Spring Market takes over Depot Market Square

March 25, 2023 at 6:54 p.m.

Madison Stump, a full-time teacher at Kendall Elementary School, started creating upcycled accessories about three years ago at the end of the pandemic. Stump sells rainbow wall decorations, scrunchies and reversible bucket hats. — Madison Stump, a full-time teacher at Kendall Elementary School, started creating upcycled accessories about three years ago at the end of the pandemic. Stump sells rainbow wall decorations, scrunchies and reversible bucket hats. (Trenton Almgren-Davis/Cascadia Daily News)

About 90 local artisan vendors sold their wares from homemade sea salt to large relief prints during the Bellingham Makers Market March 25 at Depot Market Square. — About 90 local artisan vendors sold their wares from homemade sea salt to large relief prints during the Bellingham Makers Market March 25 at Depot Market Square. (Trenton Almgren-Davis/Cascadia Daily News)

After 24 years of teaching at a Montessori school, Dan Filler has been able focus on his own art. His design style plays off color and shape and uses a French stenciling process known as Pochoir. — After 24 years of teaching at a Montessori school, Dan Filler has been able focus on his own art. His design style plays off color and shape and uses a French stenciling process known as Pochoir. (Trenton Almgren-Davis/Cascadia Daily News)

Ashley Hale learned how to make her intricate linoleum relief prints during her studies at Western Washington University, where she obtained a BFA in mixed media arts in 2007. Hale also teaches through her company, Ashley Hale Art, at a café in Snoqualmie. — Ashley Hale learned how to make her intricate linoleum relief prints during her studies at Western Washington University, where she obtained a BFA in mixed media arts in 2007. Hale also teaches through her company, Ashley Hale Art, at a café in Snoqualmie. (Trenton Almgren-Davis/Cascadia Daily News)

Bri Smolen started making earrings as a fundraiser for Kaylee's Kamp, a nonprofit for LGTBQ+ teenagers in 2021. Smolen further developed her five-step process for making color-mixed clay earrings and opened her own company, Free to Be. — Bri Smolen started making earrings as a fundraiser for Kaylee's Kamp, a nonprofit for LGTBQ+ teenagers in 2021. Smolen further developed her five-step process for making color-mixed clay earrings and opened her own company, Free to Be. (Trenton Almgren-Davis/Cascadia Daily News)

Sarah Muszynski hauls 5-gallon buckets of water from the Rosario Strait to her house on Lummi Island, where she heats the salinized water on a propane stove over low heat for two hours to produce a homemade sea salt. — Sarah Muszynski hauls 5-gallon buckets of water from the Rosario Strait to her house on Lummi Island, where she heats the salinized water on a propane stove over low heat for two hours to produce a homemade sea salt. (Trenton Almgren-Davis/Cascadia Daily News)

Cynthia Topp, a metalsmith and jewelry artist, co-founded Bellingham Makers Market as a way for local artists to sell their work. — Cynthia Topp, a metalsmith and jewelry artist, co-founded Bellingham Makers Market as a way for local artists to sell their work. (Trenton Almgren-Davis/Cascadia Daily News)

Marianne Casasanta started her embroidery photography process in 2003. However, the Bellingham Makers Market is her first time selling her Painted Thread gallery at a vendor's market. After raising her kids as a single mom cleaning houses, Casasanta is focusing on her art. "I am now ready to get out there and have fun with it," Casasanta said. "I just love doing this." — Marianne Casasanta started her embroidery photography process in 2003. However, the Bellingham Makers Market is her first time selling her Painted Thread gallery at a vendor's market. After raising her kids as a single mom cleaning houses, Casasanta is focusing on her art. "I am now ready to get out there and have fun with it," Casasanta said. "I just love doing this." (Trenton Almgren-Davis/Cascadia Daily News)

Around 90 local vendors displayed their wares at Bellingham Makers Market's second-ever Spring Market on March 25 at Depot Market Square. The Bellingham Makers Market will host its next event, an Earth Day Eco Market, on April 22 at the Granary Building.