to layer these skirts imply style and comfort but are completely feminine and lovely; she makes a ton of other items as well which you can find at the Sutara table at the Sunday, 12/13 Atomic show. Let’s get to know her better by reading her interview below:

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Marah McCaleb of Touché Crochet will be at Atomic Holiday Bazaar on Sunday, 12/13/09 sharing a space with Loretta Gen. I am a Cloche hat fanatic; my Aunt Francena gave me one with sequins when I was a little girl, about the time when the movie Paper Moon came out. I thought I was the shit with that crocheted hat… Marah makes sweet headbands and other crocheted goodies… Since I’ve never met her, we can all learn more about her with her interview below:

Name of Business/Website Address? touché crochet / touchecrochet.etsy.com/

What City/State do you reside in? St. Petersburg, Florirda

Is this your first time attending Atomic or have you done the show before? First time.

What do make and plan on bringing to Atomic? Crocheted items such as hats, ornaments, headbands, and other similar things. I also do a bit of sewing and will probably bring some aprons & such.

Is making stuff your full time occupation? Do you have a day job? Are you a parent? How do you find the time to balance making stuff and taking time out for your life? I wish that this was my full-time occupation! I also have a part-time job as an assistant at a recording studio & clean a couple houses. It’s hard to balance the time. I go through surges of creativity and often make things in the evening, since it’s pretty relaxing.

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Laura Gale of Everything But the Girl is Atomic alumni… She is a FOUR TIMER, folks! Laura produced the fashion shows for AHB II & III with Monica Eshkoli (of Freaky Tiki) and EBTG will be at both Atomic shows this year, Saturday Night, 12/12/09 and Sunday, 12/13/09.

I remember the first Atomic show in 2006, Laura made a point of stopping me a little before the doors were getting ready to open and she told me to stop and take it all in. What can I say? It was a moment, a very, very good moment! Everything But the Girl is kind of like Atomic Holiday Bazaar year round, we are very lucky to have such a fun and colorful place to shop in Sarasota! It wouldn’t be Atomic without Laura. Ms. Gale’s interview can be read below!

Name of Business/Website Address? everything but the girl, boutique & gallery / shopebtg.com/

What City/State do you reside in? Sarasota FL

Is this your first time attending Atomic or have you done the show before? I am in my senior year, Year #4!

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I had the pleasure of meeting the wonderful Lorna Galloway of Lorna Ruth at the Delray Stitch Rock indie craft show this past October. As I’m sure some of you may have noticed (all seven of my readers) I like the dark stuff. I like the things that make the hair on my skin stand up and take notice. Lorna must too because her photography and perfectly edited images make me wake up and calm me at the same time. Is there a word for that? Damn, it eludes. Lorna will be at the Saturday night Atomic Holiday Show on 12/12/09. Her images are the perfect compliment to the upcoming dark-hearted evening craft show. Get to know her by reading her interview below:

Name of Business/Website Address? Lorna Ruth / lornaruth.etsy.com

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Holy. Shit. I finally got to see Viva Le Vox last night at Pastimes, who are my head liner band for the Saturday night Atomic Holiday Bazaar show 6-11:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 12, and yes, I will continue to state the date over and over to pound it into your sweet little fleshy heads until you all become my Atomic minions and rub my body in holiday honey, oh wait, that’s another story.

Back to Viva Le Vox! Jesus, what a bunch of sweet boys. OK, men. Sweet, talented men. They have a new CD out, Desperation Alley, and you really should have gotten your ass to the Paddywagon over in Gulf Gate, here in Sorryscrotum (Sarasota) last week to get a preview of this band, because they will knock your fuckin’ socks off unless you’re wearing flip flops and if you’re wearing flip flops your toes will curl openly in public from the sheer glee of what this band delivers.

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